Lead Primary / Opening of the Shoulders & Upper Back

with Rolf and Marci Naujokat

  • Sunday 16 December, 2007
  • Lead Primary 7:30-9:30
  • Opening of the Shoulders & Upper Back 2:00-5:00
  • £25 for one class or £40 for both

Lead Primary

Rolf and Marci NaujokatRolf will guide students through the entire Primary series of the Ashtanga system, pose by pose, breath by breath, according to the teaching of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. During the class, Marci will give adjustments and modifications to students who need individual attention, as necessary.

* Modifications will be taught for more challenging asanas or for students with injuries.


Opening of the Shoulders & Upper Back

This workshop will focus on isolating and opening the areas of the upper back and shoulders. With the use of props and proper alignment, students will explore techniques which, with daily practice, allow one to move into backbends without feeling pain or strain in the lower back.

Rolf Naujokat

Rolf Naujokat began his yoga studies in North India in 1975 with Japa Kriya, traditional Hatha Yoga & Pranayama. He was certified to teach the Ashtanga system by his Guru, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, in 1996 and practices the 4th series. Beginning in 1990, he studied in Mysore for 3-4 months of every year for 15 years, and still makes regular visits there to be with his Guru. Rolf lived and taught in India for more than 24 years and now teaches with his wife, Marci, throughout Asia, Europe and the US.

Marci Ciu-Naujokat

Marci Ciu-Naujokat has been practicing Yoga since 1990. In 1998, she learned the Ashtanga system from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois and Rolf Naujokat in India. She completed the "Yoga Works Teacher Training" with Maty Ezraty and Lisa Walford in 2000 and apprenticed with Maty Ezraty and Chuck Miller over 4 years. She has been teaching with her husband, Rolf, since 2004.