Scott Saltsman Artist , Teacher and Yoga

Bliss

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:44:00 +0000

Winter Solstice Celebration

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:27:00 +0000

Join us in Mammoth Lakes, CA for a play-filled winter solstice weekend-long celebration. Melanie will be offering 3 AcroYoga workshops in addition to bringing the AcroLove to several of Mammoth's regular community yoga classes, taught by Scott and Kelley. We will also be offering a Yoga Trance Dance, as created by Shiva Rea, and a beautiful Winter Solstice Mala practice lead by Kelley. Spend the rest of the time playing on the mountain!!!

Spirit Rising

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:47:00 +0000

Friday, October 23 6:30 to 8:00pm

Sunday, October 25 2:00 to 4:00pm

I will be guiding two prana flow classes inspired by my teacher Shiva Rea. The Friday class will be a lunar based practice focusing on opening the heart. Sunday’s class is a solar flow exploring the warrior set of mudras. Join us in riding the breath through waves of prana. Be present, strong and focused. Stay present and fierce, yet calm and cool in the midst of fire, while holding an intention of Peace.

Spirit Rising yoga and healing

Brighton, Mi | 810•588•5927 | myspititrising.net | sc8.net

Old Trees's

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:10:00 +0000

I am back in Mammoth after being away for ten days. I had an amazing time on the road but it is good to be back home in the mountains. The air outside is a stark contrast to the dessert. Yesterday I drove home from Las Vegas cruising into the Inyo National Forrest, experiencing the majesty of the Sierra's from the White Mountains. Beautiful! I passed through the White Mountains and took a brief tour of the ancient Bristolcone Pine Forrest, whose trees are the oldest known living trees on earth!

Back to Student Mind...
Before I left for Las Vegas I caught one more class at Exhale, Micheline Berry's Saturday morning class. one word to describe it, Awesome!

While in Las Vegas I was lucky enough to be invited to some hot yoga sadhanas at Moksha Yoga. A super fun grounding series with heat. I guess the 102 temp outside wasn't enough!

Micheline Berry - www.zendancing.com
Moksha Yoga Las Vegas - www.mokshayogalasvegas.com

Next week Lake Tahoe...

Shana Tova U'Metuka | Happy and Sweet New Year | Rosh Hashana 5770

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:37:00 +0000

Student Mind

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:18:00 +0000

I drove down to Venice on Monday and promptly went to Shiva's class in the evening. YES! Tuesday morning I went to Erich's class. Then in the evening I went to Saul's class. Sean's class tonight! I feel deep gratitude to all my teachers today.

One day later I am still feeling gratitude for my teachers. Sean's class was super fun last night. This morning I went to Erich's class and it was awesome. Four songs of free form! Kick Ass and after the meditations, PEACE is now firmly in my core and deeply resonating from my heart.

Today is the last day of a month long, new moon to new moon, Shanti (peace) Sadhana. Tomorrow, I am transitioning into a Shakti (creative) Sadhana. Life is good, breath, love, live.

Off for a swim, run and playtime at the beach...

Peace ye'all

The Stars

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:51:00 +0000

What a day in Mammoth. I woke up early and had a nice am meditation. Then I spent most morning on graphic design. When I compressed long enough, sitting etc.. I had a some of acai sorbet, did some yoga and went to play Frisbee golf to and from my way to the warming wall. I aimed to explore some volcanic rock, I had a blast and started to break in some new climbing shoes too. Later, I got cleaned up and guided a kick ass Prana Flow class at HAC. I changed the time to six o'clock and was pleased that the sun cooperated for the first setting perfectly as we came to the end of class. Then night. I went hiking up on and near the mammoth rock trail. Hiking at night is so much fun. To cap it off, star gazing and watching the moon rise. It was another magical days with my heart opening in the eastern sierra.

Peace

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:02:00 +0000

Namaste,

I find peace in embracing the breath. I'm at peace knowing that I am a loving, living, breathing, growing expression of infinity, the universe, god what ever you want to call it. The pulsation of inhales, pauses exhales, drinking in the inhales like a fine wine, exhaling with exhilaration, enjoying my actual now experience. Breathing like ocean waves. Finding my fluid body. Relaxing and letting go of anxieties, fears, tuning into feeling mind and releasing thinking mind. Realizing that there is only love. Understanding that everything is as it is suppose to be. We are all made of the same stuff. We all pray to the same source.

I think Rumi says it best, "Christian, Jew, Muslim, Shaman, Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, unique and not to be judged."

"Here is a letter to everyone. You open it. It says, 'Live!'
Rumi

salaam, shalom, shanti and infinite blessings on your path...

What am I holding in, what do I need to be at peace with?

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:45:00 +0000

grounding into my actual now experience, being present, fierce, calm and at peace with an open heart...

Well into my shanti sadhana now. The more at peace I feel, the more creative I get. One of my seed goals was to let go of fear even more, then say good by to procrastination. This has opened even more shakti flowing through me.

Peace 2 u...

Snowcreek Athletic Club

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:40:00 +0000

I am happy to announce that starting in September, I will be teaching flow yoga at the Snowcreek Athletic Club Mammoth Lakes.

Step Into The Fire

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:14:00 +0000

Good News!!!

I will be back home in Mammoth Lakes this week teaching yoga at The Healing Arts Centre. Join me in a yogic journey igniting the lotus flame at the center of your heart.

Step Into The Fire - Will begin Thursday at 4pm - Continue Friday at 5pm, and Saturday & Sunday 9:30am & 5pm.

sessions will be 90 minutes of a sweet juicy flow!

shalom ye all...

the BeBop path continues

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:51:00 +0000

So here we go again... Life goes on... I haven't updated in quite some time but rest assured I have been in the flow of many adventures. Last winter I moved back up to Mammoth and continued to teach skiing, snowboarding and lots of yoga. The summer is here and I have been splitting time between Mammoth & Venice soaking in the healing ocean energy and crisp clear mountain air. Hot August nights are upon us and with a full moon tonight I am fully embracing the fire!
Shalom

the sad clown

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 03:15:00 +0000

Flowers

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:07:00 +0000

Love.

Muladara

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:31:00 +0000

Love and Gratitude to Shiva Rea my teacher.

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:27:00 +0000

About Prana Flow

Embrace the flow and allow the prana to guide you.

Prana : "life-force of creation"
Flow : the state of unified consciousness

Prana Flow is an energetic, creative, full-spectrum approach to embodying the flow of yoga cultivated by Shiva Rea and the Global Vinyasa Collective of Teachers.
Students of all levels are empowered to experience prana - the universal source of breath, life-energy and conscious intelligence - as the navigating source of yoga practice and vital living.
Practitioners learn classical and innovative approaches to vinyasa yoga and the state of flow drawn from Krishnamacharya's teachings, Tantra, Ayurveda, Bhakti, Somatics and Shiva's teaching experience from the last fifteen years.

Prana Flow is also

an evolutionary method of embodied transformation and radiant health cultivating inner and outer
strength and fluidity
skill and intuition
vital energy and relaxed being
activation and receptivity
through balanced and creative fluid sequences (vinyasas)
a catalyst for transforming old patterns and paradigms of the body, self and the world to discover the potency and creativity within
a way of liberating the natural flow of the spontaneous intelligence
a cultivation of the art of yoga including movement, music, sound, visual arts and poetry to deepen the flow
a way to ride the waves of breath, change and life rhythms
living, loving, serving life in all forms

- Shiva Rea -

http://shivarea.com/
http://shivarea.com/prana-flow.php

La Chaim

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:54:00 +0000

Yesterday as I was walking to Yom Kippur services God touched me again. Just as I turned the corner to the walkway of the entrance, much to my surprise there was a woman going up into Urdhva Dhanurasana. She smiled and started to struggle a bit. I said, "I am a yoga teacher, do you want an adjustment." She came down and said yes and told me her back was bothering her. I asked her to point where it was bothering her and she touched the middle of her back behind her heart. Prana yoga and a good twist will surely help this I thought. So that's just what we did. I led her into some prana yoga and guided her into Marichyasana III. then I gave her an adjustment and boom shakti the knot in her back was gone and her energy was traveling freely. She did the other side and then I guided her through some Surya Namaskars and an adjustment in Down Dog. I walked in to services feeling so blessed to be alive!

http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/473
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/691

Infinity Shofar

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:11:00 +0000

Tree Of Life

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:45:00 +0000

May your new years be filled with sweet nuggets of joy. Shalom

Campfire 1

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:17:00 +0000

light, color, flames and then a little photoshop!

Monday Morning Breath

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:17:00 +0000

During Shiva's Pranafication Retreat this summer we had a transformational breath session with Robin Clements that proved to be powerful. On Monday morning Robin facilitated a small group of us through a session. I had an amazing healing experience. After warming up a bit, the breath took over and I embodied a sweet rhythm of inhales and exhales. Expanding and contracting I eased into warm soothing thoughts of the ocean. Then my body actually became the ocean. Then I left my body-ocean and floated up and began to fly into the sun and right through its fiery center. On the other side I felt a cool blue peace. I was orbiting the moon.

http://www.bajawellness.com
http://www.transformationalbreathing.com/

Teaching is good for the teacher

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:17:00 +0000

Namaste

Thanks to all my teachers, especially Shiva Rea for inspiring me to live yoga 24/7 and teach Prana Flow. In my class at Downtown Yoga Circle tonight I guided the students through Mandala Namaskar 1. It was their first time. I used my ipod shuffle so the music was a bit of a surprise. But we just flowed and it was sweet to see the breath take over and freedom set in. At the end, instead of savasana they did supported suptabadakonasana for the first time too. mmmmm Bliss...

1008 aums

Global Mala

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:11:00 +0000

What an amazing weekend. A birthday celebration that lasted from Twee's class on Thursday night all the way to this mornings breath work with Robin. I have been ignited, re-born and now even more passionate. Love to all that were at the Global Mala and a special thanks to Shiva Rea for planting the seeds of transformation!

Cusp Of Beauty

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:15:00 +0000

The inspiration for this graphic originated when B asked me to do a graphic for this weekends Hit & Run event at Bear Mountain called Hot Dogs And Handrails. Today is my birthday, and using the cusp became the theme almost instantaneously. The summer is coming to a close, the days and nights are almost equal as the fall equinox approaches.

Embracing the fire.

In my yoga practice I have been lighting the fire as well. Practicing Agni Namaskar and other solar sadhanas in class with Shiva as well as in my personal practice and teaching. 108 Sun Salutes here we go! The Global Mala is this weekend. Tonight is On Fire - A Illumined Night of Rumi, Passion and Sacred Activism with Andrew Harvey and tomorrow is Ignited - A Blazing Day of Rumi, Passion and Sacred Activism.

I am present and fully embracing the heat, the fire in transition... transformation.

Thinking of 1979 also helped. Little though bubbles at the beginning of my meditation about waiting for KISS to come out from the dressing room backstage at the Silverdome kept floating in. Eventually KISS came out in full makeup, onto the red carpet, and only to walk up a ramp and get into the KISS VAN. Then drive it onto the stage amid a pyrotechnic spectacle of color and sound in feast of prana. Later that led me to think of bandit, Burt Renyolds and BOOM Shakti, I was automatically drawn to Smokey, then The Trans Am!

Birthday Wishes:
Global Mala is huge success.
The Kids at Bear Mt. kill it!
The Red Wings defend as Stanley Cup Champions in 2008/09

Why Litter

salt@sc8.net (sc8) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:39:00 +0000

Happy Labor Day

Last week I attended a Beach Clean up event sponsored by F.I.N.Sea and Lululemon Athletica right here in Santa Monica. I already knew that our beaches were not the cleanest and in this green age I ask the question why litter? There are trash cans everywhere on the beach. Most of what I picked up was cigarette butts and plastic bottle caps.

On Saturday I went to the same beach for a swim. As I sat down on my towel after some fun with the waves the girl sitting next to me was topless & smoking. Everyone around was having this non-verbal conversation about her baring her naked chest. Well she eventually put her top back on, got up and left, leaving an empty plastic Gatoraid bottle and three cigarette butts. When I left I picked up the bottle and walked it over to a trash can. At the trash can there was an elderly homeless looking man collecting all the recyclables. He said, "thanks for helping keep the beach clean I'll take that now."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ozVMxzNAA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iwHO7WONk0

I think we need one for 2008.