{"id":12048,"date":"2018-04-19T15:42:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T22:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=12048"},"modified":"2018-04-26T15:22:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T22:22:08","slug":"the-guru-of-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/12048\/campus-life\/the-guru-of-yoga\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guru of yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"photowrap\">\n\t<div class='sfiphotowrap sfiphotowrap modal-photo' data-photo-ids='12049,12050,12051' data-story-id='12048'>\n\t\t<div id='storypageslideshow' style=''>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slideshowwrap\" data-ratio=\"1.5\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/yogajohn1-900x600.jpg\" class=\"slideshow-photo\" alt=\"yogajohn1\" data-width=\"900\" data-height=\"600\" \/>\n                <a class='modal-photo' href='#slideshow' aria-haspopup='dialog' aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Gallery - 3 Photos.'>\n                                            <div class='slideshow-enlarge'>\n                            <div class=\"fa fa-clone slideshow-icon\"><\/div>\n                            <div class='slideshow-title'>Gallery<span class='v-divider'> &bull; <\/span>3 Photos<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"captionboxmittop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photocaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJulia Alster featuring some of her favorite poses such as Dog-Down Split, Balance-Ball Push-Up and Crescent Moon.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photobottom\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"newssourcephotos\" data-photoids=\"12049,12050,12051\"><\/div>\n\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Kathy Bruga is the instructor of her own yoga stress management vinyasa (routine) which she is presently teaching here at SJCC.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">&#8220;I leave feeling relaxed and with less stress,&#8221; Kimberly Benavides, a student from Bruga\u2019s hatha yoga class said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Bruga teaches two yoga classes at SJCC; hatha yoga and yoga for stress management both of which will be offered in the fall.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">But what makes Bruga\u2019s advanced yoga class exciting is her style of incorporating a balance ball into some of her asanas (poses).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Each class starts with a short 3-minute period of dhyai (meditation), which then segues into a warm-up period of 12 asanas. Music is softly played in the background during the entire class from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">The warm-up period incorporates different poses with names such as the cobra or butterfly, all of which may or may not require alternate nostril breathing techniques; as well as timed breathing during the movements of any one of the various poses practiced during a routine.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">A vinyasa in Bruga\u2019s class consists of four asanas per segment. Once a student has become proficient enough in meditation and breathing techniques, they are required to lead the class in their own vinyasa.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">&#8220;I feel more relaxed and more in the present after a class,&#8221; Celine Pena a student from Bruga\u2019s hatha yoga\/stress management class said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">In Bruga\u2019s advanced hatha yoga class more emphasis is placed on stress relief; accomplished through both prama (controlled breathing) exercises and dhyai.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Bruga started her career as a yoga instructor in 1966 at Aragon Middle School in San Mateo, and taught at a number of local schools and colleges before coming to SJCC in 2004.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">Bruga contributes to the Namaste (spiritual progress) of her students.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"LEFT\">&#8220;Namaste, the spirit of me I see in you&#8221; Bruga said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kathy Bruga is the instructor of her own yoga stress management vinyasa (routine) which she is presently teaching here at SJCC. &#8220;I leave feeling relaxed and with less stress,&#8221; Kimberly Benavides, a student from Bruga\u2019s hatha yoga class said. 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