About
MISSION
WHO WE ARE
Bobbie and Steve. Photo courtesy Henry Gomez.
Bobbie and Steve are students of Tim Miller and Jörgen Christiansson. We’ve come to the practice through injuries and stiffness, seen advances and set-backs, found the power of the practice to impart mindfulness both on and off the mat. We’re professional writers and teachers who took the announcement of the Confluence as a path to deepen that 1% of Ashtanga that can be addressed via words and a blog. Bobbie teaches introduction to Ashtanga classes at Jörgen’s shala, Omkar108 in Los Angeles. She also teaches writing at the University of California, Irvine (her poetry can be found at BobbieAllen.com). Steve is a public policy consultant in LA and a former journalist. We are, most likely, a lot like you.
You can follow us on Twitter individually @bobbieallen and @stevencahn or, for the blog, @ConfluCntdwn. Email to theconfluencecountdown at gmail dot com.
Love and appreciate what you guys are doing here
Bobbie you are great!!!!!!
A beautiful idea for a blog. Thank you for putting your energy into such a cool project that aims to deepen that 1 percent. I’ve shared it via WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn…I’m sure I’ll find other ways too.
Thanks so much for all of the laughs in the vortex of Mt. Shasta (Steve’s urdhva danurasana during Mat in the Middle still makes my transverse abdominus engage as I double over in stitches!) We can’t wait to see y’all in San Diego in March. Namaste, BadElizabeth/GoodBill
Thanks!
Oh, thank you for having linked to “my yoga blog”.
I wish you good luck for the confluence. I’m sure it will be a success and a lot of fun and a learning opportunity.
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Just to let you know…I really enjoy your blog and read it every day. It is my favorite yoga related site and start my day every day by seeing what’s new. My only concern – what are you going to do after the Confluence is over? End the blog? Rename it? Do you plan on carrying on into the future?
Hi John. Thanks much for the nice comment. We are going to keep going after the Confluence — that’s the plan, anyway. And we’ve talked about the name… we’ll see, but I’m sure we will stick around one way or another.
We also hope to do a lot FROM the Confluence.
Steve
Here’s to a great 2012 Bobbie & Steve.
Check out Fernando’s testimonial to weight loss & more ( 60 lbs. & counting ) due to Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga @ Omkar108 on Yelp :
http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=vKWGzEPU6JdFug3yaq7TxQ
Jai !
Bobbie gets award as funniest, huh?
Happy holidays, Pedro.
Steve
I am being a native of Mysore but currently resident outside India and practicing yoga since my school days.. its really nice to know you both.
Hi
Thanks to author….
Good Ashtanga yoga news, opinion and resources from two Ashtangis seeking to deepen their practices.
Ashtanga yoga is a system of yoga recorded by the sage Vamana Rishi in the Yoga Korunta, an ancient manuscript “said to contain lists of many different groupings of asanas, as well as highly original teachings on vinyasa, drishti, bandhas, mudras, and philosophy”
Hey, I have a room to split in the Catamarana Resort if anyone is looking for a room.
Still have that room? can you email me at rkoman at gmail dot com
Hi,
I have been ill the past couple of weeks and I’d rather get healthy then go to the Confluence. If anyone would like to purchase my ticket please send me an email.
Gregory
hi…i just found your blog about 10 days ago and i love it! …i’m an ashtangi (even though i haven’t practiced ashtanga very long, i know it in my heart …i did take tim miller’s workshop when he came to asheville a couple of fall’s ago …we just haven’t had ashtanga teachers in asheville that i felt could really teach me the practice from the ground up …things are changing a bit now and i feel encouraged to continue learning the practice …your blog is giving me lots of wonderful information and insight …thanks to both of you!
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