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"This is a really awesome community service. Yoga is taught here every Sunday for free and the instructors are competent and aware of the fact that people of all skill levels are in this class. It is open to anyone, welcoming, and very uplifting. I think that if I were to recommend anywhere in the Bay area to start Yoga and get into it with a group who cares about health, this is it. Plus, they also offer 15 percent discounts to everyone in the class! This is really a sweet yoga program!    Be very thankful to Tony for organizing it and for teaching class the first Sunday of every month. oooooOOOOOOOMMMmmmmmm! ." - Jake C.

 

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 Little M.

"I can't speak highly enough of Tony Eason. He's part of the reason I took yoga teacher training myself. He exudes enthusiasm for yoga, inspires you to *safely* challenge yourself, and offers excellent technical instruction in case you have no idea what to do in a pose (as I did many times) and to deepen your interest in a pose once you think you know it (which you never really do).

I took Iyengar yoga classes from Tony pretty regularly at Club One Yerba Buena, and he completely dispelled the notion that "gym yoga" is a lesser life form than "yoga studio yoga." He brings the same attitude and instruction to both places, though studios will have more props than the gym sometimes.

You'll have fun and you'll learn a lot from Tony."

 

Dan L.

"This is a great class for those new to yoga or for those who have practiced for years.

Tony is an Iyengar teacher, which stresses proper alignment and holding poses for longer durations. His classes (Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:30pm and Saturdays 10:30 - 12:00 noon) in the Duboce park area are donation based and vary well from week to week. There is always method to the pose progressions and Tony helps students one and one to improve from whatever level you are working from.

I really like Tony's classes because they are a good medium between the phoofy (none of the 'stretch your arms up toward Shiva' business or chanting or anything) and the military boot camp classes (Tony reminds you that yoga is ultimately about calming and stilling the mind, not twisting your body into a pretzel).

Go to his website at http://www.ynottony.com for his class schedule, studio address and much more. He also directs free yoga Sundays at Sports Basement (for the next 6 mos. hopefully) and teaches a Thursday night class at Club One.

 

 Raj K.

"No whispering!!..." Haaahaaa, I've never had so much fun, at a free class no less, given by the one and only Tony yogi... OK, I think he's right I don't want him for a guru, but I like his stress on some fundamentals: breathing, posture, and focus.

Sure I'd go back again... and for free at Sports Basement? OK twist my arm, I mean... my navel :)

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Christy M.

"I had the pleasure of taking a yoga class with Tony the other evening. His classes are on a donation basis, so you're not pressured or sucked in to sign on for a bunch of classes. This isn't that kind of place.

If you are a yoga novice and just want to check it out and see if you'd like doing yoga on a more regular basis, Tony is a great teacher. He is funny, compassionate, and believes in pushing people but only to the point of what they can do (don't compare yourself to others, be happy with what you can do).

If you have been doing yoga for a while, Tony's classes build up to more complicated positions during each session.

When I came in earlier this week, there were a couple total beginners that had never taken a class before, some intermediate or occasional yogis, and a few people that have done some form of yoga for many years.

There are only a couple rules in this studio, such as asking questions whenever you feel like asking, answering yes or no questions with yes or no (not some mumbling or sound like uh huh because that could be misinterpreted and one false move and you could snap your neck kind of thing), and if you feel like chatting with your neighbor, you must do so loudly enough that everyone in the class can hear (whispering is often felt as negative even if it's not, but secrets secrets are no fun, so laugh, sing, and be loud if you feel like it)." 

 

  Sue C.

"Tony has a wonderful sense of humor.  Is very down to earth, and knows how to conduct a mixed-level class.  He's not one of those teachers who just sits in front of the class and rattles off the asanas.  He has good intuition on helping students at different levels to adjust the asanas based upon their individual expertise and level.  Always walking around the room checking out each students posture.  His donation based yoga classes show the extent of his commitment to keeping yoga available to all. "

Chitvan R.

I have done Yoga off and on for almost 15 years. I got out of it after injuring my shoulder doing Bikram Yoga and got back in when I kept having nagging cycling injuries. After 35 you better do Yoga, or something like it because I know you're like me and the aches and pains start.

I found Tony because he does a lot with cycling and Yoga and he really knows his stuff. He's trained in Iyengar yoga (which I have always thought is one of the best styles of Hatha Yoga). Its much more about form and doing the postures right than running you through the same series of postures in a set amount of time.

Tony is awesome. He really knows his stuff and his yoga classes are difficult and challenging but also fun and not too formal. I think Tony is a true yogi, someone who is into the real spiritual quest of life without being religious or a phony baloney wanna be Hindu.

I highly recommend his classes.

 

  Cassandra T.

I am a big girl and some yoga teachers can't deal with that. But tony is not judgmental as long as you are willing to do the work. He has made me feel comfortable and has shown me patiently how to adapt poses so I can work towards improvement. All while being one of the most joyful people I have met lately.

 

 

 

 

Ron Y.

" I've been running a lot the past couple of months and my back started hurting me more and more over time.  Tony showed me a couple of simple Yoga positions that would help my back.  A week after I started doing them, I finished a run with no back pain. Tony is great.  He worked with me to really focus on my individual needs and what he taught me really works! "