Reflections from YogaVahini: June 2023

Dear Sanga,

June is passing quickly, but the heat has not abated! When the sun is strong outside, the sun (fire) inside is weak. So we are asked to eat light, fasting is OK, so is less activity and more rest. We are even allowed an afternoon nap in summer according to Ayurveda! This alignment that we create with the changing seasons helps to bring balance and harmony within and without.

As we prepare for the next study season, we are inviting another fresh batch of yoga aspirants to walk the path with us, through the 8-week Yoga Sadhana and a 200-hour Yoga Instructor Training Program. You can also do these two programs simultaneously this time! The first step matters, asking yourself, "What is most important for me right now, what am I willing to do for it, am I ready to commit and work in the chosen direction? How would I like to be supported?"

I would also encourage you to renew your commitment to your daily practice, with three different programs: one is a masterclass with me, the second is the comeback of our Sangati sessions – open to everyone, and thirdly, the Refresher Retreats. I hope to see you in one or all of these programs that are meant to help you pick up the threads of your practice (and teaching) again.

We are bringing an Ayurveda series to you in July with Dr G Meera Sudheer and Dr. A Sudheer. They will introduce you to Ayurvedic approaches to musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, and neurological conditions, along with preparing for conception, pregnancy, and post-natal care.

Much love,
Saraswathi

After three years of training offered predominantly online, we are now moving to in-person training retreats!

Our next Yoga Instructor Training Program (200+ hours) will be a hybrid model with 4 intensive in-person retreats (one Friday-Sunday in June, August, November 2023 and February 2024) combined with online sessions, mentoring and practicum. We are hoping to bring together sincere seekers who are committed to personal growth and transformation and a desire to teach yoga.

We are closing admission to this program soon. Go ahead and sign up today!

Registrations are open for the next batch of Yoga Sadhana

Yoga Sadhana is a very special space where we explore what it means to practice yoga in everyday life. It helps us identify and change habit patterns that are not serving us well through regular practice and active self-inquiry. For those who aspire to become a teacher/therapist, Yoga Sadhana helps us understand our readiness for a more serious level of training.

Many senior teachers and therapists continue to come back to this course to refresh and reaffirm their commitment to practice, study and self-inquiry through these gentle 8 weekend sessions.

To benefit the most from this exploration, you will need to have a regular personal yoga practice. If you are new to YogaVahini and this tradition of yoga, please register NOW so we can start you off with your personal practice with a mentor.

For more information:

The practice of Pranayama requires us to hold a great deal of curiosity and reverence for the breath which is the gateway to the more subtle energy called Prana that governs all life processes!

This year-long series, offered on the last Saturday of each month, is designed to help you take up a regular pranayama practice and progressively deepen it, drawing references and inspiration from the classical yoga texts. Please note that this is not just an information sharing space, you will truly benefit if you are able to make time to do regular, systematic practice as we progress month after month.

To know more about the June session and apply (for international students):

To know more about the June session and apply (for Indian students):

Sangati is our special series of practice sessions led by senior teachers from YogaVahini, with an intention to foster continued practice and study for the whole community. It is open to all. Reasonable level of good health is required to join these sessions. We are also assuming you are already a practitioner in this tradition, so it is not for beginners.

Our intent is to strengthen our own personal practice that will help us deepen our awareness, clarity and conviction on this path. Senior teachers will take turns to lead the sessions for a period of time to help explore deeper dimensions and subtler elements in practice. Each series (4-6 weeks duration) will follow a particular theme offered by the teacher based on what inspires them. We are also happy to offer what the Sanga would like to explore collectively. Do write to us!

In July we will explore Prayatna in Viṅyāsa: Seated Asymmetric Viṅyāsas with Jyothi, a senior therapist from YogaVahini.

The recordings of the session will be available for viewing for a limited time in the YouTube Playlist – Sangati.

To know more and join:

Despite the best of our intentions, sometimes we lose touch with teaching, our personal practice, and from learning itself. Often, we feel it as a gaping hole -- something we can't quite put our finger on, but we know for sure that something is missing from our experience of life.

We have often heard from you, our Acarya alumni, the desire to come back to the teachings, so as to reinvigorate your own learning and journey on the path of yoga.

It is in response to this strong demand from you that we have put together a Continuous Education program for Acaryas. It comes in the form of a series of 3-day long in-person workshops, with the first one starting this June 23rd!

To know more and apply:

Through this series, attendees can understand how Ayurveda looks at various health issues and simple ways of preventing and managing issues with appropriate diet and lifestyle modification. It is open to health and wellness practitioners, doctors, yoga teachers, and therapists and anyone interested in improving health and wellbeing!

To know more and apply:

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