Vijayadasami 2022: Sangati - The YogaVahini Sanga Practice Day

Master class with Saraswathi Vasudevan on October 5, 12, 19 & 26 10 to 11:30 am IST [online] Dear friends, On the day of Vijaya Dasami 2020, two y

Master class with Saraswathi Vasudevan on October 5, 12, 19 & 26 10 to 11:30 am IST [online] Dear friends, On the day of Vijaya Dasami 2020, two years ago, we started Sangati - a series of practice sessions led by me and other senior teachers to foster continued practice and study that goes beyond formal training and certification. We would now like to revive this thread - Sangati: The YogaVahini Sanga Practice Day - wherein we all come together and practice as a Sanga regularly. 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 session will entail a 45 mins - 1 hour Yoga practice followed by group sharing/discussion. 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. We are excited to announce that we will restart Sangati with the theme: Moving together towards Light & Lightness on the day of Vijaya Dasami : 5th October, 2022 10-11.30 am IST and will continue to meet every Wednesday for the next 4 weeks. [5, 12, 19 and 26th October 2022, 10-11.30 am IST - online]. Those of you in Chennai can also attend the practice session in-person. We will also be screening excerpts from a special documentary film shared by R Sriram on that day. We will share the link to the film with the rest of the Sanga as well. The days and timings of the future Sangati sessions may change to accommodate people in different time zones and the teachers' availability. Sangati is open to all students and teachers at YogaVahini and is offered free of charge. We request each one of you to make time to practice as a collective! To encourage active participation in the live sessions, recordings will not be made available to participants. Wishing everyone a Happy Navaratri! Love and best wishes, Saraswathi Register here YogaVahini is a vibrant and growing community of Yoga practitioners, students, teachers, and therapists. We strive to provide an environment such that our personal learning flows into daily life seamlessly, manifesting as coherent and harmonised action. You are receiving this email because you were a part of our past programs or made an enquiry with us. To continue to receive future newsletters please unmark this email as promotion and move it to your primary inbox Read our privacy policy here, to unsubscribe click on the "Unsubscribe" button at the bottom of the email. ©2022 YogaVahini | Centre for Specialised Yoga Training, Therapy & Research, Plot No. 18-A, Lakshmi Nilayam Apartments, 19th St, Venkateswara Nagar, Kottivakkam, Chennai 600041, Phone : 9884642456 Preferences   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company

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Dear Sanga, The spiral is a pattern in nature that constantly reminds us that nothing is linear! Like the Kundalini at the base of the spine, like th

Dear Sanga, The spiral is a pattern in nature that constantly reminds us that nothing is linear! Like the Kundalini at the base of the spine, like the Ashtanga yoga practice, like the tendril of a creeper moving towards light and support, everything is a dynamic spiral! When we recognise this to be our reality, we also know that we can start anytime, anywhere; wherever we are, we are on the spiral. Whether it is upward, downward, inward, outward, there is movement that is inevitable. When that movement becomes conscious and intentional, in the direction of light and clarity, it becomes the journey of yoga! Over many years, we have explored different training models. How do we reveal, to a beginner practitioner, the vastness and depth even while staying with the fundamentals of practice? How do we inspire a student to dream and follow their inner aspirations while keeping oneself rooted in the practicalities of life? How should a teacher be to enable a student grow towards their highest potential? What do we teach, how do we teach and how can we continue to be a student? The model for training at YogaVahini helps you begin wherever you are at any stage of life, and begin again at any point in this journey. The Yoga Sadhana program is blossoming with the energy of every participant who has chosen to start this journey in all earnestness. When you discover you want to learn more, go deeper and may also want to share this precious understanding with more people, you are ready for a Yoga Acharya program with us. A natural progression is to realise the aspect of healing and deeper change, the acharya then gravitates to Yoga Vaidya. Everything we offer, whether it is group classes, workshops or study programs, helps you, wherever you are, to plug in and continuously nourish yourself and keep your aspirations and practice alive! Like the nascent prana at the tip of the tendril, you are moving towards light… Love and best wishes, Saraswathi Please click "view entire message" Flagship Programs 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 intensive 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 & registration, click here: Register here Specialised Study / Workshop Series We all understand the power of this obstacle very well! How does Alasya (laziness, sloth, lethargy) become a habit pattern? What holds it in place? How are we reinforcing it? What are the ways by which we can weaken the hold of this obstacle? Let us explore the solutions Patanjali offers in this direction! For more information & registration, click here: Register here For Indian students living in India, please register here: Register here We are beginning the study of Chapter 1 of Yoga Sutra (Samadhi Pada) in September. This chapter was given by Patanjali to an advanced aspirant, a Samahita Citta, someone with a clear mind close to the state of Yoga. Nevertheless, it gives us a glimpse into what is and what is not a state of yoga, the understanding of the mind and how it operates, how to reach the highest state of yoga, Citta Vritti Nirodha, what obstacles come in the way and how to overcome them, culminating with presenting the different levels of Samadhi. Please note that we have changed the days and timing for this module, made it slightly longer, based on our experience from the first module (Sadhana Pada) that we completed in May. And if you have not done Module 1 with us, you can start with Module 2 (chapter 1)! Weekly live sessions: Saturdays 3 - 5.30 PM (IST) Re-streaming followed by Q/A and discussion: Wednesdays 6 - 8.30 AM (IST) For more information & registration, click here: Register here Introduction to Pranayama in Tirumandiram On July 19th we started with an Introductory session for the 12 week long course Yoga in Tirumoolar's Tirumandiram. The course commences on September 6th, every Tuesday 3 - 4.30 PM (IST). Tirumandiram has 3000 verses spanning over nine Tandiram or chapters. In this extraordinary text, every verse, every word has the capacity to awaken and inspire you towards that which is beyond words… For more information & registration, click here: Register here Group Classes Most of us, especially women, are conditioned to not make time and space for self-care even if we know it is a very important and urgent need! This group class is finding very good responses from women who are finally able to shake and break this conditioning! Even though online, it is a beautiful community space that helps you build the foundations for good health and wellbeing, for yourself and your family. Join and encourage the important women in your life to join and experience the special power of yoga! For more information & registration, click here: Register here A simple conscious step can take you a very long way! The small group classes for Beginners' (actual and intentional) is a sure step in the direction of making yoga a way of life for you and for your family because if it impacts you in a positive way, your family is sure to benefit as well! You don't need to be a beginner but someone with a Beginner's mind! Cliched as much as it sounds, this is the first step towards bringing our conditioned mind to the threshold of unconditioning, cleaning and preparing for a better way to live, we begin and begin again, everyday! For more information & registration, click here: Register here YogaVahini is a vibrant and growing community of Yoga practitioners, students, teachers, and therapists. We strive to provide an environment such that our personal learning flows into daily life seamlessly, manifesting as coherent and harmonised action. You are receiving this email because you were a part of our past programs or made an enquiry with us. To continue to receive future newsletters please unmark this email as promotion and move it to your primary inbox Read our privacy policy here, to unsubscribe click on the "Unsubscribe" button at the bottom of the email. ©2022 YogaVahini | Centre for Specialised Yoga Training, Therapy & Research, Plot No. 18-A, Lakshmi Nilayam Apartments, 19th St, Venkateswara Nagar, Kottivakkam, Chennai 600041, Phone : 9884642456 Preferences   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company