As we know, pranayama (breathing techniques) and meditation are two of the key ingredients of an integrated yoga routine. Patanjali, in his Yoga Sutras, has given us these 8 "tools", called the eight limbs of yoga (Ashtanga Yoga) to achieve stillness of the mind – yamas, niyamas, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, samadhi. Many of the yoga practitioners tend to limit their practice to only the 3rd limb, asana, the physical postures. Even though the practice of asana will make the body more flexible and stronger, by practicing only asanas we are limiting ourselves to a small subset of the benefits that yoga can provide. If we want to achieve the full complement of benefits of yoga, we need to avail of all the "tools" that are given to us.
In an effort to encourage the students to include pranayama and meditation as part of their daily yoga routine, I will be offering a 7-day session as follows:
When: May 23-29, 2010
Time: 6:15 – 7:30 AM
Location: my home-based yoga studio
Schedule: light stretching and Sun Salutation (15 minutes), Pranayama (25 min), Relaxation (5 min), Yoga philosophy (10 min), meditation (20 min).
Commitment: For the program to be successful I strongly urge you to make a firm commitment to follow this schedule and attend every day
Fee: $30
During these sessions, we will cover the techniques and benefits of many different types of pranayama that are given in the yoga literature. For meditation, we will go through a few guided meditation routines. .
Strongly recommended
In addition to committing to the routine as outlined above, I also recommend that you commit to the following for the duration of the program (not mandatory but strongly recommended):
- ‘sattvic’, light, nutritious, VEGETARIAN food
- No alcohol, drugs, tobacco or any other item of similar nature
- A personal commitment to continue the practice after the program is over
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to attend.
Hi Subash. I am interested in attending this workshop. I am not sure where your home studio is. Please contact me at my email address with more details and phone number where I can call you to discuss. Thanks!
Mary
Dear Mary, I am not sure if I responded to your mail earlier. In any case, I will be holding the next pranayama/meditation session in July (most likely dates are July 15-24). Please let me know if you would like to participate. Thanks.
Hello Mr. Subhash,
One of your students (Bejoy Nair) recommended this to me and I would like to attend.
Thanks,
Kavitha.
I would like to attend this.
Thanks, Jil. I have signed you up. I look forward to seeing you.
I would like to attend! Sounds great.
thanks, Sandi. I have added you to the list.
I would like to attend.
Thanks, Kathleen. I have put you down on my list. See you then.
I would like to join
Hi Amarjeet, it was great talking to you a short while ago. You are welcome to join the ongoing yoga classes. I look forward to seeing you and your daughter on Saturday.