Newsletter July 2021
In this issue:
Upcoming Programs
Understanding the Mind to eliminate Stress
- What: An Introduction to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- When: Third Saturday of the month
- Next Session: Saturday, July 17, 2021
- Access: remotely via live video streaming using Zoom
- TIME: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
- FEE: FREE
- Instructor: Subhash Mittal
- To register: please fill out the registration form
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Yoga Sutra study group, 2nd and 4th Saturday
Surya Namaskar Sadhana intensive
 Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutation)
- Program: 10-day Surya Namaskar Sadhana
- Location: In-person, at my home studio located at 206 Redwood Park Drive, Morrisville, NC 27560
- Zoom access: The link to access via zoom will be provided upon receipt of registration and payment.
- When: Monday, July 19 - Wednesday, July 28
- Time: 6:00 - 7:30 AM (US East Coast time, EST)
- Program Fee:
- Daily routine:
- Light stretching
- 12 rounds of Surya Namaskara with mantra chanting
- Yoga Nidra
- Pranayama
- Brief meditation
- To register: please fill out the registration form , providing information in all the fields, and submit it online.
Metabolic Reset yoga program by Soumya Raghav
- What: 10-day Metabolic Reset yoga program by Soumya Raghav
- When:Friday, July 9 - Sunday, July 18, 2021
- Time: 6:15 - 7:45 AM daily (US East Coast time, EST)
- Access: Live video streaming via zoom. Zoom link will be provided upon receipt of registration and payment.
- Instructor: Soumya Raghav, YTT 200 soumyapavaman@gmail.com; (919) 945-4224
- Fee:
- To register: fill out the registration form, providing information in all the fields, and submit it online
podcast channel
As you may be aware, I have been offering monthly workshops wherein I discuss various aspects of yoga philosophy. The main focus in these workshops is to discuss the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in some depth. In addition, from time to time, I also discuss concepts from the Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads and other related ancient scriptures. In order to preserve these talks for future reference, I have been making an audio recording of these discussions and sharing them with the participants. These audio recordings are now available on the podcast channel on my blog. You are welcome to download these audio recordings for your use. In addition, you can listen to these podcasts as well as subscribe to them on itunes as well.
youtube channel
As you would have noticed from many of the recent posts on my blog, I have been adding short videos of many of the commonly practiced asana and pranayama sequences. I strongly urge you to subscribe to my youtube channel and visit the channel frequently to get instructions for your own asana and pranayama practices. Please share the link to the channel with your friends who might benefit from these detailed video instructions.
I would love to hear your feedback and, of course, would welcome suggestions for future videos that you would like to see on the channel.
Yoga in the News
Researchers find Therapeutic Effects of Yoga in Depression
A new research suggests that Yoga in addition to standard antidepressant treatment can bring relief to patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)both clinically and biologically and can also bring about earlier remission.
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Yoga significantly reduces psychosomatic symptoms, severe arthritis: Study
"... practicing yoga regularly can help in reducing the psychosomatic symptoms, pain perception, disability quotient, and help in improving joint flexibility, range of motion, posture, muscle strength and coordination."
"yoga tackles both the articular and extra-articular symptoms and also decrease the severity of comorbid depression. The study reads that yoga improves clinical outcome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and decreases systemic inflammation by its beneficial effects on the psycho-neuro-immune axis and normalisation of dysregulated transcripts."
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Yoga for migraine: What to know
Research suggests that yoga can be a complementary practice that helps treat migraine and disability associated with migraine. However, someone who experiences migraine should avoid yoga classes that are vigorous or involve heat, like Bikram yoga, as well as poses that stress the neck.
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Have a question/suggestion?
If you have a yoga-related question, please write to me and I would do my best to provide an answer in a timely manner. I would love to hear your suggestions for future newsletter articles.
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