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September is Yoga Month – Practice Karma Yoga Bring Yoga To Underserved Communities

by iHanuman on Sep 02, 2010 (0) Comments

September is National Yoga Month which “invites all styles of yoga to participate in an awareness campaign designed to educate about the many benefits of yoga and inspire our fellow citizens to live healthier, happier lives.” One of the original Yoga texts states that Spring and Fall are auspicious times of year to begin or [...]

Yoga for Menopause, Backbends and Inversions Workshops with Iyengar Yoga Teacher Bobby Clennell

by iHanuman on Aug 04, 2010 (2) Comments

Around Mother’s Day iHanuman spent the weekend at a yoga workshop with Bobby Clennell. The first afternoon was dedicated to Breast Health, Restorative Yoga and Pranayama. The Second Day was a rare class on Yoga for Menopause and a complementary class on Inversions. The Final Day of the workshop Bobby taught a session on [...]

Mystical Nature Poetry and Music by Gerry Ramakrishna Sackett and Sam Eberle

by iHanuman on Jul 08, 2010 (1) Comments

This week’s feature is a very powerful and special offering of music and mystical nature poetry by Gerry Ramakrishna Sackett and Sam Eberle of Yogaville. We first heard this beautiful piece at a Satsang at the Satchidananda Ashram this past winter, and Ramakrishna and Sam graciously agreed to come record it at Monkeyclaus Recording [...]

Prahaladan Mandelkorn Discusses the Bhagavad Gita

by iHanuman on May 27, 2010 (2) Comments

We are honored to present an introduction and talk on the Bhagavad Gita, given by Prahaladan Mandelkorn, Former Director of the Yoga Teacher Training program at Integral Yoga in Yogaville. The Bhagavad Gita is an ancient spiritual text of the Indian Tradition which discusses ones relationship to one’s Dharma or Duty in life as told [...]

Yin Yoga Class with Jen Fleisher

by iHanuman on Apr 29, 2010 (3) Comments

Yin Yoga is a practice unlike any other yoga practice because once you find the shape of the pose, you let go of any muscular effort and the effects are profound. You can feel the access to the deeper connective tissue and the theory is that it is in the connective tissue that you begin [...]

Introduction to the History and Philosopy of Yoga with Kate Hallahan

by iHanuman on Mar 26, 2010 (2) Comments

This week’s feature is a lecture on the History and Philosophy of Yoga with Charlottesville Yoga Teacher, Kate Hallahan. Kate is the Founder of the Guerrilla Yoga Project which offers Donation-Only Yoga Classes to all sectors of the community and Co-Director of the Charlottesville Yoga School. Kate has studied extensively with Kofia Busia, one of [...]

Govindas: Bhakti Vinyasa Yoga and the Path of Heart

by iHanuman on Feb 27, 2010 (0) Comments

Govindas is a yoga teacher and kirtanist based in Santa Monica, Califorinia. He teaches a unique style that he calls “Bhakti Vinyasa”, which is a soulful, bhakti-based, devotionally infused yoga experience that incorporates chanting, pranayama, purifying vinyasa flows, and free-form movement to open the heart and dance with spirit.
Living in the hot-bed of yoga in [...]

Yoga and Awareness Discussion with John Schumacher

by iHanuman on Feb 03, 2010 (1) Comments

Every Quarter Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher, John Schumacher, offers a lecture and discussion to his students which is free and open to the public. These talks are held in his Bethesda, Maryland Unity Woods Yoga Center.
This lecture, held in the summer of 2009 is on the topic of Yoga and Awareness. John tackles the concept [...]