Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is an institute for the traditional study of Advaita Vedanta, Sanskrit, Yoga, Ayurveda, astrology, and other classical Indian disciplines.
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Hatha Yoga asana practice is a discipline through which the student may develop strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination among other benefits, including calmness and resolution. The practice rewards the aspirant who regularly engages in a routine that may be acquired from a teacher in classes. Age or stiffness need not be a hindrance as the teacher is generally able to assist the participant in adapting asanas to their individual need. All adults are welcome for classes/workshop listed below. Class attire is bare feet, shorts or footless tights and tee shirt. No perfume. No heavy jewelry. Do not eat a meal two hours prior to doing yoga. Do not come to class if you have a contagious condition. Please be on time. Class begins promptly at the published class time.
Workshop events will be announced in separate flyers for specialty topics, visiting teachers, beginning and advanced levels.
Driving directions: Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is an institute devoted to the study and teaching of Vedanta, Sanskrit and Yoga. It is located in Saylorsburg just off Route 33 on old Route 115, next door to Saylorsburg Lumber and across the road from the Blue Ridge Flea Market. Come in the paved driveway and progress to the back of the campus to the big red building fronted by a parking lot. This is the Activities Center. The yoga studio is on the second floor. Please enter by the downstairs door.
Bookstore hours are 10-6 pm. The bookstore is located next to the small parking lot near the entrance to the property.
Meditation workshops are offered 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10-12:30 pm in the Tunga classroom.
AVG, Saylorsburg ongoing Yoga classes with Lance Daniels
All classes are open to all levels of student.
2013
Yoga Workshops
April 12-14
Iyengar Yoga Ashram Retreat
with Jean Aronoff
Jean has brought her students from Long Island on retreat to Arsha Vidya for several years. The traditional surroundings of the ashram and Vedic temple offer a glimpse of the home culture of yoga and inspire the students to explore the spiritual nature of their studies. Jean is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher who has made several trips to India on pilgrimage to Pune to study with the Iyengar family and to visit other spiritual sites.
Students need a minimum of three serious years of training in the Iyengar method to participate in the weekend studies.
For more information and registration contact Jean at jsatya@live.com or 516-621-1178.
April 19-21
Level I/II Yoga Retreat
with Bobbie Fultz
The first two classes of this retreat are open for students new to the Iyengar method of yoga, with less than 2 years continuous study. AVG Vedanta camp students are welcome to attend for a yoga camp experience. The second half of the course requires previous training in the Iyengar method of yoga with inverted poses and full back bends. Teachers and students of other methods of yoga can explore Iyengar yoga in workshop format. Young people should be at least 15 years old to participate.
Bobbie Fultz is an Intermediate Junior II certified Iyengar teacher based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was the resident yoga teacher at AVG for 8 years.
For more information and registration contact AVGyoga@gmail.com or Bobbie at 505-629-6805.
April 26-28
Healing Yoga: Deepening Your Practice
with Rachel Gluckstein and Cathy Kotelchuck
The retreat includes daily yoga classes with healing sessions, pranayama, and meditation. A special feature is the Saturday afternoon restorative class.
Rachel Gluckstein R.N. is an advanced certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and Shiatsu Therapist with 30 years experience. Her background encompasses Kabbalistic Meditation, study with Iyengar teachers, and Quantum Reflex Analysis. Cathy Kotelchuck is a certified Reiki Master and has been teaching for 30 years. She has received in-depth training in many disciplines including Iyengar, Kripalu, and eclectic explorations.
For more information and registration contact Rachel at RachelsYoga@aol.com or 718-380-2261.
May 20-23 Yoga Retreat: Developing a Therapeutic Approach for your Personal Yoga Practice or Private Yoga Therapy Sessions with Paula Tepedino Enrich your practice or classes with a unique focus on teaching individual private sessions. Skills, applications, and lesson plans for the full Eight Limbs of Yoga, Kosha System, and concentration exercises to enhance your students’ mental, physical and emotional needs. A training for yoga teachers with a minimum of one year teaching experience. Paula Tepedino has been teaching yoga since 1996. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, certified by Integrative Yoga Therapy, and AyurGreens Ayurveda School of Kochi, India. For more information and registration contact Paul at yoga2light@gmail.com
May 20-23
Yoga Retreat: Developing a Therapeutic Approach for your Personal Yoga Practice or Private Yoga Therapy Sessions
with Paula Tepedino
Enrich your practice or classes with a unique focus on teaching individual private sessions. Skills, applications, and lesson plans for the full Eight Limbs of Yoga, Kosha System, and concentration exercises to enhance your students’ mental, physical and emotional needs. A training for yoga teachers with a minimum of one year teaching experience.
Paula Tepedino has been teaching yoga since 1996. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, certified by Integrative Yoga Therapy, and AyurGreens Ayurveda School of Kochi, India.
For more information and registration contact Paul at yoga2light@gmail.com
June 20-23
Summer Solstice
with Janet MacLeod and Patricia Layton
Change of season should be reflected in one’s practice of yoga. The exterior environment and the interior environment need to interact harmoniously to bring balance to daily living. Sequence is the art that changes yoga practice from routine to revelation of well-being.
In addition to Janet’s daily teaching of asana and pranayama, Pat will present morning sessions on Patajali yoga sutra and afternoon sessions on yoga philosophy found in Sankya and Yoga Sutras.
Janet is an intermediate certified Iyengar yoga teacher with 30 years of experience. Pat is a long time student of the Himilayan Yoga Tradition and director of the Ayurveda program at Bhavana Institute for yoga and Ayurvedic Studies in LaGrange, IL.
Students should have previous training in the Iyengar method of yoga and a timed practice of inversions to enjoy this workshop. No previous experience in Ayurveda is required.
Contact Deb Lowenburg at lowenburg.deb@gmail.com or 570-236-4638 for more information and registration.
September 6-13
Yoga and Sound
an Intermediate and Advanced Training
with Yogi Ramanand Patel and Pandit Mukesh Desai
Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Yoga & Sound is a tool for feeling the breath. Absorption into sound while in yoga poses enables the breath to flow more freely bringing inner peace that leads the aspirant to merge with the formless. Discourses in Vedanta bring a deeper understanding of the Self.
Please contact Yogi Ramanand Patel directly at Yogirama@aol.com with any questions. Registration will be handled by Nila Patel who can be reached at nilasur@aol.com . For Other workshops by Yogi Ramanand Patel click here.
October 25-27
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