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 Mark Hertel
All classes are open to all levels of student.
2012 Yoga Workshop Schedule:
May 11-12 Touching the Heart of Iyengar Yoga with Dean Lerner In this workshop, advanced certified Iyengar instructor Dean Lerner will help you access the yogic path of self-transformation. Through specialized work within asana and pranayama, Dean will guide you experience the one pointed attention that is the result of our practice. Be prepared to stretch your mind as well as your body in this exciting weekend of Iyengar yoga offered by one of the most loved Iyengar teachers. Participants should have training in Iyengar yoga and have a practice of timed inversions. Dean Lerner is an Advanced Junior I certified Iyengar teacher based in State College, PA. Registration form is here. For more questions please contact AVGYoga@gmail.com or Mark at 570-992-2339 ext 1-216.
June 8-10 Level I/II Yoga Retreat with Bobbie Fultz The first 2 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 backbends. 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 Denver, CO. She was the resident yoga teacher at AVG for 8 years.Registration form is here. For more questions please contact bobbie.fultz@gmail.com June 20-24 Summer Solstice with Janet MacLeod and Pat Layton
Registration form is here. For more questions please contact AVGYoga@gmail.com or Mark at 570-992-2339 ext 1-216. September 7-14 Yoga and Sound with Ramanand Patel and Mukesh Desai An Intermediate/Advanced workshop with Ramanand Patel & Pt.Mukesh Desai and Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati talks on Selected Mantras 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 Ramanand 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 19-21 Level I/II Yoga Retreat with Bobbie Fultz The first 2 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 backbends. 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 Denver, CO. She was the resident yoga teacher at AVG for 8 years. Registration form is here. For more questions please contact bobbie.fultz@gmail.com
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Arshavidya. P.O. BOX 1059, Saylorsburg, PA 18353 Phone: (570) 992 2339. Email: avp@epix.net
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