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Beginner Foundation Yoga - Max: 30

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Instructors: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji), Indu
Instructions in English

Summer 2013:Sunday June 9th - Friday June 21st, 2013
Summer 2013: Sunday Aug 11th - Friday Aug 23rd, 2013

This 10-day Beginner Foundation Yoga program for individuals with no yoga experience includes prayers, pranayama, Surya / Chandra Namaskar, traditional hatha yoga basic asana, Vedic Chanting, Meditation, Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga,. Each day concludes with Ganga Havan and Aarti at sunset.

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Beginner Intensive Yoga - Max: 20

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Instructors: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji), Indu
Instructions in English

Summer 2013: Sunday June 30th - Saturday July 13th, 2013
Autumn 2013: Sunday Sept 15th - Saturday Sept 28th, 2013

This 2-week Beginner Intensive Yoga program for individuals with some yoga experience, includes prayers, pranayama, Surya / Chandra Namaskar, traditional hatha yoga basic asana, Yoga in the Bhagvad Gita, Paatanjali Yoga Sutras, Vedic Chanting, Meditation, Bhakti Yoga, Havan [Sacred Fire ceremony] and cultural aspects of Indian Festivals [whichever occurs during the course]. Each day concludes with Ganga Havan and Aarti at sunset.

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Intensive Yoga - Max: 25

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Instructor: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji), Indu
Instructions in English

Summer 2013: Sunday June 30th - Saturday July 27th, 2013
Autumn 2013: Sunday Sept 15th - Saturday Oct 12th, 2013

This Intensive Yoga program includes prayers, pranayama, Surya / Chandra Namaskar, traditional hatha yoga basic asana, in-depth practice of yoga asana, continued study of  Yoga in the Bhagvad Gita and Paatanjali Yoga Sutras, Vedic Chanting, Meditation, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Havan [Sacred Fire ceremony] and cultural aspects of Indian Festivals [whichever occurs during the course].   Each day concludes with Ganga Havan and Aarti at sunset. 

 

Pre-requisite:  1 year of regular yoga practice; and, a desire to live the principles of yoga.

Certificate of Attendance is issued upon completion.

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Kriya Yoga & Meditation - Max: 25

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Instructor: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji), Indu
Instructions in English

Autumn 2013: Sunday Oct 20th - Wednesday Oct 30th, 2013 [10 full days with no days off]
Autumn 2013: Sunday Nov 17th - Friday Nov 29th, 2013

Each day of this Kriya Yoga program begins with the 20 main Kriya Yoga practices for pratyahara, dharana, dhyana [control of the senses, concentration and meditation]; and, includes prayers, pranayama, traditional hatha yoga asana, Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita / Vedic Philosophy & Vedic Chanting. Each day concludes with Ganga Havan and Aarti at sunset and meditation / Yoga Nidra after dinner.

Pre-requisite: Must be able to sit in meditation for 2 hours; and a desire to live the principles of yoga

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Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita & Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Max: 25

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Instructor: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji), Indu
Instructions in English

Winter 2013: Sunday December 1st - Friday December 13th, 2013

This 10-day program includes prayers, pranayama, traditional hatha yoga asana, Vedic chanting, and meditation with emphasis on yoga philosophy from the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Each day concludes with Ganga Havan and Aarti at sunset and meditation / Yoga Nidra after dinner.

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International Yoga Festival 2014

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Spring 2013: Friday March 1st, 2014 - Thursday March 7th, 2014

In collaboration with Uttarakhand Tourism, we host the International Yoga Festival from March 1 – 7, annually. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and practice a variety of holistic disciplines with instructors and aspirants from all over the world; and, to be in the presence and learn from the sages of Bharat [India].  Information and registration details are on the Festival website www.internationalyogafestival.com.

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Important Course information

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•It is necessary to understand, read and write English to be able to participate in the yoga courses which are offered in English.

•Certificates for Intensive and YTTC will be issued only on completion of the entire course

•Attendance and punctuality are important factors for self discipline and to receive the certificate for certificate courses.

•Dress code to be maintained (white comfortable outfit covering full body: no cut sleeves and skimpy dresses, please.) during yoga classes, at meal times, in the Ashram grounds, and at Parmarth ghat.

•Make sure to bring your receipt of full payments to the first class that begins early in the morning.

•No classes on Sundays and major Indian/Hindu Holidays.

•Classes begin early morning on the first day of the course. Please come to the Ashram by 4:00 pm the day before classes begin.

Yoga students are welcome to stay an additional 15 days to integrate and deepen their discipline and practice. This is only possible when rooms are available.

Register for our courses by email via parmarth@parmarth.com

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Our Instructors

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Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji)

Mataji is a disciple of H.H. Pujya Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and is director of Parmarth's Gurukul. She has been an avid yoga practitioner since the age of 25, when – through yoga — she cured herself of a terminal kidney ailment called nephritis. Since then she has delved more and more deeply into various forms of yoga and has become not only a practitioner, but also a teacher. Sadhvi Abhaji teaches Yoga Nidra and Nada Yoga (meditation on sound).

Indu

Indu has been a part of the Parmarth family for many years, and lives a life completely dedicated to yoga. Indu received her Masters in Human Consciousness & Yogic Sciences from Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyashala, Shantikunj Haridwar in 2006, and is currently studying for her Ph.D submission on the study of Surya Namaskaras related to Emotional Health and Confidence. Through her academic studies and well as her own personal practice of yoga, she imparts to her classes a well-rounded and holistic approach to the ancient science, ranging from fundamental aspects of yoga to yogic philosophy to meditation and human consciousness.

Jenny

Drawn by a deep spiritual yearning, Jenny came to India for the first time in 2008 and studied Yoga at Parmarth Niketan under the loving guidance of Mataji. When she returned to Germany, she completed a two-year Yoga teachers’ training course in the tradition of Pujya Swami Sivanandaji and Pujya Swami Vishnudevanandaji. While working as a Yoga instructor in her home country, Jenny frequently visits her Parmarth familyevery year to perform seva at the ashram and to deepen her understanding of the ancient science of Yoga.

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