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Beginner Yoga -- Next Course April 7th - April 18th, 2008
Instructors: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati [Mataji]
The Beginner Yoga program (Foundation Course) includes prayers, pranayama, traditional yoga asana, Yoga in the Bhagavad Gita, Vedic Chanting and Meditation. Each day will conclude with Ganga Puja, Havan and Arti at sunset.
Vedic Heritage and Spirituality -- April 1 - April 30, 2008
Instructors: Professors Dr. Usha & Indra Nath Choudhuri and others
This program will include general lectures on Vedic Culture, Religion,
Heritage, Philosophy and Ecology based on the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas,
Gita, Ramayana, Mahabharata and some literary texts like Kalidas's
Shakuntala etc.; yoga asana, pranayama and meditation. Each day will begin
with Satsang at 5 am and conclude with Ganga Puja, Havan and Arti at sunset.
Vinyasa Yoga Retreat -- March 10 - March 22, 2008
Instructors: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati [Mataji] & Bhavini
Yoga Teacher Training Course -- September 15th – October 18th, 2008
Instructors: Sadhvi Abha Saraswati [Mataji] , Phoenix Armetesia & Indu
You may register for any of the Yoga courses online at http://www.parmarth.com/yoga_course_reg.php or by sending an email to parmarth@shaw.ca.
Yoga is a way of life, an integrated system of education for the body, mind and inner spirit. Every day at Parmarth Niketan there are yoga and meditation classes. These include hatha yoga, pranayama, meditation as well as classes on the Bhagavadgita, Patañjali's Yoga Sutras and the Hatha Yoga Pradipika. The medium of the classes is English. Details are given here.
For the benefit of the seekers of Yogic discipline we offer various long and short-term certificate courses. People can come for one day, one week or one month to immerse themselves in the great ancient healing wisdom of Yoga. While learning in the classrooms, the students will have an opportunity to experience and enjoy Ashram Life as well as hiking and trekking in the valleys of Himalayas. They will have ample exposure to the teachings of visiting saints and scholars at Parmarth Niketan.
Also there are frequent yoga camps and meditation camps, including:
- Yoga for Beginners
- Yoga Intensive
- Yoga Instructor's Course
- Yoga and Meditation
- Yoga for Women
- Yoga for Stress Management
To respect and maintain the traditional nature of the ashram, we request that attire be modest. Please no shorts, sleeveless tops, transparent clothing or otherwise revealing attire.
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Sadhvi Abha Saraswati (Mataji) is a disciple of H.H. Swami Chidanand Saraswatiji and is director of Parmarth's Gurukul. Sadhvi Abha Saraswati 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). |
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Karin O'Bannon. Previously the Senior Teacher of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles, and a certified Senior Intermediate Level 3 Iyengar Yoga Instructor (one of the highest levels), Karin is residing full time at Parmarth, and offering daily Hatha Yoga classes as well as periodic special courses and workshops. |
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