Donation Yoga Class - Saturday, March 12th at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park, Florida

Every Saturday from 11:00-12:00pm, The Yoga Shala in Winter Park hold a donation only yoga class.

100% of proceeds benefit a non-profit organization in need. On Saturday, March 12th our Donation yoga class will focus on Odanadi, and Yoga Stops Traffick - a non-profit organization in India focused on helping to stop human trafficking in India.

YOGA STOPS TRAFFICK is a global yoga event being held on March 12th 2011 in more than 80 locations around the world, to raise awareness about human trafficking and show support to its millions of victims. All proceeds will be donated to Mysore anti-trafficking organization, Odanadi Seva Trust.

ONE DAY, ONE VOICE is our ethos. Last year’s founding event was led by a group of young Odanadi residents from the entrance gates of the iconic Mysore Palace – many of whom are survivors of slavery, domestic abuse and forced prostitution. Through the common language of yoga, 1,500 people around the world rolled out their mats in homes, beaches and mountaintops on the same day, in support of Odanadi’s work. And so from the home of Ashtanga Yoga, a worldwide event was born.

ASHTANGA YOGA is of huge significance to the young people of Odanadi. As part of their groundbreaking rehabilitation program, it has allowed them to reclaim their bodies: build physical and mental strength, and restore a sense of peace, confidence and self-worth.

UNITED AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKINGBy standing alongside Odanadi on March 12th, you will be demonstrating your solidarity and support for them, as well as sending a message of defiance against the serious, rapidly escalating exploitation of women and children in India – and around the world.

This unique event has already generated enormous international support, with YST events taking place in London, New York, Miami, Orlando, Washington, Rome, Barcelona, Sydney, Osaka, Bangkok, Vancouver and Sao Paulo – to name a few!

Odanadi co-founders Stanly K.V. and Parashuram M.L. say that, “when human relationships begin, cooperation and coordination begins”. Stanly says: “Yoga Stops Traffick is paving the way for the creation of new relationships across the globe. By promoting our mission at an international level we will be able to do more than we ever thought possible."

Parashuram adds: "We may not share the same culture, language or grass roots problems, but Yoga Stops Traffick shows that human suffering transcends these differences. Humanity is our common ground and the more people learn about our work, the more things will change."

There is a SUGGESTED donation amount of $20.00. Please call Krista 407.506.4626 to register and save your spot! Krista Shirley will be donating her time teaching this led Ashtanga class to benefit this wonderful organization.

For any more information regarding this event or The Yoga Shala in Winter Park, you can visit the website http://www.theyogashala.org

Govinda Kai Weekend Workshop at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park

"In every person, in every situation, in every moment, in every thing, there is an inherent essence of perfection. Connect with that essence" - Govinda Kai

Weekend Workshop with Govinda Kai

April 29th - May 1st

This workshop will present students with Govinda's intense and and engaging Ashtanga Led Classes, chanting, kirtan, discussions, and profoundly eye opening lectures covering a variety of topics that will help us all better understand how to integrate this yoga into our everyday lives.

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Friday, April 29th
6:45-8:45 PM

Introduction and Welcome Talk/Lecture:

The True Role Of The Guru Or Teacher
In this modern age of yoga practice, the role of the teacher or Guru is often misunderstood or under appreciated. Yet, in traditional yoga practice in India, the role of the teacher or Guru is given the greatest importance. In this session, we will delve into why the role of the teacher or Guru is given such great importance. There is a hidden key to the more profound depths of practice that is held within the kind of relationship that we build with our teacher or teachers. What we will discuss will shed much light on your understanding of yourself, your practice and of life. Both teachers and students alike, will learn how to build a much more powerful practice through the relationships that we form with both our students and our teachers.
$40.00

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Saturday, April 30th

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice
$40.00

11:30-1:30 PM Workshop: The Art Of Back Bending
The back is the most mysterious and complicated area of the body. More nerve ending exist along the spinal column than in any other area of the body. Even the most knowledgeable experts in the area of back medicine have declared that they still don't truly understand the subtleties of the back. In this session, we will explore the more detailed elements of the bending of the back and all the aspects that go into a deep and powerful back bend. Back bending also holds the key to many of the emotional and psychic obstacles that we encounter in our personal lives. By understanding back bending, we can begin to seriously overcome that which holds us back in life.

$45.00

**Catered Raw Food Lunch Optional ($10.00)

***Saturday Evening 6:30pm

Kirtan, Chai and Cookies ;)

$30.00
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Sunday, May 1st

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice
$ 40.00

11:30-1:30 PM Workshop/Lecture:

Emotions: The Hidden Door To The Human Soul
Most people are confused by the emotions that they feel and are left to deal with in their lives. Emotions feel to be so mysterious and so uncontrollable. We often feel helpless to navigate through all the consequences that result from the emotions that we and those close to us feel. In this session, we will explore a way to understand your emotions so that they serve to enhance the quality of your life and not the other way around. A deeper and clearer understanding of the area of emotions is a major key to creating a powerful spiritual life and is absolutely necessary for the achievement of any kind of lasting happiness.

$45.00

**Catered Raw Food Lunch Optional ($10.00)

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Weekend Workshop: $170.00 (total savings of $70.00 vs. individual workshop sessions)

Week Long Workshop/Intensive and Weekend Workshop: $450.00 (total savings of $115.00)

Week Long Workshop/Intensive and BOTH Weekend Workshops:$550.00 (total savings of $215.00)

REGISTER NOW

For more information and registration contact 407-506-4626 or Krista@TheYogaShala.org

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Workshop Cancellation Policy/Refunds:
All cancellations must be made 10 days prior to the start of the workshop. Refunds will be given in the form of studio credit only (less a $15 processing fee). No credits will be given within 10 days of the start of workshop.

Govinda Kai Weekend Workshop at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park

Weekend Workshop with Govinda Kai

April 22nd - 24th

This workshop will present students with Govinda's intense and and engaging Ashtanga Led Classes, chanting, kirtan, discussions, and profoundly eye opening lectures covering a variety of topics that will help us all better understand how to integrate this yoga into our everyday lives.

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Friday, April 22nd
6:45 - 8:45 PM

Introduction and Welcome Talk/Lecture: Love And Friendship
The quality of our friendships and love relationships is truly what defines the difference between a life well lived and a life that is dominated by boredom and desperation The quality of our relationships also is reflective of the quality and depth of our spiritual practice. The keys to understanding our own selves are also the same keys that lead to fulfilling and lasting relationships in our lives. Let us dive deep into a discussion in which we can better understand what is the difference between a human relationship that is filled with deep love, trust, honesty and loyalty and a relationship that is merely superficial or even downright destructive.
$40.00

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Saturday, April 23rd

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice
$40.00

11:30-1:30 PM Workshop :

Technical and Philosophical Elements of Forward Bending.
The forward bend is the most common element in yoga practice, particularly in the primary series of the Ashtanga system. In this session we will explore the more technical and subtle aspects that make forward bends deep and transformative. We will also explore the symbolic and emotional implications of the forward bending position. Understanding the forward bend is one of the main keys to creating a truly powerful practice and is also a way to ground an understanding of how to live a more fulfilling life.

$45.00

**Catered Raw Food Lunch (optional - $10.00)

***Saturday Evening 6:30pm

Kirtan, Chai and Cookies ;)

$30.00
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Sunday, April 24th

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice
$40.00

11:30-1:30 PM Workshop/Lecture: Sex - A Deeper Perspective
Sex is certainly one of the most essential of human activities. Sexual activity, whether with others or by ourselves and the thoughts that accompany our feelings about sex dominate much of our time. Yet, for the most part, we are confused and befuddled by this area of life, perhaps more than any other. Many people have experienced some form of trauma in this area of their lives and very few people have the courage to talk openly about this area of life. In this session, we will begin with a yogic perspective on sex and begin to explore just what sex is and how we can begin to understand it in a way that it actually becomes an empowering part of life and not one that only causes us frustration and trouble.

$45.00

**Catered Raw Food Lunch (optional - $10.00)

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Weekend Workshop: $170.00 (total savings of $70.00 vs. individual sessions)

Week Long Workshop/Intensive and Weekend Workshop: $450.00 (total savings of $115.00)

Week Long Workshop/Intensive and BOTH Weekend Workshops:$550.00 (total savings of $215.00)

REGISTER NOW

For more information and registration contact 407-506-4626 orKrista@TheYogaShala.org

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Workshop Cancellation Policy/Refunds:
All cancellations must be made 10 days prior to the start of the workshop. Refunds will be given in the form of studio credit only (less a $15 processing fee). No credits will be given within 10 days of the start of workshop.

Govinda Kai comes to Orlando for a week long Yoga Workshop at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park!

"In every person, in every situation, in every moment, in every thing, there is an inherent essence of perfection. Connect with that essence" - Govinda Kai

One Week Yoga Workshop with Govinda Kai

April 25th - 29th, 2011

We are EXTREMELY lucky to have the opportunity to study with this exceptional teacher and practitioner of the Ashtanga lineage in an intimate setting!

Govinda Kai is one of 35 teachers worldwide certified by the Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI) in Mysore, India. Govinda is devoted to the Ashtanga yoga lineage and to maintaining the beauty and purity of this tradition. He works to accomplish this through his personal practice, his yearly trips to Mysore to stay connected to the institute and his teachers, and through his consistent pursuit of spreading these teachings to students around the world.

Govinda's Personal Website :
http://lunaticmonk.com/

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April 25-29th

Monday-Friday Morning Mysore: 7:30-9:30am

Monday, Wednesday, Friday evening lecture: 7:00-8:30pm

This week long workshop/practitioner intensive includes morning Mysore practice with an intimate group of students and evening lectures.

Making Magic And Real Love Through Family And Community
There are few other places in life where we express our highest aspirations and deepest fears than in the way that move within our families and communities. More emotionally and spiritually evolved people almost always express themselves through building and facilitating strong, honest and loving families and communities around themselves. In this session, we will explore some of the elements that can help us to reflect ourselves more clearly through our relationships with our families and communities. United we rise, divided, we fall. Let us all begin the process of being agents of unification and empowerment. By transforming your relationships with your family and community, you transform your relationship to yourself and to God above.

Unlocking The Secrets Of The Mind
Our understanding and awareness of, or lack thereof, our own minds holds the power to radically affect the quality of our lives. During this session, we will talk at length about this mysterious part of ourselves, including questions such as "What is the mind?", "Where exactly is the mind located", "How does the mind work?", "How can I improve the quality of my mind?" and other relevant topics related to the mind. Perhaps one of the biggest first steps to a much deeper and more powerful yoga practice and life is to begin to understand the mind. This session will be a first step to move your understanding in the right direction.

The True Role Of The Guru Or Teacher
In this modern age of yoga practice, the role of the teacher or Guru is often misunderstood or under appreciated. Yet, in traditional yoga practice in India, the role of the teacher or Guru is given the greatest importance. In this session, we will delve into why the role of the teacher or Guru is given such great importance. There is a hidden key to the more profound depths of practice that is held within the kind of relationship that we build with our teacher or teachers. What we will discuss will shed much light on your understanding of yourself, your practice and of life. Both teachers and students alike, will learn how to build a much more powerful practice through the relationships that we form with both our students and our teachers.

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Week Long Workshop/Intensive: $325.00

Week Long Workshop/Intensive and Weekend Workshop: $450.00 (total savings of $115.00)

Week Long Workshop/Intensive and BOTH Weekend Workshops: $550.00 (total savings of $215.00)

REGISTER NOW

For more information and registration contact 407-506-4626 orKrista@TheYogaShala.org

Workshop Cancellation Policy/Refunds:
All cancellations must be made 10 days prior to the start of the workshop. Refunds will be given in the form of studio credit only (less a $15 processing fee). No credits will be given within 10 days of the start of workshop.

Bharatanatyam Dance Performance at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park Florida

Jaan R. Freeman’s Bharata Natyam

(South Indian Classical Dance Program)

Saturday, May 14th, 2011

6:00-7:30pm

Join The Yoga Shala in an unforgettable evening of Classical Indian Dance Elegance, Rhythm, Tradition, Expression, Mastery, and Storytelling

General Admission: $20 advance sale
$16 senior/students w/valid ID

Jaan R. Freeman

(Founding/Artistic Director of Dakshina Palli, Inc. NYC)

Mr. freeman has been studying bharatanatyam in the T. Balasaraswati Sampradaya since 1995. He has been studying in the USA, India and Montreal. Freeman is a disciple of Smt. Nandini Ramani and Smt. Priyamvada Sankar, both senior disciples of T. Balasaraswati. Mr. Freeman had his bharatanatyam arangetram (graduation) in 2005 at the historical Henry Street Settlement Playhouse Theater in N.Y. Freeman has performed Bharata Natyam at various venues and Temples throughout the US and was invited to perform for Dance Theater of Harlem’s Open House hosted by Arthur Mitchell and legendary Actress Ruby Dee. Freeman comes to Indian dance as a modern dancer who has performed and choreographed for the past 20 years in the USA. He has performed at the Kennedy Center, BAM, Lied Center of Nebraska, Madras Music Academy, NJPAC, Asia Society and Carnegie Hall among other celebrated venues. Freeman performed with the modern dance companies of The Martha Graham Ensemble, Battery Dance Company, Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Murray Louis and Dance Consort: Genius of Charles Weidman among other troops. Abroad, Freeman has taught modern dance in every major city in India since 1997 and many of his students perform with major companies throughout Europe. He has toured Sri Lanka, Poland and India. Freeman was in the original 1995 production of “Purush: Expressions of Man” which highlighted male dancers from India and the USA and was in the 1997 tour of “Songs of Tagore”, both presented by the Battery Dance Company. Mr. Freeman is currently touring with his solo bharata natyam program through out the United States. His program has reached San Francisco, Charleston- SC, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Rochester, Arlington- Massachusetts, Portland- Maine and Kentucky.

Manju Jois Teacher Training and Weekend Workshop at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park

Manju Jois Teacher Training & Workshop

TEACHER TRAINING:

February 14-18, 2011

In this intense week-long training, Manju will introduce and teach powerful healing elements and techniques that make up the Ashtanga System, including:

•The traditional Ashtanga Yoga practice, a series of asanas (postures) known as the Primary Series of Yoga Chikista (Yoga Healing), followed by the Intermediate Series entitled Nadi Shodhana (Nerve Cleansing). Daily Practice of the asana purifies the mind and body while also healing the nervous system.
•The Nadi Shodhana Pranyama’s traditional breathing exercises, taught using original Sanskrit so that students will benefit from the traditional form.
•Vedic peace chants (Shanti Mantras)
•Meditation practice (concluding each day)
Teacher Training will begin Monday, February 14th and run through Friday, February 18th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day (6 hours per day) with a two-hour lunch break and typically includes:
•2 Hours of practice every day
•1 hour of hands on training
•Breathing exercises
•Vedic Chanting training
•Pranayama
•Yoga Therapy (includes teaching adjustments)
•Questions & Answers

Students Should Bring: A well hydrated and well rested body, refraining from eating at least 2 hours prior to the workshop. When eating, select foods like fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains. Low acidic food choices are optimum. Wear loose comfortable clothes. Bring your own mat, towel, and an open mind, body and spirit. COST: $750

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Manju Jois’ dedicated life long mission is to provide training for students and teachers in the ancient traditions of authentic Ashtanga Yoga. He is honored to offer guidance to all who wish to learn and benefit from Ashtanga Yoga’s ancient and time-honored practices. By the end of this week, each student should be able to present the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga in the traditional form (using Sanskrit commands) as well as teach some of the fundamental pranayamas and chants.

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WEEKEND WORKSHOP:

February 18-20th, 2011

Full Weekend: $175.00

Friday Evening: 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Ashtanga Introductory Class (light practice), Pranayama, Chanting, Discussion / Questions & Answers

$45.00

Saturday morning: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm: Led Class, Primary Series; followed by 1-hour lunch break

$40.00

Saturday afternoon: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm: Pranayama, Chants, Discussion / Questions & Answers.

$40.00

Sunday afternoon: 12:00-2:00pm - followed by a 15-minute break - Mysore Class (Manju will assist with postures)

$40.00

Sunday afternoon: 2:15-3:45pm: Pranayama, Chants, Discussion / Questions & Answers / Farewells & Pictures
$40.00

Students Should Bring:A well hydrated and well rested body, refraining from eating at least 2 hours prior to the workshop. When eating, select foods like fresh fruit, vegetables, whole grains. Low acidic food choices are optimum. Wear loose comfortable clothes. Bring your own mat, towel, and an open mind, body and spirit. COST: $175

weekend workshop

If you opt to do the teacher training and weekend workshop you will receive a $100.00 discount. Week Long Teacher Training and Weekend Workshop will both take place at The Yoga Shala 927 North Pennsylvania Avenue Winter Park, Florida 32789 407-506-4626 www.theyogashala.org

Teacher Training and Weekend Workshop