New Classes to kick off 2012!
Now that we have enjoyed a festive christmas season its time to turn towards establishing our new year foundation that supports us.
A new Beginners class open to all is starting Wednesday January 25th, 6.30 - 7.30pm. If you have been thinking of starting yoga or revisit yoga this is the class for you! Enquiries welcome.
Relaxation Thursday 6.30 - 7.30pm, Feb 2nd to March 1st. A gentle way to start the year and reduce the effects of a stressful environment. Slow movements that focus on relaxing and unwinding the body while connecting to the breath. Using the breath that helps clean the mind inviting a more peaceful state. Bookings welcome.
NEW COURSES AND SEMINARS IN 2012:
HIS MASTER'S VOICE 29 March to 01 April 2012
An Advanced yoga intensive with Dr Kausthub Desikachar.
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali are the source and origin of yoga philosophy, and also it's most important reference text.Yogacharya Sri T Krishnamacharya not only understood the depth of these text but also made it practically applicable throughout the domains of health, healing and spirituality.
In this first and ongoing series of seminars, Kausthub Desikachar, Krishnamacharya's grandson will present these teachings, taking each sutra word by word and discuss in length, Chapter one and Two.
For further information please email us directly : visokava@yahoo.com
Or register online at Khyf.net
YOGA THERAPY MASTER CLASSES 2 - 3 APRIL
DIABETES...........ANXIETY & DEPRESSION The pathology of these two illnesses will be discussed in detail and trhe approach of understanding it from the traditional perspective of Yoga and Ayurveda. The approach of individualized Yoga Therapy to aid the subjects suffering from these illnesses will be discussed. These classes will involve both theoretical and practical presentations.
These classes are open to registered Khyf Teachers and Therapists. However medical and other health care providers with a genuine interest will be considered.
For more information please contact Barbara Brian by email barbarabrian@bigpond.com or register directly through khyf.net
Yoga Makaranda : The Nectar of Yoga
Every epoch goes through myriad changes. Sometimes positive, while at other moments, negative. In conventional Indian thinking, there exists a belief that whenever a dark period dominates, it heralds the time for a shining light to emerge.
The beginning of the twentieth century saw such a light in Yogäcärya Tirumalai Krishnamacharya. Born at a time when traditional knowledge systems were becoming obsolete, he restored Yoga to its former glory, through his dedication, hard work and creativity. His innovations in the domains of health, healing and spirituality have pioneered the entry of Yoga, once an exclusive practice of the mystics, into every household of our time. A prolific writer, he wrote numerous books and articles on various topics of classical Indian Philosophy.
Yoga Makaranda was Krishnamacharya’s first book on the topic of Yoga, published originally in the Kannada language in 1934. This book was one of the very few available at that time, and also the first one to present the practice of Äsana-s in a sequential manner (Vinyäsa-krama), a method unknown at that time to the general public. It brought a sense of wonder to the people of that generation, and became the main inspiration for many styles of Yoga, that have sustained to the current day.
This English version, translated by TKV Desikachar, son and long time pupil of Krishnamacharya, opens the doors to international readers to access some of the earliest teachings of Krishnamacharya. It features ninety nine archival images of the master himself, and some of his students at that time, as well as beautifully illustrated sequences of the postures listed. It also includes expository notes, that provide a profound and erudite understanding of the text.
