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Guru Poornima photos  The annual full-moon celebration in honor of our teachers had dozens of attendees and was webcast live (a copy of this webcast is available for viewing anytime at lwww.livestream.com/northamericangurukul).  Lalita shared the photos she took of this memorable event:

altar for the Guru Poornima 2010 celebration

The bricks around the kund (fire pit) were decorated with chalk artwork, fresh flowers, and lamps containing ghee (clarified butter)

Swami Atmarupa, President of the Board of Directors of North American Gurukul and Director of Atma Center, led the festivites

Swami Atmarupa led the chanting and other havan activities.

Jigansu Poornamurti honors the teachers in his lineage: Sivananda, Satyananda, and Niranjanananda

Jignasu Poornamurti helped lead the Guru Strotram chanting and placed samaghri into the flames.

Teacher Training 1 photos

students in Yoga Academy of North America's 2010 Teacher Training 1

This year's group included (back row, from left to right):  Navvaratri (Texas), Poornamurti (Cleveland area), Savitrimurti (Bulgaria), Caitlin (Cleveland area), Kathleen (Kuwait), Cherryl (Washington, D.C.), and Marjolein (Netherlands).  Front row, from left: Sattwa (Hungary), Alice (California), Tejomaya (Bulgaria), Erin (Oregon), and Michelle (Cleveland area)

safety and knowledge of functional anatomy are key parts of training in Satyananda Yoga instruction

Kathleen works on her alignment in a quadriceps stretch.

instructors from other Satyananda Yoga Academies help teach courses in the US

Kaanchan Adhikary, who has taught at other Satyananda Yoga Academies, flew in from Austin to help instruct the course.

an international group of students practice Satyananda Yoga together

Sattwa, Poornamurti, and Tejomaya practice in a class taught by one of their fellow TT1 students.

 

A new yogi!   Atma Center student Alyssa announced the birth of her son, Isaac, on June 23.  He was 7 lbs, 5 oz and 20 inches long.  Alyssa writes, "Yoga definitely helped me through the labor part, I really enjoyed the prenatal class."  Congratulations, Alyssa!

Yogic Studies 1 pictures  The June Yogic Studies 1 module attracted students from as far away as South America!  It was a fantastic group.  Here are some photos:

Luisa, a participant in the Yogic Studies program offered through Yoga Academy of North America

Luisa travelled all the way from Venezuela to join Yogic Studies 1!

Jill and Vibhav, students of Satyananda Yoga

Jill (from the Cleveland area) and Vibhav (from Michigan) work together on a class project

 

Students and teachers from the Saytnanda tradition's Yogic Studies 1

The fabulous summer 2010 Yogic Studies 1 group!

 

Mobile Yoga, developed by Atma Center student & instructor Kris Fondran, combines the flexibility, balance and relaxation aspects of yoga with the cardiovascular workout of inline skating.  Mobile Yoga is getting a lot of publicity - it's been written up in Yoga Journal and now by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.  Kudos, Kris!

Themes for current classes   Curious about what's being taught in some of our classes?  Check the list below:

Meditation: stretch with a few asana, calm down with a breathing practice (pranayama), enjoy a brief Antar Mouna to release the mind from its distractions (pratyahara), and finish with hridayakasha dharana, a meditation technique to relieve emotional tension

Stressbusters:  Stress Management and the Chakras: the prana vayus (energy levels of the body & mind), including a basic prana vidya meditation

Maitri's YouTube debut.   See Maitri do her favorite pose on command!  Next goal - the full sun salutation....

 


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