NOTICEBOARD 32 - Announcements for the yoga community from Purple Valley Yoga Centre, Goa, India

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NOTICEBOARD of YOGA COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS and NEWSLETTER with the compliments

of PURPLE VALLEY DROP-IN YOGA CENTRE, ANJUNA, GOA (www.yogagoa.com) where

Ashtanga Vinyasa enthusiasts and friends gather to practise, learn, teach, chat

and relax.

 

PURPLE VALLEY NEWSLETTER

We are pleased to announce that our easy Package Deals for the next season have

been extended to include a new venue – the Yogamagic Canvas Hotel, which is 5

minutes walk from the Purple Valley shala and offers luxury tented accommodation

for yogis. We will also be offering our usual packages of unlimited yoga,

transfers and accommodation at The Hotel Bougainvillea, Palacette Rodrigues

(traditional Goan guest house) and Coutinos Nest (two star guest house), but the

news that Yogamagic Canvas Hotel is being created by yogis for yogis, and will

offer a great place to stay and chill during your stay in Goa. Details, prices

and our on-line booking process for Package Deals are still being finalised, but

watch this space. You will be able to pay by one Visa transaction and have a

choice of accommodation at a broad selection of venues. The Yogamagic anvas

Hotel promises a perfect place for yogis to stay in a mini-yoga community, a

stone's throw from Purple Valley. More details !

to follow.

 

We also have a great new travel agent for anyone trying to put together a travel

itinerary, from anywhere in the world to India, Mysore and Goa. Contact

travelandgoa and they will be able to help and advise you – there is

also a link through our side www.yogagoa.com

 

NOTICEBOARD 1

Om, Greetings from The Yoga Shop in Scotland to managers of yoga centres,

retreats and yoga teachers around the world.

We are currently looking for a small number of centres / teachers to distribute

the inspirational range of Ashtanga books, videos and practice aids by David

Swenson, Richard Freeman, Shiva Rea and Pattabhi Jois. As well as giving your

students direct access to the best instructional Ashtanga material available, it

also offers you the opportunity to bring in some additional income to support

your centre and teachings.

We are able to offer up to 40% discount rates with some additional incentives on

David’s new Practice Cards. If you would like more information or to discuss

further please contact nala Namaste Nala Unger, Marketing, The Yoga Shop http://www.theyogashop.co.uk

 

NOTICEBOARD 2

www.yogamatters.com is offering a 10% discount for all Purple Valley

Noticeboard readers. Yogamatters offer yoga goods for worldwide delivery

including the new spring range of prAna clothing, cotton mats and amazing audio

CDs. Visit www.yogamatters.com and enter YOGAGOA in the checkout comments

box for a 10% discount! (This will not show on screen but will be deducted from

your payment.) Great value yoga props, clothes media and gifts

www.yogamatters.com

 

NOTICEBOARD 3

Hamish Hendry and Anna Wise are organising Guruji's visit to the UK in the

autumn and bookings for the UK leg of the next tour can only be made through

them via www.astangayogalondon.com. Please go to that site if you want details

of the tour or to book a space.

 

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Karma is not just for Hindus and hippies. It's not necessarily about past lives,

reincarnation or any specific spiritual or religious belief. Plain and simple,

Karma means cause and effect - you do something and other things happen as a

result of your actions. Are you creating karmic debts or credits?

http://www.allspiritfitness.com/library/features/aa091401b.shtml

 

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Ashtanga Teacher Training at The Yoga Farm, Penzance, Cornwall with Elizabeth

Connolly, starts 25th August . Registered with Yoga Alliance. This is a Level

I Yoga Teacher Certification Course requiring 200 hours of rigorous study taught

in 6 blocks of 5 day intensives over a period of 6 months. Details of course

and booking at www.yogafarm.co.uk or e-mail: yogafarm

 

NOTICEBOARD 6

Featured Pose: Anjali Mudra (Salutation Seal)

Practicing Anjali Mudra is an excellent way to induce a meditative state of

awareness. http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/484_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv48

 

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David Swenson on His Teacher, Pattabhi Jois

"Jois says, 99 percent practice, 1 percent theory. Yoga takes care of you if you

stick with it. You start to sense what's right and what's wrong, and you follow

a path of moral living and meditation because it feels right. The answers are in

the practice, and the practice never judges you. It's ready when you are." Read

more about Ashtanga teacher David Swenson:

http://www.yogajournal.com/views/610_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv48

 

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Ayurvedic massage training with the masters Subuddha and Sangeeta 1-11 July.

Accommodation can be arranged. Details at www.yogafarm.co.uk Visit

www.back2thebody.com for details. 'Massage is something that you can start

learning but you can never finish. It goes on and on, and the experience becomes

continuously deeper and deeper. Learn the techniques and then forget it. Just

feel and move by feeling. When you learn deeply, ninety per cent of the work is

done by love, ten percent by the technique. The whole body becomes the keys of

an organ and you can feel that a harmony is created inside the body. Not only

will the person being massaged be helped, but you the masseur will be too.'

Osho.

 

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Weekend of Ashtanga yoga with Danny Paradise 5-7 September. Details at

www.yogafarm.co.uk e-mail: yogafarm

 

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Yoga Holiday in Analucia in October/November with Sue Pennington, a dedicated

practitioner for 25 years and a teacher since 1984. Sue is also an

acupuncturist and massage therapist. There will be ample opportunity to either

relax and do very little or to go off on excursions. For more details or to

book your place Sue Pennington email suepennington

 

NOTICEBOARD

Dear Friends, Our Grand Opening Bash and Tasting will be Saturday Night May

31st, 2003 at Miami Yogashala, Miami Beach, 7pm-10pm Be There! Fred, Paul,

Sunshine, and AJ, cordially invite you to celebrate with us this occasion which

is truly worthy of celebration. Please join us. AJ's Band - DJ Spam and the

Allstars will be playing. www.foodwithoutfire.com

Blessings, Fred and Paul

 

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Esther Myers on Vanda Scaravelli

"I think it's the combination of power and fluidity. There are strong practices

like Ashtanga, and then there's Kripalu, which is a much softer approach. But

this is dynamic and powerful, and soft and fluid. I think it's very feminine.

It's got a quality of spontaneous emerging that's sort of rare in the yoga

world." . http://www.yogajournal.com/views/569_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv48

 

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The Dance: I have sent you my invitation, the note inscribed on the palm of my

hand by the fire of living.. Don’t jump up and shout, “Yes, this is what I

want! Let’s do it!”

Just stand up and dance with me. Show me how you follow your deepest desires,

spiralling down into the ache within the ache, and I will show you how I reached

inward and open outward to feel the kiss of Mystery, sweet lips on my own, every

day.

Don’t tell me you want to hold the whole world in your heart. Show me how you

turn away from making another wrong without abandoning yourself when you are

hurt and afraid of being unloved. Tell me a story of who you are, and see who I

am in the stories I am living.

And together we will remember that each of us always has a choice.

Don’t tell me how wonderful things will be . . . someday. Show me you can risk

being completely at peace, truly okay with the way things are right now in this

moment, and again in the next and the next and the next . . . For more info

email the Denver Psychotherapy and Consultation service at

dpscinfo

 

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Yoga with Ervin - one week intensive summer courses in Coventry, UK

The 'Ashtanga Yoga Summer School' with Ervin in August.

One Week Intensive Beginners Course, and One Week Intensive Improvers Course in

August. For further information and booking Email ervin

Website www.freeflowyoga.co.uk

 

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Going to Purple Valley in Goa next season? As an alternative to Purple Valley’s

own Package Deals, charter company Travelpack has just launched its new season

brochure and is offering flights and accommodation at the Marinha Dourada resort

hotel, in Arpora, only 2kms from Purple Valley. Motorbikes and scooters are

available locally for hire, or taxis can take you to daily class, and to the

beaches and the local sights. Enquire through www.travelpack.co.uk

Connections with flights from rest of the world and throughout India.

 

NOTICEBOARD 15

In Her Father's Light

Yoga Journal talks with Geeta Iyengar on healing, discipline, and life under the

light of her famous father, B.K.S. Iyengar.

http://www.yogajournal.com/views/576_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv48

 

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7-Day Yoga Workshop in The Burren Ireland with Granville Cousins:

Granville will be teaching this workshop from 4th - 11th July, 2003.. For more

information about this fabulous week long workshop visit my Website:

www.yogawithgranville.com and navigate to the WORKSHOPS page. Love and Light,

Granville

Email to: granville

 

NOTICEBOARD 17

Yoga and Health magazine (formerly Yoga Today) now has a web site at

www.yogaandhealthmag.couk

 

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Weekend yoga retreats in beautiful Cornwall with four yoga classes, pranayama,

meditation, accommodation and organic, vegetarian food. Chavutti Thirumal and

Thai massage available. 20-22 June 18-20 July 8-10 August

www.yogafarm.co.uk or e-mail: yogafarm

 

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Dear friends, We are Swami Brahmananda and Swami Dharmavati (Ed and Deb

Shapiro). We are authors and workshop leaders and travel worldwide teaching

meditation and

the various yogas.... look us up on our website www.SamadhiWorldwide.com

We have written books with Sri Swami Satchidananda and trained in India with

Paramahamsa Satyananda.... since 1969 Brahmananda Swami (Ed Shapiro) has been

involved with creating new venues for the spread of Yoga worldwide and they as a

team have worked with and written books with HH the Dalai Lama, President

Gorbachev, Paul McCartney, Richard Gere, Bernie Siegel, Marrianne Williamson,

Archbishop Tutu, President Vaclav Havel, Stephen

Levine and other luminaries. They are consultants to Orange Mobile phone and

write their daily message called the Orange chillout Moment. We are available to

teach in India and have been invited as V.I.P. guests of the Indian government.

In Service, Treasure yourself, Brahmananda Swami (Ed Shapiro)

SAMADHI

 

NOTICEBOARD 20

The new Yoga Everywhere e-Newsletter is available by emailing

megan This month's topics include...

Following the Breath by Thich Nhat Hanh

Yoga, Is It Affordable? by Janet Schriever

Ayurvedic Awareness - Spring by Venkat and Christine Machiraju

Spirituality Article 6- How to Lead a Spiritual Life or How to be Spiritual -

Bhaktiyoga by Neel Kulkarni

Download from http://www.yogaeverywhere.com/eNews/april2003.htm

OM shanti, Megan McCarver www.yogaeverywhere.com

 

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Women’s Retreat in New Mexico July 2003….YOGAMOVES in Santa Fe NEW MEXICO at Ojo

Caliente hot springs July 11- 13 with Rima Miller includes hot springs, a wrap

and yoga! Also co-ed Cape Cod Retreat September 1-7 in Welfleet, Massachusetts

right on the ocean.

The studio is available for rental December 20, 2003-Jan 3, 2004. New Mexico

is a great place to offer your intensive and this studio comes equipped with

mats, blankets etc... If you are interested. email: rimamiller

 

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Ask An Expert: Aadil Palkhivala

Iyengar teacher and Ayurvedic practitioner Aadil Palkhivala gives advice on

eating well to support your yoga practice.

http://www.yogajournal/com/practice/697_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv49

 

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Greetings from Chip Hartranft and The Arlington Center, Arlington near Boston!

Here are a few of our upcoming events - for information, contact The Arlington

Center at www.arlingtoncenter.org:

Saturday, May 31, THE HEART AWAKENS IN SPRING: Moving Into Backbends with Liz

Owen

Saturday, May 31, THE ECSTASY OF CHANTING Kirtan in the Siddha Yoga

tradition, with live music led by Richard Davis. No experience necessary!

Friday, June 6, DHARMA FILM: Doing Time, Doing Vipassana Film and discussion

including meditation instruction and practice. CE Discussants: Bill & Susan

Morgan.

Saturday, June 7, 1-4 pm THE WISDOM OF THE BODY: Understanding Your

Constitution Through Ayurveda, with Devender Singh MD Friday, June 13

THE YOGA OF AWAKENING: a talk & book signing by Chip Hartranft, author of The

Yoga-Sutra of Patañjali: a new translation with commentary (Shambhala, 2003)

Join Chip Hartranft, director of The Arlington Center, at Unicorn Books for an

exploration of the meditative roots of classical yoga as practiced and taught by

Patañjali and the Buddha. Free.

Sat, June 14 and Sun, June 15 THE YOGA-SUTRA OF PATANJALI: Jewel Of The Yoga

Tradition. A survey of the definitive text of classical yoga, using discourse

and practice to place the Yoga-Sutra in the context of India's wisdom traditions

from Vedic times to the present.

Sunday, June 29, A DAY OF AWAKENING: Viniyoga & vipassana retreat with Matthew

Daniell Thanks for this great yoga resource! Chip Hartranft

chip

www.arlingtoncenter.org

 

NOTICEBOARD 24

Established Yoga Studio In Castro Valley, California For Sale. Eden Yoga and

Wellness, Website: http://www.eden-yoga.com. The current owner, Brianna Politzer

Stevens, is offering this retail business for sale so that she can pursue full

time other interests in the field of health and medical reporting. With over

1,100 students in the studio's database and about 650 active email addresses,

this well-known and established business is a great opportunity for an

owner/yoga instructor-operator. 1000 sq. ft. facility with beautiful wooden

floors, excellent climate control, high ceilings, storeroom and handicapped

bathroom. About 100 ft. of frontage on Lake Chabot Road. Triple-net lease with

excellent rental terms has 1 year, 6 months left on the agreement. Rent

increases with lease renewal are limited. Price $150,000.

 

NOTICEBOARD 25

Dominic Corigliano is doing a 3 day Ashtanga Intensive (June 13-15) in the San

Francisco Bay Area at Yoga is Youthfulness. There will be Primary Series, Intro

to Second Series and Mysore classes. Sign up online at:

http://www.yogaisyouth.com/community/workshops/dominic.htm"

Thank you! Philippe

 

NOTICEBOARD 26

New stocks of John Scott Shiva mat (all cotton, extra thick with line for

alignment) as demonstrated on John’s new DVD ‘Ashtanga Yoga’. Email

roger for delivery anywhere in the world. Visit

www.shivas-mat.com for details.

 

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Namaste Friends, I am pleased to announce the release of my new CD Drops of

Nectar. A wonderful home practice for relaxation, rejuvenation and to cultivate

the lunar bhava in your life. I hope you enjoy it! Many blessings, Shiva Rae

shiva For more information and to purchase the CD please log

onto www.soundstrue.com or www.amazon.com

 

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Dear Friends and Teacher Comrades:, Shiva-Shakti is a new clothing line for

yoga that I helped Marika design and is finally here! It is vibrant and moves

with you in practice and in life. It will be available at Sacred Movement and

LA Yoga Center in May. Our men’s line will be available next Summer to fulfil

the Shiva aspect of the Shakti. If you are a yoga teacher teaching in a studio

or have been in one of my teacher intensives, you can register for Marika’s

Instructor Program and receive Shiva-Shakti for wholesale cost. Please contact

Kristen Paquette, Marketing Coordinator at Marika at kpaquette or

email shivarae

 

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Join us for a week in Tuscany, July 12 -19, with Suddha Weixler, N.U. Yoga

Center, Chicago. www.yogamind.com Suddha Weixler

 

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There are two exciting events coming up in The Golden City, just outside

Chennai, India, in August:

1. The Experience Festival Vedic Sciences, Yoga, Meditation, Satsangs,

Enlightenment, Ayurveda, Vasthu, Shristi – the art of parenting, Female

Spirituality and more

August 2-8 2003 The Experience Festival is an odyssey in spiritual wisdom

teachings with the roots in ancient cultures, lectures in related sciences,

experiential workshops and whatever that inspires the body, mind and spirit.

2. The World University of Consciousness August 9-17 2003

The World University is an Educational and Scientific institution dedicated to

the rediscovery, documentation and teaching of wisdoms and sciences developed by

ancient cultures from around the world. For more information:

www.experiencefestival.com For any questions:

pierre.camilo

 

NOTICEBOARD 32

The Experience Newsletter The Experience Newsletter is a biweekly publication

presenting the Experience Festival and The World University of Consciousness.

Content includes: 1. Enlightenment 1 Excerpt from a longer interview published

on the website. Samadarshini is one of the most prominent representatives of the

Golden Age Foundation, an organisation with the mission to lead mankind into the

Golden Age.

2. Enlightenment 2 Another very prominent representative of the Golden Age

Foundation is Ananda Giri. Also this is an excerpt with the full interview on

the website.

3. Medical Astrology Article by Ingrid Naiman an expert on medical astrology.

4. Vasthu, Geobiology and Geomancy Dr Prabhat Poddar, who will be presenting

Vasthu and Geobiology, is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, a

leading international Vasthu consultant, geobiologist, engineer, architectural

consultant and practitioner of geomancy (an ancient form of divination). He is

also the mastermind behind the construction of Shakti Staala, the huge temple in

The Golden City where it will constantly be 5.000 in meditation

5. Nostradamus Dr Turi, a well renowned expert on Nostradamus and famous for

having numerous correct astrologically based predictions.

http://www.experiencefestival.com/downloads/Newsletter_Nr3_2003.pdf

 

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Namaste! Join us for one of our summer retreats held in a variety of sacred

retreat centers in some of the most beautiful places on the globe. The theme

for the 2003 summer retreats is Rasa Vinyasa: Savouring the Essence of Yoga –

an integration of yoga, the arts and Ayurveda for rejuvenation and

all-permeating vitality. Infinite Blessings... Shiva shiva

or www.cascadeyoga.com or email info.

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John Friend

"I used to set physical goals all the time...Although I was able to achieve

these goals, I realized that it didn't help me to be any nicer or kinder. Those

physical goals aren't wrong they cultivate will and steadfastness but now my

goal is more: Can I let the goodness of my heart really penetrate every part of

my body?" The founder of Anusara Yoga talks about what it means to "flow with

grace." http://www.yogajournal.com/views/338_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv48

 

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Ayurveda and Yoga Summer retreat with Dharmanidhi Sarasvati June 9 - 15th at

Camp Wasewagan in the San Bernardino National Forest (Childcare available)

This retreat is going to be a wonderful experience learning how to integrate

Ayurveda into your Yoga practice and into your daily life. Dr. Dharmanidhi

Sarasvati will be teaching the Ayurvedic Theory of constitutional specificity

and how to detect your moment to moment state of balance or imbalance. You will

also learn how to maintain healthy balance or correct an imbalance using

Ayurvedic approaches to asana, pranayama, diet, cooking, herbal medicines, and

lifestyle.

For more information and to register please contact Uma Inder at

uma_inder or Daphne at daphnetse or

shiva.

 

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Yoga retreat in Peru this coming September: Yoga in the Magic Land of the

Incas-Peru with Nadia Narain. 15 day trip inclusive of 10 day yoga retreat held

in a beautiful Andean Healing centre in the Sacred Valley of the Incas - Cusco

with easy access to all archaeological sites. We can organize horse riding

through the Andes, cycling and many more interesting and exciting things. Our

web site is: www.peruyoga.com

 

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Yoga Teachers please note that a second retreat centre in the Sacred Valley of

the

Incas is opening soon. From 2003 we will have a amazing rural yoga retreat

built on 18 and half acres of farming land, surrounded by eucalyptus trees, own

orchard so you can pick your own fruits and vegetables . The views from each

room are spectacular. We organize tailor made trips to Peru if people what to

stay longer and visit the jungle or other amazing places Peru has to offer.

www.peruyoga.com apu_pyr Deborah ( APU Peruvian Yoga Retreats)

 

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Howdy! Academy of Yoga in USA, "an adventure in human potential", is offering a

Teacher Training Course, 7-week intensive - 200 hours, Yoga Alliance, Monday,

June 2 to Monday, July 21, 2003. Join us at the Academy of Yoga on our summer

2003 Teacher Training Course for seven weeks of intensive study with certified

Iyengar Yoga Teacher (Intermediate Level III) James E. Bryan R.Y.T. Academy of

Yoga, Grand Junction, Colorado, 81501, USA, email: info,

Website: www.academyofyoga.com

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Ashtanga Yoga Academy, Australia, Intensive Yoga Teacher Training Course, Yoga

Alliance, accredited, Monday, June 2, to Thursday, July 26, 2003. Join us at

the Ashtanga Yoga Academy for this Teacher Training Intensive for 8 weeks with

Nicky Knoff, certified Iyengar Senior Intermediate Level III, P.O. Box 139H,

Edge Hill, Cairns, Qld., 4870, Australia. email: info, URL;

www.yoga8.com Thank you, Shivaas te santu panthaanah - peaceful be your

pathways, Nicky Knoff.

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Ashtanga Workshop in Paris: Dear Yogis, We are organizing a Workshop in

Paris for 3 days with international teachers Darby & Joanne from Canada and

Mysore. To register please mail at shantiyogis Yours in Yoga Namaste

Nicolas & Linda Nicolas Shanti nicoyogi

 

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One week Intensives with Ashtanga yoga master ManjuPattabhi Jois in NYC at Shiva

Yogashala. 2nd week of September and 3rd week of October. Monday thru Friday

11am-3pm each day. Go to www.shivayogashala.com or email Patti Perez

shivashala

 

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Dear Pure Yogis,

Level II Teacher Training – Just a reminder that registration for Level II

Teacher Training at the Himalayan Institute in Pennsylvania has already begun

and space is filling fast. If you are interested please email Rod Stryker

rod at the Pure Yoga office.

 

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Featured Pose: Salamba Sarvangasana (Shoulderstand)

If done correctly, Shoulderstand offers a host of benefits including improved

digestion and elimination, relief from stress and mild depression, stimulation

of the thyroid gland, and more.

http://www.yogajournal/com/poses/480_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv49

 

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ASHTANGA YOGA, MEDITATION WEEKEND with NAWAJOYTI

24-26 October 2003, Cressbrook Hall, Peak District National Park, UK

Nawajoyti is an experienced practitioner and teacher of Ashtanga and Satyananda

yoga. Whilst the movement of Ashtanga is challenging and dynamic, Satyananda

yoga

focuses on linking breath, sound and movement to still the mind for meditation.

In order

to maintain the meditative quality of the morning practice and take advantage of

the

beautiful surroundings, there will be an optional hike by a qualified guide in

the

afternoons. Please contact me, Jacqui Sread at beyond on email:

beyondretreats

 

NOTICEBOARD 45

The Search for Enlightenment

A discussion with prominent teachers and scholars Sylvia Boorstein, John Friend,

Patricia Walden, Sally Kempton, and Stephen Cope to examine their perspective on

enlightenment. http://www.yogajournal.com/meditation/750_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv48

 

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Dear Pure Yogis and friends, Provence Retreat cancellation. It is with regret

that I have to inform you all that the Provence retreat has been cancelled. Rod

is scheduled to do a Pure Yoga Intensive though in England in August (15 - 20,

2003). For more information and registration for this event, please visit

www.thelifecentre.org . For those of you who have already put down your deposits

for the Provence retreat, we will gladly either credit it back to your account

or forward that over to another retreat. If you have any questions, please feel

free to email rod

 

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Greetings: Spring in the mountains has the pasque flowers blooming and the snows

still blocking the higher trails. In the high country all the elements remind us

of a more natural state of Being, a sense of harmony and order sometimes clouded

by our pace of life.

This month's journal continues with the teachings of Manan, and the message

seems as clear as if it was delivered to us yesterday.

http://www.dailyzen.com/journal.asp

Enjoy the Spring or Fall wherever you are. Get outside and remember the vastness

that naturally surrounds us! Stream Listening, The Monkess

 

NOTICEBOARD 48

PILATES MATWORK TEACHER TRAINING with TOM McCOOK at Mountain View Californai,

May 30 - June 1 There is still space available for Tom's upcoming Initiation

101, a 15-hour Pilates Matwork course taught over 3 days. Whether you're

interested in becoming a Pilates teacher or want to deepen your understanding of

the Pilates Matwork, Initiation 101 is an excellent starting point! You will

learn to teach Pilates Mat classes using the original exercises developed by

Joseph Pilates. You'll learn to develop exercise prescriptions by seeing body

positioning, movement misalignment and faulty posture. You'll learn to teach

exciting, total-body floor workouts from the original Pilates Mat Exercises. And

you'll learn biomechanics, muscle patterns and exercise principles. Contact

info or karen Visit our web site

at http://centerofbalance.com

 

NOTICEBOARD 49

House Exchange: House in the Caribbean available for exchange -

Antigua based Yogi with amazing house overlooking pristine hills and Caribbean

Sea would like to do a house exchange. This two bedroom open style house is

very private and quiet. There is a huge veranda and private stairway to sea. It

is the perfect place to mediate or practice yoga. I am open to exchanges during

the summer and next winter. Please contact Jennifer Meranto at

merantoj for more information.

 

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In the Ashtanga tradition, there should be no classes on Moon days. Moon days

are considered to be inauspicious days for many types of activities, including

yoga practice. Moon days for May are Thursday May 1, Thursday May 15, and

Friday, May 30. There will be no Mysore classes on these days at Yoga East,

Kentucky. laura

 

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Yoga East has just received the disappointing news that Sharath’s wife was

unable to obtain a visa for the trip to USA. This means that Sharath will have

to come to Kentucky by himself. Laura says, ‘We hope that his wife and daughter

will be able to join him on his next trip, and in the meantime we hope that all

our regular and visiting Ashtangis will give Sharath a great welcome and make

the trip worth his while. Please let us know if you are planning to attend.’

Laura Spalding laura

 

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Discover Your Dosha

Analyzing everything from teeth and nails to temperament and sleep habits can

help you identify your Ayurvedic constitution.

http://www.yogajournal/com/health/498_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv49

 

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Insight: Robert Svoboda

"There are basically two ways to deal with vata. One is to lead a focused and

abstemious lifestyle. The other is to lead a lifestyle of spontaneity, to do

what your body tells you to do. But to control vata with spontaneity you must

always listen carefully to the body and obey its wishes; your mind may give your

body the wrong signals." From Talking Shop with Robert Svoboda

http://www.yogajournal/com/views/332_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv49

 

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The Dosha Balancing Diet

The Ayurvedic approach to eating allows us to make intelligent food choices,

avoid cravings, and satisfy our hunger.

http://www.yogajournal/com/health/464_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv49

 

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Ayurveda and Asana

Have you ever wondered why some yoga poses seem to leave you calm, centered, and

balanced, while others make you agitated, sore, and off-center? Ayurveda can

shed light on the practice of yoga.

http://www.yogajournal/com/health/55_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv49

 

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Gut Feelings

Applying Ayurvedic wisdom to your yoga practice can help relieve digestive

problems. http://www.yogajournal/com/health/119_1.cfm?ctsrc=nlv49

 

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Meditainment is new relaxation and wellbeing experience that has associated

health and wellbeing benefits. Based upon Computer Aided Meditation (CAM), it

ties in with the fact that people want to take better care of themselves but

rarely have the time to do so – especially those with hectic career and social

lives…

Meditainment.com is a positive new relaxation experience that provides users

with accessible, totally personalised, 'bite size' guided meditational journeys

that can be used as an aid for personal development and life enhancement. Find

out more at www.meditainment.com or email scottking

 

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Y+ Yoga Center, Shanghai's premier yoga studio is looking for an ashtanga

vinyasa instructor (short/long term). Please send an email to

info for more details. www.yplus.com.cn. Irene Lee

<irene

 

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Mind Body Spirit Festival London SW1 Sun 25 May to 1 June at the Royal

Horticultural Halls, presenting alternatives for personal development and

spiritual well-being from around the world. Workshop presenters include Dr

Doreen Virtue, Diana Cooper, Chris James, Donna Eden. Free meditation room by

the British Johrei Society. Daily concerts include Julie Felix, Bliss, Chris

Jagger. Also on stage: yoga, shiatsu, tai chi, capoeiora. Late night Thursday

with Yoga Rave. Over 100 exhibitors inc Ayurveda, feminenza, healing, astrology

& aura photography. Visit www.mbsfestival.com

 

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Fri 6 June Body, Heart & Soul with Alan Lowen Sexual loving, intimate

relating and the essence of Tantra. Workshop in Somerset UK 6 - 12 June. Learn

to enjoy and honour your man- or woman-hood, step by step reclaiming the

intrinsic innocence and beauty of your sexual nature on a journey of healing,

celebration and awakening. www.artofbeing.com

 

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Ayurveda Holidays Special summer discounts are being offered by the pioneers of

Ayurveda Resorts in Sri Lanka. Visit www.barberynresorts.com

 

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Peligoni Elysian Holidays - At Peligoni Club you can de-stress in a friendly

houseparty atmosphere in idyllic Elysian surroundings, in the warmth of the

Greek sun. The emphasis is on restoring your energy by relaxing and having fun

with music, laughter, meditation, swimming, massage, Yoga, self-improvement

workshops and guided walks in the mountains - all optional. Ideal for men, as

well as women, with watersports included: sail and windsurf with instruction,

play tennis, piano, guitar or backgammon. Socialise as little or as much as you

like. Professional leaders organise and support the group - rest assured you

will not be on your own, but in a safe and trusting environment. They also have

specialist weeks with music, dance, health & fitness, backgammon or creative

writing. Peligoni offers delicious fresh food with vegetarian choices. You'll

see rural Greece and feel well restored when you leave. There are special

offers for holidays in June. For a brochure visit www.pe!

ligoni.com

 

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Turkey & France Holidays Huzur Vadisi has been running alternative holidays for

nine years in peaceful, rural south-western Turkey - off the beaten track and

very quiet, and yet not far from a charming village with pretty seafront, shops

and restaurants. In a beautiful pine forested valley, Huzur Vadisi is a lovely

restored farmstead with swimming pool. Yoga, dance, and walking holidays -

numbers limited to twenty. You can be assured of a very warm welcome in Turkey

where guests always comment on the openness and hospitality of the Turkish

people. 'Huzur Vadisi is my favourite yoga holiday destination. The facilities

are unique, the valley peaceful, the food excellent and the staff friendly and

helpful.' Simon Low, Triyoga Centre. New this year, holidays in France (yoga

and creative writing) at a lovely manor in a region described in the Lonely

Planet as 'undisturbed, tranquil, beautiful and very restoring.' Brochure

www.huzurvadisi.com

 

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Relaxation Weekends The Orange Tree is a converted guesthouse, set in a

stunningly beautiful, tranquil location and delightfully situated in the heart

of the unspoilt North Yorkshire Moors. They specialise in complete de-stressing

Relaxation Weekends, now offering a programme of relaxation sessions combined

with wonderful walks, great food and wine. Optional treatments include massage,

champissage, reflexology and Hopi ear candles, and use of the sauna is also

included. With just seven bedrooms, they cater for between two people to a

maximum of 15, and the atmosphere is homely and informal. Six vegetarian meals

included in your two night stay from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon.

Email relax or visit www.theorangetree.com

 

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Esalen Massage in France Rejuvenating in the warm, nurturing environment of Ste

Trope in the South of France, participants will create a refuge for relaxation

to learn the intuitive skills of Esalen Massage. During these two six-day

workshops, the group will cultivate their natural healing skills practising the

ancient wisdom of touch. The fundamental purposes of Esalen Massage are to

relieve stress and muscular pain, to increase body awareness and equilibrium.

Special attention will be given to the awareness and development of Qi (life

force) energy. Time will also be spent in the study of the anatomical structures

of the physical body. Through touch and gentle pressure, Esalen Massage supports

the client in consciously understanding their habitual holding patterns (bodily

or otherwise) and the steps needed to change these chronic environmental

responses. Email info

 

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Jamaica Ashtanga Yoga Retreat 15 - 25 Jun Jamaica

Join Alexander Medin, one of three certified teachers in the UK, for an

inspiring opportunity to blend a reflective practice of yoga with the soothing

magic of Jamaica. Sunshine, serenity and love open to all. lafjam

www.goodhopejamaica.com

 

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Wilderness Therapy Jun - Sep Scotland

Lofty peaks, mountain trails, ocean vistas, isolated camping, wilderness and

adventure. Re-acquaint with your inner-self through safe, challenging and

enjoyably rewarding outdoor experiences, facilitated by Transactional Analysis

therapists. Walk and climb in the Cumbria Mountains or kayak the west coast of

Scotland. This is a wonderful opportunity to grow, change, reflect and relax.

Email www.recoveryandgrowth.co.uk

 

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Tranquillity Yoga Retreats Jun - Sep Europe / UK

Two daily classes in Hatha Yoga & meditation. Workshops in Partner Yoga,

massage, relaxation, Meditational Movement & Creative Communication. Traditional

Reiki courses and holistic treatments such as aromatherapy, Thai Massage,

LaStone therapy. Long weekend / week breaks in stunning locations including:

Welsh Brecon Beacons, Turkish mountains, Stockholm City, Cornish beaches. Down

to earth holidays, do as much or as little as you like - relaxing, rejuvenating

and inspiring. Contact Unity on email jodances75

 

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Discovering the Music in You 4 - 11 Sep Peligoni Club, Greece

Fun week of singing, percussion and dance brings out the musician in you.

Beginners welcome. Includes optional yoga, meditation, walks & sailing.

Houseparty atmosphere. Email Sarah

 

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Traditional Therapies in China 20 Oct - 4 Nov China

A magical journey from Beijing and Xian to the Tibetan lowlands. Examine

traditional therapies and healing in China. Contact Master Travel on email

tours

 

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Sacred Mexico Journey 1 - 22 Nov Mexico

The Shamanic School of Dreaming. Sacred temples of the earth. Ceremony in the

'Circle of Trust'. Opening to the wisdom of the Mayans and Toltecs, the

mountains, the jungle and the deep blue sea. Courses also in Britain..

www.dreamingcrystalskull.com

 

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Ayurvedic Medicine and Rituals 10 - 23 Nov Kerala, India

Examine Ayurvedic medicine, and the culture of Kerala. Enjoy yoga, meditation

and wonderful food and accommodation. For further details 6741 email

tours

 

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Eagle's Wing Medicine Retreat 15 - 29 Nov Amazon Rainforest

A programme in the Amazon Rainforest, offering an inner and deep

self-exploration and encounter with the power of the rainforest. Working with

authentic shamans we can learn from their vast experience of the plant medicines

which have both medicinal and consciousness expanding qualities, offering

participants a unique insight and experience of the Medicine powers of the

rainforest. Included are four Ayahuasca ceremonies. For full information visit

www.shamanism.co.uk or email: eagleswing

 

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Ayurveda in Sri Lanka Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort

The first resort of its kind in Sri Lanka, the Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort

offers the full range of authentic Ayurvedic treatments, as well as yoga,

meditation and delicious organic Ayurvedic food. By purifying and rejuvenating

body, mind and soul, the Barberyn's traditional Ayurvedic treatments can tackle

numerous chronic illnesses. Rediscover your true health at the Barberyn in Sri

Lanka - the home of Ayurveda. Web: www.barberynresorts.com

 

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Wellbeing Retreats 6 - 8/10 Jun Glastonbury

For a life changing experience, stress release, manifesting abundance,

relationships, work/life balance, inner growth, meditation, Tai Chi, healing,

nutrition and taking responsibility for your own creation. Also July 25-27/30 in

Devon. Visit www.wellbeingretreats.com

 

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Rock Holidays - Yoga courses 6 - 13 Jun North Cornwall Coast, UK

Yoga holidays in beautiful Cornwall - custom-designed to help deepen yoga

practice - suitable for all ages/abilities. Enjoy coastal/countryside walks,

massages, and alternative treatments. Contact Rock Holidays rockhols

www.rockholidays.co.uk

 

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Doorways2Power Summer School 28 Jul - 3 Aug Dorset, UK

Open a doorway to personal transformation at this unique 7-day event, and

experience a taste of The Artemis Foundation's course in Drama, Dance & Voice

Therapy. Workshops are devised to reveal hidden aspects of self, unlock your

creative potential & release self-limiting beliefs. Includes Ritual Theatre;

Myths & Archetypes; self-expression through dance; Breathwork; Psychodrama;

one-to-one consultations - and the drumming, singing, laughing and fireside fun

that these groups are well-known for! Kid's workshops, family & w/e rates

available. www.doorways2power.co.uk

 

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Yoga Weekend & Houseparty 12 - 14 Sep Norfolk

A one-off weekend with 4 of London's top yoga teachers. Held at Voewood, a

beautiful Arts & Crafts restored country house near Holt (to view see

www.voewood.com). Two yoga classes daily, holistic massage, delicious vegetarian

food. £290 full board. Only 24 places so book early! Organised by Ulpotha

www.ulpotha.com & Neal's Yard Agency

 

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Experience Week at Findhorn Foundation, Scotland

Explore and transform yourself at this unique, thriving spiritual ecovillage

community. Experience a nourishing peace and a powerful vitality in a group

context. Family and youth weeks are also available. visit www.findhorn.org

 

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Healing Holidays in Cornwall Sancreed House

Beautiful healing space with art and healing sessions available. Lovely gardens

not far from Lands End. Creative courses and self contained chalet. Sculpture

exhibition and daily workshops end of August. www.sancreedhouse.com

claredyas

 

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Cornish Tipi Holidays: camp in fully equipped tipis in nature reserve, 5 mins

from spectacular coast. Unique family hols. www.cornish-tipi-holidays.co.uk

 

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Gaia Visions, Zakynthos: retreats in tranquil seaside setting. Enjoy yoga,

massage, meditation, great food & laughter. www.gaiavisions.co.uk

 

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Yoga Retreat in Andalucia with the two Abbys - Ashtanga with Abby Daniel and

Abby Hoffmann. August 10-17th at Kaliyoga see www.kaliyoga.com for pictures of

retreat

A gorgeous converted farmhouse with purpose-built yoga space, swimming pool and

much

See www.kaliyoga.com

 

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