Yoga Studio in the Tradition of B.K.S. Iyengar
Hatha Yoga asana practice is a discipline through which the student may develop strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination among other benefits, including calmness and resolution. The practice rewards the aspirant who regularly engages in a routine that may be acquired from a teacher in classes. Age or stiffness need not be a hindrance as the teacher is generally able to assist the participant in adapting asanas to their individual need.
Class attire is bare feet, shorts or footless tights and tee shirt. No perfume. No heavy jewelry. Do not eat a meal two hours prior to doing yoga. Do not come to class if you have a contagious condition. Please be on time. Class begins promptly at the published class time.
Workshop events will be announced in separate flyers for specialty topics, visiting teachers, beginning and advanced levels.Driving directions: Arsha Vidya Gurukulam is an institute devoted to the study and teaching of Vedanta, Sanskrit and Yoga. It is located in Saylorsburg just off Route 33 on old Route 115, next door to Saylorsburg Lumber and across the road from the Blue Ridge Flea Market. Come in the gravel driveway and progress to the back of the campus to the big red building fronted by a parking lot. This is the Activities Center. The yoga studio is on the second floor. Please enter by the downstairs door.
Bookstore hours are 10-6 pm. The bookstore is located next to the small parking lot near the entrance to the property.
Ongoing Yoga classes with Lance Daniels
Every Thursday 6:30 - 8:00 PM1st & 3rd Weekends Only
Saturday 4:30 - 5:45 PM
Sunday 8:00 - 9:15 AM
All classes are open to all levels of student.Meditation workshops are offered 1st & 3rd Saturdays 10-12:30 pm
in the Tunga classroom.
August 20-22 Level I/II Yoga Retreat with Bobbie Fultz
The first 2 classes of this retreat are open for students new to the Iyengar method of Yoga, with less than 2 years continuous study. AVG Vedanta camp students are welcome to attend for a yoga camp experience. The second half of the course requires previous training in the Iyengar method of yoga with inverted poses and full backbends. Teachers and students of other methods of yoga can explore Iyengar yoga in workshop format. Young people should be at least 15 years old to participate. Bobbie Fultz is an Intermediate Junior II certified Iyengar teacher based in Denver, CO. She was the resident yoga teacher at AVG for 8 years.For more information and registration contact Bobbie at bobbie.fultz@gmail.com or 303-905-8603. Download the workshop brochure here.
September 8-15 Yoga & Sound
An Intermediate/Advanced workshop with Ramanand Patel & Pt.Mukesh Desai
and Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati talks on Selected Mantras
Yoga & Sound is a tool for feeling the breath. Absorption into sound while in yoga poses enables the breath to flow more freely bringing inner peace that leads the aspirant to merge with the formless. Discourses in Vedanta bring a deeper understanding of the Self.Please contact Ramanand directly at Yogirama@aol.com with any questions. Registration will be handled by Nila Patel who can be reached at Nilasur@aol.com. For Other workshops by Yogi Ramanand Patel click here.
November 5-7 Iyengar Yoga Ashram Retreat with Jean Aronoff
Jean has brought her students from Long Island on retreat to Arsha Vidya for several years. The traditional surroundings of the ashram and Vedic temple offer a glimpse of the home culture of yoga and inspire the students to explore the spiritual nature of their studies. Jean is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher who has made several trips to India on pilgrimage to Pune to study with the Iyengar family and to visit other spiritual sites.Students need a minimum of three serious years of training in the Iyengar method to participate in the weekend studies.
For more information and registration contact Jean Aronoff at mjaro3@netzero.com or 516-621-1178.
November 12-14 Level I/II Yoga Retreat with Bobbie Fultz
The first 2 classes of this retreat are open for students new to the Iyengar method of Yoga, with less than 2 years continuous study. AVG Vedanta camp students are welcome to attend for a yoga camp experience. The second half of the course requires previous training in the Iyengar method of yoga with inverted poses and full backbends. Teachers and students of other methods of yoga can explore Iyengar yoga in workshop format. Young people should be at least 15 years old to participate. Bobbie Fultz is an Intermediate Junior II certified Iyengar teacher based in Denver, CO. She was the resident yoga teacher at AVG for 8 years.For more information and registration contact Shubha at shubha78@hotmail.com or 570-992-2339 extension 241. Download the workshop brochure here.
2011 YOGA PROGRAMSApril 8-10 Level I/II Yoga Retreat with Bobbie Fultz
The first 2 classes of this retreat are open for students new to the Iyengar method of Yoga, with less than 2 years continuous study. AVG Vedanta camp students are welcome to attend for a yoga camp experience. The second half of the course requires previous training in the Iyengar method of yoga with inverted poses and full backbends. Teachers and students of other methods of yoga can explore Iyengar yoga in workshop format. Young people should be at least 15 years old to participate.
Bobbie Fultz is an Intermediate Junior II certified Iyengar teacher based in Denver, CO. She was the resident yoga teacher at AVG for 8 years.For more information and registration contact Shubha at shubha78@hotmail.com or 570-992-2339 extension 241.
April 16-20 Health through Yoga with Mira Mehta
This course is geared towards developing knowledge about Yoga through understanding the underlying philosophy and practical principles. Each day will explore a separate theme and different types of asanas, integrating practice with theory from various Yoga-related texts (Yoga sutras, Hatha Yoga texts, Ayurveda). Participants will be encouraged to ask questions so that the sessions are directly relevant to the group. Applicants should preferably have practiced Yoga for at least 3 years.
Mira Mehta is a senior Iyengar teacher based in London.
For more information and registion contact Jessica Rodgers at jessica@somayogaithaca.com or 607-273-2555.
May 20-21 Practice and Renunciation with Dean Lerner
In this workshop, advanced certified Iyengar instructor Dean Lerner will help you access the yogic path of self-transformation. Through specialized work within asana and pranayama, Dean will guide you experience the one pointed attention that is the result of our practice. Be prepared to stretch your mind as well as your body in this exciting weekend of Iyengar yoga offered by one of the most loved Iyengar teachers. Participants should have training in Iyengar yoga and have a practice of timed inversions.
Dean Lerner is an Advanced Junior I certified Iyengar teacher based in State College, PA.Contact Diana Erney at AVGyoga@gmail.com or 610-509-3677 for more information and registration.
June 22-26 Summer Solstice with Janet MacLeod, Regina Brunig and Pat Layton
Change of season should be reflected in one’s practice of yoga. The exterior environment and the interior environment need to interact harmoniously to bring balance to daily living. Sequence is the art that changes yoga practice from routine to revelation of well-being. Experience Janet’s talent for sequencing in this 4 day workshop eclipsed by the solstice. Participants should have training in Iyengar yoga and have a practice of timed inversions.
Janet MacLeod is an Intermediate Junior III certified Iyengar teacher based in San Francisco, CA. Regina Brunig will again offer her expertise in Patanjali Yoga Sutra chanting to the event. And Pat Layton will present 2 sessions on Emotional Purification: Bringing Stability to the Mind & Emotions with Ayurveda and Yoga. Pat is a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda.Contact Diana Erney at AVGyoga@gmail.com or 610-509-3677 for flyer and registration.
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Arsha Vidya Gurukulam, Institute of Vedanta & Sanskrit
P.O. Box 1059, Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, 18353, USA Tel: 570.992.2339
email: info@arshavidya.org
