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Wednesday, 30 April 2008Setting the mood for yoga and meditation, RagaChitra Records released a new music album entitled "Veena Vibrations". It is the first album which is included in the Transcendental Music Series.
Nivedita ShivRaj, an accomplished Carnatic music professional and a Veena artiste, created and rendered the music on the Veena for the album. She said the music has been specifically composed t o accompany the transcendental state of mind while practicing meditation. The Veena, which is an ancient multi-string instrument that produces melodic curves, makes the music a perfect accompaniment for yoga and meditation.
The album presents music tracks of the Veena entitled the Introspection, the Inner Faith, and the Illumination, with occasional accompaniment of resounding Mridangam (a percussion instrument) for special musical effects and the mild reverberations of the vibraphone to add on to the mood of the music. Nivedita ShivRaj has chosen the carnatic raga Bowli for the theme "The Introspection" and the raga Revathy for the theme "The Inner Faith". The third theme "The Illumination" is based on the raga "Hamsanadham".
The music publisher also announces its plan of adding more albums in the series for yoga and meditation practitioners.
For more details on this news, please visit www.chennaionline.com.
Wednesday, 30 April 2008Yoga Jeewaprabha offers yoga classes from beginners to advanced students. Special classes or retreats can be arranged on request in Kandy, Sri Lanka with a very well-qualified, trained, and well-experienced teacher, Mr. Mahesha Kodikara. He is recommended and introduced as one of the best yoga teachers in Sri Lanka on LUFTHANSA in flight magazine and has 12 years of yoga teaching experience, prac tices Buddhist meditation, and the first teacher for Chan style Thai-ji awarded by the World Chan Thai Ji Association - Germany.
Special weekend retreats, individual classes, and 10-day retreats are the ongoing activities at Yoga Jeewaprabha. Courses or classes can be arranged on your convenience. Most of the courses are conducted in English.
For more details, visit www.lewellameditation.org, send an e-mail at yoga@lewellameditation.org or call +94-77-3211-225.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008The HariOmYoga is a new yoga studio in Langley, BC that recognizes a connection between performance, stress, and healthy well-being. It is a multi-styled Yoga Studio the offers Hot Yoga, Power Yoga, Anusara Yoga, Yoga for Athletes, Kid's Yoga, Yin Yoga, and Beginner's Yoga.
HariOmYoga's 1300-sq. ft. yoga studio area is done in bamboo floors (instead of carpeting for hygienic reasons ), and a brick wall with windows all reminiscent of a Manhattan Loft space. There is a yoga resource library where you can read yoga books / magazines and a private teaching studio is on the main floor along with 2000 sq. ft of ActiveWear Retail Clothing and Yoga Accessories.
Hari Om Yoga is located across Save-On Foods , London Drugs, and Wal-Mart on 64th ave (before 203) and behind Life Mark Physiotherapy. Parking is readily available with over 70 spots. It also offers a FREE class (limit one per customer). Visit www.HariOmYoga.com for more details or send an email at info@HariOmYoga.com.
Tuesday, 29 April 2008Yoga People & Urban Zen Spa will be hosting an open house on May 17 and 18 to celebrate their new integrated center on historic Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Participants are invited to a wine & food opening reception on Saturday, May 17 from 3-6pm and a free yoga class on Sunday, May 18th from 1-2pm.
Yoga People has been honoring the transformative power of yoga for almost a decade. With its expansion to historic Montague Street, Yoga People enters a new phase of growth just as spring emerges in Brooklyn. At the new center, Wendy and Regine have created a beautiful yoga space with a luxurious spa in an environment that pampers the body, mind, and soul. The center has been renovated to reflect Yoga People & Urban Zen Spa’s core values: eco-friendly design touches like sustainable bamboo flooring, zero-VOC paints, and eco-friendly massage tables ensure a rejuvenating experience that doesn’t deplete the world’s natural resources.
“I wanted our new space to have high ceilings and be illuminated with natural light and most of all, a cherry blossom tree outside our windows. The universe provided the perfect space,” says Yoga People owner Wendy Chanelis. “The bigger space will allow us to host larger workshops and to invite world-renowned guest teachers such as Senior Iyengar Yoga teacher Francois Raoult, who will host our first workshop in September.”
Wendy Chanelis of Yoga People has been living Yoga since 1989. For two years, she explored the various yoga offerings in New York City: Dharma Mittra, Integral, Iyengar, and Sivananda. In 1991, she settled into studying with then new-kids-on-the-block, David Life and Sharon Gannon, of Jivamukti where her practice deepened. She’s fond of mentioning how in 1994, David and Sharon, not so gently cajoled her into practicing with Ashtanga yoga guru, Pattabhi Jois, visiting from Mysore, India. Very soon thereafter, she traveled to Encinitas, California for one month to intensify her Ashtanga studies, again with Pattabhi Jois. A solid foundation of Ashtanga and Vinyasa yoga has - even until today - paved the way of practice for Wendy. A great deal of sweat and some very sweet pain turned slowly into a labor of love. In 1998, she gave birth to her pride and joy… Yoga People.
Regine Rousseau, of Urban Zen Life, is NYS-licensed massage therapist and acupuncturist who resides in the neighboring community of Clinton Hill. She graduated from The Swedish Institute in April 2001 for massage and later studied with former Elizabeth Seton Birthing Center midwife and massage therapist Susanrachel Condon of Niara Healing Arts upon which she obtained certification for prenatal and postpartum massage. She is a graduate of Tri-State College of Acupuncture and pursued the study of this complimentary medicine because of its profound effects in treating chronic and acute muscular and neurological pain.
Rousseau has worked in some of NYC's top rated day spas including Soho Sanctuary for women and Great Jones day spa. She has serviced a variety of clientèle including high profile celebs, moms-to-be, cancer sufferers as well as cancer survivors, dancers and athletes. As a mother of two young children, she has witnessed the profound effects massage can have on children as well and has massaged babies, children, and teens of all ages.
Rousseau’s Urban Zen Spa offers a relaxing atmosphere where clients can benefit from organic facials, massages, body scrubs, slimming wraps, hand and foot treatments, acupuncture (for muscle pain and anxiety), and acupuncture face lifts. Urban Zen will also introduce a signature line of body scrubs, body butters, hand and foot care products, and therapeutic soaking salts appropriately named the Urban Zen Organics line in the near future.
“I wanted to create a hidden retreat that combined urban chic with down home warmth and friendliness, says Rousseau of Urban Zen Spa. “My guests can slip into a cozy robe and slippers, enjoy a warm neck pillow, sip on a refreshing beverage and snack on some goodies while waiting for their treatment.”
The new Yoga People is committed to providing a nurturing atmosphere with seasoned instructors for both the beginner and the dedicated yogi.
For more information on the new center, call 718-522-9642. You can also visit www.yoga-people.com or www.urbanzenlife.com.
About Yoga People
Located in the heart of Brooklyn Heights, Yoga People offers a serene studio for students to explore a full roster of yoga classes and workshops for bodies of every type and ability. With seasoned instructors that combine a variety of yoga styles, Yoga People remains dedicated to providing an intimate and compassionate community that honors the transformative power of yoga. Urban Zen Spa is the perfect oasis for New Yorkers to relax, rejuvenate, and renew.
Friday, 25 April 2008The Indian Health Department introduced yoga classes in schools starting with the Cotton Collegiate Government Higher Secondary School. Experts of the Yoga Culture and the Yoga Therapy Center, a registered and government-aided organization, will be facilitating the classes.
Aside from Cotton Collegiate Government Higher Secondary School, there will also be one-hour yoga classes in Go pal Boro High School and T.C. Government Girls’ High School. Yoga teachers will conduct the classes for students from Class V to IX during normal school days. Yoga classes are held every last period of the day.
The Indian Government is convinced that such project could ensure a healthy body and mind among students. Yogachariya Subhasis, president of the Yoga Culture and Yoga Therapy Centre, believes that these classes help students increase their concentration power and will power. Furthermore, yoga classes enable students to maintain a disciplined and healthy lifestyle.
Aside from yoga classes, this project also provides counseling sessions for the students and the guardians. Study materials and tips to maintain a healthy diet will be provided.
Yoga Culture and the Yoga Therapy Center will initially conduct the yoga training of students for five months. After the training, the students will be advised to practice yoga everyday on their own.
For more details on this news, please visit www.telegraphindia.com.
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