Saturday 3 September 2011

11 Sept- Talk on 'Challenges & Rewards of Teaching Yoga in India & Abroad'

Swadhyaya, The Yoga Institute Alumni Association, is proud to announce the next talk which is an interesting, informal interactive session on ‘Challenges & Rewards of Teaching Yoga in India &  Abroad’ by Daniel Fonseca and Jeenal Mehta Fonseca.

Date: Sunday, 11th Sept, 2011

Venue: The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai.

Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 noon (After Satsang)


ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:


Daniel FonsecaDaniel Fonseca
Daniel Fonseca was an adept of Martial Arts and Artistic Gymnastics, which helped him to build up physical strength, agility, sense of coordination and balance at very young age. He started performing yoga techniques spontaneously during his teenage years and eventually was introduced to the precise Hatha Yoga system and also the fluid Vinyasa Style. When he found that yoga was more than just physical exercise, he started studying the Ancient Philosophy of Yoga while still in Brazil, his homeland. He spent a few years in Europe and after a long pilgrimage throughout Northern Spain in 2005 he made his way to India where he is living since 2006. Daniel has a graduation degree in Tourism. He is married to Jeenal Mehta Fonseca and together they have founded the Wise Living Yoga Academy.


Jeenal Mehta
Jeenal Mehta
Since a young age Jeenal Mehta was interested in Bhakti Yoga and started studying and applying this philosophy in her life. She qualified as a Personal Fitness Trainer in 2000. For 2 years she trained clients with challenging histories of obesity, diabetes, arthritis, hypertension and postural disorders, etc. at “Talwalkars” in Mumbai. She is also a Certified Personal Counsellor from Heart to Heart Institute of Human Technology, a successful trainer to clients for anti-smoking and an addiction-free lifestyle. She then qualified as a yoga teacher from The Yoga Institute.
  


About Wise Living Yoga Academy

Wise Living Yoga Academy is an educational body affiliated to The Yoga Institute, Santacruz. It offers yoga training & counselling for individuals or groups, yoga for the corporate sector, organizations, yoga seminars, workshops and wellness retreats, Yoga Teacher Training Courses and other Certification Courses. The sessions include Classical Yoga philosophy, conditioning & meditative practices, abstraction & concentration, asanas (postural training & exercises for body awareness, strength, stamina & flexibility), pranayamas (respiratory practices for bio-energy control), kriyas (Yoga physical hygiene), yoga mental hygiene, relaxation practices & meditation for development of perfect health - physical, mental, moral and spiritual. For more information on the Academy, visit: http://www.wiselivingyoga.com/index.html