Session on 13th May'12 - Abhyasa

To the trained teachers of The Yoga Institute and Members of The Yoga Institute Alumni Association

Come and participate in the first meeting after reconstitution of the Managing Committee on Sunday, 13th May 2012... between 11.00 am to 12.30 pm at The Yoga Institute for

1) Sharing your vision about Swadhyaya.

2) Detailed guideline and sharing of your experience about the concept of the month   “Abhyasa”.

3) Yogic Recreational Activities

“Swadhyaya” – The Yoga Institute Alumni Association was founded in July 2005 and is nearing completion of 7 years of its formation

On 15th July 2012 with the following aims

1) To maintain and enhance fellowship amongst the qualified teachers of the institute.

2) To renew and maintain the bond between these teachers and the institute as well as its teachings.

3) To provide the members with the platform to interact and share experiences & to display their talents.

We  send hereunder Pointers for Sharing on theconcept and practice of ‘Abhyaas’

• What does Abhyaas mean to me?
• What is it that I do in the name of Abhyaas?
• Do I need someone else to tell me what must I do as Abhyaas?
• Am I able to select my Abhyaas on my own?
• What comprise the list of practices for Abhyaas-Asana, Pranayaama,Kriyas, Mudras, Bandhas, or more?
• Do I have a clear reason for practicing a certain technique?
• Are the practices mentioned in the Books of The Yoga Instituteexhaustive for us to choose from or we devise our own/ look elsewhere?
• What is essential for something to be Yoga/ yogic practice/technique

Pl send your views , experiences by email to“swadhyayatyi@gmail.com” and we shall finally discuss this concept in ourmonthly meeting being held on Sunday, 13 May 2012.

 

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Swadhyaya Managing Committee

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In the Midst of Life We are at Death

Dear Members,

Our next talk is on Sunday 11th March 2012.

Topic: In the Midst of Life We are at Death
Speaker: Dr. Bhupesh Velaskar
Venue: The Yoga Institute
Time: 11 am onwards, after Satsang.

All Swadhyaya members and their family are invited.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Bhupesh Velaskar is a consulting Psychiatrist practicing since 1995. He is presently attached to P.C.J. Hospital and Guru Nanak Hospital. He has been associated with The Yoga Institute since many years.

Teaching Yoga in Schools

Mrs. Sudarshan Saigal

Teaching children is a challenge by itself and teaching them Yoga … even a bigger challenge. This challenge is very well experienced by all of us and so, on the 13^th of November 2011, one of our senior teachers Mrs. Sudarshan Saigal shared her experience and advice on teaching yoga to children in school.

She very rightly started by saying that the key is to ‘Accept’ the challenge. Not only teaching the children, but managing relations with other staff members in school will also be challenging. 

Not everyone has the knowledge of yoga. You, as a yoga practitioner, a teacher, have to educate and inform them. And to do so the first and foremost thing is to follow the yogic path yourself. Yoga is to be learnt, not taught. We can learn even from an innocent, naughty and yet smart child! Be friendly with the children, teach them concepts, attitudes, leadership qualities, awareness, alertness, concentration. etc. Doing Asanas only should not be given too much importance.

Break the ice by making them feel important: ask them to teach you for eg. Being from a Hindi medium school Mrs. Saigal asked the students of a high profile English medium school to correct her English language if she makes mistakes in the class. That broke the ice and the children felt so happy. They knew that here was a friend and not just a teacher.

To improve their concentration powers make one of them start reading a chapter and quickly ask another student to continue reading from there. So they don’t have time to think also and they are very alert, thinking that they might be the next one to read.

If there is loud music going on outside the examination hall, they can just close their eyes and quietly count 1-10, start breathing in and out and visualize their lesson.

They should always sit with their spine erect and carry their bag on both the shoulders to maintain their posture.

They can be taught all the concepts with games, like counting spaces, juggling; stories, like ‘The Five Gurus’ and a lot more of activities, like singing, dancing, drawing, etc. Be creative and they will love it. Yoga will be fun learning and not boring for them.

A Report by Geeta Udasi.

"Teaching Yoga in Schools" Talk by Mrs. Sudarshan Saigal, 13th Nov 2011

An ongoing battle between students and yoga has proved to be a great challenge for most yoga teachers. How does one maintain discipline and generate an interest in children towards yoga? How does one bring forth the message of yoga to those who have a pre-conceived notion that yoga is boring?

Find out at the next Swadhyaya talk which will be held on Sunday, 13^th November, 2011.

Topic: Teaching Yoga in Schools

Speaker: Mrs. Sudarshan Saigal

Time: 11am – 12 noon (after Satsang)

Venue: The Yoga Institute, Santacruz.

All members are welcome. Those who wish to become members or renew their membership, please read the membership details on the blog by clicking this link- http://swadhyayatyi.blogspot.com/p/membership-details.html

About the Speaker:

Mrs, Sudarshan Saigal completed her Yoga Teacher Training course in 1989, following which she travelled to Kuwait to design a sponsored yoga program. Then, since 1990 till today, she has been teaching yoga to secondary school children of J.M.L. Secondary School, Khar, Mumbai.

She has also travelled to Madhya Pradesh to teach yoga at a cement factory, Haryana and Rajasthan for yoga workshops and has taught yoga to MTNL employees. She co-ordinates and teaches in the Hindi 7 Day Health Camp. She also conducts classes for ladies at the Guru Nanak Mandir on Linking Road and has experience in teaching a Parkinson’s Disease patient, a Cancer patient and a patient with an operated spine. 

Important Note:

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Hope to see you on Sunday!

Regards,

Swadhyaya Managing Committee.

Talk on Basic Understanding of Chakras

Swadhyaya is happy to announce the much awaited talk on:

"Basic Understanding of Chakras and Why to Keep Them in a Balanced State" 

Speaker: Mrs. Jagruti Thaker

Date: Sunday 9th October, 2011

Venue: Yoga Institute, Santacruz.

This talk will give us a basic idea on: What are our 7 major Chakras? How are they formed? What are the areas of our body and mind they have effect on and why it is necessary to keep them balanced. 

About the Speaker

Mrs. Jagruti Thaker, age 46 is a Trained Yoga Therapist from the Yoga Institute. She has completed 3 years in Foundation, Diploma and Advance Yoga from Mumbai University and Passed four Examinations in Clinical Hypnotherapy.

She is also adept at Crystal and Spiritual Chakra & Aura Healing and Distance Healing.

She conducts workshops on Self Chakra and Aura Management, How to Understand the Power of Our Mind and use it for our best...

Hope to see you on this Sunday for a fruitful learning experience.

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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, 11^th Sept, 2011

Venue: The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai.

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

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS:

Daniel 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

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