Events
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February 2012
Children's Music Express™ Parent/Child Classes
Wednesdays, January 25th - March 28th, 2012
Sessions run from 10:00 - 10:45am at Yoga on Main. Classes are appropriate for infants to children 4 years of age.
Children’s Music Express™ is about children having the opportunity to learn basic music skills and freely express themselves in a supportive, loving, and comfortable environment. All Parent/Child Music and Movement Classes include various styles of music through sing-a-longs, chanting, large and small movement activities, dancing, marches, basic tonal and rhythm patterns, finger plays, playing with instruments, and singing lullabies. Embrace yourself for a fun, educational, and musical experience!
Drop In:
$25.00 for Parent/Child
$8.00 for each additional sibling
Siblings 6 months and under are FREE!
Each class is 45 minutes and includes a CD.
There are many benefits that come from socially interactive music and movement experiences:
• Music Appreciation
• Creative Expression, Thinking, and Imagination
• Positive Social Interaction
• Basic Music Competence in Rhythm and Tonality
• Spatial Awareness
• Listening and Concentration
• Timing, Coordination, and Motor Skills
Teacher: Tammy Keorkunian, founder and director of Children’s Music Express™ has been teaching Parent/Child Music and Movement Classes for over eleven years. She has received her MA in Applied Meditation Studies from the Won Institute of Graduate Studies. Tammy has her BA in Communications and Theater from Temple University. She has been trained in the Kinesiology program, “Meeting Children’s Needs Through Movement” at Temple University and has completed her Certification in levels 1-3 from the Radiant Child Yoga Immersion Program. Currently, Tammy provides Training Workshops for Teachers, Homeschooling Networks, and Private Groups/Practices, as well as Public/Private Programs, including Classes and Special Events. Her studies in Early Childhood Music Education, Kinesiology, Children’s Yoga/Meditation instruction has shaped her unique, warm, energetic, and upbeat teaching style.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali with Shiva Das
4 Wednesday Evenings, February 15th, 22nd, 29th and March 7th from 6:30-9:30PM
$108 for full session or $30 per class
Join Shiva Das and immerse yourself in the primary underlying philosophy of Yoga! In this course we will investigate the history of Vedic philosophy and culture; Patanjali the Ancient Sage; the purpose and goal of yoga as well as the obstacles on the yogic path; the 8-limbed practice of Ashtanga Yoga; the results of yogic practice and the nature of Enlightenment.
Register via email here or call us at 215-482-7877!
Satsanga with JI - Beginning Advaita, Discover the Stranger in Yourself
Thursday, February 23 from 7-9PM
$15 suggested donation
Welcome to an evening of original Carnatic-fusion music, mantra chanting, prayer, meditation, upadesha, and an athereal spiritual discourse on Vedantic studies with JI (Sekharji). Citations, stories, and allegories with be highlighted from the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Astavakara Gita, Ribu Gita, and Yoga Vashista."I am God; You are God; We are God; Everything is God." This feel-good spiritual talk has far more implication, subtle presence, and divination than the cozy sharing of a few happy moments in any spiritual gathering. The distinction between "being divine" and "expressing divinity" has lost it's luster in this age of the rampant pursuit of excessive emotional highs, sensual satisfaction, and material gains. "Peace and Truth are quite boring compared to the entertainment of dreams, visions, miracles, and power." Enlightenment, Liberation, and Self-Realization are not one and the same. With the vast dissemination of disparate information from various ashrams, gurus, swami's, and religious leaders, we have lost the sense of the true meaning and purpose of spiritual pursuits and attainments. What is the verifiable meaning of life and death? And, why is it even important? Yoga means "union"; the merging of the individual soul into the supreme Soul. More formally, yoga is the "final absorption into the Self." Yogic methodologies and practices take many forms and variations in the basic categories of: Japam, Dyanam, Pranayama, and Asana. Both, knowledge (wisdom of Self) and experience (yogic practices) are the main ingredients to achieve the goal of final absorption. If you are a spiritual aspirant, baktha, sadhaka, or just curious, come to out Satsanga and experiment, question, explore, and learn more about yourself, family, community, world, and God with JI.
JI - Chandrasekhar Balasubramanian - JI was born on Aug 14, 1959 12:00 midnight at Mayuvaram, India on the night of Vara Lakshmi Vratam, the sacred eve of devotion to the Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishu. In 1960, JI and family migrated to the USA residing near the Mainline area for more than 35 years. Formally known as Sekharji, JI is a professor of computer science, an accomplished musician in the Carnatik-Fusion genre, and a spiritual teacher in the Vedantic tradition of the Advaita way of life. JI has given discourses in numerous Spiritual-centers, Hindu-temples, and various cable tv community channels from 1999 to 2005, in the tri-state area. In 2005, Ji renounced all worldly matters and transmigrated to a mendicant/renuniciant, living in the caves and forest in mountains of Arunchala (Tiruvanamalia, India).
"Heart of Winter" Kirtan Concert with Mata Prasad (aka Dr. Martin Orimenko) and Friends
Saturday, February 25th at 8PM
$22 advance / $22 day of event
www.livewellholistichealth.com
Join Dr. Martin Orimenko (of Live Well Holistic Health Center) and Friends for a beautiful evening of song, spirit and community!
Purchase tickets via email or call us at 215-482-7877!
March 2012
Introduction to the Oneness Blessing - Deeksha - with Lori Zatz and Kathy Holmes
Friday, March 2 at 7PM
This is a free event, however donations will be graciously received.
Join Lori and Kathy for an evening to go deep into your Divine! We will do a 30 minute powerful breathing exercise to open up the energy centers in the body and then share the Oneness Blessing. The Oneness Blessing is an energy transfer that initiates a neurobiological change in the brain that connects us with spirit. It results in a growth in consciousness by creating a shift in the perception and experience of life. It is non-denominational; and awakens our connection with the oneness in everything, allowing each of us to deepen our relationship with ourselves, those we love, and with all that is.
For more information on Oneness University and the Oneness Blessing, please visit www.onenessuniversity.org
Lori and Kathy are excited to share this with you!
Group Rebirth with Maureen Malone and Tony Lo Mastro
Sunday, March 4th from 4-6PM
$25
To register, please contact the Philadelphia Rebirthing Center at 215.424.4444
Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga: Body, Mind and Spirit with Karen Fairman
Saturday and Sunday, March 10th and 11th from Noon - 6pm
$130
Explore the anatomy and physiology of the human body as it relates to the science and discipline of yoga. Cells, organs, systems, structure and function of the body are just the beginning! A 12 hour didactic and experiential class that lays the foundation of structure and function of the human body for your yoga practice and teaching...AND integrates the philosophy of yoga with energy anatomy to promote healing of diseases and disorders of the body, mind and spirit. We learn best by a full body experience. Come dressed for postures, sensory learning and energy healing!
Karen Fairman (RN, CHEd, Integrated Energy Therapy Master) brings over 25 years of nursing, holistic health care education, energy healing, and personal experience to this 12 hour course. She has previously taught anatomy and physiology at the secondary and post secondary levels. Her own musculoskeletal and systemic health issues led Karen to her dedicated yoga practice over 5 years ago, and this practice has been the key to her healing and continued health. With her background in yoga, physical healthcare and psychiatric recovery education combined with energy healing, interfaith ministry and counseling she is able to blend our body and mind experience and issues with the healing and spirit that yoga brings to our lives. She is passionate about the application and benefits of the science of yoga as a modality for healing the body, mind and spirit.
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Kirtan with Sam Rossitto and Friends
Saturday, March 10th at 8PM
$15
Join Sam, our dear friend and celebrated Kirtan artist for this joyous chant party! Sam has been a devoted Yogi his entire adult life. He has studied with some great Masters including Sri Swami Satchidinanda, Gurumayi and many others. Experience the divine love that clearly comes through Sam's amazing devotional chanting!
Purchase tickets via email or call us at 215-482-7877!
Inner Fire Yoga Morning Retreat Week with Shiva Das
Monday, March 12th - Friday, March 16th from 6:00-8:00AM
$108 for the week or $25 per day
This program is an opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a week-long retreat without traveling or taking time off work. Each day will consist of an extended 2 hour yoga and meditation class to offer the benefits of a daily yoga practice; deep cleansing and rejuvenating breathwor; consciously opening the chakras (energy centers of the body); stress and tension release; self-awareness and concentration; self-love and personal empowerment. This is a terrific way to heal, renew and energize in the midst of daily life.
Space is limited so register early! Register via email or call us at 215-482-7877.
Injury Prevention and Awareness in Yoga with Dr. Martin Orimenko
2 Wednesday Evenings, March 14th and 21st from 6:30-9:30PM
$54 for both or $30 per class
www.livewellholistichealth.com
Dr. Martin Orimenko is a chiropractor, acupuncturist and naturopath. with training in Ayurveda, bodywork, nutrition nad energy healing. Currently the director of LiveWell Holistic Health Center in Ardmore, he has been in practice for 20 years treating a wide variety of conditions. He was the anatomy instructor for a St. Louis based massage school for eight years. Previous to this he taught biology at several private secondary schools, including Friends Select here in Philadelphia. He has had a yoga practice since the age of seventeen.
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Vedic Astrology Readings with Christopher Burns (son of renowned and legendary Astrologer Betheyla)
March 10th through March 15th - $125 for a 90 minute session.
Christopher was first introduced to Vedic knowledge by his mother Betheyla Anuradha. He fondly remembers practicing yoga with her as he grew up and one of his favorite memories is of her giving palmistry readings to all his friends at his birthday party. Blessed with her guidance, his interests in Yoga and Jyotisha (Vedic Astrology) blossomed in his early twenties. In 2003 he received certification as a Universal Freestyle Yoga Instructor through the tutelage of renowned Ukraine Yogi Andrea Lappa. Then in 2005 he began his formal studies in Jyotish with Sam "SadaSiva" Geppi, with an emphasis on relationship astrology. He is also the father of 6 year old twin boys, an award-winning break dancer and a seasoned vegetarian chef. He currently resides in Eugene, OR from where he offers personal Yoga and Astrology consultations using the knowledge he has gained studying the great Vedic paradigm.
To schedule a session, please contact us via email or call 215-482-7877. Please note that these sessions have a 24 hour cancellation policy.
Introduction to Jyotish/Vedic Astrology with Christopher Burns
Friday, March 16th from 6-10PM - "Jyotish As the Eyes of the Vedas"
Saturday, March 17th from Noon-8PM - "Planets, Signs, Houese and Lunar Mansions"
$130 for Friday and Saturday ; $50 for Friday only ; $100 for Saturday only
Friday: Jyotishas the eyes of the Vedas. How the four karmas are seen from a jyotish perspective. Brief introduction into Brihat Parasara Hora Shastra and the Panchanga. Emphasis on Jyotish as part of a holistic Vedic perspective, with an introduction to key astronomical concepts and the all important Gunas of Tamas, Rajas and Satva.
Saturday: Grahas, Rashis, Bhavas and Nakshatras (planets, signs, houses and lunar mansions) and their use in natal analysis, muhurta and gochara. If time permits we will finish up with an introduction to Planetary Yogas, the Navamsa andVimshottara Dasha. We will also take a look at the great Indian Saint Anandamaya Ma's birth chart.
Register via email or call us at 215-482-7877.
Ayurvedic Yoga Vinyasas with Amarjyothi
Sunday, March 18th from Noon - 8PM
$100
Amarjyothi will present Ayurvedic Yoga Vinyasas as learned from Mukunda Stiles, author of Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy, and Structural Yoga Therapy. These vinyassa were given by Krishnamacharya to Dr. Paul Copeland in individual sessions in India during 1971-1973. Dr. Copeland gave Mukunda permission to make these teachings available after decades of practice. These vinyasas can be used to balance and refine vata, pitta and kapha, and through this balance enhance a seeker's connection to spirit. The practices from Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy use elements from classical and tantric yoga to guide the practitioner into a sattvic state. These vinyasas are a wonderful flow of movements that coordinate breath and body, and can be practiced by anyone.
Amarjyothi began her study of yoga in 1985 at the Sivananda Ashram in NYC. She met Parvathi Nanda Nath Saraswati in 1998 in New Hope PA and has continued to train with her in yoga asana and tantric methodology. In 2003 Amarjyothi met Mukunda Stiles and completed her Structural Yoga Therapy certification in 2005. She has assisted Mukunda in various workshops and trainings, and under his guidance, works with local clients and students based on classical yoga and Structural Yoga Therapy. Amarjyothi is the founder and director of Yoga Loka in Frenchtown NJ, where she continues to grow community and impart the practices given to her by her teachers. She has led more than 10 training and immersion programs at Yoga Loka and is a guest teacher in other training programs. She has presented classes at Kripalu, Integral Yoga, the Hunterdon County Library Lecture Series and the NYC Open Center.
GIRISH at Jai Yoga, Haverford, PA
co-sponsored by Yoga on Main
Saturday, March 24th at 8PM
tickets: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
To purchase tickets, please contact Jai or Yoga on Main. You can also call 215-482-7877
Girish is revolutionizing the world of chants with his funky, stirring style. He intelligently incorporates pop, jazz, and folk nuances into ancient Sanskrit mantras. His voice is well trained through years of studying Sanskrit and chanting for hours a day, year after year. "I took mantras that are 10,000 years old and combined them with a musical style that makes the benefit of the mantras accessible and appealing to modern listeners," says Girish. But rather than translating the mantras, he kept the integrity of the Sanskrit sounds intact for a reason. "When you chant, the mantra acts as a portal to the presence of the deity whose name you're chanting. There's this whole energy field built up around a mantra that has been used for thousands of years and has this vortex of spiritual power built around it," he explains. "Sanskrit is the mother tongue of the English language and all of the romance languages."
April 2012
Group Rebirth with Maureen Malone and Tony LoMastro
Sunday, April 1st from 4-6PM
$25
For more information, please contact the Philadelphia Rebirthing Center at 215-424-4444
Raja Yoga Meditation with Ed Zadlo (Acharya Premanand)
3 Friday evenings, April 13th, 20th and 27th from 6:30-9:30PM
$75 for full series or $30 per class
Through the practice of deep meditation we can still the rambling mind, develop intuitive wisdom and touch that part of the Divine that lies within us all. In this class you will learn more than a dozen progressive techniques of Raja Yoga, which lead one from asana, through pranayama, pratyahara, dharana into dhyana (silence of the mind) – Meditation. Learn how to sit, breathe and how to meditate as you attain a new state of awareness!
Ed Zadlo D.Ay (Acharya Premananda) is the first certified Ayurveda/Yoga Acharya in the US. He has studied Vedic Science in the U.S. and India for over 30 years. He has practiced Ayurveda, and taught Yoga and Vedic Studies for over 20 years. Ed lives near Sumneytown, PA, where he has a full time Ayurveda practice and teaches Meditation, Yoga Philosophy, and Vedanta for many ashrams and Yoga centers in the U.S.
Register via email or call us at 215-482-7877.
Structural Yoga Therapy™ (SYT) with Bonnie Pariser (AmarJyothi)
Saturday and Sunday April 21st and 22nd – 12 to 6PM
$130 for the weekend or $75 per day
Bonnie Pariser is a Certified Structural Yoga Therapist. She has successfully applied Structural Yoga Therapy to alleviate the discomfort of many clients who have suffered pain due to scoliosis, back injuries, hamstring injuries, sciatica, shoulder strain, general stress and more. Structural Yoga Therapy™ adapts yoga to the client’s unique needs. It respects the body's innate capacity to recognize safe, healthy movement and healing. When health is optimal, there is a natural balance of muscle strength and range of motion. But illness, injury and structural anomalies can disrupt that harmony. Structural Yoga therapists design a unique yoga program to address the client’s pain and discomfort brought on by body misalignment or injury.
Register via email or call us at 215-482-7877.
Kirtan with International Recording Artist WAH!
Friday, April 27th at 8PM
Tickets: $22 in advance or $25 day of event
Purchase tickets via email or call us at 215-482-7877!
Ayurvedic Thai Yoga Massage with Sabine Cole
Friday, June 8th from 6-10PM; Saturday and Sunday, June 9th and 10th from Noon - 8PM
$200 for the full weekend ; $50 for Friday only ; $100 for Saturday or Sunday only
This weekend intensive includes the history and principles of Ayurvedic Thai Yoga Massage (AYTM), basic Yoga adjustments, Marmas and energy lines, basic Dosha assessment and application, and self-marma massage.
Register via email or call us at 215-482-7877.
Friday: Theoretical Explanation: (4 hours)
-History & background of ATYM, common roots of ATYM, Yoga, Buddhism, Ayurveda
-Principles of ATYM: Metta, Karuna, Upekha, Muditha
-Benefits of ATYM for giver and receiver
-Traditional Mantras for ATYM
-Subtle anatomy: Koshas, Marmas, Chakras, Nadis and Zen lines
-The Doshas: physical location/effects, subtle aspects and mental/emotional effects
Practical Application:
-Shavasana adjustments
-Feet and Head/face Marmas
Saturday: 4 Hours
- Yoga class with Asanas focused on breath awareness, physical alignment, Marmas and
lines of energy, Pranayama, partner Asana, Marma balls (self massage),
incorporation of Mantra (Bijas),Chakra Meditation
Forward bends, Hip openers& Twists seated and supine:
1a) Theory -techniques/Asanas, energy channels and Marmas for this section, Doshas effect and implication, working w/ injuries, chronichealth conditions (high blood-pressure, osteo & rheuma arthritis, obesity, heart conditions,cancer, artificial joints, spinal deformation
and disc injuries, pregnancy & menstruation
1b) Demonstration
2a) guided practice of this section (2x) students give and receive
2b) self-guided practice of this section, give and receive
Saturday afternoon: 4 Hours
- Q&A about the morning session
Back bends, shoulder openers seated and prone:
- Same structure of session: 1a & b, 2a & b
- 4 Handed Shavasana, receiving head & foot Marma massage
from two givers (if time permits)
- Yoga Nidra- 18 point Marma Meditation (Vasishta Samhita)
Sunday: 4 Hours
- Yoga class (see Saturday)
-Recap of Saturday's session, Q&A
Practical application:
- Practicing of sections;learn to link the techniques together;
- Learn different adjustments for the same Asana
- Seated forward bends, back bends, shoulder openers, twist
- Supine hip openers, twists, forward bends, head/feet
- Prone back bends, hip openers
1a) & b) Demonstration & explanation
2a) Guided practice
2b) Self-guided practice
Sunday afternoon: 4 Hours
-Learning to establish sequences based on the students needs, Doshas,
energetic flow of the student/client
-Tips to work w/ different types of people: mental/emotional expression of the Doshas
-Essential oils to pacify the Doshas
-Main Marmas for each Dosha
Practical application:
-Marma ball self massageclass
-4 handed Shavasana head/feetMarma massage ( if time permits)
-Yoga Nidra 18 Point Marma Meditation (Vasishta Samhita)
Sabine Cole, CMT, E-CYT500+, AWC, CN, CPT is the owner and director of "Ojai Shakti Healing Arts" in Ojai, Ca. She came to the U.S. 15 years ago from Germany as a massage therapist, nutritionist and personal trainer. Since then she has studied Yoga, Meditation, Thai Massage, and Ayurveda in India and the U.S. Her specialties are bodywork, psychology, nutrition, Pancha Karma, Marma therapy,Yoga therapy, Mantras &Meditation. Her teachers include Joel Kramer, Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers, Eric Schiffmann, Edward Espe Braun, Dharma Mitra, Saul David Raye, Dr.David Frawley, Dr.Subhash Ranade, Dr.Anil Kumar, Dr.Manmohan, Dr.Suhas & Dr.Manisha Kshirsagar.
May 2012
The Source Teachings of Yoga: The Ancient Vedic Text with Ed Zadlo (“Acharya Premanand”)
Saturday and Sunday, May 5th and 6th from Noon - 6pm
$130 for the weekend or $75 per day
The Vedas of ancient India are the universal root of much of the world’s mystical tradition. They contain a complete system of spiritual science, which includes all the practices of Yoga. This weekend program explores the wisdom of the ancient Himalayan Seers from the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagava Gita, Yoga Sutras and other classic texts.
Ed Zadlo D.Ay (Acharya Premananda) is the first certified Ayurveda/Yoga Acharya in the US. He has studied Vedic Science in the U.S. and India for over 30 years. He has practiced Ayurveda, and taught Yoga and Vedic Studies for over 20 years. Ed lives near Sumneytown, PA, where he has a full time Ayurveda practice and teaches Meditation, Yoga Philosophy, and Vedanta for many ashrams and Yoga centers in the U.S.
Register via email or call us at 215-482-7877.
