LRT (Loving Relationship Training) With Maureen Malone & Tony LoMastro

For More Info and to register: www.philadelphiarebirthing.com – 215 424 4444

The Loving Relationships Training created by Sondra Ray is an educational and experiential resource dedicated to teaching and supporting high quality relationships in all areas of human interaction. Once you take charge of your relationship with yourself, all your relationships are lifted including the ones with your family, friends, your mate, your career, your body and your relationship to your spirituality.

This unique seminar enables you to locate and release many of the unconscious patterns that tend to create limitations in your life. You will acquire modern technology that produces results in your friendships, business and intimate relationships. The weekend consists of a series of short lectures, personal sharing, one to one processes, visualizations, written processes, meditations and rebirthing (conscious breathing).

“Anatomy and Physiology for Yoga” with Karen Fairman

Held at the Elkins Estate - www.elkinsestate.org – Register with Yoga On Main

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 is 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.

Thursdays Feb 11th, March 11th, April 8th.    

6:30 to 8:30PM

$20 per class 

Yoga Sadhana: Developing a Spiritual Practice with Mirella Nicholson 

Mirella – 267 402 0425

Take your yoga practice to the next level.

Learn how to transform your yoga practice into a sadhana (spiritual practice).

We will chant mantras, and flow through a gentle inward moving

Asana practice which will include pranayama (breath work)

leading us effortlessly into meditation. 

Mirella Nicholson, RYT, received her 200 hour certification in Inner Fire Yoga from Yoga on Main in 2008. She has also completed her 500 hour certification in 2009 from Yoga on Main.  Mirella has been teaching yoga for 4 years and has been a student of yoga for more than 14 years.  She was initiated in Transcendental Meditation in 2001 and has also studied meditation with Ed Zadlo. 

500 Hour Teacher Certification Training Program

See the Teacher Training Page for all the details!

3 Friday Evenings February 12, 19, 26  - 6:30 to 9:30 PM

$75 / Program or $30 per class

Raja Yoga Meditation With Ed Zadlo

Held at the Elkins Estate - www.elkinsestate.org – Register with Yoga On Main

For info Contact Ed Zadlo at 215 679 4728

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 Premanand) is a Certified Ayurveda Practitioner, Integral Yoga-Ayurveda Therapist and Acharya of Yoga/Vedanta, Ayurveda and Vedic Dharma.

He has had an Ayurveda practice for over 12 years, and has offered trainings in Ayurveda, Meditation and the Inner Practices of Yoga for over 25 years.

He began his study of Ayurvedic Healing with Dr. David Frawley (Pundit Vamadeva Shastri) director of The American Institute of Vedic Studies in 1986, is also a graduate of their Ayurvedic Intensive Training, Yoga and Ayurveda Advanced Course and IYTA Teacher Training and was certified by Dr. Frawley in 2008 as an Ayurveda Yoga Acharya with 1200 hours of advanced Integral Yoga/Ayurveda study.
  

  He graduated from The New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine in 1996 where he also became a faculty member.  He completed advanced clinical study at the Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in Rishikesh, India in 2000 and 2001.  He is a member of the American Ayurvedic Medical Association with status as a Diplomate in Ayurveda (D.Ay).

    Ed was ordained to teach in the Yogananda Kriya Yoga tradition in 1980 and lives near Sumneytown, PA where he has his full time Integral Ayurveda Yoga practice.

Oneness Blessing and Mediation With Lori Zatz

Lori Zatz – 267 456 0028

Join us for a special evening meditation in recognition, celebration and deepening into our natural state of ONENESS.  The goal of the evening is simply to gather and remember who we are: one heart.  You will receive the Oneness Blessing, a divine energy transfer that initiates a neurobiological change in the brain supporting the freedom of the senses from the interference of the mind—an awakening into oneness. 

Lori is a licensed psychotherapist, Rebirther, and Oneness Blessing facilitator (Deeksha giver).  She has been helping people in their personal and spiritual growth process for over 15 years. Currently she has a private practice in Center City Philadelphia.  A long time resident of Philadelphia and the Yoga on Main community, she is delighted to share the Blessing with you. 

Group Rebirth with Maureen Malone & Tony Lo Mastro

For More Info: www.philadelphiarebirthing.com – 215 424 4444

Rebirthing is learning a relationship with your breath and the power of the breath as a function of the body. Rebirthing, which is circular breathing, last for approximately an hour and relieves the negative charge in cell memory. Rebirthing sessions with a practitioner aim to facilitate positive change through working with the breath and taking responsibility for thoughts, feelings and actions. The sessions will help to identify birth trauma, family patterns, inherited attitudes and specific negative thoughts. Rebirthers aim to support clients in using the breath to ground themselves safely in their body during emotional, physical releases and spiritual insights.  Rebirthing connects us to ourselves and gives an experience of present time. We can observe and make conscious choices from a clearer perspective and feeling of well being.

Kirtan with Yvette

Inspirational, uplifting music from the voice of an angel. 

www.yvetteom.com

We invite you to an extraordinary evening of Kirtan with Yvette and her spirited group of musicians.  Joining us in her 5th year at Yoga on Main, Yvette’s mesmerizing presence and angelic voice open channels to Divine healing energy.  Singer, songwriter, and kirtan artist, Yvette offers a unique blend to the kirtan experience, releasing heart opening harmonies that spiral energy to new heights while interweaving beautiful original English songs with traditional Sanskrit mantras.

To kirtan with Yvette is to travel an inner journey of sound with soul-feeding insights and wisdoms that resonate and enlighten between chants.

Yvette has explored the high vibrational components of sound and its healing effects on the physical, subtle, and causal bodies for over ten years.  Kirtan supports personal evolution by tuning into higher vibrations and resonating with higher levels of consciousness.  In so doing the heart is opened as sound reawakens and frees the spirit.

Please join us for this most intimate kirtan experience with Yvette and set your spirit free!

Structural Yoga Therapy™ (SYT) w/ Bonnie Pariser

www.yoga-loka.com

Held at the Elkins Estate - www.elkinsestate.org – Register with Yoga On Main

The Structural Yoga Therapy™ (SYT) program adapts yoga to the individual’s unique needs. When health is optimal, the body assumes a natural balance of muscle strength and range of motion.  However, when illnesses, injuries or structural anomalies are present, they disrupt the body’s innate harmony.

Structural Yoga Therapy was created  by Mukunda Stiles, author of  Structural Yoga Therapy.  Mukunda Stiles is currently on the Advisory Board of the International Association of Yoga Therapists and is the founder of the Yoga Therapy Center.  This workshop will teach you the basics of Structural Yoga Therapy and how you can apply it to your own practice and healing.  If you are a teacher, this workshop will give you tools to keep your students safe while in a class and how to guide them towards healing.

This weekend will be full of valuable information for teachers and practitioners like the Joint Freeing series  (21 therapeutic movements that allow prana to flow freely in the body) to increase range of motion, strengthen restricted muscles, reduce pain and promote healing.  Students and teachers of all levels can benefit from this workshop, especially those with or teaching those with injuries, arthritis, structural asymmetries (such as scoliosis) and back aliments.

 Bonnie Pariser is the founder and director of Yoga Loka in Frenchtown. She has practiced Yoga for more than 20 years and has taught Yoga for over ten years.  Bonnie is a registered Yoga Instructor at the 500 hr level and certified as a Structural Yoga Therapist by Mukunda Stiles, a world-wide leader in the field of Therapeutic Yoga.  She has been a student of Mukunda's for over five years.  Bonnie is trained in Yoga philosophy, mantra, meditation, pranayama, asana and Tantric methodology by renowned yogini of the Bhairavi Maha Yoga tradition Kirin Mishra .  She has sucessfully  applied Structural Yoga Therapy with private clients and in the classroom setting for the past four years.

 

Thursdays March 11th, April 8th.    

6:30 to 8:30PM

$20 per class  

Yoga Sadhana: Developing a Spiritual Practice with Mirella Nicholson

Mirella – 267 402 0425

Take your yoga practice to the next level.

Learn how to transform your yoga practice into a sadhana (spiritual practice).

We will chant mantras, and flow through a gentle inward moving

Asana practice which will include pranayama (breath work)

leading us effortlessly into meditation. 

Mirella Nicholson, RYT, received her 200 hour certification in Inner Fire Yoga from Yoga on Main in 2008. She has also completed her 500 hour certification in 2009 from Yoga on Main.  Mirella has been teaching yoga for 4 years and has been a student of yoga for more than 14 years.  She was initiated in Transcendental Meditation in 2001 and has also studied meditation with Ed Zadlo. 

An Evening with the Divine Feminine & the Ancient Mysteries of Egypt

Led By Jane Bell

(for Men and Women)

www.presenceofheart.com

Enter the doorway of the Divine Feminine through the Egyptian archetypes of Hathor, Isis and Sekhmet.  Using sacred essences and sprays created in the temples of Egypt, you will journey through meditation and myth into the magic of these goddesses.  It is time for us to awaken to these energies in ourselves.  Come and enjoy the mystery. 

Manifesting Your Soul’s Journey

Intensive with Jane Bell

www.presenceofheart.com

We are in a time of great change.  Each of us is here for a reason, a personal destiny, that goes beyond our daily occupations, our families and our egoic needs.  All of which are important but have left many of us empty and longing for something greater, something more enlivening, something that makes life on this planet worth living.  It is the call of our Soul.  But for most of us. we are so bombarded by the noise of the culture, we cannot find our true heart’s desire in the midst of it. 

In this three hour workshop, we will find, explore and name the calling of your own heart.  You will learn skills and techniques that you can apply to your daily life that will help you make the shifts you have longed to manifest.  Jane will guide you to release limiting beliefs and patterns, name and clarify your heart’s desire, and develop a practice that you can use at home to strengthen your resolve to live in the flow of life rather than resist it.

Jane has helped countless people manifest their heart’s desire.  She believes as did the Ancient Egyptians that the heart was the doorway to the divine as well as to the soul.  As Carl Jung said, “Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakens.” 

Who is Jane Bell?

In 1977 Jane Bell began a path of exploring consciousness through meditation.

In 1989, the depth of her spiritual practice shifted her priorities and she quit her corporate life in search of her path.

In 1992 she had a psychic reading and was told that she was to go to Egypt and work with Nicki Scully of Shamanic Journeys.  That year, she made the first of 35 trips to Egypt over17 years.  During that first trip, she experienced an epiphany at Luxor Temple that parted the veils and Jane realized Egypt was calling her to her work, which began a period of inquiry into the realms of the Egyptian Mysteries studying alchemical healing and the pantheon of Egypt.  She also met her Egyptian soul brothers Mohamed Nazmy and Emil Shaker.  So moved by their generosity and love of Egypt, she encouraged Mohamed to open Quest Travel, now the most important travel company for metaphysical and  sacred sites travel in Egypt. 

Always seeking new ways to discover truth, Jane learned about a powerful process called FOCUSING. It was a way to listen to the body and its source of wisdom for personal growth and self-inquiry. She began to study the process after having a remarkable session with her teacher and now colleague Ann Weiser Cornell.  In 1996 Jane became a Focusing Trainer offering private sessions as well as classes.  She realized that unless someone’s body is open for transformation and available for healing, most healing techniques will only have a temporary effect.  It greatly impacted the way she worked with people.  The Focusing work lead to developing a body of work on Manifestation.  Since 1996 countless students and clients have worked with Jane learning how to use clarity, the wisdom of their bodies and metaphysical principles to bring their lives into alignment with their destinies.  People have come to her for relationships, careers, money and removing whatever obstacles and patterns that block their way in receiving the gifts of this life.

In 1997 in Egypt Jane went through a dark night of the Soul.  The depth of the journey brought her to her spiritual teacher and guide Leslie Temple Thurston of Corelight.

In 2003 Jane began her studies with Faisal Muqqadam and the Diamond Logos work expanding her map of consciousness for herself and her clients.  She is also working with Lama Palden, the first ordained woman Tibetan Buddhist lama in the United States.       

Jane is a seeker, a mystic, and a teacher who is constantly working with others to better serve spirit and mankind. She believes that traveling to sacred sites and working with people not only transforms your life, but transforms world consciousness. She is available for Focusing and manifesting sessions, spiritual counseling and healing, workshops, rituals and ceremonies as a minister in the Universal Brotherhood Movement, Inc. 

She is working on a book on Manifesting and has a chapter coming out in the book

The Modern Day Alchemist due out in December 2009.

The American Sanskrit Institute’s Weekend Immersion

“Introduction To Sanskrit” with Zoe Mai

www.americansanskrit.com

PERFECTLY REFINED,  Sanskrit is the language of yoga. Anyone can resonate with Sanskrit's timeless sounds—and connect to words and ideas incredibly beautiful and profound. REWARDS ARE MANY for those who take the time to see, hear and feel the power and elegance of Sanskrit.

Those interested in yoga philosophy particularly benefit from this study. 

This weekend workshop will give you intimate familiarity with the unique points of resonance in your own palate that support Sanksrit’s sacred sounds. And you’ll be firmly grounded in proper pronunciation of this ancient language. Along the way you’ll learn the alphabet—itself a lovely chant—and you’ll receive the tools you need to explore your favorite sutras and chants in the beautiful script of Sanskrit, devana¯gari¯.  ASI’s teaching method, developed over many years by Vyaas Houston, makes learning Sanskrit stress-free and FUN! 

Zoe Mai began her study of Sanskrit in India. Upon returning to the States she took her first Sanskrit Training with Vyaas Houston. The experience was life transforming. Since that first weekend, Zoe studies regularly with Vyaas in an attempt to move more deeply into the language and fully imbibe the yoga based learning model of The American Sanskrit Institute. She currently teaches Yoga and Sanskrit using only the ASI learning model.

Oneness Blessing and Mediation With Lori Zatz

Lori Zatz – 267 456 0028

Join us for a special evening meditation in recognition, celebration and deepening into our natural state of ONENESS.  The goal of the evening is simply to gather and remember who we are: one heart.  You will receive the Oneness Blessing, a divine energy transfer that initiates a neurobiological change in the brain supporting the freedom of the senses from the interference of the mind—an awakening into oneness. 

Lori is a licensed psychotherapist, Rebirther, and Oneness Blessing facilitator (Deeksha giver).  She has been helping people in their personal and spiritual growth process for over 15 years. Currently she has a private practice in Center City Philadelphia.  A long time resident of Philadelphia and the Yoga on Main community, she is delighted to share the Blessing with you. 

Inner Fire Yoga Morning Retreat Week with Shiva Das

This program is an opportunity to enjoy the benefits of a week-long retreat without traveling or taking off from work.  We will meet for an extended two-hour yoga/meditation class each morning for five consecutive days.

Experience the benefits of: A daily yoga practice; Deep, cleansing, rejuvenating breath work; Opening the energy centers, the charkas; Stress & tension release; Self-awareness & concentration; Self-love, and personal empowerment.  This is the perfect way to heal, renew and energize in the midst of daily life. 

Space is limited so register early!

Healing Guidance Sessions with Jane Bell

www.presenceofheart.com

Sessions are one hour to one and a half hours in length depending on the needs of the client and what arises in the session.

Through inquiry and guidance Jane will take her client into places where limiting beliefs and constructs are keeping the client from moving forward in their lives.  People break open to higher levels of awareness, clear pathways so that they can align themselves with their soul. Her specialty is Manifestation cutting through energies and systems that block what wants to come into being for each individual.

Inner Fire Yoga Workshop for the Spring Equinox with David Newman

www.davidnewmanmusic.com

Join David for a joyful and inspiring experience of rejuvenating Yoga, call and response Kirtan chanting and meditation.  This workshop will explore the beautiful dance of sound and silence and the graceful flow between movement and stillness.  David's Inner Fire Yoga is a sacred journey that guides the body into bliss, opens the heart to love and leads the mind

 into peace.  David will be joined by devotional singer/percussionist Mira for this very special opportunity for renewal and self discovery.

Saturday, March 20th.  8:00 pm

$20 advance, $22 at door

CD Release Party and Spring Equinox Kirtan

with David Newman 

www.davidnewmanmusic.com

Join David and Mira and their wonderful ensemble for a celebration of the release of their new CD and to bring in the Spring Equinox! 

David Newman or Durga Das, as he is also known, is a Kirtan Chant Artist and a practitioner and educator of Bhakti Yoga—the Yoga of Love. David, a devotee of Neem Karoli Baba, travels extensively singing Kirtan (Indian devotional chanting) and sharing the spiritual, devotional, meditative and musical aspects of yoga.  David's music embodies a devotional mysticism, distinctive musicality, poetic intimacy and a deep respect for India's ancient chant tradition.  His recordings expand the traditional Kirtan medium by incorporating a wide range of musical and lyrical elements and by exploring a vast palette of progressive production influences.

David's CDs include Lotus Feet: A Kirtan Revolution, Soul Freedom, Leap of Grace: The Hanuman Chalisa, a CD/DVD set entitled Into the Bliss and his beautiful work Love, Peace, Chant on Nettwerk/Nutone.  His live kirtans and concerts are joyous, ecstatic, uplifting and exploding with energy.  A dedicated Kirtan Troubadour, David tours throughout the world with Mira, a celebrated devotional singer, recording artist and percussionist.  He is also the author of a book on meditation entitled Merging with Grace and the founder of Yoga On Main in Philadelphia.

Group Rebirth with Maureen Malone & Tony Lo Mastro

For More Information call The Philadelphia Rebirthing Center – 215 424 4444

Rebirthing is learning a relationship with your breath and the power of the breath as a function of the body. Rebirthing, which is circular breathing, last for approximately an hour and relieves the negative charge in cell memory. Rebirthing sessions with a practitioner aim to facilitate positive change through working with the breath and taking responsibility for thoughts, feelings and actions. The sessions will help to identify birth trauma, family patterns, inherited attitudes and specific negative thoughts. Rebirthers aim to support clients in using the breath to ground themselves safely in their body during emotional, physical releases and spiritual insights.  Rebirthing connects us to ourselves and gives an experience of present time. We can observe and make conscious choices from a clearer perspective and feeling of well being.

Thursday April 8th.    

6:30 to 8:30PM - $20 per class  

Yoga Sadhana: Developing a Spiritual Practice with Mirella Nicholson

Mirella – 267 402 0425

Take your yoga practice to the next level.

Learn how to transform your yoga practice into a sadhana (spiritual practice).

We will chant mantras, and flow through a gentle inward moving asana practice which will include pranayama (breath work) leading us effortlessly into meditation.

Mirella Nicholson, RYT, received her 200 hour certification in Inner Fire Yoga from Yoga on Main in 2008. She has also completed her 500 hour certification in 2009 from Yoga on Main.  Mirella has been teaching yoga for 4 years and has been a student of yoga for more than 14 years.  She was initiated in Transcendental Meditation in 2001 and has also studied meditation with Ed Zadlo. 

Oneness Blessing and Mediation With Lori Zatz

Lori Zatz – 267 456 0028

Join us for a special evening meditation in recognition, celebration and deepening into our natural state of ONENESS.  The goal of the evening is simply to gather and remember who we are: one heart.  You will receive the Oneness Blessing, a divine energy transfer that initiates a neurobiological change in the brain supporting the freedom of the senses from the interference of the mind—an awakening into oneness.

Lori is a licensed psychotherapist, Rebirther, and Oneness Blessing facilitator (Deeksha giver).  She has been helping people in their personal and spiritual growth process for over 15 years. Currently she has a private practice in Center City Philadelphia.  A long time resident of Philadelphia and the Yoga on Main community, she is delighted to share the Blessing with you. 

Yin Yoga Intensive Immersion with Daniel Shankin / SitaRam Das

www.sitaramdas.com

The quiet practice of Yin yoga uses long-held passive postures and mindfulness meditation to reveal a natural state of radiant health.  It beautifully complements muscular, vigorous Yang yogas by accessing deep tissues and unwinding hidden tension.  As the muscles relax completely,  prana (or "chi") flows naturally to Traditional Chinese organ meridians, as well as the chakras and marma points.

The results of this practice are a deep cleansing of both the physical and subtle body. Over time, most practitioners experience not only an increase in their overall flexibility, but also a capacity to be with the more difficult places in their bodies and hearts.  One rises from Shavasana with an amazing experience of peace and rejuvination.

Exploring the depths of this profound practice, we will fully cover: 

A variety of yin poses and sequences Explore the subtle body through the models of meridians and chakras Discuss the benefits of yin yoga on our physical organs and anatomy The PRACTICE of energetics. HOW to use your prana, HOW to access your meridians and other aspects of your energetic body Learn how to use yin yoga as a doorway to mindfulness and meditation

Steeped in the traditions of Tantric Hinduism, Buddhism, Ayurveda, Bhakti Yoga, and Vedic Mythology, Daniel's breadth of wisdom offers seemingly endless support for his students, reminding them of their true nature, inherent goodness, and boundless strength. He experiences deep gratitude for the guidance of his Yin Yoga and Meditation Teacher, Sarah Powers, and also feels fortunate to have worked with Paul Grilley and Paulie Zink, the founder of Yin Yoga.

Daniel balances his quiet, still practice with Vinyasa and Vinyasa yoga. He finds great benefit in cultivating both yin and yang chi, for optimal health of all bodily tissues.

Saturday & Sunday April 17^th and 18^th - 12 to 6PM  $75 /day $130/weekend 

The Source Teachings of Yoga: The Ancient Vedic Texts

with Ed Zadlo (“Acharya Premanand”)

For More Info Call Ed at 215 679 4728

Held at the Elkins Estate - www.elkinsestate.org – Register with Yoga On Main

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 Premanand) is a Certified Ayurveda Practitioner, Integral Yoga-Ayurveda Therapist and Acharya of Yoga/Vedanta, Ayurveda and Vedic Dharma.

He has had an Ayurveda practice for over 12 years, and has offered trainings in Ayurveda, Meditation and the Inner Practices of Yoga for over 25 years.

He began his study of Ayurvedic Healing with Dr. David Frawley (Pundit Vamadeva Shastri) director of The American Institute of Vedic Studies in 1986, is also a graduate of their Ayurvedic Intensive Training, Yoga and Ayurveda Advanced Course and IYTA Teacher Training and was certified by Dr. Frawley in 2008 as an Ayurveda Yoga Acharya with 1200 hours of advanced Integral Yoga/Ayurveda study.

He graduated from The New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine in 1996 where he also became a faculty member.  He completed advanced clinical study at the Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in Rishikesh, India in 2000 and 2001.  He is a member of the American Ayurvedic Medical Association with status as a Diplomate in Ayurveda (D.Ay).

Ed was ordained to teach in the Yogananda Kriya Yoga tradition in 1980 and lives near Sumneytown, PA where he has his full time Integral Ayurveda Yoga practice.

Group Rebirth with Maureen Malone & Tony Lo Mastro

For More Information call The Philadelphia Rebirthing Center – 215 424 4444

Rebirthing is learning a relationship with your breath and the power of the breath as a function of the body. Rebirthing, which is circular breathing, last for approximately an hour and relieves the negative charge in cell memory. Rebirthing sessions with a practitioner aim to facilitate positive change through working with the breath and taking responsibility for thoughts, feelings and actions. The sessions will help to identify birth trauma, family patterns, inherited attitudes and specific negative thoughts. Rebirthers aim to support clients in using the breath to ground themselves safely in their body during emotional, physical releases and spiritual insights.  Rebirthing connects us to ourselves and gives an experience of present time. We can observe and make conscious choices from a clearer perspective and feeling of well being.

"The Dynamics of Asana to Balance the Doshas"

with Yogamaya (Jennifer Beckman)

www.vedicworld.org

The sister sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga state that there are three dominant

forces in the living body, Vata, Pitta and Kapha or the three doshas and

consequently, three main sources of illness. During this weekend we will

come to understand the nature of these doshas, there accumulation, where

they reside within the physical body and how this relates to asana, bandha

and pranayama as a form of treatment or preventative therapy.

We will explore the dynamic form and rhythm of asana not just as physical

form, but also as pranic support, thought and awareness. Consequently, we

will come to understand how that affects long-term patterns of energy and

emotions. Yoga philosophy states that the very foundations of consciousness

are based on the matrix of prana, dosha and mind, therefore the body and

movement is a manifestation of consciousness.

We will not only study different yoga postures best suited for different

constitutions, but also how the specific practice should be performed

incorporating pranayama and bandha techniques.

Yogamaya is Director of the Vedic Cultural Fellowship in Pecos and Pecos Valley Yoga and Ayurveda Center in New Mexico. She is well versed in the Iyenger and Sivananda disciplines, is British Wheel of Yoga certified and holds the E-RYT 500 from Yoga Alliance.  She has studied at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque under Dr.Vasant Lad, The American Institute of

Vedic Studies and has taught Ayurveda and Yoga intensives with Dr. David Frawley.

Saturday, April 24 - 8 PM

 $18 advance / 20 at the door

Clair Oaks Kirtan & Concert

www.clairoaks.com

Clair and the band have been working on the recently released CD

Kirtan Equation: Sacred Sound + Presence + Love = Kirtan 

We hope it brings you the inspiration we experienced during its creation.  We are excited to share it live with your community.  Come join us for the celebration.

 Clair Oaks band and Kirtan Equation offers inspired original music combined with ancient Sanskrit mantras, lush vocal harmonies for a musical meditation mix.  This music quiets the incessant roar of the mind and allows one to experience the vast and peacefully powerful,

silence and joy of inner tranquility. 

 To learn more and hear clips of Clair's music, visit her website at www.clairoaks.com

"Vedic Astrology, The Sacred Art of Prediction"

 Lecture with Howard Beckman (Hamsavatar)

www.vedicworld.org

As with Yoga and Ayurveda, Vedic Astrology views us as microscopic units that are connected to the vastness of the Cosmos. Known as the Science of Light or Jyotish, it reveals our karma and how that will manifest through our health, relationships, career and spiritual path. It is the language of creation and the planets represent the laws of time.

In the hands of an experienced Jyotishi, this “sacred tool” opens the door to proper action and positive change.  It enables us to understand our inherent strengths, as well as weaknesses, objectively viewing our personalities and the natural reactions to the occurrences of our lives.

Part of the great Vedic Sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga, remedial measures are prescribed that included mantras, yantras and specific gemstones. These are said to negate negative energies and help to strengthen positive ones.

Those traversing the path of Yogic thought and lifestyle should understand the interconnection and interaction of this sacred science and how it allows us to understand the journey of the soul from one birth to the next and how the disposition of karma is enacted and unfolds.  All Vedic science points to the same inner core, that of “atma vidya” or knowledge of the soul.

Howard (Hamsavatar) will put great concentration in this talk on the meaning of  jyotish and how this science of time gives the aspiring yogi the means to understand their past, present and future and thus the greatest depth in one’s practice in this lifetime.

Vedic Astrology Readings with Howard Beckman

For a Private Sessions call 215-482-7877 to schedule an appointment.

Fee:  $ 175 for individual sessions

www.vedicworld.org

Vedic astrology, also known as Jyotish, is distinguished for its spiritual depth and accuracy in predicting future events and the diagnosis and prevention of disease. Vedic astrology uses zodiac charts as a tool for predicting trends, changes, and astrological compatibility with amazing precision and accuracy. Vedic astrology is the oldest system of astrology known to man, and been used continuously from ancient times up to the present, providing invaluable insights into our lives, relationships and health.

Our master Vedic astrologer, Howard Beckman conducts the following types of readings: 
Love and Compatibility, Full Life Readings, 
Yearly Follow-Up Readings (Varshaphal),  
New Born Readings, and 
Planetary Gem Readings.  


The Vedic system contains remedial measures such as gem therapy, mantra and yantra (sacred geometry), helping to balance and harmonize any negative influences. Once Howard Beckman evaluates your astrological chart and the planetary influences affecting you, he will advise you which of these measures will help you the most.