Study classical
Ashtanga Yoga
for one month in Rishikesh, India
September 17 - October 15
This year Phoenix and her teacher
Mataji will be leading a course in the complete practice and lifestyle
of Ashtanga (Eight Limbed) Yoga on the banks of the sacred Ganga
river at the lovely Parmarth Niketan Ashram. The daily schedule
includes morning sadhana- pranayama, chanting, and meditation,
then asana. The morning continues to unfold with special classes
given by Mataji in Vedic chanting and philosophy based on the
Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita. Phoenix teaches an afternoon asana
class, and twice a week there will be a special focus on healing
with in-depth explorations of subtle anatomy (the chakras, nadis,
koshas) and Ayurvedic wisdom for specific constitutional types
and their appropriate asanas and pranayamas.
Parmarth Niketan gives a certificate
upon completion of this 200+ hour course from the International
Yoga Heritage Foundation.
Note: For the sake of clarity in our jumbled bureaucratic times,
teachers and students who are interested in pursuing this course
with a certificate in mind should know that this is not a Yoga
Alliance accredited school. It is however, perhaps more highly
credentialled to give such certificates in their own right as
centuries-long holders of the living Yoga tradition, in any regard.
It is not possible to combine these hours for a 500-hour Yoga
Alliance certification.
Those who wish to join Phoenix's
guided tour of Rishikesh, Haridwar, Agra, and Delhi are encourage
to enroll concurrently with Phoenix by contacting her at garudayogini@yahoo.com
For more information on the
monthlong Yoga Intensive, please contact Parmarth Niketan Ashram
at info@parmarth.com or
visit Parmarth's
website.