WORKSHOPS
The Yoga School NY offers Workshops with
Teachers in the Desikachar / Krishnamacharya Tradition
Guta Hedewig
Sanskrit Chanting
Four Session Workshop
Fridays, October 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th, 2018 - 1:30-2:30pm (New Time!)
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $80 for the FOUR CLASS workshop,
Pre-registration required: call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
Participation via Skype or FaceTime is possible.
Vedic Chanting is the ancient art of transmitting the Veda-s orally, from teacher to student, in a strictly prescribed way. This practice hones your listening skills tremendously, improves memory, works to extend the breath fully, and can lead to a deep meditative state.
We will:
- Go over the Sanskrit Alphabet.
- Learn about the Six Main Rules of Vedic Chanting.
- Chant 'Durga Suktam' from Mahanarayana Upanisad. This mantra is directed to Durga, the fiery feminine force who helps us through difficulties.
This course is open to beginners and experienced chanters alike. Join us for this joyful experience!
Guta Hedewig has studied the teachings of Krishnamacharya with TKV Desikachar at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram (KYM.org) in Chennai. She is a IAYT-Certified Yoga Therapist and Yoga Teacher in the Krishnamacharya Tradition, having completed a 4 year long Yoga Therapy Training. She also learned Vedic Chanting at the affiliated Vedavani (Vedic Chanting School) and continues her studies with her mentor, Sonia Nelson (vedicchantcenter.org). Guta is a Yoga Alliance registered E-RYT 500, YACEP and C-IAYT and has directed over 20 Yoga Teacher Training Programs (200, 500 and 700 hr). Her specialization is to introduce students to Traditional Yoga Teachings in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya, and his son TKV Desikachar. She works therapeutically one-on-one, creating individualized practices for students to enhance health and well-being. She also leads regular workshops in Vedic Chanting.
Rachel Lynch-John
Anatomy: Organ and Respiratory Systems
Saturday, October 13th, 2018, 2-6pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $80, Pre-registration required,
call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
The musculoskeletal body gives us our form, our basic framework to support us and the container for our organs. In turn, our organs provide a quiet support for our musculoskeletal body from within. Through a basic knowledge and embodiment of our organs we can find a subtle and profound support through which to deepen out asana practice.
In this workshop we will explore the structure and function of the lungs as we breathe in external respiration, and how we can find support for the limbs through defining different regions of the lung tissue. We will also look at where our organs are located in the body, and how they relate to each other in movement to support the musculoskeletal body. Through Initiating our movement from the organs, we can allow for the form of each asana to arise, without pushing or straining our body, developing a quiet meditative practice of effortless effort.
Rachel Lynch-John is a founding member of Samamkaya Yoga Back Care & Scoliosis Collective. She began practicing Iyengar yoga in 1990 as a way to care for her body while pursuing a career in modern dance. Rachel assisted her Iyengar teacher, Genny Kapuler, for over ten years, and is certified through the School for Body-Mind Centering® as a Somatic Movement Educator and an Infant Developmental Movement Educator. She is also certified in Embodied Anatomy and Yoga and Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga, both of which are Body-Mind Centering® approaches to teaching yoga that utilize anatomical and developmental principles to allow for an embodied exploration and mindful yoga practice to evolve. Along with her Embodied Back Care Yoga classes at Samamkaya, Rachel offers private sessions, small group classes and workshops in somatic movement education, embodied anatomy, pre & postnatal yoga, infant developmental movement education and asana alignment. Rachel has taught in numerous teacher training programs in NY and Japan, and is presently on the faculty of the teacher training program for The Yoga School NY. Rachel originally trained as a dancer in her native England, and in 1999 earned a “Bessie” (NY dance and performance award) for her work in the field of dance and performance.
Dr. Dolphi Wertenbaker
Meditation in the Yoga Tradition - An Introduction
Saturday, October 27th, 2018, 9am-7pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $120, Pre-registration required,
call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
Meditation is a commonly-used word and concept in today's world. Yet the approach of yoga to meditation is particular and little known. Indeed, in the earliest known Sanskrit dictionary, yoga is defined simply as meditation. Meditation is not something separate from yoga. In this course we will examine the connections. We will look at the models given in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra. We will touch on some of the ideas and practices given in the Bhagavad Gita. We will explore in practice as well as in theory. How do we bring these ideas into our own practice and into our yoga teaching in various settings?
Dolphi Wertenbaker MD, physician, yoga therapist and yoga teacher trainer in the tradition of Krishnamacharya, is a long-time personal student of TKV Desikachar, to whom she owes everything. She studied intensively with Mr. Desikachar in Chennai. Witnessing his work with patients inspired her to study medicine and pursue a life-long dream of combining medicine and yoga. Co-Founder of Viniyoga America in 1986, she has taught therapeutic yoga since 1985, was an adjunct professor at Columbia University for 14 years, and has taught in numerous yoga teacher trainings since 2007. She is a co-founder and core faculty member of YATNA (Yoga As Therapy North America) and has developed the curriculum for its yoga therapist training. Students find Dolphi’s teaching engaging and enlightening, synthesizing knowledge from different sources.
Dr. Dolphi Wertenbaker
Bhagavad Gita - An Introduction
Sunday, October 28th, 2018, 9am-3:30pm
Location: 119 West 23rd Street #406 (between 6th and 7th Ave)
Tuition: $75, Pre-registration required,
call 212-566-4631, or email:
theyogaschoolny@gmail.com
The Bhagavad Gita is a text from ancient India beloved by millions around the world because it speaks to the heart. It addresses questions of responsibility, how to find meaning in life, what to do in the face of conflicting priorities, and much more. In this workshop, we will study the text, chanting some of it in Sanskrit and exploring its themes through experiential exercises. The recommended translation is that by Winthrop Sargeant.
Guta Hedewig
Yoga for a Peaceful Mind
Sunday, November 11th, 2018, 11:30am-2:30pm (New Time!)
Location: 25 First Avenue (East Village)
Tuition: ONLY $45 (includes meal), ONLY $80 for two (includes meals)
Single Registration: https://bvtlife.wufoo.com/forms/yoga-ayurveda-guta/
Double Registration: https://bvtlife.wufoo.com/forms/yoga-ayurveda-guta-for-two/
In this workshop we will explore how to calm our overactive minds and find some peace within.
We will be learning
- Breath initiated slow movement sequences
- Breath supported static postures
- Calming breathing techniques and ratios
- Use of sound with movement
- Chanting of peace mantras
- Soothing visualization exercises
to bring about a state in which we feel more at peace with ourselves and consequently can perceive and act with more clarity.
This workshop is for anyone who would like to explore yoga and/or sound. It addresses all practitioners, from beginner to long time student, as well as yoga teachers. Hand-outs will be available to facilitate home practicing of the learned tools. There will be time for questions and discussion throughout the workshop, and individual practitioners' needs are taken into consideration with alternatives offered when appropriate.
The workshop will include a delicious and healthful ayurvedic meal taken together at the end!