by admin on August 20, 2008
Yoga India
#144/B, 7th Main, Gokulam 3rd Stage
Mysore 570002, Karnataka-India
Mobile: +91 98860 90291
Phone: +91 821 2416779
E-mail: yogaindia9@yahoo.com
Website: www.yoga-india.org
Price Range (Rs.): 5,000 – 7,500/month; 1,500 – 2,500/week; 250/drop-in
Yoga India is run by Bharath Shetty who has studied with BKS Iyengar in Pune and is certified by the Indian Yoga Institute, Vivekananda Kendra and International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center. He teaches three main courses: Foundation, Advanced and Teacher Training. The Teacher Training course lasts 6 weeks and is recognized by the Yoga Alliance. An Iyengar-style practice class in the morning from 7:30 to 9:00am and a technical class in the evening from 4:00 to 5:30pm. For beginners, classes are at 10:30am to 12pm and 5:30 to 7:00pm respectively.
by admin on August 15, 2008
An official list of authorized and certified Ashtanga teachers was released this week by the newly renamed K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI.) Compared to the Ashtanga.com teacher directory, the number of teachers officially “allowed” to teach Ashtanga has been greatly reduced. Also of note in the new KPJAYI guidelines are the following:
- No Ashtanga-related workshops allowed
- Requirements for Ashtanga shalas
- Authorized and certified teacher criteria
Visit the K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute website to read about the new guideline details and view the official teacher list.
by admin on August 15, 2008
Melanie is coming to Austin, Texas for a weekend workshop from September 19-21, 2008. She will be facilitating Mysore and Led classes. She will also be offering a Teacher’s Adjustment Workshop during her visit.
The workshop will take place at:
Castle Hill Specialized Fitness
1112 Suite B North Lamar – Austin, TX 78703
Tel: 478-4567 – Fax: 472-5009
juan at castlehillfitness dot com
Castlehill was the first studio in Austin and remains the only one to offer a full traditional Mysore schedule. [click to continue...]
by admin on August 8, 2008
John Scott is a world-renowned practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga and presents both National and International workshops. John has produced the best-selling book, Ashtanga Yoga
and DVD. He was certified to teach by Shri K Pattabhi Jois in 1994, having studied with him in Mysore, India, since 1989.
In these Vancouver workshops, John will offer his insights and experiences of Ashtanga Yoga with a warm and generous teaching style that has endeared him to students worldwide. His clarity, precision and grace inspire practitioners of all levels. [click to continue...]
by admin on August 7, 2008
On the Way to Yoga District
NewIndPress.com
August 8, 2008
by Malvika Tegta
Fiery red gulmohars, against the grey overhung monsoon clouds, line the gently sloping crisscrossed asphalt of Gokulam. This plexus of mains and crosses, weaves into it the tin chai stand, a ramshackled mom ‘n’ pop store, an improvised coconut water shed and old red floored homes with the same indifference as a Nilgiri’s supermarket, family-run cafes and posh dulpex apartments that have sprung up in recent years.
One of these lanes in this upmarket ‘Yoga district’ leads you to Bharath Shetty’s Yoga India, a small Hatha yoga studio. A room in styled in Madhubani pop art, or Ganeshas in psychedelic shades, caters to mostly western Yoga enthusiasts and Bharath’s is only one of the 60 odd yoga centres that have come up in Mysore. Continue reading this article…
by admin on August 7, 2008
Mysore Mandala Yoga Shala resides in an old traditional Indian home with wooden columns, jute rugs and a vaulted ceiling. It’s in the quaint neighborhood of Lakshmipuram, not far from where Pattahbi Jois began teaching Westerners in his original shala home before moving to Gokulam. Mysore Mandala is surrounded by a beautiful garden and houses a café in the backyard, a massage room, and a few offices – one with internet access available to students for a nominal fee. [click to continue...]
