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"Throughout the entire creation every religion has what?
The ethical rules; thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal, thou shall
not lie. The rules have to be kept in order to build harmony between
each other and then the love starts expanding beyond just your relatives.
And then after human love comes Divine Love." DM
“Your compassion should be great enough, big enough,
so that you understand eating meat involves pain and suffering. The
animals were made to be loved, not to be eaten! All beings are like
us, they love life, they want to have a family and children and tremble
with fear of violence”. DM
| Courses
Yoga Basics I
This is the most fundamental program offered, and is highly recommended
to start a practice. It will put you on a once-a-week program, working
with the same expert teacher for six weeks. You will be slowly guided
through a few postures in every class to get to know each posture and
it's health benefits well. You will learn important breathing exercises,
which are key to restoring vitality and a balanced functioning of the
inner workings of the body and mind. All sessions will end with a guided
deep relaxation to recharge and renew. In this class you will receive
a firm grounding into a personal practice, increase your strength, flexibility
and create a deep sense of peace.
• Monday evenings 8:15 - 9:30pm (when falling on major holidays,
make-ups will be given)
• Saturday mornings 10:30 - 11:45am
• Pre Registration $120. Late Registration is allowed.
Next Course Dates
Saturdays, September 13 - October 18
Mondays, September 15 - October 20
Basics I postures to be studied will be standing postures,
backbends, forward bends, inversions and twists:
Standing Poses:
• Mountain Pose - tadasana
• Side Twist - ardha chandrasana
• Tree - Vrkasana
• Downward Dog - adho mukha svanasana
• Standing Foward Bend - uttanasana
• Warrior Poses I & II - virabhadrasana
• Triangle - trikonasana
• Bent Leg Triangle - parsvakonasana
• Wide Leg Foward Bend - prasarita padottanasana
• Extended Foward Bend - parsvottanasana
• Sun Salutation - surya namaskar
Back Bends:
• Cobra - bhujangasana
• Boat - navasana
• Bow - Dhanurasana
• Fish - matsyasana
Seated Foward Bends:
• Foward Bend - paschimottanasana
• Bent Leg Head to Knee - janu sirsasana
• Half Spinal Twist - ardha matsyendrasana
Deep Relaxation:
• Corpse Pose - shavasana
Inversions:
• Shoulder Stand -sarvangasana
• Plough - halasana
• Bridge - setu bandhasana
Breathing Techniques - Pranayama:
• 3 Part Yogic Breath
• Bellow Breathing - Kapalabati
• Alternate nasal breathing
Yoga Basics II
This program will strengthen the new skills learned in Dharma Mittra
Yoga Basics I, emphasizing a focus on proper body alignment and usage,
and spiritual intention. You will learn more advanced breathing techniques,
bringing power to your lungs, diaphragm and abdomen. Methods will be
given to properly master the headstand and scorpion thru gradual progression.
We will also work on gaining more flexibility, balance and strength
for the wheel pose and variations. We will be working together for eight
weeks.
• Tuesday evenings 8:15 - 9:30pm (when falling on major holidays,
make-ups will be given)
• Sunday mornings 10:30 - 11:45am
• Pre Registration $120. Late Registration is allowed.
Next Course Dates
Sundays, September 14 - October 19
Tuesdays, September 16 - October 21
Basics II postures to be studied:
Sun Salutation -& DMY Shiva Namaskar
• Cresent Moon - anjaneyasana
Standing Poses:
• King Dancer - natarajasana & variations
Back Bends Intermediate:
• Raised bow pose - urdhva-dhanurasana
• Camel - ustrasana
• Bow - Dhanurasana
• One leg Pigeon Pose - eka-pada-kapotasana
• Fish - matsyasana
• Inverted locust pose - shalabhasana
Floor poses:
• Seated angle pose - upavishta-konasana
• Tortoise pose - kuramasana
• Star pose - tarasana
• Foward Bend - paschimottanasana
• Cross Legged Foward Bend
Inversions:
• Hare - shashankasana
• Headstand Prep - ardha-shirasana
• Headstand - shirasana
• Shoulder Stand - sarvangasana
• Bridge Shoulder Stand - setu-bandha-sarvangasana
Deep Relaxation:
• Corpse Pose - shavasana
Breathing Techniques - Pranayama:
• Cleansing breath - bastrika
• Lion pose - simahasana
• Alternate nasal breathing |
