Discover the vast array of therapies, products, workshops and stage demonstrations on offer at the Cambridge Mind Body Soul Exhibition in Chilford Hall, Linton, Cambridge on 11th & 12th September, 2010.

With over 90 stands featuring Aromatherapy to Reiki, Reflexology to Tarot Readings, Mediumship Demonstrations, Meditation and Yoga, there are many new experiences to discover at the Mind Body Soul Exhibition.

Together with lectures, workshops and stage demonstrations, not only is the event informative, but a great day out and a unique shopping experience too. The perfect opportunity to give your mind body and soul a chance to experience the different ways to get in touch with the spiritual and peaceful qualities that we all have inside. Relax your mind with candles, decorate your body with crystal jewellery and cleanse your soul with aromatherapy. At the Mind Body Soul exhibition in Chilford Hall you can take advantage of the perfect opportunity to explore the immense choice available for you to achieve this. Whether you are interested in the different styles Meditation and Yoga or you would just like to know more information about your aura energy and specific herbal remedies this is your chance to get all the inspiration you need.

So, take a trip to the Mind Body Soul exhibition and feel inspired, charmed and uplifted !




Programme Content

Workshops & Lectures

• Demonstration of Psychic Surgery  -  Gary Mannion
• So, What Exactly is Spirit   -  Barry Woodhouse
• The Healing Power of Infinite Love -   Marta Greenwood
• Introduction to the Ancient Art of Dowsing -   Jo Vincent-Pilsworth
• Chakra Balancing and Therapy -   Jeremy Jones
• The Call of the Drum -   Scott Jasper of Dragonfly Moon
• Tarot for the 21st Century   -   Richard Abbott
• Love and Laughter with Spirit   -  Loraine Rees
• Forgiveness and Acceptance   -   Carolyn Cowan
• Stretch and Breathe your way to happiness   -   Camyoga

• Brandon Bays “The Journey”   -   Marie-Anne Rodolakis
• Mediumship Demonstration   -   Maureen Flynn
• Empowerment   -   Carolyn Cowan
• Beautiful ME   -   Marco Grove
• Keys to Freedom & Empowerment   -   Catherine Keattch
• Why Do Yoga   -   Sam Rao
• Soul Journeys   -   Sarah Duma
• Are you Psychic   -   Molly Ann Fairley
• Stand In Your Power   -  Esther Emanuel

Workshops in the Lawn

• Reiki Drum – A Bridge Between the Worlds   -   Sarah Gregg
• The Spirit Of The Drum   -   Barbara Meiklejohn Free
• Shamanic Mysteries   -  Lynn Gosney
• Songs of the Flute   -   Barbara Meiklejohn Free
• Creating Ceremony Keep It Simple “First Throw Away The Book”   -  Lynn Gosney

Stage demonstrations

• Stand In Your Power   -   Esther Emanuel
• Spiritvisions   -   Barbara Meiklejohn Free
• Uplifting Vocal Performance   -  Sally Garozzo
• Awakening Heart Concert   -   Carole Isis
• Flute & Voice Magic   -   Lynn Gosney from Touch the Earth
• Ashtanga Yoga  -  CamYoga
• Inspirational Songs of Wild Lands and Ancient Mysteries   -   Dragonfly Moon (Scott Japser & Susan Garlick)
• Yoga Flow  -  CamYoga
• Clear Karma Blocks   -   Carolyn Cowan
• Sacred Sage Sacred Space   -   Barbara Meiklejohn Free
• Call in the Angels   -   Carolyn Cowan
• Hot Yoga  -  Camyoga
• Mantras for Healing   -   Carolyn Cowan
• Last Song of the Day   -   Carolyn Cowan, Barbara Meiklejohn Free and Scott Jasper

Check out the Full programm





Date: 11th & 12th September, 2010
Hours: Saturday 10am – 6pm, Sunday 10am – 5pm
Location: Mind Body Soul Exhibition, Chilford Hall, Linton – Cambridge CB21 4LE


More information:
Email: Hannah@primeimpact.co.uk – T: 01787 224040 (Hannah Irons) – Web: www.mbsevents.co.uk


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Mimi Kuo-Deemer is leading a Vinyasa Flow Workshop entitled “Toward Greater Equanimity” at The Life Centre in London on September 19^th, 2010.
We have all felt that in our daily lives we sometimes need an energetic boost, while other times we feel like seeking out a calm, quiet rest. Both these tendencies are aimed at bringing our bodies and minds toward a state of balance, or homeostasis. In this workshop, we will learn how we use breath, postures and sequences in Vinyasa Yoga to generate equilibrium and steadiness in our bodies, thoughts and actions. We will explore some of the ways in which poses and counter-poses can be used to equalize our muscular, skeletal and nervous systems and bring us toward greater equanimity.
A dynamic and enlivening vinyasa-based class will prepare the body for moving into deeper, longer held postures. A restful and rejuvenating finish will be followed by a heart-focused meditation. Whether a beginner, intermediate or advanced practitioner, the intention is to take each individual to the state where boundaries and limits may be skillfully explored. With effort and grace, this Yoga Workshop can help clarify the ways in which anyone can achieve greater equanimity and calm.

About Mimi Kuo-Deemer

Mimi has been practising Yoga for 15 years and teaching for the past 8. She teaches a mindful and enlivening Vinyasa-Based Yoga. Her approach fosters steady breathing practices in combination with healthy alignment principles to help quiet the mind and bring ease to the body. She came to Yoga 15 years ago after a 7-year love affair with dance. She enjoys practising qigong and exploring Chinese 5 Element philosophies that imbue her teachings. Mimi’s main teachers in the Yoga world are Erich Schiffmann, who imparted to her a love for meditation, teaching and the wonders of self-practice; and Donna Farhi, who inspires her continually with her non-didactic, inquisitive approach to teaching and learning. Teaching is one of Mimi’s favorite things, and she loves to share the happiness that it can bring. She is a registered Yoga Alliance Teacher (RYT), a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), and co-founder of Yoga Yard, a studio in Beijing, China, where she taught for 7 years before moving to London.




Level: Not for absolute beginners




Date: Sun 19 Sept, 2010
Hours: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Location: The Life Centre, 15 Edge Street, London W8
Value: £22


More information:
Email: info@thelifecentre.com – mimi@mkdeemer.com – T: 020 7221 4602 – +44 (0) 7794 251309 (Mimi) – Web: www.mkdeemer.com – www.thelifecentre.com


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Swami Saradananda will lead a Pilgrimage through the Chakras at the Yoga Ananda Holistic Centre. It will be a full day workshop with author, veteran traveler and pilgrimage leader Swami Saradananda looking at the possibility of taking an inner pilgrimage as a rare opportunity for you to detach from your everyday life and embark on an inspiring mystical quest.

Join the Swami Saradananda for a day full of anecdotes and spiritual insights. It promises to be unique in its practical as well as theoretical approach. Chakras are the filters though which your mind and body receive, regulate and broadcast their energies – and make their connections.

Although each chakra functions at a different frequency, they are continually working to communicate and tune themselves with each other. They filter all of the events of your daily life, as well as your dreams, fears, hopes, desires, regrets, thoughts and communication.

They are the ultimate devices by which you store, sort and retrieve the vast variety of data that your mind and body are constantly receiving.

Each chakra corresponds to emotional and spiritual issues and challenges. Together they represent a wide spectrum of energetic frequencies, with each corresponding to different stages of development that you travel through on your pilgrimage of life.

About Swami Saradananda

Swami Saradananda has taught yoga and yoga philosophy for more than thirty-five years. She is an inspiring speaker who has authored a number of books, including “Yoga Mind And Body”, “Chakra Meditation” and “The Power Of Breath”. She has also led numerous pilgrimages to India, Nepal and Tibet and undertaken extensive personal practice in the Himalayas.
Swami Saradananda is an inspiring and insightful teacher and author. She makes you want to practice more! Her gift is the ability to explain the ancient concepts of Vedánta and Yoga in modern, easy-to-grasp terms.

A senior-most student of Swami Vishnudevananda, Swami Saradananda worked with the Sivananda Yoga Centres for almost thirty years. She served as director and main teacher of their facilities in New York, London (Putney) and Delhi, India. After a break for an extended period of personal practice in the Himalayas, she was the “author in residence” at the Peacemaker Community in Western Massachusetts, and later serving as “spiritual director” to Haus Yoga Vidya in Germany.

Now based in London, Swami Saradananda teaches workshops and programs world-wide and leads yatras (pilgrimages) to India. She is developing a series of advanced trainings for yoga teachers and serious yogis, including an e-course on the yama-niyama of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.

Author of Books

Swami Saradananda is the author of:

The Power Of Breath, Duncan Baird Publishing, March, 2009
Chakra Meditation, Duncan Baird Publishing, March, 2008
Teach Yourself Yoga, Hodder Publishing, Dec 2007
The Yoga Cookbook, Gaia Books, Simon and Schuster, 1999
Yoga Mind And Body, Dorling Kindersley, 1996
101 Tips of Yoga, Dorling Kindersley, 1995
Learn Yoga in a Weekend, Dorling Kindersley, 1994
Manual of the Sivananda Yoga Teachers’ Training Course still in use across the globe, over 2000 student teachers were trained by the Sivananda organisation last year alone!

Swami Saradananda is currently developing a diverse range of topics that may be presented in lecture or workshop format. She offers international and national workshops and teachers training as well as teaching programs and workshops at the Yoga Ananda Holistic Centre including:

• Yoga Teachers’ Training modules – philosophy and meditation sections.
• Yoga Conferences and Symposia
• Master courses / workshops in various aspects of Hatha and Rája Yoga
• Pránáyáma courses / workshops
• Meditation courses
• “Teach Meditation” courses for yoga teachers and workshop leaders
• Chakra Meditation workshops
• Weekly Satsangs when she is in London

Date: Sunday, 05th September, 2010
Hours: 10:30 – 4:30pm
Location: Yoga Ananda Holistic Centre, 46 Albert Road North, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9EL
Value: £50


More information:
Email: info@yogaAnanda.co.uk – T: 01737 222 400 – Web: YogaAnanda.co.uk – FlyingMountain.org


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The Festival d’Avalon 2010 will take place at the Karma Ling Institute in Savoie – in the French Alps – under the artistic direction of Maria João Pires. From September 3 to 5 the festival offers a range of exceptional internationally renowned artists, blending musical genres: classical sacred music, trance and electro, world music and jazz.

A forum will be moderated by prominent representatives of spirituality and ecology, with round tables, panel discussions and workshops around two main themes:

• Why and how the link to the land is the condition for personal and social harmony ?
• Be the change you want to see happen !

The forum will be moderated, among others, by Sheikh Khaled Bentounes, Pierre Rabhi, Denys Rimpoche, Philippe Desbrosses … In parallel, there will be a meeting place that will take the form of a tent city to explore the projects and initiatives of friends and partners, including AISA.


the Festival…

Celebrating life, nature and the brotherhood has always been at the heart of the lives of women and men of all continents.
The Festival d’Avalon revives this former tradition, by integrating ecology, spirituality and music in the naturally sacred dimension of the party.

The “day” of the party is the occasion for meeting and exchange of information and “now how”. The “night” becomes a space of metamorphosis and communion through music, rhythm and dance.

Programme

3 nights of exceptional concerts

Friday, September 3, 8:30 p.m.

• Jacques Dudo
• David Hykes & le Choeur Harmonique

Saturday, September 4, 7:30 p.m.

• Lama Gyurme and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
• Maria João Pires
• Pavel Gomziakov
• Tedi Papavrami
• Amrat Hussain Gypsy Trio

Nocturne

Contemporary music, trance, electro, 11:30 p.m.

• Secretvibes / Phénotype/ Gnaïa / Secret Tree Portal / Squazoid / Simão Ferreira

Sunday, September 5,  16:00 p.m.

• Maria João Pires
• Pavel Gomziakov
• Tedi Papavrami
• Amrat Hussain Gypsy Trio

Two days of forums and workshops…

Animated by many speakers including

• Denys Rinpoche
• Sheikh Khaled Bentounès
• Don José Gualinga
• Pierre Rabhi
• Majid Rahnema
• Philippe Desbrosses

Source: www.festival-avalon.rimay.net

Date: 3 to 5 Septembre, 2010
Hours: Opening of the Festival – Friday, September 3 at 16h30
Location: Institut Karma Ling – Hameau de Saint Hugon – Arvillard, France
Values: 50 € / 3 days ; 20 € / 1 day – Free Camping at the site – Ecocitizen Nonprofit Festival


More information:
Email: – T: 04 79 25 78 00 – Web: www.festival-avalon.rimay.net – www.rimay.net


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Teresa Caldas, director of Studio Asana in Amsterdam and Vijñána Yoga School in Sines in the Algarve, will be leading an International Workshop of Yoga from August 29^th to September 4^th, 2010, in the Algarve. The languages spoken in the workshop are Portuguese, Dutch and English.



The program consists of:

9h/13h and 18h/20h

• Daily practice of meditation, pránáyáma, kriyás, and ásanas
• The study of a classical Yoga Text: this time Sámkya Philosophy

Away from daily life and its usual routine, we quietly and slowly immerse into a deep process of inner transformation.

The fine tuning of mind and body, through meditation, is essential and influences the practice of asana and pránáyáma.




Accommodation:

• It is possible to rent a house (which will include a kitchen) and share it with other people
• Quintal do Castelo: Special rates during the week of the Yoga retreat

Language: Portuguese, Dutch and English.




Date: 29th August to 4th September, 2010
Hours: Daily from 9h/13h and 18h/20h
Location: Vijñána Yoga, Rua da Misericórdia, 2, 8300 – Silves, Algarve
Value: € 300


More information:
Email: teresa@studioasana.com – T: 91 662 13 10 – Web: www.studioasana.com


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The Ashtanga Yoga School in Copenhagen is celebrating the 10^th anniversary with a full week Yoga Festival, hosting lots of activities and events in addition to normal classes. The program includes a workshop, a long list of lectures, free trial classes, an Ashtanga demonstration, a Yogi Cocktail Party and a Bollywood party!

Mysore Workshop with Juha Javanainen
September 17-19, 2010

Morning practice and afternoon lectures on subjects such as:

• Dedication and enthusiasm to the practice,
• Mysore tradition and parampará,
• Yoga Therapy and healing,
• Vinyasa flow of energy
• And… much more.

About Juha Javanainen

Juha is the leader of the Ashtanga Yoga School in Helsinki. He is a dear friend of Ashtanga Yoga School in Copenhagen and has played a big part in establishing Ashtanga in Scandinavia.

Other events…

Lecture “Yoga and Indian Thought – Where Does Yoga Come From ?”
by Professor Kenneth Zysk

Professor Kenneth Zysk, senior lecturer in Indology at Copenhagen University will come and give an in-depth presentation on Yoga, the basic thoughts and concepts in the Indian way of thinking. His presentation is entitled “Yoga and Indian thought – where does yoga come from ?””

Lecture “Ashtanga, An Inspiration to Many Other Types of Yoga ”

By Ina Tanild

Ms. Ina Tanild is giving a class entitled “Ashtanga, an inspiration to many other yoga types”. Ina introduced yoga to become a permanent class offer in fitness centres in Denmark 10 years ago, and today she has incorporated many different yoga types in her program. Come and try out how she plays with yoga.

Lecture “Yoga Seen Through the Eyes of a Physiotherapist”
by Britt Pedersen

Another class is entitled “Yoga seen through the eyes of a physiotherapist”. Britt Pedersen is a physiotherapist in her professional life, she has been practising Ashtanga for many years and is also a teacher at the school. She will give a class and try to show how some of the asana work on your body from an anatomic angle.

And much more…

• Meditation Class, open for all
• Movie-night showing “Sharath in Copenhagen”
• Yogi cocktails and Bollywood-party, Sat 25 September

Everyone is invited and certainly you will find some interesting supplements to your daily practise.

Date: Fri 17 to Sun 26 September, 2010
Location: Astanga Yoga Copenhagen, Vesterbrogade 24 B, ground floor, 1620 – Copenhagen V


More information:
Email: yoga@astanga.dk – T: +45 3331 3283 – Web: www.astanga.dk


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Narayani will be leading meditative and ecstatic chants with her deeply resonant voice. Her forthcoming concerts and voice circles will be held Eastbourne, London, Primrose Hill, West Norward, East Sussex and Brighton during August and September, 2010.

Sanskrit mantras are set to beautiful, yet simple, melodies. Kírtan (often called Bhajans) is an ancient and effective yogic practice of singing together to open the heart and connect to the self. The chants are easy to pick up and give a wonderful opportunity to discover the power of your own voice. In some of the concerts Narayani will be joined by Jason Kalidas and Lucy Crisfield.

Kírtan


Sat, 21 August
Eastbourne Concert – with Jason Kalidas

7 – 9h30 pm

£5 (£8 on door)

Location: Leaf Hall Arts Centre – 51 Seaside, Eastbourne
T: 01323 727 183
Web: www.holisticchannel.org.uk

Tue, 21 August
Summer Celebration – Gratitude and Gathering – Harvest Kírtan @ Triyoga

6h30 – 7h45 pm

£12

This uplifting Kírtan will allow us to gather together in song and harvest all that summer has been for us.

As we ripen under the swelling moon we can offer up our thanks and dream what is to come.

Giving of ourselves in joyful song enables the cup of our passion to overflow, flooding our lives with creative energy.

Location: Triyoga, 6 Erskine Rd, Primrose Hill NW3 3AG

Web: www.therosewindow.org

Sat, 29 August
Kírtan Concert @ Santosha Yoga Camp with Jason Kalidas & Lucy Crisfield

Sun, 5 September
South London Kírtan @ Awayoga Teacher Training

3h30-5h30 pm

£5

Location: Awayoga – 23a Knights Hill, West Norward
T: 07976 650 886 (Nigel Gilderson)

Sat, 18 September
Kírtan @ The Yoga Groove Festival with Jason Kalidas

The UK’S first weekend festival of yoga, funky music, disco flash-mobs, drumbeats, magical story-worlds, yummy food and body-mind-spirit tune-ups by the sea. Benefitting the Yoga Groove Foundation. Not to be missed!

Location: The Yoga Groove Festival – Florence House, Seaford, East Sussex

Web: www.yogagroovefestival.com

Sun, 26 September
Jivaamukti London Concert with Jason Kalidas

6h45 pm

£10

Location: Jivamukti London – 300 Kensal Road,Units 136-137, London,W10 5BE
T: 020 8960 3999
Email: info@jivamuktiyoga.co.uk – Web: www.jivamuktiyoga.co.uk

Voicework

Fri, 17 September
Brighton Voice Circle

7-9pm

£8-£10 Sliding Scale

An informal evening of chanting and voice work. Deepen your connection to your voice and access your inner sound. By using the voice, without any need for previous singing experience, we will help develop confidence and explore how the voice can be used as a tool for self healing, expressing and transforming emotions and lead us to a place of inner peace.

Suitable for complete beginners and experienced singers/performers alike.

Location: Brighton Voice Circle – 365 Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 6JU

About Narayani

Narayani is a Devotional Singer, Voice Work Facilitator and Yoga Teacher. Her personal journey with Yoga and Sound, and the discovery of her powerful and deeply resonant voice had such a profound and transformative impact on her life that she passionately shares this through devotional music and chanting, voice circles and workshops, as well as teaching Yoga.

CD’s by Narayani: Narayani is the author of several Mantra CD’s, her latest work being Chandrashekhar.


If you would like Narayani & Jason to come to your area, please do not hesitate to contact them.




More information:
Email: narayani@onebodyonesound.com - T: 07976 016 103 – Web: www.onebodyonesound.com - www.myspace.com/narayanidevi


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Russell Stone, british Yoga Teacher, psychotherapist, extraordinaire singer and world-class vocalist will be teaching, for the first time in Portugal, the workshop “Sounding From The Heart”, an event organised by Ginger Pai. Two opportunities are offered to participate in this unique workshop, one in Cascais on Saturday September 11^th and the other one in Lisbon on Sunday September 12^th.

In this workshop you will discover an exciting way to connect with your inner being through the voice. Russell will take you through a session of Yoga Nidrá, enabling you to connect deeply with yourself and then when connected, he will take you on a path to explore your own sound with love (Yoga Nada). This process has been developed through MA research as Sound Recovery Therapy ™, a way to contribute to your sense of well-being.

Through engaging with this sound you will be taught to access techniques for:

• Identifying and learning to cope with negative, habitual thought patterns;
• Calming the mind;
• Nourishing creativity and spontaneity;
• Moving beyond the ego.

About Russell Stone

Russell Stone is a singer extraordinaire and world-class vocalist, Yoga Teacher / Psychotherapist specialising in group “sounding” as therapy and integration, is known for his self-penned world-wide hit “We Do It”, which he performed with R & J Stone in the 70’s. As a professional singer, he has sung with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Tony Bennett, among others. Know more…

“As a professional singer for over 35 years, an Integrative Counsellor and Transpersonal Psychotherapist for the past 10 years, with a British Wheel of Yoga Foundation Course Certificate and as a registered teacher with the Independent Yoga Network, I feel I am able to integrate these three disciplines into a form of expression that is exciting, unique and has great potential for healing.” Russell Stone




Date: Cascais & Lisbon | September 11 &12, 2010
Hours & Locations:

• Saturday, 11th September, 15.00-18.00 at Feather Foto – Cascais
• Sunday 12th September, 15.00-18.00 in Lisbon, Venue TBC

Value: 30 € (each workshop), Concessions available in some situations


More information:
Email: events@gingerpai.com – T: 91 328 32 95 – Web: www.gingerpai.com – www.soundrecoverytherapy.co.uk


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Leon Deith, one of the directors of Yoga Ananda Holistic Centre in Reigate, Surrey – UK, be leading the workshop Meditation for Life I.

Ideal for people who wondered about meditation but never had time to find out. Meditation practice is no longer restricted to Buddhist Monks, Christian Contemplatives and Yogis. It has become part of our popular culture and brings with it positive and often rapid results. Recommended by Doctors as a way to de-stress, combat hypertension and ease depression, by sports coaches and business managers to keep focused and relaxed. More and more people from all walks of life meditate to distress and to help deal with the complexities of modern living. It’s easy to learn and need only take 10 minutes a day. The workshop will explore how we can use meditation and other disciplines to enhance our lives making us more positive, confident, healthy and happy. Find out what Meditation is, how to integrate this practice into your life, different types of meditation, and a chance to practice different methods to find what is more suitable for you.


Meditation for Life 2

This workshop is Level 1. Meditation for life 2 is for those who have passed class 1. It includes more advanced pránáyáma (breathing techniques), including Samanu Techniques to bring awareness to the present moment, and will involve a Holistic approach to life including energy clearing, positive thinking and continued work on body, mind and spirit.


Level 2 courses will be available for graduates of Level 1 on: 23 October and 27 November also 10am – 5pm.

About Leon Deith

Leon Deith is one of the Yoga Ananda Holistic Centre Directors. He has been practising Yoga and Meditation for over 20 years. He teaches Yoga classes, Meditation classes and leads Satsang at the Centre. Leon is also a Life Coach utilising the System of Soulwork to enable you to reach your goals and ambitions in life. Soul Work is derived from Hawaiian Huna and system coaching as taught by Martyn Carruthers.

Leon Deith came into Yoga in the Mid 80s learning Transcendental Meditation, which ignited his interest in Eastern Philosophy. In 1986 Leon embarked on his first trip to India and started to learn about the great Indian Saints discovering Ramana Maharishi through the books of Paul Brunton. He also practiced Hatha Yoga under the guidance of Dayamurti and Elaine Parkinson at the British Wheel of Yoga in the early 90s.

Leon later trained as a teacher with the International Sivananda organization, first in Findhorn and later in India in Vrindivan, as an advanced teacher. For a number of years Leon Deith has been deepening his practice of Kriya Yoga, which is a system of Yoga was made available to the West though the famous book “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramhansa Yogananda.

Leon Deith has been blessed to be able to journey to many spiritual locations around the world and broaden my understanding of the Sanatan Dharma (Eternal Truth) and in particular Advaita Vedanta.

The Hatha Yoga classes Leon teaches encompass the 8 limbs of Yoga and are suitable for all students.

Leon is also a Life Coach utilising the System of Soulwork to enable people to reach their goals and ambitions in life. Soul Work is derived from Hawaiian Huna and system coaching as taught by Martyn Carruthers.

Meditation and Kriya Yoga classes: You can attend meditation classes with Leon daily in the mornings, or drop in and Kriya Yoga classes at Yoga Ananda Holistic Centre. Check the timetable for detais…




Date: Saturdays : 21 Aug, 18 Sept, 9 Oct, 13Nov, 11 December, 2010
Hours: 10am – 5pm
Location: Yoga Ananda Holistic Centre, 46 Albert Road North, RH2 9EL – Reigate, Surrey
Value: £50 per person


More information:
Email: info@yogaAnanda.co.uk – T: 01737 222 400 – Web: YogaAnanda.co.uk


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Abhijeeta, teacher of Satyananda Yoga, Pregnancy & Post-Natal Yoga is teaching an Introduction to Satyananda Yoga 3 week course in the Shiva & Health Centre in London. The course has started yesterday at 6.15 pm. It is an Introductory Beginners Course so, if you have thought about Yoga and want a taster, this is perfect for you.

The course works with gentle postures, introductory pránáyáma, deep relaxation & developing awareness. Theme: Developing awareness, removing blockages and awakening energy.


PLUS, there is still some space on the current course running – 3 weeks remaining….

• Intermediate – Tues 7.3pm - Offers a deeper experience of the practices, introducing the more subtle aspects of yoga: Mudrá (psychic gestures) and Bandha (psycho-physiological locks), Chakras (energy centres) & meditation. Theme: Exploring and awakening the chakras month by month
• Pregnancy – Wed 7pm – The aim of this class is to enhance the preparation of mother & baby; physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually. Classes are gentle and the class content designed specifically for pregnancy. The classes will help you become more comfortable during pregnancy, prepare for labour & aid recovery once the baby is born.
• Post-natal – Thurs 11.15am – A gentle and informal way of getting back into shape after your baby is born! Enjoy ásanas that strengthen your entire body. There will be a focus on energising the body, toning the abdominals and pelvic floor and relaxation. As the class will be more informal than a regular Yoga class, there will be room for a chat, sharing experiences and feeding, so please bring your baby with you! The classes are gentle, although targeting the specific areas that need strengthening and toning after birth.

“Yoga is far from simply being physical exercises, rather it is an aid to establishing a new way of life which embraces both inner and outer realities. However this way of life is an experience which cannot be understood intellectually and will only become living knowledge through practice and experience.” Swami Satyananda

What is Satyananda Yoga?

It is an internationally renowned system of Yoga developed by Swami Satyananda Saraswati and his lineage, which incorporates practices derived from ancient and traditional sources. Satyananda Yoga uses practices in a classical way, ásana (postures) to balance the body and mind through the physical body, pranayama (breathing practices) to work on the energy of the body and meditation to calm and focus the mind. It also takes a broader outlook by teaching and encouraging yogic lifestyles. Through the practice of hatha (physical) Yoga the body is purified, preparing it for the more advanced stages of Yoga.

How does Satyananda Yoga work?

Satyananda Yoga incorporates the whole person, not just the physical body – it promotes the balance between body, mind, emotions and spirit. There is an emphasis on awareness and students are encouraged to learn about all aspects of their personality through yoga. Through awakening individuals’’ awareness and inherent self-healing powers, physical diseases and mental stress can be managed and relieved. By steadying the emotions and calming the mind, a sense of perspective can be gained, bringing a feeling of peace, freedom and inner strength.

About Abhijeeta

Abhijeeta teaches Satyananda Yoga, Pregnancy & Post-Natal Yoga.

Abhijeeta grew up in Australia and from a young age she had a strong interest in health, meditation and complementary therapies.

She read many books on spirituality in her teenage years with a strong feeling that there must be more to understand about life. She was curious to learn and understand what all this mysterious, esoteric stuff was about. She learnt Transcendental Meditation at the age of 19 and began practising meditation daily. Later, her path led her to Yoga….

In 1995 Abhijeeta began practising Yoga regularly – she began to know her Self and have a real understanding of her life’s purpose.

The close links Yoga has to traditional Thai Yoga Massage prompted her to learn this ancient form of massage and in 2001 she qualified in this art, having completed advanced training at the London School of Thai Yoga Massage. She have never experienced any massage that quite matches the powerful effects that Thai Yoga Massage brings, which is why she’s so passionate about it and why she choose to practice only this form of massage.

In October 2002 Abhijeeta began teaching Yoga and completed the Bihar School of Yoga (Satyananda Yoga) Teaching Diploma in November 2003. She spent time studying Yoga at the Bihar Yoga Bharati in Munger, India and regularly attend Satyananda Yoga programs for inspiration. Abhijeeta holds diplomas from the Bihar School of Yoga (India) and by the British Wheel of Yoga, the governing body for Yoga in Britain.

Abhijeeta loves teaching Yoga and seeing the revitalizing, relaxing and transforming effects that Yoga has on the students (and herself !). She practices Yoga daily and she believes that Yoga is for everyone. It is her goal to pass on the ancient knowledge of Yoga to her students, so they can experience the true spirit of Yoga and begin to integrate some of this wisdom into their lives.

In 2004 Abhijeeta started Shiva Health in order to make Yoga and Thai Yoga Massage more available to all.

In 2005 she was given the spiritual name ‘Abhijeeta’ by her guru, Swami Niranjanananda. A spiritual name represents the nature of spirit with which we can identify with. It brings to the surface the connection of an individual with the inner higher nature and recognises their potential. Every time we are called by our spiritual name, more power is invested in it.

For years Abhijeeta have held the vision of creating a space where people could go and reconnect, nurture themselves and rediscover the inner-balance that can be lost in our busy lives. She wanted a place that would be open and warm and would attract people with the same vision.

In 2006, this vision became a reality with the opening of Shiva Rooms in September 2006. Shiva Rooms is a space where these values aimed at promoting health and wellbeing, are harnessed by bringing together a community of like minded individuals. As well as offering all aspects of Yoga practice: ásanas (postures); pránáyáma (breathwork); Yoganidrá (deep relaxation), meditation, sat karmas (cleansing practices) and kírtan (mantra chanting), there are a host of holistic therapies, to include various workshops and courses to nurture mind, body and soul.

Abhijeeta looks forward to sharing that space with you…




Date: Tues 10th, 2010
Hours: 6.15-7.30pm – 6.15-7.30pm (3 wks)
Location: Shiva Health, 52a Old London Road – Kingston-Upon-Thames – (orange door next to cafe JAX), KT2 6QF – London
Value: £39


More information:
Email: abhijeeta@shivarooms.co.uk – T: 07940 470 072 – 020 8549 8637 – Web: www.shivarooms.co.uk


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