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YOGA FOR FOOD- Free Community Classes
Sundays at 3:00pm
Jan 24th*, Feb 28, Mar 21
A free community class open to all students. Class fee is waived and food is collected for the Dorothy Day Hospitality House in Danbury, CT* *January 24th-collection for the village of Jacmel, Haiti
For more information on the yoga for food project please click here http://www.yogaforfood.org.
INTRO TO ASHTANGA - 6 week series
Tuesdays at 5:45pm
Jan 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar 2
Saturdays at 11:30am
Jan 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 6
 A 6-week progressive class series that is perfect for the beginning student. Designed to lay the foundation for an ongoing practice of ashtanga yoga. After this series you will feel ready to dive into our regular class schedule. Pre-registration is required.
Two options for Pre-registration in this series (pre-registration is required):
Option 1- register for either the Tuesday or Saturday session for 6-weeks at a cost of $120.
Option 2- take both Tuesday and Saturday sessions each week for the discounted rate of $200.
In addition to the scheduled intro series classes, students currently enrolled in the series are invited to attend our basics classes for free during the 6-weeks.
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YOGA NIDRA -
 Fridays at 11am*
Jan 22
Feb 26
Mar 26
Sundays at 3pm
Feb 7
Mar 7
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It is a universally known feature of Deep Sleep that there
are no images in the mind. If there are images, that is the
Waking or the Dreaming state, not the Deep Sleep state.
Yoga Nidra relates to conscious Deep Sleep.
- Swami Janeshvara
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Yoga Nidra brings an incredible calmness, quietness and clarity. Yoga Nidra is one of the deepest of all meditations, leading awareness through many levels of mental process to a state of supreme stillness and insight. Join us at the yoga shala for sessions in this ancient technique of yogic meditation. Sessions are one hour, with some additional time allowed for getting comfortable and the occasional discussion on the topic. No experience necessary. Class cards are accepted for these sessions.
*if you are attending following primary series, please be prepared to change into dry clothing
1-DAY ASHTANGA YOGA RETREAT
Saturday, Feb 20
9am-3pm (at Val's house in Ridgefield)
A day of mindfulness can be a very powerful and healing experience. Take some time and get away...just for a day. Join Valerie as she guides the group through this day-long yoga retreat. Our day together will include asana practice, pranayam and meditation sessions, a healthy vegetarian lunch and the opportunity to share practice experiences with the group.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Retreat fee is $95 for registration received by February 6th, $105 thereafter.
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MAY
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AYURVEDIC MEDICINE
An Ancient Prescription for Modern Healthcare
May 16, 2010
1 - 4 pm
fee: $75
 This workshop is taught by Professor Scott Gerson, M.D., M. Phil. (Ayurveda), PhD. (Ayurveda) one of the nation’s foremost Ayurvedic physicians, authors, and researchers. Dr. Gerson is an assistant Professor, Department of Kayachikitsa (Internal Medicine), at Pune University. Dr. Gerson is also the medical director of the National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine, and Director of Basic and Clinical Research at the Foundation for Holistic Medical Research. Since 2001 he has been a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine at New York Medical College.
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 Ayurveda is the oldest surviving complete medical system in the world, its roots dating back some 5000 years. Ayurveda is not simply a health care system but an entire lifestyle developed to maintain perfect balance and harmony during human existence, from the most abstract transcendental values to the most concrete physiological expressions. Today, Ayurveda is taught in 194 Ayurvedic Medical Colleges located throughout India.
This workshop, targeted towards yoga practitioners but open to the public, provides a comprehensive introduction to Ayurvedic Medicine.
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It will include:
• A clear and concise presentation of the basic principles of Ayurvedic Medicine
• Discovering and understanding your own Ayurvedic constitution
• Learning about one’s optimal diet
• Daily routines to promote health
• Safe and effective Ayurvedic herbs and preparations, including time-tested home remedies.
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co-hosted by Nalini Ayurveda and The Yoga Shala
registration at The Yoga Shala or online at:
www.naliniayurveda.com or www.theyogashalact.com
or call 203-544-8811
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JUNE
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BERYL BENDER BIRCH WORKSHOP
June 4-6
workshop fee $220
Join us at The Shala for a weekend of study with Beryl Bender Birch. Beryl will be teaching asana, pranayama, meditation and philosophy in sessions that are open to students of all levels.
 Friday June 4th, 6-9pm
From Sweat to Samadhi: The miracle of the 8 limbed ashtanga yoga methodology!
– Light Asana, meditation, and short discussion
The true experience of yoga is the experience of Samadhi, or the True Self and it comes out of the simple but constant effort to pay attention. This is the secret yoga code: get your attention in present time and the future will take care of itself.
Saturday June 5th, 9-12pm
Detox for Mind and Body: The combined cleansing effects of sweat, breath, and attention–Full Asana and ujjayi pranayama, and short discussion
A strong, rajasic (active) ashtanga vinyasa flow yoga practice is a powerful ally in keeping the body/mind running smoothly. Using the tools that classical yoga provides – ujjayi breathing, drishti, and the bandhas, we can consciously work to eliminate the toxins from our mind and body! Join us for a sweaty, focused, cleansing asana practice. Short discussion will follow on practicing your yoga 24/7
Saturday June 5th, 2-5pm
Keeping your Heart Open–Rain or Shine
The highest spiritual path is life itself. If we know how to live daily life, which is the point of practicing yoga, then life becomes a very liberating experience. Learn the secret to accepting life's journey with gratitude and joy no matter what is going on in your life or swirling around you. Includes discussion,questions, some references to the Yoga Sutra (bring your translation!), and a couple of practices to help collapse old patterns and develop joyfulness.
Sunday June 6th, 8-11am
Are you Awake? - Putting Your Practice to Work in the World - – Asana, meditation, and short discussion
Yoga is finding the answer to the question, Who Am I? This experience takes you beyond personal fixation to a greater concern for the well being of All. It is then that you can take your practice off the mat and into the world for the greater good!
Beryl Bender Birch, an avid student of yoga and the study of consciousness since l971, is the best-selling author of Power Yoga, Beyond Power Yoga, and the newly published Boomer Yoga. She has been training yoga students and teachers as "spiritual revolutionaries" for 35 years, and is the director-founder of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute and founder of the Give Back Yoga Foundation. More at http://www.power-yoga.com
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