YogaJaya Newsletter: July 2008
MONTHLY INSPIRATION
“What is it in you that brings you to a spiritual teacher in the first place? It’s not the spirit in you, since that is already enlightened, and has no need to seek. No, it’s the ego in you that brings you to a teacher.”
Ken Wilber
GLENN CERESOLI
director of yogamind, australia
words of wisdom on how to benefit from the open philosophy.
glenn ceresoli spoke with yogajaya during his recent visit to japan about his love for yoga, the growth, popularity, and how idealism can get in the way of the deeper meaning of the practice.
see GLENN CERESOLI movie here
TEACHER TRAINING
YOGAJAYA INTERNATIONAL INTENSIVE TEACHER TRAINING
yoga alliance 200 hour,
tokyo 2009
osaka 2009
!! LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR TEACHER TRAINING !!
Public Info Session :
Tokyo: Saturday, July 19th from 18:30 at YogaJaya.
Osaka: Saturday, July 26th from 17:00 at Practice Esaka.
(Free of charge. Tea provided.)
Faculty include:
Patrick Oancia, Emil Wendel, Simon Borg-Olivier,
Chris Kummer, Iva Drtina-Hall, Dave Dobson,
Koko (Junko) Niwa
SPECIAL EVENTS
YOGAJAYA RETURNS TO BOOM FESTIVAL IN PORTUGAL!
august 11-18, 2008
YogaJaya founder and director Patrick Oancia will be leading daily pranayama and asana classes at the world renown Boom festival this summer.
boom is an independent culture and artistic expression event. it crosses different art forms like music, paint, graffiti, multimedia, installations, land art, theatre, cinema, or videoart. besides a huge line up based on arts, boom has a cultural hub inside it, with conferences, workshops, fine arts gallery and presentations. altogether there are about 400 artists in every edition of the boom festival. there’s a full multidisciplinary atmosphere within the venue.
see more information: English / Japanese
SPECIAL HATHA YOGA BASIC COURSE
SPECIAL HATHA YOGA BASIC COURSE
with yogajaya director patrick oancia
5 wednesdays 18:30-20:00 – july 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
In this 5 week course, Patrick will introduce the fundamental aspects of the physical hatha yoga practice to promote well being.
see more information: English / Japanese
WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS
CLIVE SHERIDAN
japan debut workshop & retreat
mountain retreat september 12th-15th 2008
tokyo weekend workshop september 20th-21st 2008
all of the daily sessions clive will conduct in japan during the mountain retreat and weekend workshop will start with a meditation practice and pranayama class followed by an asana class. in each afternoon session, clive will give a discourse on the inner teachings of yoga, followed by a second asana class and finishing the day with pranayama.
the retreat will be held at the spiritually renowned “mitake mountain”. mitake has been worshipped since ancient times with many sacred locations for ascetic training. musashi-mitake shrine is situated at the pinnacle of the mountain (929 meters), and is accessible to the public only by climbing or cable car. the original musashi-mitake shinto shrine was built 2100 years ago, and is one of the most spiritual sites that can be found in kanto area.
see more information: English / Japanese
ITALY YOGA RETREAT
with patrick oancia (yogajaya director) &
qbi (inspya yoga hamburg, germany director)
september 20th-27th, 2008 tuscany, italy
to be held in a beautifully reformed 15th century convent in the beautiful lunigiana region set in deep in unspoiled nature untouched by tourism!
the retreat will include daily meditation/pranayama, and asana, accomodation and amazing vegetarian friendly meals.
see more information: English / Japanese
YUMIKO TERASAKI
sivananda yoga workshop
june 18th-19th, july 5th-6th, 2008
see more information: English / Japanese
ASAMI KOIKE
nada yoga: introduction into the yoga of sound
july 19th-20th, 2008
see more information: English / Japanese
JASON BIRCH & JACQUELINE HARGREAVES
hatha yoga: an integrated practice
saturdays & sundays, august 2008
see more information: English / Japanese
COURSE AND PROGRAMS
YOGAJAYA HATHA YOGA BASIC COURSE
designed to help beginners get a head start!
july sunday course 12:50-14:20 – july 6, 13, 20, 27
see more information: English / Japanese
YIN YOGA COURSE
‘nourishing the energetic body’ by jacqueline hargreaves
5 sundays 12:50-14:20 – august 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
see more information: English / Japanese
INVERSION COURSE
‘diamonds and pearls of yoga’ by jason birch
4 wednesdays 18:30-20:00 – august 6, 13, 20, 27
see more information: English / Japanese
JAYACHIKITSA
yogajaya program with personal consultations
see more information: English / Japanese
UPCOMING
PATRIC KOANCIA
at yogafest 2008
september 19 – narrative instruction vs adjustment, demonstration
september 20 – dynamic hatha yoga
more info coming soon!
SIMON BORG-OLIVIER
october 25-26
more info coming soon!