Yoga for Stress Management !!!

Swami Maheshananda gave a workhop on Yoga for Stress management, on how to deal with anxiety, fear , panic , mental conflicts, depression and hypertension. The workshop was aimed to work on the subtle level of chakras , to open up the energy in them , and connect to the inner creative potentials overcoming the stress of daily life !!
The participants were guided through the practice of asana , pranayama, relaxation and meditation. They all enjoyed the approach and got the inspiration to connect to the positive , creative , joyful side of life.

YOGA WORKSHOP FOR KIDS !!!

Swami Maheshananda , a wandering Swami from India , conducted a series of workshops , starting with a workshop on Yoga for kids.
Kids from age of 5 to 9 participated in the fun filled yoga, with lots of animal poses. Benefits are proper growth and development of the body, mental focus and relaxation and developing awareness of belonging and integration into a larger group.

New Chinese Year in Tiger !!!

May the Chinese New Year of the TIGER ( February 14th 2010) bring Peace, Prosperity and Health to All, recalling the qualities of the Tiger, Strong, Brave and Fearless !!!!
Tomorrow is the first Full Moon after the New Chinese Year , a good opportunity to make a strong Sankalpa, Resolve for yourself for the month and the year to come !!!

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
LIlian Peppa - Yogamitra

Kali Sarakosti !!!

Classes have been running at a regular basis and now we are getting into the third stage of the Hatha Yoga Cleansing practices, ensuring a healthy digestive system toxin free and an aid to feeling lighter and healthier on all levels , physically light , being more clear and focused on a mental level and emotionally balanced. It coincides with Fasting of Sarakosti , so lets all work towards that direction, of purifying both body and mind so we can feel better!!! The warm salty water party begins again !!!

Merry Christmas !!!

We concluded the term 's classes yesterday , having a break till January the 11th 2010. Thank you all for the beautiful feedback you gave me, about the adding on to our classes, extra Mantra chanting and kirtan done for Paramahamsaji's departure. It is amazing how fast our creative centers can be triggered and awakened by practices of Bhakti Yoga, like so many of you went back into playing an instrument that you had let go , or singing again or feeling this opening in the heart. Thank you for the feedback on healthy nutrition that helped your energy and digestion and on the Hatha yogic cleansing techniques we did, that were of great help into facing colds and flue. We will take all these a step farther on next term. And am so happy to hear that the combination of all yogic practices together have helped you living a happier life and to keep a calm, clear mind handling all kind of challenging situations . Enjoy the Christmas Holidays , going a step further than..... indulgence on eating more cakes , going deeper into the meaning of Jesus Christ 's teachings , Love, caring , compassion!!!! And carry on to your sadhana (practices done for a long time uninterrupted with faith and conviction).

Happy New Year

New Year is on the doorstep, so are New beginnings, and we look forward to the fresh start offered to us, as the year opens so do our opportunities!!
Registrations for the new term have started , new classes are about to begin such as Monday and Wednesday at 17.00-18.30 , a Dynamic Yoga , offered for those with a good physical condition , also a Thursday Lunch time class at 15.00-16.30, for those working mornings and afternoons. Registrations are still on, for classes on Mondays and Wednesdays at 19.30-21.00, for beginners, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 19.30-21.00 for those who have a previous experience on yoga and finally on Tuesday and Thursday 09.00-10.30 for people that have at least a three year experience on Yogic practices.
Best of wishes for 2010 and lets all work together to make it a happy, healthy and peaceful year .

First seminar on HEALTHY NUTRITION

The magic of nutrition is that by combining proper sattwic & rajasic ingredients such as vegetables, pulses , grains , fruits and nuts together with specific ayurvedic spices like cumin seeds and powder, mustard seeds and tumeric, coriander seeds or fresh coriander, ginger , chili, cinammon and gloves we can gain maximum energy , have a ballanced state of body and mind , increase our mental & physical vitality and experience peace, emotional stability , lightness & clarity of mind. Adding on to it a positive frame of mind while cooking and more tips like eat moderately, when hungry , at fixed times, avoiding too many combinations and late dinner , eat under peaceful circumstances, rest after eating for half an hour....and much more. Yogic nutrition and lifestyle adds on to the yogic practices and all together bring this beautiful transformation of living a happy healthy life.

For this ,the first of the seminars, we cooked a full range of indian dishes. We started with an appetizer of onion bargee,then had a dal soup, potatoes in ginger and tomatoes,vegetable curry,basmati rice, chapatis and finished with a lemon sorbet and to drink we made a cooling mango lassi . The whole meal demonstrated the balance of nutrition,taste and health