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July 19th, 2010 | 
Author: Today we start a series of audio teachings and our first one is on Chakra Imbalances.
Please enjoy listening to these teachings, and look out for some guided meditations to go along with them.
To save this teaching on your computer, please right click on the file and choose “File Save As”
http://yoga-sa.com/downloads/chakra_imbalances.mp3
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John Malherbe recently started a new yoga class at the centre. I haven’t had the opportunity to experience it yet, but after feedback about his Saturday classes, I’m sure they’re great.
John says:
I started my exploration into Yoga in 2005 with my practice in Kundalini Yoga at Ishta – As a dedicated student with a general love for the effects and awareness created by this discipline I decided to expand three years later, combining and incorporating Ashtanga Yoga into my practice. With the further inclusion of strong Hatha yoga I felt satisfied and positively challenged in what Yoga was offering me. My teachers Pritam, Debbie and Anne helped me greatly to deepen and develop within these forms, to a level where I felt competent and inspired to hold the teaching space myself.
Predominantly guided by intuition, a keen sense of energy awareness and a need for physical challenge and endurance; I have developed a style of Yoga which is best described as HATHA FUSION: My sets follow a defined structure with Pranayam, Warm up postures, Twists, Suria Namaskar sequences, Holding postures, Balancing postures, Cooling Down postures and relaxation. Each set is different and I try to keep the sets interesting and fresh to stimulate the body and consciousness in a way that leaves a tangible energetic result.
I believe my classes will appeal to yoga practitioners who enjoy a strong
solid yoga practice, combining the best aspects of my own yoga experiences to become a modality for personal development.
With respect JOHN
John teaches ASHTANGA
Saturday 7am – 8h30
Sunday 8am – 9h15
HATHA FUSION
Wednesday 7:30am – 8h45
If you’ve enjoyed the class already, please leave a comment here.
In association with The Yoga Teachers Fellowship, our next Yoga Day we will be doing something different. The afternoon talk will be by James Barry talking about sacred gardening.
Iyengar Yoga Nidra with Lars Kruger
11am – 12:30pm
Lars Kruger is a certified teacher of the Iyengar method. This internationaly renowned style underpins the traditions of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, as well as elements of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika.
Teachings of the asanas emphasise correct body alignment, and include detailed instructions that will keep the students mentally present and focused.
A physically challenging but safe and balanced “meditation in action” that will appeal to beginners and seasoned practitioners alike.
Lunch by Free Food
12:30pm – 2pm
Free Food caterers offer only plant based vegan food creations that are all natural and suitable for those seeking healthy food alternatives. The key ingredient? Imagination!
Contact
Call Ariel 082 406 4699
email: ariel@freefood.co.za
Web: http://www.freefood.co.za
The Journey by Brandon Bays
2pm – 4pm
Lisa Heath is an experienced Heart Yoga teacher. She will give an introductory to the Jouney by Brandon Bays, her practical approach to emotional and physical healing work and then guide us through the journey process
Contact
Tel:
Email: lisaheath@mweb.co.za
Cost
R100 for YTF members and R120 for non-members.
It promises to be a fantastic day of fun exercise and wise counsel, so please book your space now by
To Book please contact
Wendy (Nandiva) Wood
Tel: (011) 887 2027
Cell: 082 338 8153
Email: nandiva@wol.co.za
Web: http://www.yoga-sa.com
PS: Remember space fill up FAST and if you want to be included in our catering plans, please book you place now.
Some time during the December holidays in 2008, I helped Suniti with this documentary on the different Yoga styles in South Africa. “Yoga in Africa” was flighted last year and had an amazing response. And now its back!
Yoga in Africa is a local documentary that explores the ancient origins and spiritual
significance of yoga. Interweaving insights from various yogic schools of thought,
it demystifies commonly held perceptions of yoga as just a health and fitness modality
and beautifully illustrates that it’s a sacred science integrating body, mind and spirit instead.
The documentary also takes a look at yoga in the context of some of the specific challenges
facing Africa such as HIV / AIDS, disability, crime rehabilitation and healing from trauma.
Internationally respected teachers Swami Niranjananda, Swami Pragyamurti and Deepak
Chopra are featured alongside many well-known names from the local yoga community.
Yoga in Africa is produced by Moksham Productions and directed
by Suniti Kala. (www.mokshamproductions.com)
We’ve got 10 copies of this DVD to give to a few lucky people. All you need to do is leave a comment on this blog, with the answer to the following question, and you could win a copy of this doccie.
Question
Who is the director of Yoga in Africa?
Tags: I’ve just uploaded a new meditation by Nandiva, its called “I exist I am”. At the moment its only available for those who who have the Om Narayanaya Meditation.
I’ll post a snippet of it here soon 
In the meantime, some of you have downloaded this meditation already, please let me know your feedback on it in the comments section.
Namaste
Life-long yogi and musical legend in South Africa, Steve Newman, comes together with classically trained kirtan singer Dasi Karnamrita and master table player Ashish Joshi for a musical offering of devotion. Karnamrita has spent the past months in South Africa and is just about to leave again. This is their last musical gift to us in this ensemble as a warm note of gratitude to the beautiful, hospitable people in South Africa she has met.
The sufi poet Rumi says, ‘We rarely hear the inward music, but we all dance to it nevertheless.’ This is a meditative offering from one yogi to another to tune the ear to the inward sound of the universe.
Not to be missed!
Bring a cushion to sit comfortably and bring your friends!
Sunday, 18th April, 4 p.m at the ISHTA Centre, 121 Athol Road, Atholl-Oaklands.
This is a donation concert; suggested donation R50
This pregnancy workshops will help you explore the mystery that you and your baby share, in a fun and expressive way. Using simple, holistic tools you will be guided to access your intuition, trust your body and bond with your baby. If this is your first, second or third pregnancy, give this baby your attention and focus for one afternoon to allow for a deeply connection.
You can enjoy this workshop at any stage during your pregnancy. We will utilize the transformative qualities of yoga and breathing, visualization, deep relaxation and sound.
What’s included: tea, light snacks, great experience….
What to bring: Yourself, pillow and blanket, an open mind and heart…mat if you have
When: 17th April 2010 , Saturday, 13h30 start 14h00 to 16h00
Where: ‘Joyspace’ 37 10th Avenue, Highlands North
Cost: R 250.00 per person (mom and baby is 1 person for now) R225 if you have been attending regular pregnancy yoga classes.
R 100 deposit secures your space.
SPACE LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE ONLY, BOOK NOW!
For any information or queries, please do not hesitate to call me on 083 229 3253 or email…
Much love
Theoni
This workshop will be of equal value to those moms expecting a C- section birth. Sadly, there is still very little dignity or respect shown to this kind of birth. It is still as miraculous and transformative a process, bringing the gift of life.
Here are the banking details:
ABSA Bank
Account No: 38028311670
Account Name: T.Papoutsis
Branch: Balfour Park (632005)
Type: Savings
What moms have expressed after the workshop:
I felt so connect to my baby during and after the workshop, and it it still with me and mom is just 3 weeks old…
I so in awe of the process that I was speechless afterwards…
I found the workshop so gentle and at the same time so powerful, highly recommended…
Chris Tokalon will be conducting a 2h healing playshop at Ishta Yoga centre on Saturday 10th April from 11am to 1pm
Christopher Tokalon is a musician, composer, performer, sound therapist and recording artist. He has played sax and flute since 1979 in a wide variety of jazz and world music ensembles, musicals and cabarets, as well as being constantly involved in and performing local original music with bands and artists such as Peto, the Jazz Hounds, Steve Newman, Tony Cox, Drum Cafe and his own world music project, Soulbird. He is known for his astonishing ability to mimic musical instruments, birds, animals and people in performance and has also developed a natural ability for overtone singing and creating evocations of natural sounds as part of a Sound therapy process.
Christopher has been specializing in Sound Journeys for about 12 years, a process where “passengers” lie down and receive a wonderfully calming, energizing sound bath. The effect of this soothing cellular massage is to shake loose stress and trauma and create a balance between body, mind and spirit. Journeys can be done for groups or individuals and Chris has taken literally thousands of people on transformational Sound Journeys.
Christopher is also an expert in facilitating interactive music sessions and performing inspirational music and comedy for teambuilding in corporations, on holistic retreats, children’s playshops and as a supplement to other workshops. He has produced three CDs of specially composed music suitable for all round listening, for relaxation and upliftment. His latest work Wonderings , is a cd based on his sound journey format, and combines the expertise he has gathered over many years as musician and sound therapist.
This will be available at Ishta on Saturday the 10th April along with his previous recordings, Dance in de Light and Soulbird. His work has received acclaim from therapists, health journals and everyone who has been on a magical sound experience with him.
SOUND JOURNEY – Take a holiday from your busy mind, day, life!
We will start with a toning session – best described as a vocal meditation for ‘tuning’and balancing chakra energy, using simple vowel sounds as mantras.This is an ideal relaxation and preparation for the journey.
A soothing, gentle, stress release, a sound journey is a sound bath or sound massage during which simple yet powerful live sounds are woven through your body, mind and spirit. All you need do, is lie down with eyes closed and allow yourself to be transported, mesmerised and thoroughly ‘tuned’ by overtone singing, Tibetan bowl, flute, rain stick, didgeridoo and a few other ‘toys’ and surprises.
Christopher uses beautiful, harmonious evocations of natural sounds and the resonance of acoustic instruments which provide access to your inner stillness and vitality- to restore a balance and transform the residue of accumulated trauma, leaving you calm, energised and at peace – ready to face life’s challenges and journeys.
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Core muscle strength, breath control, balance, emotional stamina, focus and concentration, relaxation, fun and fitness, control, stress release, confidence and self esteem, flexibility
Yoga4kids is offered at the ISHTA studio weekly on a Tuesday afternoon. We will also be hosting Mother and child classes weekly these are to be decided once we have enough people interested.
TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
15h00 – 15h45 Yoga Tots (ages 3-7)
15h45 – 16h30 Yoga Kids (ages 8-12)
PLEASE CONTACT Yoga4kids at info@yoga4kids.co.za or Suzie on 0832996555.
06 March 2010 YTF Tibetan Sound Meditation and again 28 October 2010
Deep Healing meditation using Sounds created by Tibetan Bowls & Gongs.
“Nothing Exists Independently of Anything Else.” “The sympathetic resonance between the brain and singing bowls reawakens the intrinsic blissful self within us”
Facilitators: Alice: (011) 680 6156 / 072 666 0670 and Peter Attwood: (011) 793 5065 / 083 379 5320
Reservations
Call Nandiva on (011) 887 2027,
email nandiva@wol.co.za OR
Call Marina on 083 300 3512,
email marina@ytf.co.za
Donation covers minimum cost/transport for facilitators & Refreshments:R100 YTF members and R 120 for non members