Sacred Ground's Yoga Journal

Namaste dear yogis & yoginis all over the World!
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the creator of the amrit yoga method is coming to ohio in just a few days
if you are interested in having your own experience of him
here is the info, i could go on and on about my experiences and how he has impacted my life, but there is not enough room here, and words only go so far:

Awakening the Inner Guru
Yogi Amrit Desai is returning to Akron August 11-15th 2006!!
Make plans now to spend time with a renown Master and experience his energy which can transform your life!
Location: Lake Anna Hall, 542 West Park Ave. Barberton, Ohio 44203

For More Information/Registration: Call Donna at 330-253-0909
Cost:
Full seminar $475.00 which includes 11 vegetarian meals
Friday night only $25.00 (intro lecture with Yogi Amrit Desai 6-9 p.m.)
Saturday night only $25.00 (this is just catered vegetarian indian meal and music)
Weekend (Friday night, Saturday and Sunday) $225.00
One day ONLY - you pick the day $ 125.00

Open House Sunday, January 22, 2-4 p.m.

You are invited to the open house at Sacred Ground's new yoga studio in Wadsworth this Sunday, January 22nd from 2-4 p.m.

We will have a local newspaper doing a feature article and photo on us so please come and see our new space. The staff and teachers will be available for any questions about yoga and all the upcoming workshops we will be offering.

Please bring the entire family as we offer something for everyone including children's yoga. We will be having a children's yoga workshop on Sunday, February 5th. You can register this Sunday for this very special introductory workshop as well as learn the benefits of yoga for kids.

Our new Wadsworth Studio can be found at 112 Main Street, Wadsworth, Ohio.

Snacks will be provided. Please stop in & invite all your friends and family. Feel free to forward this invite to everyone you know.

Thank you! See you there!

Afka

afka is teaching yoga class every monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at sacred ground in portage lakes :)

Our 2nd studio in WADSWORTH is NOW open!! We are located at 112 Main Street. (see website for schedule)

We plan to celebrate this event on December 18th beginning with a Septah (continuous chanting from 2pm to 6pm) followed by our monthly Satsang at 6pm. You may join us for chant anytime you are able between 2 and 6pm. The Satsang will include a ceremonial 'space clearing' of the new studio to dedicate the space to our yoga practice and will be followed with a prepared light meal offered by several of our yogis. This gathering will be at our Wadsworth location and there is ****NO CHARGE for this event!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

COUPONS NOW AVAILABLE! We have been successfully offering a New Member unlimited monthly coupon for $45, and are now offering a $75 unlimited monthly coupon to the rest of our members. This is a great sasvings for some of you who come 2 or more times a week. The coupons are good at both sites and include Yoga Nidra classes. They are on sale now.

Mat Rental for $1.00 beginning January 1st. This is to reserve our mats for new members who are attending for the first time. For your convenience however, we are carrying mats for sale at $12.00.

Book Club for December is cancelled but will resume in January, so don't put that book away! On December 18th we will hold our second Community Meeting at 7:45 pm following the Advanced class. We are growing very fast and feel it is important to build a sense of community spirit amongst us. You are encouraged to attend as your ideas, opinions and suggestions to accomplish this is critical.


WEATHER POLICY If Wadsworth or Akron schools are closed due to weather SGYoga will also be closed. If the bad weather day falls on a weekend or holiday then please err on the side of caution as your safety is foremost. You can do your yoga in the comfort of your own home that day.

Community meeting is Tuesday December 13th at 7:45 pm following the Advanced Class.

Advanced Posture Clinic scheduled again for january 8th, 2-5 pm , $45.00. Please preregister so that we can prepare in advance. If you have already attended a clinic before but want a refresher it is $20.00.

Christmas & New Year's Eve day classes will be held as usual. What better way to celebrate the holidays then by Meditation & Yoga!

Peace, Shanti, Om

Wishing all of you blessings ! Please mark your calendars for the following events:

Tues, Sept 13th at 7:45 begins our new SGY Book Club series. We will continue to meet on the second tuesday of each month until we have read the entire book. Come and share the teachings of Gurudev using his book entitled, Working Miracles of Love. I have purchased 4 more copies so let me know if you want one- there is No Charge for this gathering.

This coming Sunday, September 18th join us again for our monthly Satsang meeting at 6:30 pm. There is a $10.00 donation requested for this gathering along with a tasty vegetarian dish to share for our meal afterwards.

Yoga Nidra Class is Coming Soon to SGY as a regular weekly offering. The first YN class will be offered on Wednesdays after the 6pm beginner class, starting Sept. 21st, at 7:45 pm for a $5.00 donation at the door. This class is expected to end around 8:30 pm. Information about Yoga Nidra will be available at class. Come and transform your life through relaxation and intention! If you come to the beginner class first the total charge is $12.00.

Om Shanti Om,

Kalindi

does anyone want a massage soon?
not this weekend but next weekend because i don't have any exams to study for
call me to set an appointment up :)
my fees are quite reseaonable and i am willing to do exchange :)

and if you are free tomorrow night please try to make it to my yoga class
by the way...

in two weeks gurudev is going to be in town for a yoga nidra retreat
and he'll be giving a public lecture for $20 on Friday August 12 from 6-9pm
so my class will be cancelled that week
but that is wonderful in a way because then everyone can come and meet an amazing yogi
this will be his last visit to ohio so i encourage you even if you never come to my yoga class to come and meet living yoga master
i've had some beautiful experiences in his presence
he is an excellent guide and teacher and quite knowledgeable
we'll probably do some chanting, some meditation, some lecture, some sharing/questions and who knows what else...if we are lucky perhaps we will have a sample of a yoga nidra experience :)

i'm realy sad that gurudev will not be coming around to this area again
but he is getting older like all of us
so again i really really encourage you to see him this one time just to have the experience
and if you have been looking for a retreat of sorts to experience in the local area
this is your opportunity with several options of attending:

5 days Aug 12-16 $475
Weekend Only Aug 12, 13, 14 $195
One Day (You pick the day) $100
Friday only $20 (just an evening session 6-9)

The event will be held at this location:
Lake Anna Hall
541 W. Park Avenue
Barberton, OH 44203

one of the best things about yoga nidra is you don't have to do any yoga poses
you just lay there in deep relaxation
so those of you that are not the yoga nerds but want to work on yourself in a very real and deep way, consider doing this retreat...


here's a little blurb if it is helpful :)
"Renowned Yoga Master, Yogi Amrit Desai will guide participants in this ancient yogic technique that is simple to practice but profound in impact.


Create intention for your life

Explore the healing power within

Rejuvenate your health

Release old habits and patterns

Enjoy new freedom, joy and spontaneity

Yoga Nidra is the unique combination of alert awareness and deepest relaxation. It takes you to the alpha and theta states of consciousness. In these deep states, the mystical integrative powers are released. This is the center where visions become reality, giving you access to the extraordinary powers of your own intuition, creativity, health and abundance.

Modern science is now recognizing the powerful healing impact of the pineal gland. As we age, this tiny gland buried inside the brain decreasingly produces the hormone, melatonin. For millennia, yogis have known this hormone as amrita, the nectar of immortality. Reactivation of the pineal gland is both rejuvenating and restorative. This practice is central to both Yoga Nidra and the Amrit Yoga Asana Sequence for its powers of transformation and healing.

Melatonin is a powerful agent in helping to:

Retard premature aging
Boost the immune system
Eliminate stress
Induce more restful sleep
Reduce high blood pressure
Recharge and balance the chakra system
Yoga Nidra initiates shifts from the deepest core of your being, providing you with powerful tools to banish self-destructive unconscious fears, beliefs and habits. It can be used as a powerful tool to erase old unconscious karmic patterns. Yoga Nidra can help you reshape your whole life, rebuild your health, your love life, family life and professional life.



Join us. . . Immerse yourself in a five-day program
that can last you a lifetime!"


http://www.sacredgroundyoga.com/

Two recent essays.

Technique: Shifting Gap Intuitive-Logic Method
Between the left and right brain modes of operation is a space, a razor-fine line which can be walked. Shamans would call being in the space the ability to be in both worlds at once, the conscious deliberate world AND the surrendered mysterious energetic world. For me, this space is another representation of the ‘GAP’, the ever-present unknown which makes up the greatest majority of manifest reality, the realm of infinite potential.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/p…


Tantra Yoga and Technique of Building Consciousness
Tantra yoga is able to use any action as a means for self-realization, recognizing and incorporating into its practices the universal laws of attraction and repulsion, and integrating with the underlying unity beyond them. For clarity, tantra yoga has a scope and potential far beyond the sexual aspects typically identified in the Western world.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/p…

Witness is Conscious Action
Witness awareness, meditative awareness, conscious observation, conscious sight, witness mode of being, conscious awareness; these words are attempts to identify the Self which observes, not the mind which watches. To rephrase, witness conscious awareness is a mode of being in which the observation of the observer who watches the world occurs.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/p…

Polarity and Alignment With Universal Energies
The universe wants exactly what we want for ourselves. When we start following the laws of the universe, then we have the power of the universe behind each of our actions for fulfillment of our purpose.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/p…


Please, if you wish to converse with me about these articles, do so by posting comments in the article itself, and not through this link. The comments received from readers are very insightful, and tend to be of benefit to other readers. When the comments and dialogues are scattered, then your intuitive input may be lost in the shuffle.

I just wanted to let everyone know my yoga class time changed to 7pm-830pm. every Friday
Hope to see you there tonight!!!

PS: some of us may be going out to eat afterwards. not sure where yet. but it's a possiblity ;)
oh yah and fireworks and canal place afterwards
and oh yah
i think there are some bands playing at the lime spider...

go here for more info and directions:

http://www.sacredgroundyoga.com/


made easy...just go here and enter your address for directions to sacred ground
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i start teaching yoga again starting may 6th
i'll be teaching every friday night from 6-730pm
the class is $10.00
$5.00 if you are a student
*bring friend and get in half off

basically just show up and spend some quality time with yourself while the night is young...

here's a link to directions on how to get there:
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428 west turkeyfoot lake road, akron, oh
www.sacredgroundyoga.com
330-706-0297
jai bhagwan!