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THE YOGA OF RECOVERY
"THE EVOLUTION OF THE SOLUTION"
with Durga, Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist
at the Yoga Warehouse February 9-12

There are many similarities between the ethical and lifestyle foundations of Classical Yoga and those of the 12-Step Programs. Combining the Yogic psychology of how to deal with the mind and the Yogic philosophy of the Self with the practice of the 12-Step principles, alongside an Ayurvedic lifestyle, offers a sure path from self-destruction to Self-realization -- one day at a time.

Thursday, February 9, 8-9pm
Free Introductory Talk, The Evolution of the Solution.
Durga will explain how the combination of three powerful healing modalities -- Yoga, Ayurveda and 12-Step Recovery -- can help overcome self-destructive or addictive tendencies. Please arrive early for this free lecture, which is the start of the full weekend workshop.

Friday, February 10
7.30-9pm The Six Tenets of the Yoga of Recovery. The first 1.5-hour session of the Yoga of Recovery weekend series.

Saturday, February 11
Yoga class at either 8am or 10am (your choice), followed by two 1.5-hour Yoga of Recovery sessions:
1-2:30pm Addiction's energetic movement - down and out
3-4:30pm Sattva - the secret of long-term emotional sobriety

Sunday, February 12
Yoga class at either 8am or 10am (your choice), followed by two 1.5-hour Yoga of Recovery sessions:
1-2:30pm Ayurveda: The Addictive Tendencies of the Doshas
3-4:30pm Ayurveda - Balancing the doshas

Durga is a Clinical Ayurvedic and Pancha Karma Specialist, trained at the California College of Ayurveda and also in Kerala, India. Each year, she leads several Ayurvedic Retreats at International Sivananda Yoga Ashrams. Durga has been involved with the 12-Step Fellowship for more than 12 years. She completed her Sivananda Yoga Teachers Training Course in May 2002, the Meditation Immersion Course in January 2005 and the Advanced Yoga Teachers Training Course in March 2006.

"Durga brings a profound understanding of the psychological issues associated with addiction and recovery to her knowledge of the powerful healing traditions of Yoga and Ayurveda in her retreats and teaching. A recovery retreat led by Durga initiates and supports the process of deep inner work to create lasting change. Attending one of the Yoga, Ayurveda and Recovery Retreats is a personal gift that can last a lifetime."
Felicia M. Tomasko
Editor, LA YOGA Ayurveda and Health magazine
Board member, National Ayurvedic Medical Association
Board member, California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine

To learn more about Durga and her work, go to her website at www.yogaofrecovery.com.

Fees:
$30 per Yoga of Recovery session or
$75 for one full day including Yoga class (Sat or Sun) or
Full weekend $150 (includes Fri, Sat and Sun)
Please sign up in advance
We recommend attendance at all sessions

INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS with Durga by appointment on Thursday February 9 through Tuesday February 14, $150 for 75 minutes, space limited. Call 954.525.7726 for an appointment.



ADVANCED ASANA and PRANAYAMA CLASS with Shyam
Sunday, Feb 19, 2-5pm

Learn and practice advanced variations of the standard Sivananda sequence, and longer holding of the postures. Strive toward the one-pointed integration of body, breath, and mind in asana, and achieve steadiness (sthira) and comfort (sukham) in your practice. Explore the underlying purpose of asana and pranayama practice: the attainment of dhyana (meditation).

Shyam is a co-director of the Yoga Warehouse, an affiliated Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center established in 1998. He is an instructor in the Sivananda Yoga Teachers' Training Courses.

Space limited, advance signup required. $20. To register call the YW at 954-525-7726 or e-mail us at yogis@yogawarehouse.org.



4-CLASS YOGA FOR BEGINNERS COURSE
Tuesdays/Thursdays, 6-7:30pm
Feb 21, 23, 28 & March 1

This course will provide a step-by-step introduction to the theory and practice of yoga, emphasizing the practice of yoga postures, breathing, relaxation, proper diet, and concentration. After completion of this course, students will be able to confidently join any of the open level classes on the regular schedule.

Space limited, advance signup required. Participants must be able to attend all four classes. $60. To register call the YW at 954-525-7726 or e-mail us at yogis@yogawarehouse.org.

SPECIAL SATSANG with SRINIVASAN
Stories of Swami Vishnudevananda
Friday, February 24, 7-9pm

Swami Vishnudevananda, a disciple of Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh, came to the West in 1956 and founded the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres. He was a world-renowned authority on hatha and raja yoga and a great yoga innovator who came up with the idea of the yoga vacation, started the first yoga teacher training course in the West and was a powerful advocate for world peace. He also wrote the bestselling The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga, a source book for many of today's yoga teachers.

Learn more about this fascinating pioneer of yoga in the West from Srinivasan, who was a close disciple of Swami Vishnudevananda and spent many years with him. Srinivasan is the Acharya (spiritual director) of Sivananda yoga centers and ashrams on the East Coast of the United States (including the Yoga Warehouse) and directs the Sivananda Yoga Ashram in Woodbourne, NY.

By donation



$500 DISCOUNT ON YOGA TEACHERS TRAINING COURSE!
at the Sivananda Ashram Yoga Ranch, Woodbourne, New York
March 18-April 15

Almost 30,000 yoga teachers have been certified by the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers since the course began in 1969. Swami Vishnudevananda designed the Teachers' Training Course to closely approach the ancient Gurukhula System, in which the student's daily life was itself an intensive Yoga training.

Swami Vishnu developed a curriculum based on an integration of all aspects of Yoga and Vedanta from knowledge handed down by his guru, the great master Swami Sivananda. Vedanta teaches the essential unity of all beings, while Yoga offers practical methods for attaining consciousness of that unity.

The course covers Asanas, Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra Chanting, Vedanta & Yoga Theory, Bhagavad Gita, Mantra Meditation, Kriyas (cleansing exercises), Yoga Diet, Anatomy & Physiology, and more. By the end of the course, the beginner and advanced student alike will possess a solid foundation for teaching Hatha Yoga, will have developed a personal Yoga practice, and will have increased self-discipline and harmony of body, mind and spirit.

The course is registered with the Yoga Alliance at the 200 hour level. For more information, click here.

Ongoing

MORNING CHANT FOR WORLD PEACE AND HARMONY
Every Saturday from 7:30-7:55am

Join us in the ancient chant Om Namo Narayanaya for inner and outer peace. Chanting begins in the Peace Garden 30 minutes before the 8am class and ends approximately five minutes before the start of class. Free and open to all.



FREE MEDITATION and KIRTAN (SATSANG)
Every Sunday evening, 7-8:30pm

Guided meditation followed by kirtan (call-and-response mantra chanting and music) and a short reading, all in the Sivananda tradition. Beginners and all traditions welcome.

"As Satsang is the only safe boat to take you to the other shore of Bliss or Moksha [liberation], you should all try as best as is in your power, never to miss it." - Swami Sivananda



"GARDEN IN A BOX"
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) PROGRAM
Fresh organic vegetable pickup at the YW every Wednesday!

A great new affordable way to get the freshest, best-quality organic veggies to you and your family every week. Each box contains a sampling of the produce being harvested each week at Lady Moon Organic Farm in Florida. The program started in November but you can still sign up. Any orders will be prorated to credit for the amount of weeks missed. For details go to www.ladymooncsa.com or call Jon at 239-229-5883.



SIVANANDA TEACHERS TRAINING COURSES (TTC)

The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers make up the largest yoga organization of its kind in the world, with nearly 40 years of experience in teaching this course, which was the first Yoga teachers training course in the West. The four-week residential course, founded by Swami Vishnudevnanda, offers a profound personal experience and the opportunity to increase strength and flexibility, develop greater spiritual awareness, improve your power of concentration, and enhance your self-esteem and self-discipline. Mastery of any yoga practice is not necessary, only your sincere desire for knowledge and your commitment to personal growth.

Upcoming TTCs in the Bahamas:
February 4 - March 2
March 5 - April 1
April 5 - May 2 (with Shyam and Mohini)
May 6 - June 2

Upcoming TTCs in the Catskill Mountains of New York:
March 18 - April 15, 2012
May 30 - June 27
Sept 7 - Oct 5

For information on the curriculum, schedule, accommodations, rates and for more dates for Sivananda teacher training courses all over the world, go to www.sivananda.org.