Greetings!
Now that I am back from Kauai, I am excited to share some of the "island energy" with you. :)
For 10 days, I was attending a training for traditional Hawaiian Lomi Bodywork and also leading all the participants in morning yoga.
Each morning, I would talk about the fundamental aspects of yoga and later in the day, I'd find those same principles taught back in the context of the healing Lomi bodywork.
Concepts such as
- Awareness (Ike in Hawaiian)
- Focused intention (Makia)
- Presence of mind (Manawa)
- Being limitless & free (Kala)
- Being full of love (Aloha)
- Harnessing energy (Mana)
- Finding balance within (Pono)
And at some point, I came to a profound realization: we are truly UNITED in the way in which we create well-being and empower ourselves and each other.
It didn't matter that Yoga originated from Indian yogis or that Lomi Lomi was passed down by indigenous Hawaiians. In fact, when looking at other ancient spiritual teachings around the world, we again find these similar concepts as guides to happy, harmonious living.
Many times we lose ourselves in the surface-level dissimilarities of our belief systems, and we never dig deep enough to see the similarities of our essence as human beings.
I find myself extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to deepen my understanding of what binds us rather than what separates us. This is what Lomi taught me... this is what Yoga teaches me every day.
In Grace and With Gratitude... Aloha and Mahalo!
Sheetal
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Yoga Essentials Workshops in April/May
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Yoga Demystified! FREE Forum and Level 1 & NEW Level 2
Yoga Demystified! is a FREE Open Forum in which we discuss: - yoga philosophy
- myths & misconceptions about yoga
- benefits of yoga
- learn about upcoming Yoga Essentials workshops.
At two locations this spring: April 8th - Twin Ponds Integrative Health Center April 17th - Pure Body, A New Realm of Health
Check our April Calendar
for more information about FREE Forum and Locations. **********************************************************************
Yoga Essentials - Level I and NEW Level II
Intimidated by yoga? Don't be because "Anyone Can Do YOGA!"
Level I
- Understand Yoga mindset, approach, philosophy
- Re-learn Deep Breathing
- Experience Basic Meditation
- Learn about Proper Postural Alignment
- Learn over 25 Fundamental Yoga poses in a way that suits YOUR body!
Level II
The "next step" after Level I where we continue to build on our knowledge of poses, breathing and meditation by learning new poses & exercises. Of course, all done in a way to suit YOU!
Starting...
April 1st & 29th at Bee Natural Fitness Studio
April 14th & 25th at Inner Light Holistic Ctr.
April 15th at Twin Ponds Integrative Health Ctr.
April 17th at South Mountain Yoga
April 24th at Pure Body, A New Realm of Health
Check our April Calendar for complete information about these workshops and upcoming locations/dates/times and pricing.
Contact Sheetal to register for more information.
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Just Breathe & Be Workshop
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Inner Light Holistic Center
Gilbertsville, PA
Learn basic breathing exercises and meditation practices to create calm and clarity in your life.
In this workshop, we will cover:
- Mechanics of Breathing
- Breath-work Exercises to Ground, Calm and Balance your energy
- Introduction to Meditation
- Three Simple Meditation Techniques
A CD of all learned meditations is included for participants of the full program.
Check our April Calendar for workshop dates/times/location & pricing.
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Boyertown Community Wellness Fair
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Sat, April 10th
Boyertown, PA High School
Come visit me and my fellow practitioners from Inner Light Holisitic Center for some informative family fun.
We'll be doing and introduction to breath-work and yoga demo at 10am and available all day to answer your questions about the benefits of yoga!
For more information, visit BACWC website.
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