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YOGA INSTRUCTION Classes & Workshops with Mary (Guru Partap) In the Kundalini Yoga tradition, teachers wear white and each class begins with a specific short chant to attune to intuition and ends with a closing song.  Mary's Yoga Teacher name, as interpreted by Yogi Bhajan, means something like "Infinite Reverence towards that which brings Darkness into Light." *    Group Classes *    Workshops *    Personal Yoga Training for Women Group Classes Kundalini Shakti Yoga for Women Drop-in classes April - August 2008 Yoga Yoga South, 1700 S. Lamar Blvd., Fridays 4:30pm - 5:50pm Cost:      $16 per class or various class passes Shakti in sanskrit is the universal feminine force, or "She-power, " cycling within both sexes, but most  directly and literally expressed in the Yoga of being a woman.   Kundalini-Shakti is the dynamic force of life that creates awareness, radiance, and vitality.   The intention of this class creates a sacred space and community for women to explore foundational spinal flexion practices and Shakti teachings along with specific asanas, kriyas, and meditations for cultivating the intuitive guidance system, preconception consciousness, radiant menopause, cycle health, sacred sexuality, and yogini self-care. Each class is a unique journey to facilitate each student's innate phenomenal capacity for healing and rejuvenation, sourced in the Yogi Bhajan teaching that "Woman needs to know she is the Beauty of the Universe," and Shaktisangama Tantra which states that "The universe is woman's form." Recommended reading for this class:  A Woman's Book of Yoga by Machelle Seibel, MD and Hari Kaur Khalsa, Shakti Mantras by Thomas Ashley-Farrand, and Tantric O for Women by Diana Richardson. Upcoming Workshops : Personal Training for Women's Yoga Practice Personal sessions of one-on-one training are for those who wish to begin to cultivate a daily practice (sadhana) and/or address specific self-healing concerns.  Sadhana instruction includes yogic lifestyle routines, focal point education, meditation options, and a short, simple, and powerful daily seated Kundalini   Yoga spinal flexion practice for a glandular and nervous system workout.  Specific self-healing mentorship can address: hormone balancing & self-healing womb & pelvis alignment yogic birth preparation daily practice support addiction recovery 5 element balancing development of intuition yogic nutrition & cooking Personal yoga training sessions are $60/hr, three 2-hour sessions for $240 prepaid ($40/hr) for more consultation info, click here

"I am taking your class and have really enjoyed it.   I've never done Kundalini yoga before but have just begun an Ashtanga practice.  I can't believe how good Kundalini feels!" ~ F.H.

"Participating in the workshop and visiting the Lotus Fertility website has provided me a lot of inspiration and reassurance." ~ E.T.

"Very helpful in quieting the negative and fearful mind and connecting with and appreciating my body."  A.K.B

"I am 10 days into a 40 day practice of spinal flexion and chanting the Adi Shakti mantra.  I feel its benefits already. I am grateful for the wisdom and encouragement you shared with me and the other members of the workshop series."  ~ D.S.K.

Saturday, May 17th 2008 Sacred Sexuality for Women 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm   Yoga Yoga South 1700 S. Lamar Blvd. 326-3900 This workshop will explore teachings from the yoga tradition that help us restore a sacred and creative purpose to our sexuality, while living in a culture of addiction and violence. As a practice of self-respect, Sacred Sexuality can provide a self-healing orientation for reproductive health, partnership navigation, and natural childbirth as celebrations of yogini embodiment and integrity.  Along with exploring energetic anatomy & conscious creativity principles, we will practice Kundalini-Shakti yoga and a long meditation to heal the feminine spirit. All levels and traditions are welcome Sunday August 10th, 2008 Prenatal Yoga and Nutrition 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm Yoga Yoga Westgate 4700 S. Lamar Blvd. 358-1200 Increasingly science tells us what the yogis have known for millenia: to a large extent, lifelong health is shaped in the womb, and a woman can influence generations through physical and emotional nutrition.  In a positive community environment, we will explore the yoga of prenatal food, spices, and body-mind nourishment, practice a prenatal kundalini yoga set for strengthening digestive fire, and a special meditation to nourish mother-power.