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Yoga In Asia News | August 2005

YOGA IN ASIA SPECIAL PROGRAM
Weekend Iyengar Intensive with Linda Shevloff @ Singapore
7 (FRI), 8 (SAT) & 9 (SUN) Oct 2005

8.00pm to 10pm (FRI) – Grounding & Alignment
3.30pm to 5.30pm (SAT) - Free the Hips
6.00pm to 8.00pm (SAT) - The Power of Backbend
2.00pm to 4.00pm (SUN) - Yoga for Women’s Body Cycle

CONTACT
Gaia Yoga Center
30 Bideford Road
#03-01 Thongsia Building
Singapore 229922
Email: bookings@gaiayoga.com.sg
Tel : 65 67382028
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CHINA
Beijing Mountain Yoga
* Weekend Ashtange Workshops: every weekend starting 9 September,
details on webpage Click
* Teacher Enhance Training-Astanga Yoga and Yoga Philosophy/
19-25 September, details on Click
* Yoga Vocations: Escape the city to a Buddhist Temple - Holiday Retreats
with Sarem/1-3, or 5-7 October, details at Click

Yoga Yard
Telephone: +86 - (0)10-5102 6108
Mobile: +86 - 13601103497/13611266962
Email: info@yogayard.com
www.yogayard.com

1. September 9, 10 &11: Yoga Meditation: An Experiential Overview
Come join us for an experiential exploration of meditation as it is understood in Yoga. This workshop will provide a thorough overview, both theoretical and practical, of Yoga's views regarding:
- what meditation is,
- what its purpose is, and
- how to practice meditation.

2. Vedic Chanting: September 12-15. 8:15-9:15pm.
A series of 4 evening classes designed to give participants a taste of Vedic Chanting.
Join us for one or more of the days as we learn different Vedic Chants, how to chant, the rules of chanting as well as experiment with chanting in Asana and Meditation. All levels are welcome.

3. What is Yoga -: Key Concepts from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra: September 16, 17, &18
This practical wisdom has been preserved and handed down through generations of Yogi-s in Patanjali's Yoga Sutra, the authoritative text on Yoga philosophy and practice.


HIGHLIGHTS:
New Shala in Asia
•	Bikram Yoga, Hong Kong

Yoga Retreat
•	Neal Yard Agency, Sri Lanka
•	Villadezoysa, Sri Lanka
•	Purple Valley - Goa, India
•	Restoration & Rejuvenation
•	Yoga at the Farm

Yoga Teacher Training
•	Yoga Elements Teacher Training

Yoga Workshops
•	Peter Scott @ Hong Kong
•	Iyengar Intensive @ Malaysia
•	Adrian Cox @ Malaysia
•	Dominic Cortigliano Workshop
•	Ashtanga Workshop @ Mountain Yoga
•	Workshops @ Yoga Yard


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HONG KONG
YOGASANA
Peter Scott Workshop
Sept 24 (Sat) & Sept 25 (Sun) 8:30 - 11:30am & 3-5pm $1,450
Energy management in your yoga practice- Peter will be defining instructions and techniques within the practice from both a sequential reference as well as within individual asanas and pranayamas.
For details, please contact:

DIr: 2511 8892
www.yogasana.com.hk
Email: booking@yogasana.com.hk

BIKRAM YOGA
4/F Sands Building,
17 Hankow Road,
Tsimshatsui, Hong Kong

Dir: +852 2186 1478
Fax: +852 2525 8981
Direct Email: Melinda@BikramYoga.com.hk
Email: Enquiries@BikramYoga.com.hk
http://www.BikramYoga.com.hk

INDIA
Purple Valley, Goa
Purple Valley Yoga Centre in North Goa, India, offers daily casual Drop-In Classes from 7th November through until April, with world class teachers. No pre-booking - just turn up for a range of classes including Ashtanga, Hatha, Scaravelli and other forms.

The Purple Valley Retreat Centre opens on 26th November with a 22-week season of workshops with a host of world class teachers, including Sharath Rangaswamy, Michael Gannon, Mark Darby, Matthew Sweeney, Nancy Gilgoff, Emil Wendel & Sue Pendlebury, Anthony 'Prem' Carlisi, Ron Reid and David Swenson. Prices include accommodation, meals, classes and airport transfers. Ten classes each week and vegetarian meals. All details and booking for the Retreat at www.yogagoa.com

MALAYSIA
1. IYENGAR INTENSIVE
17-18 September with Scott Bradford, an experienced teacher in the Iyengar tradition from the US. Class will be held at Sun Yoga in Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, and costs RM150. The course takes the beginner from absolute starting point, so if you are an experienced pratitioner, it is good to go back to first principles! For more details please contact hello@sunyoga.com

2. Radiant Child Yoga Program will be held in Kuala Lumpur on the 17-18 September, 2005. There are currently 40 RCYP teachers in Malaysia and Singapore, and over 5000 in the world! Come and join this international network of children's yoga teachers.

Cost RM1200 including course materials and registration.

Please visit here for more details.

3. Ashtanga Workshop With Adrian Cox
Adrian Cox of Yoga Elements will be doing a two half-day workshops on the Primary Series, Secondary Series, Esoterics and Sutras.

Date 20-21 August 2005
Venue Sun yoga KL
Cost RM280

Contact: hello@sunyoga.com or call Malaysia 016 2504048
25 Aug to 30 Aug 2005

PHILIPPINES
Yoga Weekend at the Farm
On September 16 – 18, The Farm at San Benito is host to Manila based yoga teacher, Bela Lipat. Over the course of a 3 day stay, Bela will guide guests through a daily yoga sessions drawing on her knowledge of Sivananda, Ashtanga Vinyasa, Kundalini and Iyengar styles.

For more information or reservation assistance, please call The Farm Manila Sales Office at (632) 751 3498 or (632) 750 8888 loc. 72428 email: info@thefarm.com.ph or visit website www.thefarm.com.ph/

SINGAPORE
Restoration & Rejuvention @ Mayang Sari – Bintan Island, Indonesia
(Only one hour way from Singapore main island by ferry)
In this retreat, you will be introduced both Yin and Yang way of practicing yoga. Yin Yoga is a very restorative practice which provides openings to the body. It further works energetically along the meridian channels which bring vitality to detoxification organs such as the liver, spleen and kidney. On the other hand, Yang yoga is dynamic in nature and it brings strength to the body. Yang yoga tone and body muscles strengthen the joints and bring the mind to mental focus.

Contact for Restoration & Rejuvenation Retreat
Florence Kang Tel : + 65 91866999
Victor Chng Tel : +65 98284301; email : yogaculture@yahoo.com.sg

SRI LANKA
Neals Yard Agency
1. Special Offer at South Coast Yoga & Ayurveda Resort, Sri Lanka
Till 7th November only, pay for 7 nights stay for 14, at stunning resort near Weligama, one of Sri Lanka¹s best beach locations.

Daily yoga sessions, massages, ayurveda treatments, herbal baths all from 525 Euro for two weeks full board plus 350 Euro per week for the Ayurveda package.

For bookings contact Neal's Yard Agency ++7000 783 704 holidays@nealsyardagency.com

2. Ulpotha Yoga Holidays Winter Programme
Twice daily yoga classes with some of UK's top yoga teachers at beautiful unspoilt Ulpotha in central Sri Lanka.

Ayurveda treatments and massages also available. Open for selected weeks in the year, from November through to March and June/July. Unique friendly village atmosphere with maximum 19 guests at any one time.

From £1,000 for two weeks full board inc yoga, steam baths and excursions.

Stephen Thomas from Singapore will be teaching a week of Dynamic Astanga Yoga for Chinese New Year (29 Jan to 5 Feb 2006, £600).

Book via Neal¹s Yard Agency on ++7000 783 704, or email: info@ulpotha.com

THAILAND
Yoga Elements
1. Dominic Cortigliano Workshop
One of the original teachers of Ashtanga, Dominic has been practicing with Pattabhi Jois for over 20 years and is a senior authorised teacher. Join his workshops September 2-4.

2. Breath, Stillness, Mind with Adrian Cox
A 20 hour course in how to get more out of your practice! You will learn the traditional guidelines for yoga practice, yogic anatomy; nadis, chakras, doshas, gunas, essences. prana and the pranic body, physiology of breathing, pranayama techniques, and yoga meditation. This is a practical, and lecture format series.
5 weekends: Sat and Sun from 3:30PM to 5:30PM beginning Sept 10! Cost: 4,500

3. Yoga Elements Teacher Training
A seven-month, 260+ hour intensive course taught in a small group, Yoga Elements Teacher Training 2005-06 is designed for dedicated yoga students who are interested in learning more about Ashtanga and Vinyasa style yoga as taught at yoga elements studio. These advanced studies will focus on specifics in teaching yoga, how to teach beginners, in-depth philosophy, Ayurvedic medicine, meditation study & practice. You will be ready to teach professional level yoga classes upon completion of this program, or just go deeper in your own practice of yoga! Begins September 10th.

We also welcome visiting teachers to hold workshops here at yoga elements studio in Bangkok. Please check our website www.yogaelements.com or email adriancox@yahoo.com for more information.

VILLADEZOYA
June 11 - September 15, 2005
Contact Kim at: kimyogini@hotmail.com
www.villadezoysa.com

A unique opportunity to spend 2 weeks (or more) in Sri Lanka combining yoga practice and service--helping the local population to regain autonomy after the recent disaster. The daily program will consist of morning (Mysore style) asana practice, afternoons working with locals on chosen projects, and then pranayama, meditation and discussion in the evenings. Breakfast and dinner will be provided, with vegetarian options.

Kim Roberts, M.A. Psychology, has taught Ashtanga yoga as well as meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition since 1995. She has led retreat programs in the US, France, and Nepal. Having studied intensively with Pattabhi Jois, Sharath Rangaswamy, and Richard Freeman, she is an authorized teacher of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system.