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Yoga as a Form of Therapy
An interview with Ganesh Mohan
Ganesh Mohan is a physician with training in both conventional medicine and ayurveda. Ganesh started practicing yoga in the tradition of Krishnamacharya under his parents’ guidance as a child. He is well-versed in related traditional studies such as yoga philosophy and Vedic chanting.

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Australia
Active Birth Workshop
Date: 6 Dec 2009
Venue: The Yoga Space

Join Jean Byrne of The Yoga Space and Zoe Islip (midwife) from Hush Postnatal Services for an informative and relaxing afternoon learning how to have an empowered and positive birth experience. Education and awareness are the keys to having an empowering birth experience and this afternoon workshop can help you to prepare for this life-giving event. We encourage women at all stages of their pregnancy to attend. This event will inspire you to dedicate time to mentally and physically preparing yourself for birth and mothering. Support persons are encouraged to attend. Afternoon tea is provided.

Contact Person: School Manager
Contact No(s): +61 413 244 217
Email: info@yogaspace.com.au
Website: www.yogaspace.com.au


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China
Kids Yoga Teacher Training in Shanghai
Date: 19 - 21 Mar 2010
Venue: YogaStudio 109 (located in the French Concession)

Richard Furgerson, a renowned kids yoga teacher from the UK, will come to Shanghai to hold a Kids Yoga Teacher Training – the first of its kind in China! If you are a yogi, a teacher, a mother or simply a person interested in the world of children and the benefits that yoga can bring to the little ones, come join the training and become a Kids Yoga Teacher.

Should you wish to participate and reserve a place, please contact us and we will help you book and answer all of your questions. Places are limited!

Contact No(s): (+86) 158 2178 7822
Email: info@yoga109.com
Website: yoga109.com/Kids Yoga TT.aspx


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Hong Kong
40-Hour Ashtanga Intensive with Clayton Horton
Date: 16-22 Nov 2009
Venue: Hong Kong – Central

This Ashtanga Intensive will address Asana technique and alignment, the history of Ashtanga Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Kirtan Chanting, injury prevention, core strength development, basic adjustments and the internal - energetic practice and simple meditation techniques.

Come deepen and refine your practice, receive support and guidance in developing your personal practice. A grounded and comprehensive view of Yoga Philosphy will be presented. Manuals and certificates of participation will be received.

This Intensive is designed for beginners, intermediate students and teachers. Drop-in sessions are available!

Register now! Don’t miss the 30% Early-bird discount!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



THE FOUNDATION – PREPARING TO TEACH (200-hr Yoga Alliance Accredited Teacher Training Programme)
Date: 21 Nov – 13 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Hong Kong – Tsim Sha Tsui

Has Yoga changed your life?
Do you desire to give back and help others in empowering ways by learning how to be a Yoga Teacher yourself?
Would you like to enjoy a flexible schedule and travel/ work anywhere in the world?
If you answered yes to the above, don’t miss our Teacher Training!

This comprehensive and life transformative 200-hr programme will be led by Pure Yoga's Founding Teacher Patrick Creelman. Patrick is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT 200) with Yoga Alliance. He brings his extensive background of Anusara Yoga training from John Friend, together with international teachers who will present on a wide variety of topics including Anatomy, Yoga Philosophy, Sanskrit and Ayurveda.

Email: teachertraining@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



Yoga: Therapy, Tradition, Function, Fitness Weekend Workshop with Ganesh Mohan
Date: 27 – 29 Nov 2009
Venue: Hong Kong – Central

Join Ganesh Mohan in these five workshops that explore different facets of yoga practice, drawing upon authentic yoga tradition and modern science. Deepen your yoga studies, or simply get a clear and authoritative picture of yoga.

Ganesh will hold a 3-week Teacher Training Course on Yoga Therapy at Pure Yoga in March 2010. Join us in the Teacher Training complimentary info session, meet Ganesh and learn more about the course!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



Pre-Natal and Post-Natal Yoga Programme with Nealy Fischer
Date: 4 - 9 Dec & 13 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Hong Kong – Central

Pre-Natal Yoga Programme: Preparing to Push - Yoga for Labour and Delivery
The gift of labour and motherhood provides women with an opportunity for deep and blissful transformation. In this training, be prepared to deepen your understanding of your pre-natal body and tap into your limitless potential as we explore the journey towards labour and beyond.

Post-Natal Yoga Workshop - Open to TWO GROUPS:
- Pregnant students wishing to plan for their transition into motherhood
- Women who have babies and toddlers who wish to tone their bodies and free their hearts!

Learn more about Nealy and this programme. Come to Nealy's Pre-Natal yoga class and complimentary info sessions. All questions welcome!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga - Abhyasa and Vairagya with Dylan Bernstein
Date: 5 & 12 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Hong Kong – Central

Abhyasa and Vairagya – Consistent Practice and Detachment
Early in the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Sadhakas (practitioners) are cautioned to approach their practice with both Abhyasa and Vairagya – steadfast practice and non-attachment to results. This weekend, we'll explore ways of tangibly applying these two mighty tools within Ashtanga Vinyasa.

Open to all levels!
Register now! Don’t miss the 20% Early-bird discount!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



Kuchipudi: Indian Classical Dance Immersion level 3 with Hari Om
Date: 6 - 11 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Hong Kong – Langham Place

What a wonderful chance for all lovers of Indian Dance to learn the theory about Kuchipudi’s origin in addition to the various aspects of Abhinayam (expressions/histrionics), which are like the heart and soul of Kuchipudi dance. This immersion presents a new angle that includes challenging choreography in Indian semi-classical dance apart from the study of Jatis (blocks of kuchipudi steps woven together to notations).

Open to all levels. Register now! Don’t miss the 20% Early-bird discount!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



Seat of the Teacher Part 1 with Patrick Creelman
Date: 18 - 20 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Hong Kong – Tsim Sha Tsui

This intensive 20-hr course focuses on inspiring new possibilities in life and facilitating a breakthrough as a yoga teacher. The programme is open to all current yoga teachers and anyone who is interested in deepening their practice. The exercises and techniques offered will help you to teach what you already know more effectively, while giving you new and highly effective techniques to hone your skills and to reveal your excellence as a Yoga Teacher.

A challenging and uplifting training, the seat of the teacher will move you into your seat, the place where you can speak from your own true experience, using your true voice, with clarity and confidence. Register now!

Email: teachertraining@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



Welcoming Baron Baptiste for his premier workshop in Asia – Journey into Power Basic Training Programme
Date: 30 & 31 Jan 2010
Venue: Pure Yoga Hong Kong – Tsim Sha Tsui

An Immersion into the Art and Practice of Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga – for All levels
Basic Training is an immersion into mastering and enhancing your technical knowledge of the foundational Baptiste Power Vinyasa asana practice. No matter what your level of experience as a teacher or practitioner, come and explore this potent practice with us and build your foundation on a rock!

These two days will be jam-packed with valuable tools, take-aways and powerful yoga practices. Don’t miss the chance to join Baron Baptiste in his first Asia visit – only at Pure Yoga Hong Kong. Limited space! Register now!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com


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India
Yoga Alliance International 200-level Teachers Training Courses
Date: 1 - 20 Dec 2009
Venue: Van Prasth Ashram, Rishikesh

This 200-level course in Transformational Yoga is certified by Yoga Alliance International. Teachers who have taken this Certification are working in many countries around the world including the USA, Canada, the UK, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, etc. Swami Vidyanand derives inspiration from the Mother and Sri Aurobindo of Pondicherry, and his system of Transformational Yoga is based on their teachings.

Contact Person: Swami Vidyanand
Contact No(s): +919810670711 / +919818196716
Email: yogalliance@gmail.com
Website: srima-school-of-transformational-yoga-india.com


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Indonesia
MYSORE Style Ashtanga Yoga- classes BALI
Date: 1 Dec 2009 - 30 Apr 2010, 7.30am - 9.30am

Ongoing Mysore Style Ashtanga Yoga Classes with Anthony Prem Carlisi and Heather Duplex. Prem and Heather have a combined 50 years of teaching and practice in Ashtanga Yoga. Prem was certified, and Heather was authorized Guruji, by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. They teach together in the classroom and give people a lot of personal attention on their practice. They believe the method can be for any body and teach it to each person in an individual way. No experience necessary, but beginners are encouraged to come for a 2-4 week minimum to ensure greatest benefits.

Contact Person: Prem or Heather
Email: prem@ashtangaworld.com
Website: www.ashtangaworld.com



Sarah Powers Yin Yoga Teaching Intensive
Date: 2 - 4 Dec 2009
Venue: jakartadoyoga Studio

Yin yoga is a meditative style of hatha yoga that powerfully complements all other styles of yoga asana. This practice encourages long held floor poses to enhance the Chi or energy distribution through the Yin parts of the body, namely the bones and connective tissues that bind them. These mainly static postures coax Chi into the respective Meridians (the unseen riverbeds of energy the Chi travels through), thereby encouraging a kind of needle-less acupuncture treatment.

Contact Person: Yusni
Email: studio@jakartadoyoga.com
Website: www.jakartadoyoga.com


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Japan
Inversion Clinic with Yumiko Terasaki
Date: 15 Nov - 20 Dec 2009
Venue: YogaJaya Daikanyama Studio

In this 6-week course, we will learn inverted arm balancing postures starting from headstand with concrete perspectives. When we practice asanas, we can not use a mirror to view ourselves from all angles. “I want to overcome postures such as headstand and scorpion. But I don’t know what I have been doing wrong or how to do it”---We will solve that problem by 1) understanding basic key points, 2) becoming conscious about your own physical sensation with a help of others as a mirror that reflects you, 3) capturing your whole image with your mind’s eye.

Contact Person: Satoko Horie
Contact No(s): 81 - 3-5784-3622
Email: workshops@yogajaya.com
Website: www.yogajaya.com


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Malaysia
Self-Mastery Course
Date: 16 - 20 Nov 2009

Contact No(s): Keng Leng: 012-3178285, Manisha Teh: 012-313 3678, Sumi: 012-2679621
Email: admin@mayi.org.my
Website: www.mayi.org.my

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Singapore
Introduction to Anusara Yoga with Bo Srey
Date: 27 - 28 Nov 2009, 10am – 4pm
Venue: Yoga Space

Friday, 27 Nov 2009, 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm
Session 1: Open To Something Bigger
Session 2: Pulsation: Nature''s Creative, Organizing Principle

Saturday, 28 Nov 2009, 10am - 12pm and 2pm - 4pm
Session 1: From One, Many: The 5 Elements At Play In The Body
Session 2: Returning To The Source: Introspection, Integration and Assimilation


Contact Person: Yoga Space
Contact No(s): 65-6338-YOGA (9642)
Email: yogaspace@singnet.com.sg
Website: www.yogaspace.com.sg


COMO Shambhala’s 500-hour Teacher Training Course accredited by Yoga Alliance
Date: 23 Feb 2010

Earn an internationally-accredited qualification in this highly-rewarding programme that builds a solid foundation for teaching yoga. Gain a deeper understanding and lead with insight.

Contact Person: Vivienne Spanopoulos, Director of Teacher Training
Contact No(s): + 65 6735 2163
Email: vivspan@gmail.com
Website: www.singapore.comoshambhala.bz



Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga - Abhyasa and Vairagya with Dylan Bernstein
Date: 21 & 22 Nov 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City

Abhyasa and Vairagya – Consistent Practice and Detachment
Early in the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Sadhakas (practitioners) are cautioned to approach their practice with both Abhyasa and Vairagya – steadfast practice and non-attachment to results. This weekend, we'll explore ways of tangibly applying these two mighty tools within Ashtanga Vinyasa.

Open to all levels!
Register now! Don’t miss the 20% Early-bird discount!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com



A Christmas Kirtan with Geshe Michael Roach & Mercedes Bahleda
Date: 17 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City

Join Geshe Michael Roach on the sitar and singer Mercedes Bahleda for a joyous evening of song and celebration from his new album, "Christmas Kirtan." The album features medieval Christmas classics and a sitar version of "Greensleeves" played by Geshe Michael. The evening will include a guided meditation and a talk on developing a good heart. There will be time for CD-signing after the performance.

Register now!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: www.pure-yoga.com



Yoga Therapy through the Chakras with Michelle Ann Ricaille
Date: 12 & 13 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City

This workshop will give you the tools to heal from lower back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, feet and knee problems, headaches/migraines, sciatica, high blood pressure, headaches, upper back-neck pain and so forth through the techniques of Yoga, physical therapy and Chakra balancing. A Yoga Nidra (Yogic Sleep) class will also be taught.

Come and learn how to prevent illness and disorders, and how to heal yourself naturally. Register now!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: www.pure-yoga.com



Heal Yourself and the World with Rebecca Plfaum
Date: 19 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Singapore – Ngee Ann City

We each have within us the power to heal ourselves and our world. Experience your own healing potential through Kundalini Yoga, ancient healing mantras, kriyas, meditations and healing sounds. Focus on areas of your life where change is welcome and learn the tools to manifest these changes. Register now!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: www.pure-yoga.com


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Taiwan
Tibetan Heart Yoga Series - Machine of the Body: A Weekend of Complete Yoga with Jessica Kung and Stéphane Dreyfus
Date: 28 & 29 Nov 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Taipei – Pure Tower

The focus of this weekend is providing you with tools to successfully reintegrate the inner limbs of Yoga with the asana and pranayama practice. Drawing from the traditions of Tibetan Heart Yoga, Jivamukti Yoga, and Anusara we will lead you through asana practices with the emphasis on the subtle and energetic body.

Register now! Don’t miss the 30% Early-bird discount!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com


Weekend Yoga Anatomy with Chris Kummer
Date: 4 - 6 Dec 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Taipei – Pure Tower

The following workshop series is designed for a weekend of yoga anatomy exploration. Beginning on Friday evening with Yoga and the Nervous System, each subsequent day has a slightly longer lecture before lunch and one after lunch. Each topic can be attended on its own, or in a series. No prerequisites, except for regular yoga practice, are necessary.

Register now! Don’t miss the 30% Early-bird discount!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: http://www.pure-yoga.com


A Christmas Kirtan with Geshe Michael Roach & Mercedes Bahleda
Date: 8 December 2009
Venue: Pure Yoga Taipei – Pure Tower

Join Geshe Michael Roach on the sitar and singer Mercedes Bahleda for a joyous evening of song and celebration from his new album, "Christmas Kirtan." The album features medieval Christmas classics and a sitar version of "Greensleeves" played by Geshe Michael. The evening will include a guided meditation and a talk on developing a good heart. There will be time for CD-signing after the performance.

Register now!

Email: events@pure-yoga.com
Website: www.pure-yoga.com


CHUCK MILLER & MATY EZRATY
Date: 22 - 24 Jan
Venue: True Yoga Singapore

22 January (Friday) 7pm –9pm : Shoulders and Arm Balancing Postures
23 January (Saturday) 10am – 12pm : Standing Postures
23 January (Saturday) 2pm – 4pm : Forward Bends and Twists
24 January (Sunday) 10am – 12pm : Back Bends
24 January (Sunday) 2pm – 4pm : Inversions

Email: ryan@truefitness.com.sg
Website: www.trueyoga.com.sg

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Thailand
Anusara Yoga Weekday Workshop: The Expansion of the Heart
Date: 17 - 18 Dec 2009, 8am - 12.30pm
Venue: Nicha Yoga, Bangyai

Thursday, 17 Dec 2009, 8am-10am and 10.30am-12.30pm
Session 1: Open To Something Bigger
Session 2: Pulsation: Nature's Creative, Organizing Principle

Friday, 18 Dec 2009, 8am-10am and 10.30am-12.30pm
Session 1: From One, Many: The 5 Elements at Play In The Body
Session 2: Returning To The Source: Introspection, Integration and Assimilation

Contact Person: Vanida
Contact No(s): 084 928 4888 (Bangkok)
Email: vanida@yogaaum.com
Website: www.yogaaum.com


Anusara Yoga Weekend Workshop: Cultivating The Warrior Spirit
Date: 19 - 20 Dec 2009, 8am - 12.30pm
Venue: Dharma Yoga, Bangkok

Day 1: Saturday, 19 Dec 2009, 8am - 10am and 10.30am - 12.30pm
Session 1: Remember the Krishna principle and all is coming
Session 2: Staying in the Heart, all action becomes heroic

Day 2: Sunday, 20 Dec 2009, 8am - 10am and 10.30am - 12.30pm
Session 1: Leaping Into Service: serving the universal energy that moves through us
Session 2: Hanuman Heart: transforming apparent difference into unity

Contact Person: Vanida
Contact No(s): 084 928 4888 (Bangkok)
Email: vanida@yogaaum.com
Website: www.dharmayoga-spa.com


Anusara Yoga Weekday Workshop: Eye Of The Tiger and Taming The Tiger
Date: 21 Dec 2009, 3.30pm - 8pm
Venue: Yoga Connection, Bangkok

The Eye of the Tiger is an intense practice created by John Friend in the early days of Anusara Yoga to fearlessly practice all of the asanas in the Anusara syllabus! Since the full practice could take over 6 hours to complete, this workshop condenses the practice into two 2-hour sessions to highlight the full spectrum of asana in the Anusara syllabus.

Session 1: Eye of the Tiger Practice
Today we play with a mixed practice of standing poses, inversions, hand balancings and backbends to awaken the inner Tiger. Get ready to deepen your practice in this intensely-playful rockin' session.

Session 2: Taming the Tiger
After a strong practice in the morning, we conclude with more cooling asana, including hip openers, twists and forward bends. We will assimilate our new learning as we transition from the workshop environment back to the 'world'.

Contact Person: Vanida
Contact No(s): 084 928 4888 (Bangkok)
Email: vanida@yogaaum.com
Website: www.yogaconnectionbangkok.com


HATHA VINYASA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Stephen Thomas
Date: 2 - 27 Feb 2010
Venue: Absolute Yoga Bangkok

Join senior teacher trainer, Stephen Thomas, on Koh Samui Island for a 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certification course in Hatha Yoga where you will be taught how to teach a Hatha-flow class, structure & sequence a class, adjust students, kriyas & pranayamas, yoga history & philosophy, principles of anatomy & ayurveda.

Website: www.teachhathayoga.com
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HIGHLIGHTS:

Australia
•  Active Birth Workshop

China
•  Kids Yoga Teacher Training in Shanghai

Hong Kong
•  40-Hour Ashtanga Intensive with Clayton Horton
•  THE FOUNDATION – PREPARING TO TEACH (200-hr Yoga Alliance Accredited Teacher Training Programme)
•  Yoga: Therapy, Tradition, Function, Fitness Weekend Workshop with Ganesh Mohan
•  Pre-Natal and Post-Natal Yoga Programme with Nealy Fischer
•  Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga - Abhyasa and Vairagya with Dylan Bernstein
•  Kuchipudi: Indian Classical Dance Immersion level 3 with Hari Om
•  Seat of the Teacher Part 1 with Patrick Creelman
•  Welcoming Baron Baptiste for his premier workshop in Asia – Journey into Power Basic Training Programme

India
•  Yoga Alliance International 200-level Teachers Training Courses

Indonesia
•  MYSORE Style Ashtanga Yoga- classes BALI
•  Sarah Powers Yin Yoga Teaching Intensive

Japan
•  Inversion Clinic with Yumiko Terasaki

Malaysia
•  Self-Mastery Course

Singapore
•  Introduction to Anusara Yoga with Bo Srey
•  COMO Shambhala’s 500-hour Teacher Training Course accredited by Yoga Alliance
•  Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga - Abhyasa and Vairagya with Dylan Bernstein
•  A Christmas Kirtan with Geshe Michael Roach & Mercedes Bahleda
•  Yoga Therapy through the Chakras with Michelle Ann Ricaille
•  Heal Yourself and the World with Rebecca Plfaum

Taiwan
•  Tibetan Heart Yoga Series - Machine of the Body: A Weekend of Complete Yoga with Jessica Kung and Stéphane Dreyfus
•  Weekend Yoga Anatomy with Chris Kummer
•  A Christmas Kirtan with Geshe Michael Roach & Mercedes Bahleda
•  CHUCK MILLER & MATY EZRATY

Thailand
•  Anusara Yoga Weekday Workshop: The Expansion of the Heart
•  Anusara Yoga Weekday Workshop: Eye Of The Tiger and Taming The Tiger
•  HATHA VINYASA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING with Stephen Thomas
 
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