A Unique Program: Being Yoga is a one-year transformative journey designed to cultivate mindfulness, balance, and inner harmony, and deepen your connection with yourself and the world around you.
It is a unique program that goes to the very root of Yoga. Yoga in its purest form is Observation of Self in Silence. In this choiceless observation, one finds unchanging and boundless Peace and Happiness (Stillness) in which, and out of which, movements of the mind (thoughts, sensations, feelings, emotions and so on) appear and disappear.
In our daily lives, unfortunately, all we observe, and attach with, are these fluctuations which keep us in a state of stress. Rarely do we observe the infinite Peace and Happiness that is the foundation of each of us, our Natural state.
Being Yoga is a journey within, to allow ourselves to touch Peace and Happiness, in silence (meditation) and in movement (Yogasana), and carry it over into our daily life. IT WILL TRANSFORM YOU!
Instructor
Dr. Venigalla B. Rao
Venue
A serene Yoga Studio in Silver Spring, MD.
607 Hyde Rd, Silver Spring, MD, 20902
Fees
Individual: $30/month
Family $50/month
Student: $25/month
Who can take the class?
All are welcome! Teenagers and young adults are highly encouraged. Beginners will learn to embrace the yogic path while experienced practitioners will deepen their yogic journey.
Expectations
Being Yoga class will be held once a week in a beautiful Yoga studio in Silver Spring, MD. The class will be held in person on every Sunday between 8-9:30am.
Regular attendance in person is a requirement.
Each class will be recorded and the video will be made available to the class participants for viewing during self-practice.
Class Structure
Time: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. every Sunday (or book a private lesson)
Each Being Yoga class is a 1 hr 30 min interactive class, once a week. It includes 10 min of sharing at the beginning of class on an important aspect of Yoga (e.g., awareness, breath, etc), 5 min of silent meditation, 45-60 min of movement practice, 5 min of silent meditation, and 10-15 min of Satsang (herbal tea, discussion, reflection).
Curriculum
The over-arching theme of the Being Yoga class is to engage in yoga practice with the aim of nourishing the body and the mind with gratitude and compassion while resting in peace and love.
Each class will include: active breathing and warm up at the beginning, Sun (or Moon) Salutations and Hatha Yoga asanas in the middle, and cooling down movements at the end.
Each month, we will focus on one area of the body, or a variation of the practice, during the asana time. Examples: core strength, liver health, hip loosening, Yin Yoga, etc.
Together, a one-year journey will cover all the major elements of Yoga, in a peaceful, relaxing, and interactive, environment.
Props
Yoga mat, bottle of water. Loose clothing recommended.
Optional: blocks, knee pad, strap, cushion.
