HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION
Special
Events/Lectures
New classes and events planned for Nina Johnson's Return to the Center from India!
Combination Meditation and Gentle HathaDue to the positive response to Nina's Thursday meditation sessions, another 7-week, Combination Meditation and Gentle Hatha is scheduled. The "Combo" includes all of the Meditation Course, taught according to Swami Rama's instructions, plus a few joint and gland exercises and a few simple Hatha yoga postures. These stretches help the student to relax a bit before his meditation. This is Nina's final class before her departure for Malethi, India October 21, 2010. If sufficient enrollment requirement is met, this "Combo class" will temporarily replace the usual Wednesday, 6pm, Drop-In classes for seven weeks (Sept 1 - Oct 13). Regular Wednesday Drop-In punch-card students may 'drop-in' and use their card to attend any or all of Nina's classes, without registering. New enrollees must register and pay in advance. To register, please call the Center; make checks payable and mail to the Yoga Society.
Special Offers for National Yoga Month - September 2010
Six-Month PassThe Yoga Society is offering a special on our Six-Month Pass. If you purchase a Six-Month Pass at regular price ($250) any time before the end of September, you will receive an extra month of classes for free. One Free drop-in class for any new or current students
Thank you to all of our current students for your support of the Yoga Society and for your interest in studying the living tradition of Himalayan Yoga and Meditation. We invite new and old students alike to enjoy one free drop-in class any time during the month of September. No pre-registration is required. Sunday 10:00am drop-in class free all month
Take this opportunity to try our Sunday morning drop-in class for free during the month of September. All levels are welcome. Invite your friends! $5 classes for students All drop-in classes and series courses are $5 for students during the month of September. Please bring in proof of current student status for this discount. Addition of new morning drop-in class during the month of September!
Join Jillian for a new morning 1 hour drop-in class on Tuesdays from 9am – 10am during the month of September. Take advantage of one of our special pricing offers for September with this new course offering, especially for National Yoga Month! Light on Your Journey - Free Workshop and Discussion Group
Try our Light on Your Journey discussion group for free any time during the month of September.
Lecture by Nina Johnson: Polishing Your Practice
Nina Johnson has just returned from six months of practice and teaching in Malethi, India. She has practiced meditation since July 22, 1971 when she met, and received her mantra from, Swami Rama. She began teaching meditation in 1973 and initiating students into the Himalayan Tradition of meditation in 1974 on behalf of Swami Rama. Sun., Sept. 12, 20101:00pm
Donations Please
Chakras and Self Healing with Dale Buegel, M.D.
For thousands of years yogis have used awareness of the subtle aspects of their being to facilitate self healing. This class will focus on these subtle energies and ways to use this awareness to restore balance to one's energetic anatomy. Learn to feel prana (subtle energy) and the radiance of the chakras (energy centers). Learn to study the motion of prana at the different energy points of the body and how the yogis used this perception to create helpful change. Sat., Sept. 25, 20109:00am - 3:00pm
$50 with advanced registration(or $30 with student discount)
$55 at the door Call or e-mail the Center to reserve your spot for this upcoming workshop. Make checks payable and mail to the Yoga Society.
Lecture by Nina Johnson: Unfolding Your Practice
This will be Nina's final lecture before her departure back to Malethi, India. Sun., Oct. 17, 20101:00pm
Donations Please
If you wish
to participate, please call the Center to sign-up for a specific time
slot.Or call with questions. (414.273.1621)
Pot Luck Dinner to follow at 6:00 pm. Please bring a dish to pass.
All are welcome.
This is
a meditation practice for 12 consecutive hours, shared by individual participants
who sign-up to sit for a designated time slot. If each meditator sits
for 1 hour, then 12 people are needed to fill the time 6am - 6pm. You
may also sign-up for a ½ hr segment. Accordingly,
more people will be needed to complete the practice. The first meditator
arrives early enough for preparation to begin mediatation at 6am. Each
consecutive meditator should arrive 5-10 minutes early to get seated and
begin meditation. Please allow for a brief overlap between the
new person coming in and the one who is about to leave.
One meditator, initiated in this tradition, must be doing the practice
at all times; but any person is welcome to join to do their own personal
meditation throughout the 12 hours. If you are an 'Initiate' in this tradition,
we hope you will use this opportunity to enhance our practice. Akhanda
Japa is beneficial to each participant and to the Center as a whole. However,
it is not done for any desired goal or thought of "What I can get
from it". This is a practice without desire.
All the fruits of this Meditation are surrendered to the Divine.
Hatha Yoga
Joints & Glands (also called Gentle Yoga)This course teaches a set of gentle but profound stretching, breathing and relaxation exercises. By increasing circulation, they restore a natural, fl owing “body image” in the mind, and a harmonious feeling of energy can be re-established. It is recommended that new students practice these exercises for one month before beginning hatha postures. This is the ideal ongoing program for those with limited flexibility.
Hatha
Yoga 1 (HY-1) Introduction to Hatha Yoga
This course offers basic instruction in the fundamental techniques of
asanas (postures), breathing and systematic relaxation. The practice of
Hatha Yoga will develop strength, flexibility, harmony of body and mind,
and lead the practitioner toward a state of inner peace.
Hatha
Yoga 2 (HY-2)
This course builds on the fundamental techniques of asanas (postures), breathing and systematic relaxation as taught in Hatha Yoga I.
It will include advanced asanas according to the capacity of the individual student.
It will also include more detailed information of how asanas effect the prana (energy) layer of the body.
When practiced regularly, over time, all Hatha Yoga develops strength, flexibility, harmony of body and mind, and can lead the practitioner
toward a state of inner peace.
Combination
- Meditation and Hatha Yoga
In this seven week, one and one-half hour Combination Class, one receives the full instruction taught in Meditation Level 1,
Intro to Meditation Course. Additionally, this class includes instruction of a few simple, basic, hatha postures referred to as Joints and Glands.
Meditation Classes
Meditation
Level 1 (Med-1) Introduction to Meditation
In this Meditation Level 1, Intro to Meditation Class, one receives instruction on the various aspects of Meditation for Relaxation,
Stress Reduction and Personal Transformation. Each session is one and one-quarter hour and runs for six (6) consecutive weeks.
After successful completion, the student is eligible to receive Mantra Initiation into the Himalayan Yoga Meditation Tradition.
Rite of initiation is thoroughly explained in the course and left to the discretion of each individual student to choose.
First
Thursdays Guided Meditation
On the First Thursday of each month, following the Himalayan Tradition,
The Yoga Society community gathers for a guided meditation. All are welcome.
No experience necessary. f
Drop-In Hatha Yoga and Meditation
Guided
Meditation Drop-In (Med Drop-In)
On
Sundays, it is our tradition to follow Spiritual Director Nina Johnson
as she guides us in meditation. While she is in India on her own spiritual
retreat, we will use this time to sit in silent meditation. Everyone is
welcome. No experience is necessary, and there is no charge. Nina’s
guided meditations will resume in May 2008.
Multi-level
Hatha Yoga Drop-In (HY Drop-In)
Beginners
and experienced students alike will benefi t from this gentle, but comprehensive
class of postures, breathing, and systemic relaxation. Buy a drop-in
punch card and save! Ask your teacher for information.
Light on Your
Journey, Workshop and Discussion Sessions
Using the investigation of yoga philosophy, facilitator Jyoti Bratz
welcomes participants to examine obstacles in practice and in the journey of life. The topic for September is “The Truth Will Set You Free.”
We will discuss the relationships between truth and peace, the unreal verses the real and darkness verses light.
Find peace to be a fundamental ongoing option. Participants may join at any time. Beginner participants $45 for 3 sessions.
($40 student discount or 6 month pass). Continuing participants: $5 each session (or 6 month pass). Through September - No charge.
Yoga Study Group
We will read and discuss chapters from the book by Swami Rama
titled Essence of Spiritual Life.
This class will be taught by an RN Yoga instructor, with back ground in stress management and biofeedback training.
General Information
Registration
and Cancellation
All
courses that indicate a start date (those which are not drop-in classes)
require registration prior to the start date. Please register in person,
by phone, or by mail or email. Without a minimum number of registrants,
a course will be cancelled. Anyone who has registered for a cancelled
course will be notified, and their tuition refunded or credited. No refunds
are given after the second week of a course.
For
information, contact:
THE YOGA SOCIETY
2410 N FARWELL AVE
MILWAUKEE WI 53211
(414-273-1621)
E-mail: info@theyogasociety.com
Class
Review & Private Classes
Students who wish to repeat a course are eligible for a 20% discount.
Private classes may be also be arranged. Tuition is $40 per hour.
Drop-In
Class Cards offer Savings and Convenience
Purchase a Drop-In card redeemable for 10 classes at the discounted price
of $95 (Student discount $75). Contact drop-in teacher for details.
Gift
Certificates
Gift
certificates make a thoughtful gift and may be used for classes or items
in The Yoga Store. If purchasing by mail or email, please specify the
name and address of the recipient, as well as the dollar amount of the
gift certificate.
The
Yoga Store
Feel
free to browse among a comprehensive collection of books, tapes, CDs and
videos on various aspects of yoga practice and philosophy. Our in-house
bookstore also offers items to complement your practice including meditation
cushions, yoga mats, mala (meditation) beads, shawls, incense, and homeopathic
and ayurvedic healthcare products.
Inclement
Weather
Any class may be cancelled due to inclement weather. Please call The Yoga
Society for an up-to-date message on class cancellations.
