HATHA YOGA & MEDITATION
Special
Events/Lectures
Unifying Streams of Religions
7:00 Friday, November 19th
Consciousness & God's Universe
7:00 Friday, December 17th
Peace-The Basic Urge
7:00 Suggested Donation - $5
Personal Unfoldment within The Himalayan Tradition (The most valuable things I've learned in 35 years of practice)
Special Himalayan Yoga and Meditation weekend workshop with guest lecturers from the Minneapolis Meditation Center! How to use Internal Dialogue to help with practice; Internal Dialogue, Working w/ Negative and Distracting Emotions. Saturday, December 11, 201010:00 - 2:00pm $45 if pre-registered/pre-paid in advance
$50 day of event
$60 for both the Saturday and Sunday events if pre-paid in advance Join our special guest lecturers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith from the Minneapolis Meditation Center for a weekend of lecture, discussion and practicum of yoga and meditation practices of the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga and meditation.As a psychologist and counselor in the public schools, Jim has had years of experience helping people who struggle with negative emotions, family issues, and childhood problems. He has worked extensively with the meditational technique of Internal Dialogue to control distracting thoughts and has counseled many people at Silence Retreats. He will have just returned from India after receiving special instructions from Swami Veda and will have been in silence for 40 days ---- so he'd be coming from a very deep place.Michael Smith, E-RYT 500, has been teaching yoga for over 36 years and is currently a curriculum coordinator for the International Himalayan Yoga Teachers Association. He has also been certified by the Himalayan Institute Teachers Association and the Behram Guard School of Yoga Meditation (an Iyengar-based Hatha Yoga School) . He was a public school teacher for 35 years and also a professor of Comparative Religion at North Hennepin Community College. He has edited and/or illustrated many books on yoga and has lectured widely on stress management (the topic of his Masters Thesis) and also on holistic health. Currently he is very interested in the cultivation of a yoga-based life style, incorporating the principles of Ayurveda. Call or e-mail the Center to reserve your spot for this upcoming workshop. Make checks payable and mail to the Yoga Society.
Practicum: Agni Sara, Asana as Meditation, and Om Kriya
Special Himalayan Yoga and Meditation weekend workshop with guest lecturers from the Minneapolis Meditation Center! Energizing the solar system within with Agni Sara. Asana as Meditation, and Om Kriya. How the Yoga Sutras address challenges of keeping the mind one-pointed. Sunday, December 12, 201010:00 - 12:00pm $15 if pre-registered/pre-paid in advance
$20 day of event
$60 for both the Saturday and Sunday events if pre-paid in advance Join our special guest lecturers Jim Nelson and Michael Smith from the Minneapolis Meditation Center for a weekend of lecture, discussion and practicum of yoga and meditation practices of the Himalayan Tradition of Yoga and meditation. As a psychologist and counselor in the public schools, Jim has had years of experience helping people who struggle with negative emotions, family issues, and childhood problems. He has worked extensively with the meditational technique of Internal Dialogue to control distracting thoughts and has counseled many people at Silence Retreats. He will have just returned from India after receiving special instructions from Swami Veda and will have been in silence for 40 days ---- so he'd be coming from a very deep place.Michael Smith, E-RYT 500, has been teaching yoga for over 36 years and is currently a curriculum coordinator for the International Himalayan Yoga Teachers Association. He has also been certified by the Himalayan Institute Teachers Association and the Behram Guard School of Yoga Meditation (an Iyengar-based Hatha Yoga School) . He was a public school teacher for 35 years and also a professor of Comparative Religion at North Hennepin Community College. He has edited and/or illustrated many books on yoga and has lectured widely on stress management (the topic of his Masters Thesis) and also on holistic health. Currently he is very interested in the cultivation of a yoga-based life style, incorporating the principles of Ayurveda. Call or e-mail the Center to reserve your spot for this upcoming workshop. Make checks payable and mail to the Yoga Society.
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
Gentle Yoga (also called Joints & Glands)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.
Continuing Combined Hatha Yoga & Meditation
This course is for students who have had previous Meditation and beginning level/Gentle Hatha courses and
want continued instruction to relax the body through simple Hatha Yoga stretches in order to sit comfortably for meditation.
Holiday Stress-Relief Course
Basic yoga techniques for relieving holiday stress syndrome. Special mini course of entry level yoga for beginners.
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 the First Thursday of each month,
as well as Saturday and Sunday mornings, the Center is open for guided Meditation, following the Himalayan Tradition.
All are welcome, and no experience is necessary.
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. 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).
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 $50 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.
