Teachers

Ashwini Aragam
Sharmila Jog
Uma Unmangandla
Renuka Mulajkar
Shilpa Bapat
Sanjay Gandhi

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We are very proud to have expert yoga teachers amongst us. Every week one culture class gets the opportunity to learn the simple techniques of yoga. Please check the weekly agenda page for yoga schedule. Parents participation in required. Please make sure that your child is appropriately dressed for the class.

The purpose of yoga is to energize and restore the spin of the Chakras to their youthful rate. This is a desirable outcome because if the Chakra System is perfectly balanced, it is said that the body will not age.

Asanas/Posture

Asana is defined as "posture;" its literal meaning is "seat." Originally, the asanas served as stable postures for prolonged meditation. More than just stretching, asanas open the energy channels, chakras and psychic centers of the body. Asanas purify and strengthen the body and control and focus the mind. Asana is one of the eight limbs of classical Yoga, which states that asana should be steady and comfortable, firm yet relaxed.

When holding a yoga posture, make sure you can breathe slowly and deeply, using Dirga or Ujjiayi Pranayama. Go to your edge in the posture, holding where you feel a good stretch and/or your body working, but don‚t feel pain, strain or fatigue. If you have not practiced yoga postures before, please have the teachers guide you.

Meditation

Meditation is a focusing of the mind on a single object, creating the cessation of all thought. As thoughts dissipate, the mind becomes quiet, and we are able to be fully in the present moment.

The techniques of meditation are simple and easy to learn, but the ability to keep the mind focused takes time, patience and practice.

The benefits of a regular meditation practice include reduction of stress, tension, anxiety and frustration, as well as improved memory, concentration, inner peace and whole body well-being.