2023/2024 Calendar of Events
September/October 2023
Meditation Group
Tuesdays,
26th September
10th & 24th October
6.30pm to 7.30pm
FREE
on Zoom
Join us from the comfort of your own home to meditate together. Benefit from the group energy and catch up with fellow Svaroopis.
These sessions will be informal and with no teaching component - simply an opportunity to enjoy community and meditate as a group.
Bookings/Enquiries:
Janaki 0413 350 293
September 2023
Online TOT class
with
Kim (K.rtakarii) Lodge
10.30am to 12pm
Saturday, 23rd September
FREE
(Please book)
TOT stands for Teaching Online Therapeutics.
Designed by Gurudevi to teach online during Covid, some of our teachers are now qualified to bring this method to you in specially planned online classes.
Experience the deep inner changes when you are not in the classroom receiving hands on adjustments.
These powerful, therapeutic pose variations use complementary muscles to get spinal release. You use abs, legs and arms along with breath and movement in ways you haven't in your basic poses. All of this helps you to get deeper openings in your body and provides deeper experiences in subsequent poses and in your final Shavasana.
Bookings and enquiries: Kim (K.rtakarii)
P: 0409 250 909
October 2023
Spring Meditation Challenge
We are excited to announce that ASYA Inc will be hosting our next challenge
and you are invited to participate.
What is the challenge?
Have you had trouble developing a daily meditation practice? Making the commitment? Finding the time? Do you wonder why you are not meditating daily even though you feel the benefit when you do it? This Challenge is about setting an intention (sankalpa) and committing to a daily meditation practice for a period of 21 days. Feel the difference a regular practice can make.
K.rtakarii (Kim) will guide you through the process of setting your intention (sankalpa) and support you week by week on your 21 day meditation journey
Janaki will support you with philosophy relating to the practice, tips on how to develop your practice and assisting with any issues you may be having with your meditations
Zoom Dates: (NSW, VIC & TAS.1 hour earlier in QLD)
Week 1 Tues 17th Oct 6-8pm. Challenge kickoff with Sankalpa and daily practice guidelines
Week 2 Tues 24th Oct 6-7pm. Weekly Check in Call
Week 3 Tues 31st Oct 6-7pm. Weekly Check in Call
Week 4 Tues 7th Nov 6-7pm. Final Check in Call
The Challenge will include the following:-
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The first session will have a special segment led by K.rtakarii on creating a Sankalpa (intention) for the Challenge. Janaki will talk about related philosophy and setting up a daily practice. There will be time for a meditation too.
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Weekly check-in for three more weeks. Second, third and fourth sessions will be to check in on your progress, share your wins and challenges and for support with any questions or difficulty you may be experiencing.
Cost: $85 ASYA members, $99 non-members.
(previous meditation experience is necessary)
Enquiries and bookings: Janaki
0413 350 293/yogajan@tpg.com.au
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November 2023
'Walking Workshop'
with
Janaki
1pm to 3.30pm
Saturday, 18th November
at 209 Randall Rd, Wynnum West
Cost: $50 ASYA members
$55 non members
(Please book)
Whilst the emphasis in the practice of Svaroopa® Yoga is on releasing the core tensions in the body, it is also desirable to develop the ability to move in the world without creating new tensions or even reinstating old ones. Much of our time we are standing and walking. This workshop is about integrating what we find in our body in the classroom into these everyday activities. Move and walk with ease and comfort all of the time! Includes Svaroopa® Yoga Walking Lessons:)
This will be a two hour workshop in the studio followed by a 20 minute walk in the neighbourhood - bring your walking shoes!
Enquiries/bookings: Janaki
P: 0413 350 293
November 2023
ASYA Inc Meeting
Sat, 18th November 2023
10.30am to 12pm (Qld time)
in person
at
209 Randall Rd
Wynnum West
Enquiries: Barb
P: 0417 070 919
March 2024
Foundations of Svaroopa® Yoga Course
Monday, 4th March to Saturday, 9th March 2024
at
Tania's studio
209 Randall Rd, Wynnum West Qld 4178
With Kamala (Michelle) Gross
Learn the foundational poses that reveal yoga’s promise, to know who and what you really are — Consciousness.
This course provides a deep experience and the information you need to practice yoga on your own at home or to share your yoga with others.
Whether you are a new yogi, an experienced Svaroopi or coming from another yoga style, learn how to get the most benefit from your practice. Refined techniques and a clear understanding of how this yoga works show you the way.
Madhya-vikaasaach-chidaananda-laabha.h – Pratyabhij~nah.rdayam 17
By the opening of your spinal channel, you attain the bliss of Consciousness.
Discover the most important poses of Svaroopa® Yoga, the Primary Spinal Openers. These poses are used at all levels of practice, from introductory through to advanced classes. Take them home with you or use Foundations as the prerequisite course for our Teacher Training programs.
During the course, your knowledge of each pose builds day by day, pose by pose. This is especially true while working in partner-pairs, so you give and receive coaching and adjustments in every pose. Our comprehensive handouts help you learn the poses inside and out, as well as provide the basis for your practice or working with others.
Even if you don't want to teach, you understand how to design classes or your own yoga practice session in order to get the most benefit in the shortest time. And you'll know how to help others with customised alignments and props for them to get maximum results with minimum effort.
Beyond the poses, the course has time every day for chanting and meditation, two of yoga’s most important practices. You’ll be deeply saturated in the flow of Grace that permeates the Svaroopa® practice. This benefits you and those you might teach.
"I found the Foundations program to be very comprehensive. I have a better understanding of the alignments needed to deepen the poses in my own practice. It also piqued my interest in teaching the basic poses to others." - Eva C.
Course Fees:
Early Bird Registration fee: $1095 (Balance paid prior to 2nd Feb 2024)
Regular Registration $1295 (Balance paid after 2nd Feb 2024)
Retakes: $995
Deposit to secure your booking: $150 (book early to secure your spot as places are limited)
Material Costs: $75
Scholarships available - please ask Janaki
Retaking this course no longer reinstates your current standing (please ask Janaki about this if it is of significance to you)
Bookings/Enquiries:
Course Contact: Janaki Murray: 0413 350 293/ yogajan@tpg.com.au
August 2024
Embodyment® Yoga Therapy Training
31st August to 6th September, 2024
with Swamis Shrutananda and Prajnananda
Become an Embodyment® Yoga Therapist and give the experience of profound spinal release to anyone, by placing your hands on key areas of their spine. Learn to do Svaroopa® yoga's hands-on-healing therapy, so you can offer sessions to students, family and friends.
Get more spinal opening for yourself than in any other training, by both giving and receiving sessions every day. Deepen your understanding of the anatomy of the spine and explore the sutras from the Pratyabhijnahrdayam that explain how Embodyment® works.
This course expands and uplifts your teaching abilities and prepares you to give private sessions, which radically increases your income potential. You are eligible to take Embodyment® after your Foundations course, in order to begin your career as a yoga therapist as well as maintain your professional credentials with Continuing Education. This training is also part of Yoga Teacher Training (YTT).
You will not only experience significant change within your own body, you will learn a valuable skill to share with both your students and general population.
Like so many Svaroopa® courses, Embodyment® is an experience that you shouldn't miss. It will change your life, affect the way you perceive the world, your body & your mind. It's an opportunity not to be missed.
Prerequisites:
Successful completion of Foundations of Svaroopa® Yoga & SATYA Member
Venue:
Sine Cera Rainforest Retreat
412 Main Creek Rd, Cougal. NSW 2474
More details to follow in due course
Svaroopa® Vidya Ashram
Online Programs for Aussies
Copy and paste the links into your browser and go to the website for more information:
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Monday 9th October 2023 8:30-11 am Shavasana Course begins. (meets 9th,10th,11th,12th,13th and 14th Oct). (USA 8/10 6:30-9 pm) daily for six mornings. Online Teachers: Swami Shrutananda
https://svaroopa.org/shavasana-course-online-231008
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Sunday, 26th November 2023 9:30-11 am Free Aussie Troubleshooting Your Meditation ( USA 11/25 6:30-8 pm)