www.yoga4peace.org

Welcome to Yoga4peace.org

Dedicated to promoting
Yogic Principles, Philosophy & Practice

We hold the World in which we hold Ourselves sending loving kindness to our Mother  Earth and all living beings....

Namaste

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Upcoming Events

July 30 -31, 2010  Houston
Learn to become a Post-Rehabilitative Breast Cancer
Recuperative Yoga Specialist with the Pink Ribbon
Recuperative Yoga Training
here

July 30 & Aug 1, 2010 Houston
Yoga Insight Master Classes with Etan Boritzer.
Slow Vinyasa Flow (Bryan Kest-style) Power Yoga and Meditation at Yoga West.   here.

 

July 30 - Aug 3, 2010 Houston
H.H. Hanumat Presaka Swami is offering classes on
Vaisnava Vedanta at the Hare Krishna Cultural Center.

here

more events...

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September 6, 2010 
Fifth Annual Houston Free Day of Yoga

Opening event at Discovery Green from 8:30-11am

From sunrise to sunset, participating studios across the city will offer free classes as a way for people of every age and every fitness level to try yoga for the first time, experience a new style of yoga or share yoga with family and friends.  Sponsored by Luke's Locker.  For more info click here.

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Swami Vidyadhishananda Giri

A Himalayan Monk of the
Kriya Yoga Tradition

in Houston
For Public Events & Lectures
Aug 22 - Sept 11, 2010
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For a flyer of his activities click here
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To listen to a podcast of Swamiji on the
Yoga Sutras,  click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In the News:

Chopra and Asseem 

The Great Yoga Debate
with Shukla and Chopra

On April 18, Washington Post "On Faith" panelist Aseem Shukla
wrote an essay on yoga's American popularity and Hindu heritage.
On April 23, "On Faith" panelist Deepak Chopra responded. And the debate was on. The impromptu debate has drawn hundreds of comments from readers and generated a great deal of discussion in the wider Hindu community. Click here to read and join the debate.  Enjoy!

 

M. D. Anderson Receives a 4.5 milli Grant,
Largest Ever for Study of
Yoga and Cancer

Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., professor and director of M. D. Anderson's integrative medicine program,
received the funding. 
The grant which is the largest ever awarded by the National Cancer Institute
for the study of yoga in cancer, will allow researchers to conduct a Phase III clinical trial in women
with breast cancer to determine the improvement in physical function and quality-of-life during and
after radiation treatment.  For more info click here.

 

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FYI:


Neti-Pot Usage
and Instructions

      
Using the Neti Pot daily will cleanse sinuses and give temporary relief from allergies. This video is intended to be a guide to using a Neti-Pot.   This demo video was created in Honesdale, PA at the Himalayan Institut

Watch Preview of Yoga, Inc.  Documentary  (Click to start)

 

Synopsis:
World Yoga Champion Esak Garcia and his guru Bikram Choudhury, who has copyrighted his yoga style, want yoga accepted into the Olympics.  Now yoga chains are popping up everywhere.  Can yoga survive with its good karma intact?  You decide.

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