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Dedicated to promoting
Yogic Principles, Philosophy & Practice
Yoga For Peace is proud to announce
that it has been honored with the
Karma Yoga Recognition Award
by
Yoga Sanga
Texas' Online Yoga Magazine
Please click here to read the interview with its founder, Roslyn Earle
conducted by Aileen Hansen.
1st Annual Texas Yoga Conference!
Not to be missed...for more info
click here!
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To hear or download
the latest Podcast
with
Gopala Amir Yaffe
of Rainbow
Kids Yoga
click here.
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Gopala has opened up the Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Course to ANYONEwho
loves yoga and loves working with children. It is said that he has a playful, patient and warm teaching style that
graduates describe as "magical", "inspiring", "practical," "transformative",
and "an unforgettable journey."
Come celebrate the joy of Yoga at
the International Yoga Festival. The 2010 International Yoga Festival is organized by Parmarth Niketan Ashram.
The Festival is open to everyone with accommodation provided at the Parmarth Niketan, Ashram in Rishikesh, India.
Please join us on the holy banks of mother Ganga, a true spiritual haven for a wonderful week long celebration
of Yoga. Click here to see
the attending Revered Saints, Spiritual Masters and Yogacharyas!
Shanti...
a Journey of Peace
hosted by AIM for SEVA
March 13, 3010
5:00 - 8:30pm
University of Houston, Cullen Hall
4800 Calhoun Road, Houston, Texas 77004
Come join in a unique and groundbreaking creation in the history of World music. This acclaimed choral multi-media
theater production will be performed for the first time in the Houston area. A 90 member Indian community choir
with singers from the Greater Houston community will sing along with the United Nations Association International
Choir in this historical concert. Accompanying the singers will be a 30 member chamber orchestra, an Indian instrumental
ensemble and multi-genre classical dances.
For more info click here.
In the News:
Pre & Postnatal Yoga Yields
Physical & Mental Benefits
Reuters, December 08, 2009
Practicing yoga during pregnancy - and after birth - is gaining in popularity, due in part to its demonstrated
physical and mental effects. Modern mothers-to-be are turning to the 4,000-year-old practice of yoga to put mind
over pregnancy matters as they strengthen their bodies for the road ahead. To read the full article click here.
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Opinion:
Vairagya, Dispassion Helps
You To Come Alive
Times of India December 11, 2009
It is a challenge: Veering the mind away from external distractions and focusing on the very origin of thought.
How could one accomplish this? This is the central theme of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. He talks of pratyahara - the
withdrawal of the mind from its scattered externality to focus upward. Patanjali details several practical steps
to initiate this withdrawal, but to accomplish this you need vairagya or dispassion. To read the full article click
here.
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U.S. Yogis Are Being Asked
to Regulate
More Than Their Breathing
-- and they are fighting back!
About 50 yogis gathered in New York recently to discuss hiring a lobbyist and raise funds to fight a state proposal
to require certification of yoga teacher training programs. To read full article click here.
Yoga For Peace, Inc., a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting Yogic Principles, Philosophy & Practice.
Namaste'
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