HATARAJ YOGA GIFT CERTIFICATES & GIFTING TO SPREAD ABUNDANCE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

    

     Hataraj  Y O G A    

 Gift Certificate 

 

This gift entitles ___________________________________ 

to ______ sessions of the following:

 _____ 1) yoga training/instruction (1.5hrs)

_____ 2) yoga therapy & Thai yoga posturing/massage (2hrs)

From: ___________________________________________

By: _____________________________________________

Prema Devii "Trish" (RYT 500, M.A.)       premayoga7@gmail.com   808-269-2638

Give the Gift of:

YOGA TRAINING/INSTRUCTION

-$150 

(at my home studio) (+$5 each session at your home)

-3 sessions (1.5hrs each)

-initial phone consultation 

-Session 1: Key poses in a basic sequence to observe, assess, and address issue and/or goal of your yoga practice

-Session 2: Begin your personalized yoga asana sequence and breathing technique, make adjustments & modifications to understand how to move in and out of poses, hold correct alignment, & utilize breath while in the pose

-Session 3: Establish oneself with the sequence & practice so that  you can maintain & progress in time

Give the Gift of:

Yoga Therapy & Thai Yoga Posturing/Massage

-$216

(at my home studio) (+$5 each session at your home)

-3 sessions (2hrs each)

-initial phone consultation 

1-YOGA THERAPY uses yoga techniques such as poses, breath work, concentration & relaxation techniques, guided meditation & visualization, yogic values & ethics, along w/ the sister science of yoga: AYURVEDA (a healing science that uses diet, nutrition, supplements, & other purifying, rejuvenating, restorative techniques) so that each person regains health, accelerates healing, becomes more physically fit, and maintains an empowered sense of self...

2-We address not just the physical, outer layer of the body, but rather seek to address issues/goals from the inside out, using yoga & ayurveda on also the mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual   layers of our being.  In other words the deeper integration of all aspects of ourselves is the driving goal.

3-Thai Yoga Posturing/Massage is very therapeutic & is often used to deeply connect clients to the power of yoga postures, synchronizing breath w/ the practitioner, & applying pressure/massage on the main energy lines of the body. The practitioner literally positions you in postures to restructure, release, stretch, & deepen ones awareness & healing of the body/mind complex.

4-Individualized yoga practice & Ayurvedic recommendations are given for the client to work on prior to the next session.  

5-Weekly support, guidance, & assessment of the practice are given over the phone or e-mail to determine what is working, what isn't, and what adjustments/changes are needed 

Give the gift of:
GIFTING to SPREAD ABUNDANCE 
(anonymous gift/donation to an individual, group, business, or school):
1-This can be an actual certificate for someone in need
2-This can be an actual item/thing
3-This can be a service or act
*the person or group receiving the gift is only responsible for gifting to someone else no matter how big or small  ( ex: a note to someone expressing something to uplift them or make them feel cared for, buying someone a cup of tea, giving loose change, giving a yoga mat to someone :) etc.  we can get super creative here...just remember gifting has no monetary value necessarily as it is the love & intention to change the current paradigm in our minds that is valueless... From: "there isn't enough" to "there is abundance & thoughtfulness in this world!!!!!! " 

*upon receiving a gifting gift you will receive a card that says: "You have been gifted and to keep care & abundance flowing, simply gift to someone else & hand them the card so they can gift ...keeping it going!"

THE FIRST GIFTING ACTS!!!!

Gifted recently: 
1) An anonymous person donated a yoga block & strap.  If you would like this I'd like to pass it on to you... 
2) I am also gifting a 3 sessions (1hr each) combining all the above for someone you know is in need...please let me know & I will contact them to gift them my services
  

May the suffering, pain, & discomfort that occurs in this life be eclipsed by the blissful union that occurs when we balance and harmonize ourselves on every level, with that eternal, conscious intelligence that resonates in every cell and throughout this expanding universe...

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

Blessings this holiday season...

looking forward to working further with each of you, your friends, & family

Namaste,

Prema Devii "Trish"

premayoga7@gmail.com

808-269-2638

*Certificates are now available at our yoga classes* 

HOW YOGA WORKS...#2

HOW YOGA WORKS... #2

One of the most important things to keep in mind while doing yoga asanas/postures, is that it is how we do them that matters.  If our minds are focused solely on achieving an outward image of the pose, then we can greatly injure ourselves and in essence are acting contrary to the goal of yoga.  However, if we focus on naturally holding the pose in a relaxed way, then we can do the real yoga of working with breath, working with prana (subtle energy currents)!

Yoga asanas first and foremost is about movement and balancing of prana, of life energy within the physical body that can stagnate, shut down, or become intensely imbalanced causing not only physical disturbances in the body but, psychological disturbance as well.  So if our attention is on our inner experience while in a pose, if our attention can become fine tuned on the breath, then  we can begin to cultivate a more subtle awareness of our own inner flow of prana.  Think of prana as that very essence, unquantifiable essence that allows a seed to sprout & become a fruit bearing plant or immense tree, it is the life energy responsible for growth, change, evolution... Aside from what we ingest,  prana is most significantly in the breath and the more quality breath equals a better flow of prana.  Therefore it can be said that if you are not paying attention and improving your breath, your breathing pattern while in a pose, essentially you are not doing yoga, you are simply doing an exercise.  

1-Breath is the vehicle for prana 

(the life energy within us that governs all body systems)

2-Asanas direct the flow of prana

3-Growing awareness and mastery of the subtle flow of energy

 within our body/mind complex

 is YOGA

In this way, an individual receives the most from asanas if done as a personal practice or in a more intimate environment w/ their yoga teacher so as to receive proper instruction.   Not all yogic techniques are for everyone,  not all asanas are for everyone and not all styles or ways asanas are performed are for everyone either.  Keep in mind that these very large "yoga classes" are how we in the West have adapted Yoga from the East.  They have been adapted to western culture as part of physical fitness which greatly underscores the portent value of the bigger picture that is Yoga!  Let me explain:

For example, the sister science to YOGA is called AYURVEDA.  The basic understanding is that those people who are too on the go...on the go...whose minds are constantly racing and who find it difficult to clear their thoughts...who therefore may suffer from insomnia, digestive issues etc... these people need more cooling asanas, ones that calm and bring them to states of rest.  In ayurveda, they have the dosha imbalance of "Pitta".  These people would benefit from a practice that focuses on lots of forward folds for example.  Those people who are very slow to move, feel heavy or low energy and therefore may suffer from bouts of depression and/or lethargy...who probably may be overweight & have low self-esteem, these people need more active asanas, ones that activate & heat up their systems as they need to get prana really moving!  They have the dosha imbalance of "Kapha".  A third type are those who are easily distracted, quick to change their minds, seem a little unstable...those who find it difficult to gain weight perhaps, are wiry, who have a hard time focusing and following through on tasks...who therefore suffer perhaps from anxiety or panic attacks.  They have the dosha imbalance of "Vata".  These people would benefit from a well rounded practice in just the right sequence of activating to calming to balancing & restoring poses to ground them.  Yes we all have these traits as they are the primary birth patterns of being human however, because of our lifestyle, what we've been exposed to, how we've used our minds, what we eat, how we've treated our bodies, we normally show a tendency toward one more often then the others.  So Yoga Asanas in light of Ayurveda is meant to also bring us back into balance.  Whatever type we show in excess, we want to bring that down, we want to do the opposite so as to balance the imbalance.  

As we talked about in the first newsletter on how yoga works, remember it is about balancing the energies within us through physical postures and most significantly through the breath that we truly come to more harmonious states of health and well-being!  We are bodies of energy and yoga has always been about understanding the flow of energy within us and how to control it through yogic techniques so that a central energy or consciousness can arise and transcend the physical!

HATARAJ YOGA STUDIO

Prema Devii "Trish" is a registered yoga therapist with 500 training hours.  Her studio is located in Santa Rosa on Mendocino.  She goes to her clients home or they come to her studio here where individualized assessments, instruction, & adjustments can be given in a way that not only honors the traditional practice and intentions of yoga as an ancient science of mind/body/& spirit, but also honors the individuality of each persons unique character, build, & lifestyle.  She is also trained in Thai Yoga Posturing/Massage, holds regular workshops in diet, nutrition, & vibrant health, and by nature of this healing work, utilizes all these things to help each person reach their highest potentials in regards to health, healing, fitness, & conscious development.

HOLIDAY OFFERINGS:

3 Yoga Therapy Sessions

$216

2 hrs each session:

-initial phone consultation

-ayurvedic doshic assessment

-personalized sequence of asanas/postures for your dosha
-full 1hr 15min asana class to practice your sequence

-prescribed pranayama/breath technique

-half hour Thai Yoga Posturing/Massage

-recommendations for diet/nutrition/supplements 

(herbs, vitamins, minerals etc.)

Call: Prema Devii 

(E-RYT 200, RYT 500, M.A. Education,

Thai Yoga Posturer)

808-269-2638

premayoga7@gmail.com

Prema Devii Newsletter #1

 How does YOGA work?

October 13, 2012

 When we practice postures, we are practicing HATHA YOGA.  In Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, "Ha" means sun and "Tha" means moon.  HATHA YOGA is literally the balancing of the sun and moon energy in our bodies.  It is the balancing of our dual nature, the right and left, the masculine and the feminine, the assertive and the receptive aspects of our being, of our personalities.  It is when these dual aspects of ourselves are balanced that a central consciousness is realized.  Once realized, we can then operate from a higher level physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually...

We feel the duality within our physical body. As we practice asanas/postures, we become aware of where we are tight, strong, open, weak, aligned  or out of balance and it is usually, at first, different on one side of our body than the other.  We might favor our right side more or our muscles might compensate for an injury on the left by making the right side work more.  In our mental and emotional body we might feel we are more extroverted and social (masculine/sun energy) then others or at certain times of the day or especially season, we may feel more introverted and solitary (feminine/moon energy).  Each of us have both energies running through us and health, healing, fitness, as well as conscious development are positively improved by the balancing of these two main energies or  sides of ourselves.  How you might ask?  The first way is in how we synchronize movement with breath!  As we inhale we receive and as we exhale we give out to the world or release, as we contract we hold and as we expand we release, as we move and hold on one side we do to the other...  In HATHA YOGA, especially because we move with breath, we bring our dual nature into a state of wholeness.  It is in relaxed states of wholeness that the body and mind heal and attain higher states of health and well-being!

This is the most essential understanding for each of us to become more and more aware of through our asana practice.  Allow it to empower your own self-learning & self-knowing!  

If you think of a well-rounded practice, we have poses that bend us forward, backward, that stretch our sides, twist and invert us.  All one really needs to do is visualize all the bones, joints, muscles, organs, tissues, body systems etc. to begin to understand the  profound health benefits that accompany the practice.  When we move intelligently into a proper stretch, when we move  the way the body was made to move and we hold a pose really using the breath to restore and relax into the pose, many changes occur.  Muscles remember how to relax, postural patterns of the body cease their hold or soften out of rigidity, bones align and are kept in place by proper strength in the joints, injured areas get the presence, oxygen, and proper movement for healing to take place, circulation and awareness flow to those parts of the body that were asleep or dulled.  The beautiful thing is, the longer we hold, the more quality breaths we can practice taking, allowing the mind/body complex to really integrate and re-pattern.  We are virtually remaking ourselves from the inside out and this above anything, marks progress... HOW WE FEEL FROM WITHIN OUR BODIES AND MINDS!  Keep in mind therefore that the more quality breaths we can take, means we are becoming more and more comfortable, more and more balanced in our energy as we hold a pose.  That is why when we see someone in a beautifully held pose, we are reminded of the grace and harmony which come from a regular, routine practice of asanas, of energy balancing!  We are witnessing in them, the right amount of strength, flexibility, and alignment in the body to achieve that level of grace and harmony in that pose. 

Hatha Yoga has an even more profound affect on the body systems of the body and for sake of proper length of the newsletter, I will say a few things on the internal organs.  As we do each pose, think of what is happening to the heart, liver, stomach, digestive tract, hormonal glands (ovaries, testes, adrenals, thymus, thyroid, pineal & pituitary...).  We are literally squeezing and twisting them and then opening and expanding them.  We are creating a pumping action that in their contraction squeezes toxins out and in their expansion pumps fresh, nutrient rich blood back through them.  When we are upside down we allow circulation of blood and lymph to reverse and then when we come right side up fresher blood and lymph travel through.  We are not only purifying body systems, but reinvigorating organs to function better!  

There is so much happening beneath the eye of HATHA YOGA.   For those of you who would like to understand this precise SCIENCE BEHIND YOGA ASANAS, I invite you to attend a workshop where we are afforded time and individual attention to delve into detail on how the asanas heal and maintain health for each body system: (the circulatory, nervous, reproductive, lymphatic, endocrine etc...)  What are the implications behind releasing toxins out of organs, behind more nutrient rich blood flowing through the organs?  How does that improve ones health exactly?  Let's discuss this further by engaging in conversation here on this blog and/or by registering for the workshop below...
Namaste,
Prema Devii
 "Trish"

WORKSHOP: The Science Behind Yoga Asanas #1

-lecture, notes, and group discussion

-learn how to develop your own practice 

to address personal issues, injuries, or conditions

-asana practice 

-deepening relaxation techniques

-stilling the mind & cultivating inner peace

-sangha/community building 

-vegan, gluten free snack/drink

-reflections

* Workshop is 3hrs long 
* $50 

* Call or E-mail to register:
Prema Devii
808-269-2638
premayoga7@gmail.com

PREMA DEVII'S (TRISH'S): YOGA STUDIO

 

HATARAJ  YOGA  STUDIO

(ROYAL YOGA of the SUN & MOON STUDIO)

Welcome to Prema Devii's private, home yoga studio in honor of the gurukula tradition in India where students learn in a more intimate setting conducive to the deep, personal work and attention needed for yoga as an ancient science of mind, body, & spirit!  

As all yoga/asana or postures classes are HATHA YOGA 

which balances and integrates the dual nature of our physical bodies/nature...the 

right and left, the masculine and feminine, the sun and moon, the within and without, the black and white... & RAJ which refers to the ROYAL ALCHEMY of transforming and transcending the physical into the spiritual or crude matter to pure consciousness, HATARAJ comes into being!!!!   This is the work, this is the journey...the harmonizing of our essential nature to become one with that higher source, that supreme consciousness...

Prema Devii is currently conducting:

YOGA FOR WEIGHT LOSS & VIBRANT HEALTH

Saturday Workshops 9-12pm with
 Wednesday Yoga/Asana Classes 9-11am 

Enrollment is open as each person is on an 8 week program.  There are four official workshop levels and each person as they register are scheduled accordingly so that it all can be coordinated with our busy lives.  As revitalizing our bodies and minds and empowering ourselves with essential knowledge is crucial in this day and age, drop-ins are welcome...1-as a way to experience and be introduced to the deeper transformation the workshop entails and 2-as a way to simply spend a day inspired with knowledge to begin the desire for deeper change.  

Yoga/Asana Class Details

Enrollment is for those in the workshop although drop-ins are welcome when space is available! *Specifically designed sequence and flow of postures w/ breath work to increase metabolism and revitalize body systems.  This completes the bi-weekly yoga/asana classes for the program although more of course, is better!  Doing yoga/asanas is recommended every day to reduce if not eliminate imbalances, discomfort, pain, and stress from the body and mind complex.

Cost: $540 for full 8week program

  $50 drop ins workshops

$20 drop ins on yoga/asanas (Wed)

TRANSFORMATION THROUGH THE HEART OF YOGA

OPEN ENROLLMENT

This workshop takes individuals through the EIGHT LIMBS OF YOGA:

1-YAMAS (thoughts of the mind we work to avoid & bring awareness to)

2-NIYAMAS (thoughts of the mind we work to cultivate & maintain)

3-ASANAS (yoga postures)

4-PRANAYAMA (breath techniques)

5- PRATYAHARA (sense withdrawal)

6-DHARANA (concentration)

7-DHYANA (meditative flow)

8-SAMADHI (union)

This is the alchemy of transforming and transcending the suffering and discomforts of the physical life into the pure, peaceful consciousness of the highest self, the atman...of  mastering one's life in accordance to higher understanding and practices for the well-being of ourselves, others, and all beings/entities.  When we experience life through the deepest level of our being, purified and balanced, we feel more and more liberated, empowered, and at peace!! 

Four (4) sessions of 3hrs each!!!!

Costs: $216

***All workshops include full yoga/asana class & vegan/gluten-free, organic meals***

Call: Prema Devii (RYT 500, M.A. Education)

808-269-2638

premayoga7@gmail.com

HOW YOGA IS CHANGING YOU FROM THE INSIDE OUT!!!!: TESTIMONIALS YOU'VE SHARED WITH ME:

What private clients of yoga instruction/therapy and people in general from group classes/workshops have said about their experience of YOGA ....

***PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD YOUR TESTIMONIALS BY POSTING IT IN THE BOX BELOW***

"I feel good in my body..."

B.Light

"I don't feel the need to get angry or mad anymore...the hangover after acting out

 just isn't worth it anymore...."

Michael C 

"I feel I really started to lose the weight after I really started to breath..."

S.B  

"My sciatica isn't acting up, yeah, it's gone away since I've been doing yoga..."

Jaquelyn B 

"Yoga has changed my life!"

D. Saylor

"My body screams for YOGA..."

H. Baker

Y  O  G  A   FOR                           

  WEIGHT LOSS & VIBRANT HEALTH

“EMPOWER THY SELF”

(8 week program)

-Weekly Workshop 

- Bi-Weekly Yoga Practice:

*learn diet, nutrition, herbs, and supplements to clean and improve digestion 

*a strong yoga sequence 2x a week to increase metabolism

 *powerful breath work to bring 

efficiency to body systems

*community building for support

*eat vegan/gluten free meals together 

*start a healthy relationship with food by learning how to prepare, cook, and enjoy

*weekly meal planning

*develop quality routines/habits 

   

Personal one on one program based on four 3hr workshops

 w/ a meal and a bi-weekly yoga postures class w/ raw veggie juice or a smoothie to end the session.  

This personalized program with individualized attention and support is for 8 weeks total. 

This is a program built around dates and times 

arranged to meet both our schedules.  

There can be 1-3 people enrolled at the same time.          

         $540 Tuition incl. meals  

($100 deposit)

    (*Work study and payment plan avail.!)

Register: 

Call 808-269-2638 

premayoga7@gmail.com    

 premadeviiyoga.blogspot.com

                                                                                                   

Workshop Leader:

Prema Devii  “Trish”

(yoga therapist/instructor,  

thai yoga posturer)

M.A. Education, RYT 500

DETAILS: Yoga for Weight Loss & Vibrant Health

YOGA for WEIGHT LOSS & 

VIBRANT HEALTH

   E  M  P  O  W  E  R    T H Y     S E L F

    An Eight Week Yoga/Diet Program

Weekly Workshop w/ Weekly Yoga Practice:

Saturday Workshops:

-We meet for four Saturdays:
- 9am-12noon (3hrs)

Sept. 15th
Sept. 22nd
Sept. 29th 
Oct. 13th


1-learn diet, nutrition, herbs, and supplements to clean and improve digestion as the "GUT" is the "SEAT OF HEALTH"

2-start, develop, and maintain a strong yoga flow sequence to increase metabolism, shape, tone, align, strengthen, and open, and balance the body, mind, spirit

3-utilize powerful breathing techniques to bring efficiency to body systems, balance endocrine system, detoxify, reduce stress, and revitalize internal organs

4-support each other and build a community based on empowered health and vitality

5-eat consciously with healing intent for a healthy relationship to food as medicine 
for the mind, body, soul:  
*raw veggie juices or smoothies to start the workshop

*vegan/gluten-free lunch and tea (50% raw, all organic, freshly
 prepared dishes that showcase different ethnic flavors/styles)

*you will learn how to think about, prepare, and enjoy putting 
nourishing, highly nutritious ingredients together to specifically
address health concerns/issues/goals

6-develop weekly meal planning for quality routines/habits


Yoga/Asana Wednesdays:
-We meet for eight Wednesdays 
-9am-10:30am  (1.5hrs)

Sept. 19th           Oct. 17th
Sept. 26th           Oct. 24th
Oct. 3rd              Oct. 31st
Oct. 10th             Nov. 7th

*-the first month you will have 2 full yoga/asana 
classes a week
*the second month you will have 1 full yoga/asana class a week and have a personal practice that I develop for you to target key points unique to you and your body type

$540 Tuition incl. meals  ($100 deposit)

(payment plan and work study available)

Register: Call 808-269-2638 

premayoga7@gmail.com  
premadeviiyoga.blogspot.com

Workshop Leader:

Prema Devii  “Trish” 

Prema Devii is a yoga instructor, yoga therapist, and Thai yoga posturer with her M.A. in Education.