Karuna, Karly and Vimala Devi will be teaching Integral Yoga Hatha classes as guests in the Outdoor Yoga Program in Austin, TX, offered by One To One Yoga, thanks to Sonia Weirich.
The class will be held on Thursdays, 7 pm - 8:30 pm
July 10—Karuna
July 17—Vimala Devi
July 24 —Karly
July 31—Karuna
Aug 7—Vimala Devi
Aug 14—Karly
Aug 21—Karuna or TBD
Experience Yoga as you relax while toning your body and increasing its flexibility! Instructors guide you through delicious outdoor Yoga practices.
We practice in the Butler District Park on the wooden docks overlooking the pond and near the bathrooms. There is parking behind the Dougherty Arts Center (Barton Springs and Dawson) or off Riverside near Lamar. It is in the new park across from Town Lake and behind the Dougherty Arts Center. Classes are on the docks over the water. An idyllic setting for yoga! Join us for a class!
Outdoor Yoga! By donation!
Join us weather permitting*!
*The general rule of thumb is that if it is rainy and wet class will not be held. Click here to view the weather.
Cost:
Suggested donation: $6. You may donate by cash or check before or after the class.
Thank you! Your donations are greatly appreciated. 10% of all donations to go VITAL for Children, a charity for children in India run by Vonny and Mitra Neuman, long-time devotees of Sri Swami Satchidananda. As a community, through Yoga and your donations we are changing lives!
Logistics:
Please arrive a few minutes before the class starts. Try to come with a light or empty stomach.
Please bring a Yoga mat (or something to lay on) and whatever you can donate. For day classes WEAR SUNSCREEN, a visor and bring water. We practice in full sun, there is no shade.
Instruction:
As taught by Sri Swami Satchidananda
Karuna Kreps
Instructor
Karuna
has a long history of teaching Yoga and is a member of the
Integral Yoga Teachers 
Association. She was privileged to
meet and study with Sri Swami Satchidananda in 1967, when
she was a teenager. He was one of the very first gurus to
come to the United States and is revered worldwide as a Yoga
Master in the tradition of his teacher, Swami Sivananda
of Rishikesh.
She was initiated into Yoga meditation, received the Yogic name "Karuna," (meaning compassion and mercy), and taught classes of all levels at the Integral Yoga Institute in New York from 1968–1982. Karuna was responsible for maintaining IYI teaching standards in the early 1970s. She has traveled with Swami Satchidananda, staffed Yoga retreats, lived in the Integral Yoga Institute, and visited the Satchidananda Ashram. In 1986, she was awarded the title of "Guru Tattwa Ratnam" or "Jewel of the Guru's Teachings" by Sri Satchidananda. She is certified by the Integral Yoga Institute to teach Intermediate and Advanced classes.
She is also known as Karen Kreps, the president of a Web development company, Net Ingenuity. She built the site www.swamisatchidananda.org, www.lotus.org, and www.LivingYogaMovie.org, and she helps to edit Integral Yoga Magazine and maintains iymagazine.org. You can reach her via email at karuna@netingenuity.com.
Registered
Yoga Teacher® 500
Classes:
Integral Yoga Hatha
Integral Yoga is a complete system for personal transformation – physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. The Integral Yoga Hatha class works with inner awareness and the breath, fostering an individual experience. This takes each student to his or her own limits, yielding maximum benefit and preventing injury. Thus, Integral Yoga can be practiced by anyone of any age or condition. Core poses tone every organ and system of the body, while optional poses challenge and strengthen. A unique sequence of poses, followed by deep relaxation, breathing practices and meditation, leads to the experience of one’s own true Self.
Yogic Breath of Life: Breathing, Chanting and Meditation
Breathing:
The yogic science of pranayama enables one to gain control over the breath and all the subtle energies that activate the body and mind. The breath is our constant companion, but little do we realize how powerful a tool it is for healing the body, calming the mind and realizing the Spirit. The breath both reflects what is happening within, and by controlling the breath, we can affect our physiological and psychological wellbeing. We can increase our vitality, optimize our health, manage pain and skillfully handle stressful situations. We can overcome and transform negative emotions. We can gain mastery over the mind and experience deep states of inner peace. This class introduces practice you can use for a lifetime to attain increased health by building a strong immune response, a balanced nervous system and a calm and peaceful mind. Four core pranayamas are taught plus a short version deep relaxation.
Chanting and Meditation:
The very words that holymen used to record sacred texts twenty-five thousand years ago have been passed in the form of Sanskrit mantram from teacher to student.Sanskrit was used to describe and explore the subtle and complex realms of metaphysics, cosmology, theology, the workings of the mind and soul. By applying ones breath in the repetition of Sanskrit chants you can create a meditative atmosphere and raise your understanding of the Self and the nature of the universe.
All of life's difficulties in today's fast-paced, hectic world can be overcome through the practice of meditation. Meditation techniques for stress reduction will be taught. The class will motivate and inspire you, especially if you're starting, or if your regular practice needs a tune-up.
What about Asanas?
This class does not include the physical poses that most people think are all Yoga involves. The poses, or asanas, are part of the practice of Hatha Yoga. Hatha Yoga is one facet of Raja Yoga (the Yoga of self discipline). So are breathing techniques and meditation. In addition to Raja Yoga, the other main branches of Yoga are Karma Yoga (Yoga of action and selfless service), Jnana Yoga (the Yoga of self-inquiry and scriptural study) and Bhakti Yoga (the Yoga of devotion, which encompasses all religions). Chanting is a practice of Bhakti Yoga.
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