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Teaching
YOGAGURUKULA WILL BE CLOSED MAY - AUGUST 2017
Weekly schedule Asanas class 5.30 - 7.30 am from Monday to Saturday, led class on Mondays Philosophy and Chanting 10.30 am or 3.30 pm Evening asanas 6.00 - 7.00 pm occasionally No classes on Sundays Details Qualifications/eligibility: Beginners as well as advanced students are welcome. The teaching will be individually adjusted, the essential quality in a student being a sincere wish to learn. Attendance of all classes is expected. Teaching: There will be an ashtanga vinyasa yoga practice in the morning. On Mondays the class will be led primary series and the rest of the days students practice independently with a teacher, called "mysore style". Classes in philosophy and Sanskrit will take place before or after lunch. Asana practice will be practiced in the evening occasionally short period of time. There will be holiday on Sundays and on the days of new moon and full moon there will be no asana practice. For women, there will be no asana class the first 3 days of their periods. Subjects - Asana practice: primary, intermediate and advanced series - Pranayama will be taught only to students who already have a steady asana practice (usually advanced series) and who have established a steady teacher-student -relationship. - Sanskrit Introduction to Sanskrit alphabets and pronunciation Spoken Sanskrit: This will enable the student to converse to a certain extent in Sanskrit Vedic recitation and Sanskrit literature: Simple Vedic recitation and recitation of other devotional literature will be taught to the students to acquaint them with the beauty of Sanskrit language. - Study of Indian philosophy Some of the classical Sanskrit works and works on Indian philosophy and yoga will be taught under this program; Hatha Yoga Pradipika, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and the Bhagavad Gita. The classes will cover the studies of the original texts, discussing their meaning in a philosophical context. Other texts such as Vivekacudamani and Upanishads with the commentaries along with the classical texts, provides an even deeper understanding of the meaning of the texts and the philosophy they represent. Course material will be supplied, although it is good also to bring your own book of yoga sutra / bhagavad gita / hatha yoga pradipika if having one. Stay Students are welcome to stay the period of time which suites them best but for very short periods, it is recommended to have some basic knowledge in ashtanga vinyasa yoga, as this style of asana practice will take some weeks to learn. Payment Traditionally the payments in the ancient gurukulas has been by donation and/or Guru Dakshina. Dakshina means a voluntary offering to the teacher / Guru as a thanksgiving of the teaching and respect. In the ancient times at the end the studies, a student was advised about the payment according to their situation, studies and a character. Sometimes it was a request to donate money to cover the expenses for the student and ashram. It was a part of the tradition, parampara, for a student who has been shared the knowledge to teach and share it to their students. Here in our yogagurukula a payment is requested in a form of a charitable donation, Dāna. It is not a payment of what has been received (one can not buy or sell the real Knowledge), but more as an offering done respectfully without expectations to cover the expenses of the yogagurukula. There is an advisable weekly/monthly fee for a short and long-term stay. Your financial support, selfless service and learning through a self-study and a self-enquiry makes it possible for a places such as our gurukula to still exist in today's world. They offer an important alternative, a safe heaven and a resting place, for a seeker looking for a truth in midst of a wordly suffering. No alcohol, drugs or smoking is allowed. Students are asked to behave respectfully also outside of the premises as they are representatives of the Yogagurukula. For registration, questions and donations please contact Email: yogagurukula@gmail.com Tel: +91-94801 94781; +91-820-2584443 |
