Sacred Greetings

Posted on January 1, 2014 by yogarasayana

My sacred greeting to you:
To speak with the respect rising from the very floor of the pelvis that holds our deepest secrets.
From the sacred sacrum I offer to share with you in this play of life all the joys I discover and to eagerly hear of yours!
With the power to affect positively, I promise to engage the core power of the belly’s own fierce love when we meet.
It comes from a heart just aching to open and open…and with every opening, it craves to open more.

It is one the throat sings with full abandonment, even warbling is allowed as long as it is full-throated!

It is when our eyes are raised in ecstasy to that sacred spot right in the center of our brows, right there where the optic chiasma centers for a moment, in the moment, and we enter the very presence of our Being.

And it explodes within our own crowns into a thousand open lotus petals! Bring your own inner bees to feast!!!

I greet you all from dreams and truths, that we may find in each moment an awakening of our spirit, our purpose, our celebration and joys and our peace, always in peace.
And truth be told, I wish upon you all much merriment and amusement: where the heart of sacredness hides!!!

In love, truth and light,
Arun

The journey into 2014…

A yogin`s life these days is not just symbolically a journey. It is a complete practice:)
In 2013 I found myself again and again on the road.

Now it looks like 2014 will be even more traveling. Om Shanti.

So, to dear friends in India, in Greece, in Salt Lake/Park City, Albuquerque, Dallas and Las Vegas, and always in LA and points further south along this magnificent coast, see you soon!

Feb/March offers a personal sadhana with my daughter to our root-home, India. And a pilgrimage of healing in Hariharapura, a sacred village in Karnataka with numerous ancient temples of lore and a police department that plays basketball all day as they have nothing else to do:)

Then end March it is back on the road: Park City/SLC then Albuquerque, and on to Dallas and Corpus Christi, TX extending all the way into April, the season of flowers and fragrances.

…and an invitation to meet along the path:

Come May, my birth month, I return to Grass Valley Sivananda Yoga Farm with what may be my dream workshop to teach:)
Pancha Maya Cikitsa

Five Layers of Healing through Yoga, Ayurveda and Tantra – Pancha Maya Cikitsa

Friday, May 2—Sunday, May 4, 2014

Perhaps all healing does have to penetrate into our psyche but what if it begins with the psyche, then comes back to the body, to our life-force, our mind, our intelligence and our very truth/consciousness/bliss?

If you would like to join us for this Certification Program:

Please Click Here for Details

UPCOMING YOGARASAYANA INDIA RETREAT 2014!

2014’s Fall India Retreat will feature a Sacred River Tour. Our first time paying homage to the Ganges and her sister-river, the Yamuna.

Ganga:
Varanasi to share in the Shiva/Shakti energy and visit Sarnath, where the Buddha first set the Wheel of Dharma in motion.

Rishikesh where the Sage`s themselves came to bathe and meditate. We will hike to Shiva’s Neelkanth Temple and white water raft Ganga’s sacred water.

Yamuna:

Mathura/Vrindavan, where Shri Krishna played his flute for Radha and all walk around greeting each other: Radhe Radhe!

And of course we will visit another great monument on the Yamuna, the Taj Mahal.

Somatheeram, Kerala:

As is now the custom for all Yogarasyana Retreats, we begin at the Ayurvedic Beach resort, Somatheeram in Kerala.

Here we will enjoy six days of Ayurvedic massages, amazing foods, yoga, self-care teachings and a visit to river bathing elephants!

Greetings from distant shores…

Posted on September 23, 2013 by yogarasayana

Ah Greece, you are enticing and sensual. I still remember the face you showed me the first time I visited you. You did not even share your amazing azure seas with me. Just the din and clamor of protests and discontent in the heart of Athens and a lot of smoke and confusion. I left you sick as a dog and yet you called me back. And took me to a hillside of olive groves looking down on crystal clear aquamarine waters. Last year with you was amazing. Ah but this year. This year in the same spot you started to heal me. What an amazing adventure this Retreat was! The waters, the intimate group hungry for Ayurveda, the heartfelt foods and the clearness of snorkeling your pristine waters with your colorful fish.

Now, enriched, I am on my way to India to meet another intimate group of yogin for the pure yogarasayana experience at Somatheeram! And a palace, temple, tiger and culinary experience par superior: Rajasthan!

As we live, we flash in and out of conscious states that shift like quicksand. Nurture like ambrosia. Keen our senses with resolve. Open our hearts wide. Bring out our essential truths (and sometimes desperate deceptions). And allow us occasionally to make the exactly perfect decisions that can only come from the frictionless balance between willing and surrendering.

Below please find links to recent articles published by Light On Ayurveda Journal (a peer reviewed journal) and Whole Life Times.

Next up on the Yogarasayana Journey: November in Salt Lake. Workshops in So Cal.

May peace be upon you,
Arun

Articles:

Yoga’s Power to Heal: The eight limbs of the Royal Path

Screen Shot 2013-09-23 at 9.26.21 AM Ayurveda, Yoga and the Alchemy of Consciousness

Our most honored chefs: Stavros & Julia

View from Mani-Sonnenlink Bio-boutique Retreat Center

Radiating peace after yoga cikitsa

The most healing foods

Radiating joy after radiating peace :)

Summer 2013 Schedule: Texas, Greece & India!

Posted on July 20, 2013 by yogarasayana

DALLAS, TX: JULY 26-28

End of July is Dallas, TX for an Ayurveda
Immersion:
So pleased to return to Ricky Tran’s Krama Yoga Center:
The Secrets Of Ayurveda: Deepening Your Yoga Journey
July 26-28.

This Special Weekend Immersion deepens the yogic journey. In the Vedic sciences, it is Ayurveda that is relegated the responsibility of our health paradigm. For thousands of years, Ayurveda included yoga practice and therapy as one of its tools. Along with diet, lifestyle, treatments and herbal medicines. Come learn how take care of your body, mind and your spirit.

SEPTEMBER 6 – 13 MANI, GREECE
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Dear Friend,
One of the highlights of 2012 was our Ayurveda retreat in Mani with Arun Deva, renowned Ayurveda therapist and lecturer, and his subsequent seminars and consultations in Athens at NYSY. Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old system of natural healing, that is based on understanding the balance between the five fundamental elements that make up the universe–space (akasha), air (vayu), fire (agni), water (apu) and earth (prithvi)-and also make up the human physiology. Understanding this classical Indian medicine system or ‘Science of Life’, one can understand how nature works, and how bodies get in and out of balance. It gives us tools on how to eat, exercise, think, and how to live in an optimum way.

While Arun was here we asked him for an in-depth training in Ayurveda for Yoga teachers and practitioners. Now this in-depth course is offered for the first time in Greece through this special retreat in Mani this September. Aimed at giving us a good understanding and a great experience of its benefits, this Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy Immersion retreat will include theory, practice, delicious ayurvedic meals and time to relax, swim, and connect with a great team of practitioners.

Please check the information and register quickly as spaces are limited:

in Mani-Sonnenlink

with
Arun Deva,
DASc, AYT, ERYT-500, YTRx

Vivi Letsou,
M.A., B.S., ERYT-500,
offering Morning Yoga

Long time Ayurveda Therapist and Lecturer, Arun Deva, joins us from Los Angeles for an in-depth study of the secrets of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Yoga Therapy. Extremely valuable for Yoga Teachers and serious students of Yoga, this course will give you many wonderful tools for understanding and applying the healing aspects of Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy into your life, practice, and teaching.

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Daily Schedule Includes

7.30-8am Pranayama & Meditation

8-9.45am Dynamic Yoga Practice

10am Healthy, holistic & Ayurvedic Breakfast with traditional Mani produce

11-1.30pm Morning Lecture: The Science of Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy

1.30pm Lunch

5.30 or 6pm Afternoon Lecture

8pm Light Dinner, Chanting, Meditation

10pm Evening Rest

First Day, Sept 6, Starts at 5pm.

Last Day, Sept 13, Ends at 2pm.

Register Today

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KERALA~RAJASTHAN, INDIA!
SEPTEMBER 22 – OCTOBER 10
we still have some room. Jutta and I welcome you to join us:
yoga, ayurveda, massage, temples, forts, wildlife & adventure

JUNE & BEYOND: From SLC to India!

Posted on May 24, 2013 by yogarasayana

Hari Om!

In the last 5 years the yogarasayana travel cycle has grown to include many new and exotic places including the mysterious Greek Isles!

So it is with great pleasure that we return to more familiar haunts such as Salt Lake and Las Vegas and the amazing Moksha Festival right here in its home town! And find another (sort of) exotic locale: Boston~ for a Presentation on Ayurveda for SYTAR: the grand Conference of the International Association Of Yoga Therapists (IAYT).

All this before departing for a teacher training module in distant shores: Mani, Greece! Please come join yogarasayana for this, yogin-s!

And a new direction in the India Retreats: From the familiar and safe haven of Somatheeram in Kerala to the wild adventuring in Rajasthan! Early Bird runs out soon!

And in between, in July, is the first Yogarasayana Study Course for Yoga Teachers and advanced and curious students: Weaving The Basket to be held in the lush mountains of Utah.

If any of this sounds like your cup of tea, please read on…

MAY 29 – JUNE 12, SALT LAKE CITY

consults, treatments, vinyasa krama, & workshops

JUNE 13 – 16, BOSTON

SYTAR CONFERENCE
Ayurveda 101 for Yoga Therapists
June 13, 2013
1:00 – 4:30 PM

In this seminar you will get an overview of Ayurvedic medicine and learn about the basic theories and practices that underpin this ancient sister science to yoga. We will cover the knowledge base in the first hour and move into how Ayurveda overlaps and compliments yoga and yoga therapy specifically in the final sessions. The seminar will be a balanced mix of lecture and experiential offerings and will support Section 1.31 of the Standards: Knowledge of the basic perspectives on health and disease from yoga and Ayurveda relevant to the practice of yoga therapy.The presentation will include the following:

Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda: Historical overview and introduction to Ayurvedic Theory
Larissa Hall Carlson, RYT, Kripalu Yoga teacher and Ayurvedic Consultant: How to nuance your yoga practice and pranayama with Ayurveda
Arun Deva, DAS, AYT, ERYT-500: Making The Case For Uniting Yoga and Ayurveda For Therapeutic Purposes: A Comparative Overview Of Supportive Principles

JUNE 20 – 23, LAS VEGAS
consults, vinyasa krama & ayurvedic cooking

JUNE 29 – 30, TEMECULA

The Dharma of Food

Saturday, June 29th

1:00-4:00 PM
In this workshop we will discover the Ayurvedic approach to food with special reference to our current food dilemma.
$35/$45 at the door

The Sacred Art of Eating:

An Ayurvedic Cooking Workshop

Sunday, June 30th / $45

This 3-hr hands on cooking & Ayurvedic eating workshop is
limited to 15! Please plan on reserving your space in advance as it will sell out fast.It is being held at a private home in Temecula.

Please pay and register online

JULY 12 – 14, LOS ANGELES – MOKSHA FESTIVAL

Middle of June is the Moksha Festival, LA’s own Kirtan, Yoga and Ayurveda Fest.
Arvind Chittumalla has put together a stellar lineup for 3 days of celebrating including Jai Uttal, Snatam Kaur, Wah!, and MC Yogi.
The yoga and Ayurveda lineup is also pretty amazing and I am so happy to be included in both:
Offering a yoga class: Vinyasa Cikitsa Krama – A Therapeutic Flow. by Arun Deva
And a lecture: Why Vegan, Why Raw, Why Now – A contemporary Ayurvedic perspective

JULY 26 – AUGUST 4, UTAH

Yogarasayana Study Course: Weaving The Basket

10 Day Intensive in The Mountains of Utah
For Teachers & Dedicated Students

SEPTEMBER 6 – 13 MANI, GREECE

Beginning September takes me to Greece and the beautiful Mani-Sonnenlink Resort for Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy ImmersionCredit: 35 Hours
*NYSY 500 Hour Master Yoga Teachers Diploma
*Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Credit
*Arunachala Yoga & AyurvedaLong time Ayurveda Therapist and Lecturer, Arun Deva, joins us from Los Angeles for an in-depth study of the secrets of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Yoga Therapy. Offered for the first time outside of his native India and the United States, this Ayurveda Immersion course will lead us into the science of Ayurveda and the deeper studies of Yoga and Yoga Therapy. Extremely valuable for Yoga Teachers and serious students of Yoga, this course will give you many wonderful tools for understanding and applying the healing aspects of Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy into your life, practice, and teaching.For more information on the course, please click here.

SEPTEMBER 22 – OCTOBER 10, INDIA

yoga, ayurveda, massage, temples, forts, wildlife & adventure

From Greece I fly to join Jutta Hecht for the fifth annual Yogarasayana India Retreat:

Anywhere along this journey that you would like to join me, I would be the happier and better for your company.
Namaste~
With love & light,
Arun

Arunachala Yoga & Ayurveda

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