Yoga Week: April 30-May 4 –FREE CLASSES for full time PSU students (donations accepted)

Additional classes that week include Pranayama & Meditation: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 7-8pm

Hi all,

We are here finishing up our last week at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Madiram in Chennai, India. It’s been a great experience learning from a historic lineage. Great philosophical classes, and good indian food too

Well have more to say when we come back and keep checking facebook for videos etc.

ian

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7 days to YOU without the all the Illusions created by what you put in your body.

7 days to YOU minus a few pounds.

7 days to realize limitless energy within YOU!

Spring Chakra Detox

Sunday April 1-7 @Lila Yoga Studio

Welcome spring with a smoothie blending, veggie munching, tea sipping, body enlightening Celebration!

1. Sunday Apr 1st 1-3 pm Root chakra-connecting to the Earth, colon cleansing(Lila)

2. Monday Apr 2nd 7-9 pm Spleen chakra-the emotional body, cleansing the kidneys ( Lila)

3. Tuesday Apr 3rd 7pm Solar Plexus chakra, Igniting the fire within, cleansing the liver (on line)

4. Wednesday Apr 4th 5:30-7:30 pm Heart chakra, Opening to compassion, cleansing the cardiovascular center (Lila)

5. Thursday Apr 5th 7pmThroat chakra, Chanting, balancing metabolism (on line)

6. Saturday Apr 6th 1-3pm Third eye, Intuition and creativity(Lila)

7. Sunday April 7th 1-3pm Crown chakra, Connecting your divine intention, setting your intention (Lila)

Remember, you get a free 30 minute massage when you sign up for the full 7 days, a $45 value!

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Welcome to NOW. Oh, I am excited. What a ride! We spin, the moon spins, clinging to our star, we are all in motion. Can you feel the arrival of our solar celebration? The earth is rotating at more than 1000 miles an hour and 37,000 miles per hour around our sol/sun! I remember my friend Patty’s words in the last month of her life: “I am not afraid of dying; it is just that I have enjoyed living so much.” She is so right. What a gift it is to be alive.

We like to think of ourselves as living in independent time, separate from each other and from cosmic influences. But that is just it. We “think” and create mind play for our thoughts. In a way our minds are like the dominant child within us, the one that steps forward and likes to take over but is not always the most sensitive or intuitive. While our bodies are more like the quiet child within us, the kind that needs patients to listen to but is worth the wait. That is why Lîla Yoga™ is such a powerful harmonizing tool. It is both meditation in motion and philosophy in motion. Through our asana practice we learn to quiet the mind and allow the truths within our body to lead us to a more revealed state of awareness. From this state of being, our true Self is more easily exposed. This process is called Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (absorption). I’m sure to some of you this sounds abstract, unattainable or perhaps even insignificant to your life. It takes great discipline and consistent practice to calm the mind into a tranquil state of stillness for Dhyana. So why bother?

This life offers us the opportunity to learn; understand who we are, how we function/react, it gives us an opportunity to reflect on the quality of our time spent. By practicing Dhyana we cleanse our active minds and allow the truths within our heart to shine. The more often we visit this exposed state of Self, the easier it is to access and the more it aids our perspectives in our daily activities.

I, like all of us, dwell in the creative manifestations of the material world, known in yoga by many names: shakti, prakriti and maya. I am deeply involved in this life; happily and knowingly interacting with the illusions of duality. I also know that no matter what cerebral activity I am involved in, I have tasted a deeper unwavering place that continues to intrigue me. My body is not the answer but the rhythmic cycles of my body are connected to larger forces (the tides, the pull of the moon, the sun) and provide me with a sounding board in which I can begin my journey into Dahyana and if I’m lucky, into Samadhi. My plans for this evening are to lie down in the open sky and watch, feel, join, meditate, absorb–will return soon, rested and ready.

Om Shanti,

Erica

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Pranayama (Yogic Breathing) is a fantastic way to enrich your practice through the study of how we breathe. Enjoying and embracing the richness of breath is at the forefront of yoga practice.

Come to the All Level yoga class at 5:30pm and then enjoy our 7pm pranayama with Erica,

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Partner Yoga works with two people together to heighten balance, energy, and alignment. Bring a friend or meet someone here!

Idea: Come to the Level II-III and get nice and warm for an investigation into partner yoga.

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Come join us for a Vegetarian Potluck at Lila Yoga at 7pm on March 26th – right after our wonderful 5:30pm Yoga asana practice.

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Thanks to State College Magazine

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Come to a screening of Yoga Unveiled with filmmaker Gita Desai!

Harnessing the colorful commentary of the most prominent yoga scholars, teachers, and medical experts, Yoga Unveiled reveals how yoga began, tells the story of yoga’s passage to the West, describes its numerous branches, recounts the fascinating biographies of the foremost yoga masters, and explores yoga’s astonishing medical potential.

Donations accepted!

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Come watch a fantastic and inspiring documentary about our ability to change the world around us for the better.

Plus Vegetarian potluck – show your skills bring some yummy food to share alike. :0)

Idea: come to class at 5:30pm and build up an appetite!

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