Ananda Sangha of Portland--Ongoing Ananda Yoga Postures Classes

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Ongoing Classes

Ananda Yoga Teacher Training will be offered again in the Portland area starting September 2008. Details...

All our ongoing classes are offered on a drop-in basis unless otherwise noted--just come and join us. (A few extra minutes before you first session, however, is helpful to take care of a few administrative details.)

Special Feature--Articles from Uddhava (David B. Ramsden), E-RYT 500, Director of Ananda Yoga:
The Art of Spiritual Adventure
Yoga in the Workplace

Schedule at a Glance:

Monday	5:45-7:00pm Intermediate Yoga: Yoga for Spiritual Awakening (instructor permission required)
Tuesday	5:45-7:00pm Beginning Yoga
Wednesday	5:45-7:00pm Specialty Class Series (click for details) 9:00-10:15am Beginning Yoga 5:45-7:00pm Beginning Yoga
Thursday	5:45-7:00pm Extra Gentle Yoga

Coming soon: Prenatal Yoga!

Cost for all classes except Yoga for Parents & Teens: $10/session or $36/4 sessions. $1 additional discount for seniors and students.

Yoga for Parents and Teens: $12 for parent and child, each additional adult over 18, $7, each additional child under 17, $3.

Beginning Yoga

These classes are designed to nurture, calm, and provide a deep feeling of inner renewal. You'll enjoy expert instruction in Ananda Yoga, including the essentials of safe technique, enabling you to continue your practice at home. Learn how to adapt the postures to your own level of flexibility and experience, while exploring the spiritual dimensions of hatha yoga and the yoga/meditation connection.

Intermediate Yoga: Yoga for Spiritual Awakening

Have you been practicing yoga for awhile and are looking to take your yoga practice to the next level? Are you wanting to explore yoga postures as an aid to your own inner awakening? This class provides a deeper experience of yoga for intermediate students or advanced beginner, (those who have practiced yoga postures for at least seven months). This program is physically satisfying and gives an understanding of postures as a path to inner awakening. We will go more deeply into the practice of pranayama (energy control) with each yoga posture. By holding the postures longer we will deepen the inner experience of breath, energy flows, and affirmations. We will also have short discussions of yoga postures that relate to yoga philosophy and delve into making yoga a much more integral part of your life.

Extra-Gentle Yoga

This class is designed for people who are inflexible, overweight or have older bodies. You can do yoga! This gentle approach to yoga is ideal for helping to experience the benefits of increased flexibility, improved circulation and more energy.

Instructor Uddhava (David B. Ramsden), E-RYT 500 will lead students through a comfortable and satisfying introduction to Ananda Yoga. The postures are geared to suit a variety of skill levels. Students will learn to modify postures, in order to stay within the safe limitations of their bodies.

In this class we will explore:

Awakening energy through the Energization Exercises.
A simple warm-up routine that helps to increase flexibility as well as tone areas of the body.
Extra Gentle Yoga asanas
Affirmations to help the mind focus on positive qualities.
Breathing techniques to deepen the body’s ability to relax and recharge.