WorkshopsOffered by The Samyoga Institute.
Workshops
Ayurveda Weekend
Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6, 2025
Location: The Shire, 5441 Cheshire Rd., Galena, OH 43021
Are you aware that the roots of classical and hatha yoga and ayurveda are the same? Originally, the purpose of ayurveda, the science of life (Ayur means Life and Veda means science or understanding), was to create health for the body and mind while yoga, the path of unity, was to work with spiritual health. These two are re-integrated in Samyoga Institute to create a whole Being approach to healing. Advance your knowledge of Ayurveda and explore how yoga and ayurveda can be personally and professionally integrated by attending the annual Samyoga Institute Weekend of Ayurveda and Yoga on April 5 and 6, 2025. Sat Puran E-RYT 500/Ayurvedic Practitioner/C-IAYT and Janice George, E-RYT 500/ALC/LISW. Sat Puran and Janice George have a deep love for deep truth and love to share it.
On Saturday, April 5 from 10-12, learn what it means to be truly healthy through a 2 hour introductory lecture on the science of Ayurveda and its connection to Yoga. You will come away with a strong foundation as well tools to create greater harmony and balance. The lecture alone is from 10-12 pm and costs $30 for SYI grads and $35 for others interested in Whole Being approach to health.
On Sunday, April 6 there is another full day of yoga and ayurveda. It is open to anyone that has the basic underpinnings of ayurveda. In the morning from 9 to 12:30pm we will begin with a Hatha Yoga class and a yoga nidra, which will then lead us into the exploration of Ayurvedic Psychology through developing and understanding of what creates the fluctuation in the mind (the gunas) as well as practices for creating greater balance and harmony.
Following lunch from 1:30-5:30pm, there will be a didactic presentation on the ayurvedic understanding of health and disease followed by education on and practice of ayurvedic assessment, including pulse analysis.
The cost for former SSS/SYI students and graduates is $100 for the day or $50 for the morning workshop and $55.00 for the afternoon. The worthwhile investment for all others is $110.00 for the day or $55.00 for the morning workshop and $60.00 for the afternoon. Handouts will be emailed in advance. YA CE’s will be provided.
For more information please contact Janice George at janice@sam.yoga or Sat Puran at sat@sam.yoga.
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Backbends: Update your Asana Master Class
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 1-4:30 pm
Location: The Shire, 5441 Cheshire Rd., Galena, OH 43021
Backbends are warming, stimulating and inspire confidence. They stimulate the central nervous system, bringing fresh energy and enthusiasm, as well as the digestive organs, helping the body detoxify the “ama”, or undigested matter, that, according to Ayurveda, is the root of most illnesses. Backbends also counteract the effects of “slouch pose,” a postural result of our living in a technological society where many people spend much of the day sitting in chairs and cars. Backbends can also be the perfect antidote to the Seasonal Affective Disorder many folks experience because of the gray days of winter in central Ohio.
These benefits can only be fully experienced if these poses are approached with patience and compassion. When the Cobra lifts her head out from the top of the basket, it may seem as if that is where the movement is initiated. However, the movement starts at the tail as she begins to unwind, sending her Shakti power up until her head lifts above the rim of the basket. So it is true with backbends. The backbend begins in the core, at the base of the pelvis, not in the ribs or head.
In this workshop, offering an attitude of joy, enthusiasm and compassion, we will explore the energy and physical movement of “bending over backwards.” Come open your heart in a safe and loving community. Hope to see you there!
Facilitators: Janice George (E- RYT500, PYT, LISW, ALC) and Sat Puran (E-RYT500, CYT and Ayurvedic Practitioner)
$60.00 for current and former SYI students and $65.00 for all others
3.5 Yoga Alliance CEU’s provided
For more information contact Janice George at 614-404-3339 or janice@sam.yoga.
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