Introduction to Indian Hatha Yoga 5 Week Beginner's Course @ Lake Louise Sport & Recreation Centre
Each 90minute class will include the following:
15min Lecture on a specific topic in yoga
45min Asana (Yoga Posture) Practice
15min Pranayama (Yoga Breath Exercise) Practice
15min Mantra and Mediation Practice
Week 1: History of Yoga in India
Fundamentals of Standing Asanas
Yogic Breathing Part A 15min
Meditation & Mantra Practice 15min
Week 2: History of Yoga in the West
Fundamentals of Surya Namaskara (Hatha)
Yogic Breathing Part B
Mediation & Mantra Practice
Week 3: Yoga Philosophy Part A
Fundamentals of Back Bending Asanas
Nadi Shodhana Pranayama Part A
Meditation & Mantra Practice
Week 4: Yoga Philosophy Part B
Fundamentals of Forward Folding Asanas.
Nadi Shodana Pranayama Part B
Mediation & Mantra Practice
Week 5: Yoga Philosophy Part C
Fundamentals of Twisting Asanas
Nadi Shodhana Pranayama Part C
Mediation & Mantra Practice
Recommended Readings:
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, Stephen Cope, Bantam Books, ISBN: 0-553-37835-X
Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India, ISBN: 978-81-86336-14-4
15min Lecture on a specific topic in yoga
45min Asana (Yoga Posture) Practice
15min Pranayama (Yoga Breath Exercise) Practice
15min Mantra and Mediation Practice
Week 1: History of Yoga in India
Fundamentals of Standing Asanas
Yogic Breathing Part A 15min
Meditation & Mantra Practice 15min
Week 2: History of Yoga in the West
Fundamentals of Surya Namaskara (Hatha)
Yogic Breathing Part B
Mediation & Mantra Practice
Week 3: Yoga Philosophy Part A
Fundamentals of Back Bending Asanas
Nadi Shodhana Pranayama Part A
Meditation & Mantra Practice
Week 4: Yoga Philosophy Part B
Fundamentals of Forward Folding Asanas.
Nadi Shodana Pranayama Part B
Mediation & Mantra Practice
Week 5: Yoga Philosophy Part C
Fundamentals of Twisting Asanas
Nadi Shodhana Pranayama Part C
Mediation & Mantra Practice
Recommended Readings:
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, Stephen Cope, Bantam Books, ISBN: 0-553-37835-X
Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, Swami Satyananda Saraswati, Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India, ISBN: 978-81-86336-14-4