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