Satsang is a sanskrit word meaning "in the company of truth." Shiva is the alchemical power of transformation.

Join us for an evening of setting intention, chanting, pranayama, meditation, and savasana. There is no charge for Shiva Satsang: please bring an offering of flowers, fruit or sweets.

The Shiva Satsang meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month from 7:30-8;30pm.

The Anusara Yoga Immersion is a 108 hour, in three-parts, comprehensive study of philosophy and posture alignment technique for Anusara Yoga.

The series of Immersion workshops is for any level yoga student seeking a deeper understanding of their yoga practice without having the pressure of having to teach, for the yoga teacher interested in incorporating Anusara’s principles and philosophy into their teaching or for the student considering Anusara Teacher Training.

Commitment involves 1 weekend per month,
September 2008 - May 2009. There will be required texts, small group work and outside study.

Part 1: Intention and Studentship: Stepping into the flow of the Practice.

Students will begin practice of and inquiry into postures from Anusara's Level 1 Syllabus, tantric philosophy, anatomy, contemplation, pranayama and meditation. Topics include the vision and philosophy of Anusara Yoga, Yoga’s precepts for being in community, a broad overview of Yoga’s history, the 8 limbs of yoga, cultivating studentship, foundations in Ayurveda, the 3 A's of Anusara Yoga, and all of Anusara’s main and auxiliary principles of alignment.

Part 2: Transformation and Community: The Heart of Anusara Yoga

Part 2 includes a full review of Anusara’s alignment technique, an introduction of the Level II Syllabus, and deeper exploration into pranayama, meditation, contemplation and anatomy. Topics include: Tantra’s 36 Tattvas, selected verses from Pantanjali’s Yoga Sutra’s, basics of Sanskrit, Ayurveda lifestyle principles, general principles for the major classes of poses and the art of sequencing.

Part 3: Gratitude and Blessings: Empowering the Divine Within

In the culminating phase of the Immersion, students will deepen and refine their practice and understanding of the Universal Principles of Alignment with an emphasis on the more esoteric aspects of energy flow in the body. Intermediate/advanced pranayama practices, study of the Bhagavad Gita, landmarks for measuring the efficacy of the practice, and subtle body anatomy will also be explored. Ayurvedic imbalances and supportive applications will be introduced.

2008 - 2009 Weekend Schedule
Part 1: September 5 - 7, 2008; October 3 - 5, 2008; October 31 - November 2, 2008
Part 2: December 5 - 7, 2008; January 9 - 11, 2009; January 30 - February 1, 2009
Part 3: March 6 - 8, 2009; April 3 - 5, 2009; May 1 -3, 2009

Investment:
All Three Parts, $1575; Individual Parts, $540: Individual Weekends, $190.

To Register: Send contact information and payment to Bhava Yoga Studio, 520-A Central SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. For students new to Bea, please send a brief letter of intent with your yoga study background, including primary teachers you have studied with, their styles, and total number of hours with each. Also list any hours with Certified Anusara Instructors. For more information contact Bea

What graduates say about their Immersion experience: The Anusara Immersion will help you better understand the principles and philosophy of yoga in general, and Anusara Yoga in particular; and that knowledge will help you deepen your physical practice and make a stronger connection with yourself. S.C.

I have a new delight in my practice that encourages me to be more daring in my daily life. The spiritual offering of the Anusara practice has helped me open to myself. I find that I am both stronger and more full of grace. D.P.

I am much more aware of alignment and am beginning to incorporate it in my body. I am more able to focus and stay on task, and my gratitude is growing and expanding, as is love. Any student of yoga would benefit tremendously from this Immersion. F.A.

As a result of the 108 hr. Immersion, I find that I am calmer and more integrated, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Bea is a fantastic teacher. She has a clear and deep knowledge of the philosophy and asana practice of Anusara Yoga, which she clearly articulates. S.R.

An over all awareness of the alignment principles has helped me to be more integrated in my asana practice. I have noticed how much of the yoga experience and knowledge I’m bringing to my business, including staff meetings, communications and general ability to see the good in all situations. Meditation has deepened for me immensely; I used to resist it, and now I can settle in. E.B.

I’ve found that integration and lining up physically allows for spiritual and emotional growth. Connection with my inner strength has allowed me to be more open to challenges, hard times, and curve balls, and embrace just what is. R.M.

This is a truly transformative experience. Bea's integrity, depth of knowledge and intuitive guidance moved us all to that deep still place within. It changed my relationship with myself, my body, and my mind. K.M.S.

The 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Teacher Training is for the dedicated yoga student wanting to learn to teach yoga or for the yoga teacher seeking the Yoga Alliance RYT 200 registry. The curriculum is a complete 108 Hour Anusara Immersion based in the principles and philosophy of Anusara Yoga with 72 full hours of teacher training.

Commitment involves 20 hours of contact time per month, consisting of one weekend per month, one Sunday intensive per month and two class observations/apprenticings per month. There will be required texts, outside study, small group work, and practice teaching. All hours count toward Anusara Yoga certification and students will be eligeable to apply for the Yoga Alliance RYT 200 registry upon completion.

Topics Include
Asana Training: Understanding and integrating Anusara's alignment principles into your own practice. How to teach the most fundamental to advanced yoga postures.

Philosophy: Studentship, An Overview of the History of Yoga, Anusara's Vision, The 3 A's of Anusara Yoga, Tantric Philosophy as it applies to Anusara Yoga, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and 8 Limbs of Yoga, The Bhagavad Gita, Basics of Sanskrit and Ayurveda Lifestyle Prinicples.

Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Anatomy and how it applies to Anusara's alignment principles. Kinesiology of the main muscles groups. Subtle body anatomy including prana, nadis, chakra, koshas and kundalini energy.

The Art of Teaching: The Seat of the Teacher, Voice, Languaging Skills, Connecting with the Heart of the Student, Integrating Heart Themes into Postural Instruction.

Curriculum Development: Sequencing, Class Levels and Types, Demonstrations, Observation, Adjusting and Assisting Skills, Use of Props.

Meditation, Contemplation and Journaling.

2008 - 2009 Required Contact Hours Schedule
Weekends and Sunday Intensives:
September 5 - 7 and 28, 2008
October 3 - 5 and 19, 2008
October 31 - November 2 and 23, 2008
December 5 - 7 and 14, 2008
January 9 - 11 and 25, 2009
January 30 - February 1, and 22, 2009
March 6 - 8 and 22, 2009
April 3 - 5 and 26, 2009
May 1 - 3 and 10, 2009

Class Observations/Apprenticing:Twice per month, scheduled at your convenience.

Investment: $2800
A $500 non-refundable deposit is due with registration.

Balance Payment Schedule (does not include deposit):
1 payment @ $2300, due August 1, 2008
2 paymemts @ $1200, due August 1 and October 1, 2008
3 payments @ $835, due August 1, October 1, and December 1, 2008.
No Refunds after December 1, 2008.

Applicaiton/Registration Information: Mail completed application form to Bea Doyle, Bhava Yoga Studio, 520-A Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102. Apply now! Space is limited to 15 for teacher training components.

For more information contact Bea.

Bea Doyle combines over two decades of classroom teaching experience with a belief that yoga can transform us to create an atmosphere in her classes that is powerful, active and uplifting. A teacher of Anusara yoga since 2000, she continues to be a dedicated student of John Friend’s. Bea is a certified Anusara Yoga Instructor and owner of Bhava Yoga Studio yet continually seeks to expand her boundaries and knowledge of yoga.

Kristina Nguyen began her study of yoga in 1998 at Health Advantage Yoga Center in Herndon, Va, and completed Anusara teacher training there with her primary teachers, Susan Van Nuys and Doug Keller, in 2002. She has also studied with John Friend, Betsey Downing, Desiree Rumbaugh and Jamie Allison. She taught at Health Advantage from 2002 to 2004 and relocated to Albuquerque in June, 2005. Formerly a business consultant, Kristina finds that yoga has led her to pursue her own creative dreams. She hopes to give each of her students the same encouragement she's received from her teachers to express themselves through their yoga.

Susan Rhoades began studying yoga in 1991 when she was 8 months pregnant with her daughter to help her work with the feelings of fear that she had from her son’s birth. She attributes her ability to stay focused and calm during her second labor to her yoga practice. Today she practices yoga to stay grounded, joyous and playful. In 1999 she met Dr. Vasant Lad and was introduced to Ayurveda. She began studying Anusara Yoga at this time and subsequently met and trained with John Friend and other senior Anusara teachers. Susan is an Inspired Anusara Yoga Teacher. She integrates Anusara and Ayurvedic principles into her yoga practice and teaching and loves to share the power of these sister sciences with her students.

Join Amy Ippoliti and the Bhava Yoga community for an "Anusara Yoga Shakti Fest" in commemoration of life, the brand new Year, contemplation, togetherness and ecstatic yoga. Your guides will be the Universal Priniciple's of Alignment and the Tantric practice of celebration. Open to all levels.

Registration:
Register in person at the studio, by phone (505-842-1080) with a credit card, or mail in a check with registration and contact info to Bhava Yoga Studio, 520A Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
(1 week cancellation policy applies less a $35 admin fee)

Amy has been a student of yoga since 1986. Her study of hatha yoga, pranayama, yoga therapeutics, and yoga philosophy led her to become a certified Anusara Yoga teacher in 2000. She has traveled extensively with Anusara founder, John Friend, apprenticing with him on his national tours, and continues to be a leader in the Anusara Yoga community. Amy has also studied closely with Tantric scholar, Dr. Douglas Brooks since 1999. Amy leads Anusara Yoga retreats, Immersions workshops, and teacher trainings internationally. She is known for her radically affirming teaching style and dynamism, offering her life experience with the potent Universal Principles of Alignment, elegant tantric yoga philosophy, and therapeutics that embody Anusara Yoga.

OCEANSIDE YOGA RETREAT IN MEXICO
Transformation and Grace: The Heart of Anusara Yoga
With Bea Doyle

Friday, March 13, 2009 6:30 - 8:00pm    Ganapati Public Puja
In this group puja we will invoke Ganapati, the empowerer and remover of obstacles. Puja is an invocation of blessing and grace from the divine. Its energy will align specifically with the chakras of the participant, unleashing powerful, life-affirming currents of grace. This Ganapati puja is highly participatory. We will learn mudras, simple finger gestures, and empowering chants to Ganapati. Participants are invited to bring images and icons of Ganapati to be put in the collective shrine.

Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:00 - 5:00pm     Healing With Mantra
Learn to unleash stores of hidden energy through specific chants that resonate their vibrations on the energy centers and channels in the body. This practical workshop focuses on teaching simple yet potent mantras to enhance health and wellness.

• Discover the subtle energy system of the light body within.
• Learn the fundamentals of the charkas and marmas associated with them. Practice mudras and chants to energize these centers.
• Understand the elements and their specific mantras. Practice pronouncing and chanting specific mantras to affect the elements.

Sunday, March 15, 2009 Noon - 4:00pm     Chants for Abundance
Learn a powerful ritual to invoke abundance in your life. This workshop focuses on teaching a specific ritual to Lakshmi, Goddess of wealth and divine radiance.

• Learn the historic and cosmological origins of the goddess Lakshmi
• Learn simple mantras and chants to awaken the Center of Abundance within us.
• Learn specific mudras to activate channels that can empower us.
• Take home a short powerful practice to transform and unleash abundance in you life.

Friday night Ganapati Group Puja--$10 donation

Saturday Healing With Mantra--$108

Sunday Chants for Abundance--$108

Both Saturday and Sunday sessions--$180

Register at the studio, by phone, 505-842-1080, by e-mail info@bhavayogastudio.com or mail in your payment indicating the sessions you will be attending: Bhava Yoga Studio, 520-A Central Ave. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102.

Amarananda Bhairavan
Amarananda Bhairavan, affectionately known as Nandu, is an internationally renowned Vedic Priest and Master Healer. Initiated at the age of nine and trained in Oti vidya, a tantra unique to Odiyyathis or tribal medicine women of Kerala. Amarananda Bhairavan remains a direct descendant of this eight thousand year old tradition of goddess worship. His mystical education and initiations in the ancient Oti vidya tantric practices are the subject of his two visionary books: Kali's Odiyya: A Shaman's True Story of Initiation and Medicine of Light: A Shaman's Journey through Mystic Space-Time. A Vedic scholar, mystic, and Master of sacred art, Amarananda Bhairavan holds Masters Degrees in both Sanskrit and Physical Therapy. Embodying a rare combination of wisdom, compassion, humility and transformative power, Nandu regularly travels the world giving lectures and workshops, performing pujas and fire ceremonies, and conducting private consultations and healing rituals.

Nandu is also available for individual readings while in Albuquerque. Schedule by phone: 505-842-1080 or by e-mail: info@bhavayogastudio.com

Individual Rice Readings 1 hour (by appointment), $250
Puja is a ritual worship of an aspect of the Supreme Divine. Aspects of the Supreme Divine could be angels (Deva), deities such as Lakshmi, Tara, saints/seers (Rishi), incarnations of the divine such as Mother Mary, Buddha, Christ, Krishna (Avatar), Gurus living or ascended, or elemental beings such as earth, fire, water (Bhumi, Agni, Aapa). These beings have specific attributes that, if invoked, can infuse the participant with endowments specific to the deities. For example, Mother Mary is commonly invoked and prayed to for health related issues; Lakshmi is invoked and worshipped for abundance; or Durga in times of distress, and so on. There are specific pujas (chants and ritual prayers) for each of these deities. Puja is powerfully effective because of its unique ability to penetrate the energetic karmic crust through specific chants and prayers. These prayers connect us to our inner centers of divine power. In a one-hour puja, the person's intentions are empowered and his or her subtle body strengthened.

Pujas for Personal Empowerment 45 minutes (by appointment), $108
A Rice Readings is an evaluation tool used by adepts of the Deep Soul Healing practices. During each reading, Bhairavan uses a method of divination called Oti Nottam, developed by the odiyyas to see each person's astral body, karmic sheath (with its marma-chakra systems), mystic shield and all layers of mental realms. As in Jyotish astrology, Rice Reading ceremonies reveal the current energetic state of the client - Nandu will share what he sees from the rice about a person's past, present and future tendencies. Blemishes, prana flow impairments and other harmful abnormalities are detected and remedies offered to repair them. Questions can also be asked.