Classes, Seminars & Workshops
Come and discover the joy of being in touch with yourself on all levels; body, mind and spirit. We offer a variety of workshops, conferences, retreats, and professional trainings in hatha yoga, meditation, wellness, philosophy of life, and personal growth.
For event registration please send a filled-out event registration form to us by email: info@ihtyoga.org or mail it to our address. For registration by phone please call 651-645-1291 and leave a message with your name and phone number and the class you wish to attend.
Event Registration Form
The Writing Seminar
With Ma Devi
Saturday, January 7
Many of us have a hidden scribe inside, longing to emerge! Let’s help it.
In this seminar, we will ponder some points to assist us in remembering events, building up imagined scenes, forming our characters, and engaging in written dialog. We will discuss how to write non-fiction facts and events. Then we will begin some writing exercises. Come prepared for magic!
Total cost is $12.00; with pre-registration $10.00.
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The Yamas of Yoga
With Manuraj (Maynard Speece)
Saturday, January 28, 10:00 AM – Noon
The Yoga Sutras state that the practice of Ashtanga Yoga is to be undertaken for the pain that is to come, that is, the avoidable pain that is apparently inevitable without the application of yoga science in our lives. This science begins with the five yamas:
- ahimsa (non-harming)
- satya (truthfulness)
- brahmacharya (moderation)
- asteya (non-stealing)
- aparigraha (non-grasping)
We will discuss a variety of approaches to these restraints in our dealings with oursleves and others using the teachings of Swami Rama, the Yoga Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita—as well as our life experiences!
Cost: $25.00; with pre-registration, $22.00.
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The Creative Mind
With Swami Jaidev
Saturday, February 11, 10:00 - Noon
Our era is unique. The circumstances surrounding our lives are invitations to learn the art of living. We yearn for the way things were or crave an idealized future, yet the present gets neglected for its gems of revelation.
Let’s explore those gems:
- Know the territory not the map for fulfillment
- Keep a sense of peace anytime, anywhere
- Take advantage of pain, resistence, loss
- Become a comprehensor who proves for him/herself
- Learn why meditation/contemplation need a companion
- Learn why matter matters
- Learn the overlooked secret to happiness
Cost: $25.00; with pre-registration, $22.00.
(painting by Alex Grey)
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What is Ayurveda?
With Dena Jackson
Saturday, February 18, 10:00 - Noon
What is Ayurveda and what can it do for you? Come discover the basics of this ancient healing system of the East.
Ayurveda literally means “science of life.” We’ll examine the biological forces that play in the body and mind and learn how we can begin to live in harmony with our own unique constitution. We’ll study as well some of the main therapies utilized to create balance in our lives.
Cost: $25.00; with pre-registration $22.00.
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Yoga and Pregnancy
With Kate Poole
Saturday, February 25; 10:00 - Noon
Maintaining flexibility, strength, nd balance in the body while keeping the mind calm and focused is important anytime, but especially during pregnancy. If you are currently pregnant, planning on a pregnancy, or a hatha instructor who teaches women who are pregnant, this class is for you!
We’ll explore the challenges that the pregnant body experiences, then show the many postures that can be enjoyed during pregnancy. We’ll include modifications to many traditional postures that allow a greater variety of hatha postures for a pregnant woman’s practice.
Come learn from Kate, a mother of three and a certified hatha instructor. She will share her knowledge of this special time in a woman’s life.
Cost: $25.00; with pre-registration, $20.00.
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The Troll Meets the Leprechaun
With Swami Jaidev and Denny Bengtson
Saturday, March 10, 10 AM - Noon
Two self-appointed guardians of ancient treasures, a youthful Troll and an elder Leprechaun, exchange viewpoints about how earthlings can discover the meaning of life and how people search for the pot of gold, but always look in the wrong places.
Eavesdrop on:
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how people make worry their meditation
- how problems make one eligible for compassion
- how to elude your mortality
- how suffering makes one qualified for wisdom
- how reason mirrors nature and leads to freedom
- how myths open the heart to supernatural truth.
Cost: $25.00; with pre-registration, $22.00.
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The Niyamas of Yoga
With Manuraj (Maynard Speece)
Saturday, March 31, 10:00 AM – Noon
The practice of the niyamas of yoga challenges us to see ourselves in honest and new ways. They are:
- saucha (purity)
- santosha (contentment)
- tapas (self-discipline)
- svadyaya (self-study)
- ishvara pranidhana (surrender to God)
The niyamas are the most intimate yoga disciplines after meditation itself and deserve our repeated attention.
Cost: $25.00; with pre-registration, $22.00.
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Hatha Yoga and Ayurveda
With Dena Jackson
Saturday, April 14, 10:00 - Noon
Have you ever noticed that sometimes you enjoy certain postures, but at other times those same postures just don’t feel right? Join Dena to explore your hatha practice in terms of your ayurvedic constitution. Even if you have no idea what vata, pitta and kapha mean, you will learn different ways of tailoring your practice to your own unique constitution and current imbalances. Come prepared for asana practice following a talk.
Cost: $25.00; with pre-registration, $22.00.
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The Running Clinic
With Swami Jaidev
Saturday, April 28; 10:00 - Noon
The yogi and running master, Swami Jaidev, will lead a fascinating exercise clinic for runners, walkers, and those wishing to become either. He will assist serious practitioners and those who always wanted to begin an aerobic course. This winner of many races will add endurance and speed to your races through teaching yogic breathing also.
Bring your running problems with you to the clinic, and the master will give you the ways to outrun them! He will also show how to prevent and tend knee problems; teach runner’s acupressure, runner’s nutrition, and rest; work on yogic warm up and cool down exercises; and teach the best “attitude” of super runners.
Be prepared to run outdoors. The Running and Breathing book is included in the cost of the seminar. Have the author sign it for you!
Cost: $30.00; with pre-registration, $25.00.
