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Power of Yoga
Essentials of Practice
Facilitator
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The session will begin with an introduction to the practice of Yoga as holistic and therapeutic. It is a means to wellness first and fitness will follow. With this introduction the participants will be taken through the practice of Ashtanga Yoga primary series.
The series demonstrated will be chosen keeping the participants and general age group in mind. There need not be any restrictions in the people coming in. The sequence will be set appropriately.
As the asanas flow, the facilitator will speak about how to identify and be aware of the general imbalances in the body and how to create an awareness and address the issue.
The routine will have a Warm-up, Asana Practice and a cool down in the first set (1 hour). After which a more subtle practice of Pranayama will be introduced, while the facilitator explains the salient features of each Pranayama and when and how to do it and integrate into a daily routine (30 mins).
A Q&A will follow as the main aim of the session is to inspire and encourage participants to understand yoga as a lifestyle, and not a “just another stretch”.
It has always been the facilitator, Yamini’s endeavour to introduce traditional Yoga as its benefits are immense. The right way of understanding the scripture and practicing it with awareness is the key to enjoy those benefits.
Note: Please bring a yoga mat along with you and wear comfortable clothing that you can move in.
Facilitator
Yamini Muthanna
Yamini Muthanna is a Bengaluru based Yoga Acharya and Natya Acharya. She is the Founder-Teacher of Yogasthala, an exclusive studio, promoting the learning of Indian Classical Dance Bharatnatyam and Yoga since 2001. The studio attracts students from all over the world to learn and practice the art of Bharatnatyam and Yoga.
Yamini is an ardent practitioner of Ashtanga Yoga since 1986 and her expertise is guided by her Guru Yoga Visharad BNS Iyengar of Shri Patanjai Yoga Mandira, Mysore. She studied the practice of Yoga from 1986 to 1997.
Yamini has published two books so far out of which her first book The Power of Yoga is now an International best seller and is marked the No. 1 reference books for research scholars of Yoga studies in several Universities. It has been translated into various foreign languages. Her second book is an children’s book, Childrens’ Yoga Step – by- Step which was launched in 2022.
Her next book The Power of Yoga – Beyond the Mat will be soon published and available for readers in 2023. Yamini has been commissioned to write Yoga books for Om Books International. Her articles are published regularly in the health magazines and health blogs.
Yamini has directed and scripted 26 episodes called Yogabhyas on Indian National TV – Prasar Bharati – Doordarshan, which is relayed even today in different regional languages every morning. She also has scripted and conducted Yoga Fitness episodes on TataSky Active fitness and Disney Hotstar TV channels which airs everyday. Yamini also features in the Yoga Film, directed and produced by Andrew Eppler of United States.
Yamini has travelled many countries around the world conducting workshops and seminars on yoga and dance. She has travelled many times as a Cultural Ambassador, appointed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Ministry of Culture. Yamini is an empanelled artist of dance and yoga under the outstanding category and is recognised as Grade “A” artist by the culture committee of Doordarshan.
She was invited for the Abu Dhabi Book Fair in 2018 for book reading and Yoga demonstrations. She was also recently invited for the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival SCRF 2023. She is often invited by international yoga conferences and yoga meets where is a speaker on various aspects of Yoga.
Yamini hails from the district of Kodagu in Karnataka. She is a postgraduate in English Literature from the Mysore University.
