yoga newsletter

march 2005

yoga workshops, retreats & trainings
maui • oahu • hawaii • usa

Aloha

I've just arrived home in Chennai. It's wonderful to see my Teachers again and the dedication to their Yoga and Ayurveda sadhana (practices). In two weeks time I leave for NYC and Chicago and will be presenting workshops in both cities. Having these stopovers will guarantee that I'll be holding workshops, twice a year in March and September, on the East Coast, in the Mid West and Los Angeles / Orange County.

Over the years many students have asked me for this kind of commitment and regularity, so that they can continue an ongoing study and maintain their relationship with me. This is what Yoga is all about, to have a strong link to these teachings. This is why I regularly travel to India to be with my Teachers. Some of the students who have studied in Chennai often comment on how they feel so connected with Chennai and the Krishnamacharya lineage after doing a workshop with me. This type of remembrance is good for keeping the flame and dedication of Yoga and Ayurveda alive.

However, I need your support so that I can continue to support you. There's a lot of cost, time and travel involved to hold these events so please make the effort to commute to a workshop if there's one close to you.

This year I've reduced the weekend Workshops to be on a single day, either as a 3 hour or 5 hour format, so hopefully this will make them more accessible and reduce travel time in the larger cities. The new focus for these workshops will be on FITNESS, HEALTH and TRAINING, giving you more of the taste and experience of Yoga, and for those who then want to dig deeper into the self study of Yoga and Ayurveda there are one week Retreats and one year Trainings on Maui, Hawaii.

The next workshops are:

MANHATTAN, NY
Sunday, March 27 at The Breathing Project (5 hour workshop) TRAINING

CHICAGO, IL
Saturday, April 02 at Yoga State School & Studio (5 hour workshop) TRAINING

MAUI, HI
Saturday, April 09 at The Studio Maui (3 hour workshop) TRAINING

KONA, HI
Sat & Sun, April 16 - 17 at Pilates & Yoga Center of Kona (5 hour workshop) FITNESS & HEALTH

HONOLULU, HI
Saturday, April 23 at Purple Yoga Hawaii (3 hour workshop) FITNESS

KAILUA, HI
Sunday, April 24 at Three Paths Health Spa (3 hour workshop) HEALTH

Hope to see you soon!
Mahalo, Ted

PS. Chennai (Madras) seems to be back to normal after the Tsunami. I would personally like to thank all the people who emailed me at that time and your concern was the greatest gift. Some offered money for me to take to Chennai, but I felt that there was such a global awareness with plenty of organizations doing a wonderful job.

However, for the last few years before coming to Chennai, I've given students the opportunity to donate cash which I personally hand deliver to a 'Widowed Women's Institution' here in RA Puram. Once a women in India loses her husband and family then life becomes very difficult for them. These small donations usually add up to a couple of hundred US dollars, which is about 10,000 Rupees and pays for many meals. I don't always remember to ask at every workshop if anyone wishes to donate, but if you do, please approach me at the end of the workshop. Om Namo Namah.

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