Ted Surman

Yoga Awareness has opened a Yoga and Ayurveda studio in Kailua, Oahu. The studio is located in the center of town, only minutes from the beach and 20 minutes drive over the spectacular Pali Highway from Honolulu. WEEKEND WELLNESS programs are every Saturday and Sunday during 2009. The purpose of doing a regular wellness program is to help you develop healthy rituals in your life. Make a commitment to yourself this year and come to another level of 'well-being'. The weekend wellness program is ideal for busy Oahu students ~ so create your 'health plan' for balance, clarity and vitality ! Make an appointment on your calendar NOW and schedule each weekend for a Yoga class and/or a Yoga Ayurveda private / treatment. Come enjoy FREE a yoga class and an Ayurvedic consultation with Ted and Sylvia at the Oahu WELLNESS WEEKEND opening day on Sunday 15 February. Pre-registration is required.

Ted Surman, a New Zealander who lives on Maui, is the founder of Yoga Awareness. He began Yoga in 1990 and since 1997 has studied with Gary Kraftsow at the American Viniyoga Institute and at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram.Ted travels each year to Chennai, India for ongoing studies with his teachers at Yoga Raksanam. He also studies and practices with a doctor of Ayurveda at Pathways Health Center.

Sylvia Whelchel Sylvia, originally from Switzerland, has studied yoga and alternative healing modalities for most of her life. She is a certified hypnotherapist and nutritionist, and has completed the Yoga Awareness 2006 Sadhana Training and an Ayurveda internship with Ted Surman. She continues her Yoga and Ayurveda studies in India. Sylvia teaches chanting and meditation classes and offers Wellness programs.