Welcome to Garden of the
Heart Yoga Center. Our intention is to provide
a sanctuary in which you can explore and develop your
wholeness through training in hatha yoga. Welcome to
this ancient and beautiful practice.
New Classes for January! Mondays, 10:00-11:15am, Gentle
Introduction to Yoga 6 Week Series with Vesna
Tuesdays, 6:30-8:00pm, Intermediate with
Tim Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45pm, Introduction
to Yoga 6 Week Series with Cheryl Thursdays,
5:30-6:30pm, Writing Yoga with Bruce Thursdays,
7:15-8:45pm, Mixed Levels with Cindy
WHY PRACTICE YOGA?
Yoga is one of the most well-established and respected
methods of self-care. It is a highly effective set of
techniques to calm the nervous system, increase flexibility
and strength, release physical and mental tension, enhance
sleep, and improve digestion. Yoga includes physical
poses, breathing exercises, meditation, and deep relaxation,
to promote energy flow throughout the body. As body,
mind, and spirit become more integrated through these
practices, we move toward becoming the best version
of ourselves.
WHY GARDEN OF THE HEART?
Garden of the Heart Yoga Center has the only Certified
Anusara teachers in Sarasota. All our teachers are highly
trained in Anusara Yoga, a method whose certification
and teaching requirements are among the highest in the
nation. All teachers have extensive experience in alignment
techniques, therapeutics, and progressive sequencing.
Our classes are taught in a progressive style, with
each week's classes building on poses taught the
previous week. Over the course of a month, each level
class works toward a pinnacle pose, to help you grow
and expand into the fullness of the practice of yoga.
You will receive individualized adjustments in the poses
to facilitate your understanding and learning.
WHY ANUSARA YOGA?
Anusara means, "to be
in the flow of your own Essence" and is one of
the most spiritually inspiring, therapeutically effective,
and physically transformative styles of hatha yoga.
Developed by master teacher John Friend, it is now one
of the fastest growing styles of yoga in the world.
It attracts yogis of all levels with its light-hearted
yet profound celebration of the human spirit and its
deeply therapeutic power. The Anusara Universal Principles
of Alignment allow the body, breath, and spirit to align
with the power of Grace, so that we can tap into our
potential for a full and radiant life. For more information
about Anusara Yoga and John Friend, please visit
www.anusara.com
Watch an interview with
David Newman about "Kirtan and the Bhakti Path."
David and his wife Mira will be presenting kirtan at the
Garden of the Heart on March 3rd. See the
workshops page for
more information.
