Summer!

Happy summer solstice and international day of yoga, everyone!

Join us on this longest day for a celebration of light and abundance – two-hour Sivananda class this evening – 18.30-20.30, Svaha Downtown, Begijnensteeg 1, taught by Susan Bhagavati.

Let’s shine!

  

“The sun, with planets revolving around it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.”
Galileo

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Yoga Retreat in ARUBA!

You are warmly invited to join Susan and Gregory for a week in beautiful, sunny, tropical Aruba – with inspiring, energizing yoga classes, delicious food, calm atmosphere, great people – we’d love it if YOU were there, too!

October 20 – 26, 2018

More information here: http://yogaretreataruba.com/?lang=en

 

“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”
Gary Snyder

Some class changes this week:

Susan Bhagavati is traveling to Assisi this coming week so please know that our next two Monday morning classes will be cancelled but the other classes WILL continue with fantastic teachers!

 

Here’s the schedule, as of this Monday:

 

10.00 Monday, 28/5: cancelled

19.00 Tuesday 29/5: Dana

18.30 Thursday 31/5: Gregory

10.30 Saturday 2/5: Gregory

16.00 Sunday class & Satsang: Dana and Marieke

10.00 Monday 5/6: cancelled

19.00 Tuesday 6/6: Marieke

 

Enjoy and see you soon! 

Sweet Bhakti Sunday

An extra special mini reTREAT for you! Dana Devi and Marieke will lead our monthly Sunday gathering, offering a blissful sinking into the practice with gentle music.

Sunday, June 3rd

16.00 – 17.45: Marieke will teach a Sivananda yoga class, accompanied by Dana Devi’s soothing voice, guitar, and harmonium. “During these classes we invite you to open the heart, to let go, to leave thinking behind and rest in the silence of being.”

Pre-registration for this event is required – please deposit €15 to this account with your name in the ‘omschrijving’: NL96 ABNA 0533 5729 40, S. Christensen.

18.00 – 19.30: Sivananda Satsang – guided meditation, chanting, arati, and prasad. Donations for the satsang are appreciated.

Svaha Downtown, Begijnensteeg #1

Come for one or both events as you’d like, everyone is welcome. ♡

The Zulu Medicine Man does not ask his patients when their symptoms began.
He asks them, “When did you stop singing?”

Class Schedule Updated

Our 10.00 Friday class has now ended – we welcome you to any and all of our other weekly classes:

Mondays 10.00 – 11.30 (there WILL be class on 2de Pinksterdag!)
Tuesdays 19.00 – 20.30
Thursdays 18.30 – 20.30
Saturdays 10.30 – 12.00

Classes are taught in English in the Sivananda tradition, for all levels. We look forward to seeing you soon!

“The yogi is ever alert, always watching the mind. When he sees useless thought waves arising, he immediately replaces them with positive thoughts, thus creating new mental habits that are conducive to spiritual growth.”
Swami Vishnudevananda

Sivananda Classes This Week

TONIGHT! Tuesday 19.00-20.30 YES!
Thursday 18.30 CANCELLED! on Hemelvaart
Friday 10.00-11.30 LAST FRIDAY CLASS!
Saturday 10.30-noon YES!

Svaha Downtown, Begijnensteeg 1

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See you soon! ♡

“Do you know who you are? I shall tell you. Hear me. You are the master of the body and the senses and the mind. You are the master of your life. All power is within you. You have to know this and manifest it.”
Sri Swami Sivananda

May SHINE!

Sunday Satsang, May 6th

16.00  Yoga Class

18.00  Satsang – meditation and chanting

19.30  Sweets and tea

Come experience the uplifting effects of Bhakti Yoga – the yoga path of devotion. We start with a guided meditation and then sing heart-opening Sanskrit chants and then end with a purifying light ceremony with tea and something sweet to eat.

 

Sivananda Yoga Classes:

Mondays  10.00 – 11.30
Tuesdays  19.00 – 20.30
Thursdays  18.30 – 20.30
Fridays  10.00 – 11.30
Saturdays  10.30 – 12.00

ADDRESS: Svaha Downtown, Begijnensteeg #1

Sivananda yoga is based on a series of practices that bring awakened vitality and deep calm on all levels. Classes and events are for all levels and are taught in English…everyone is warmly welcome. ♡

“Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person, smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun.”
B.K.S. Iyengar