Hatha Yoga Intensive – Weekend Workshop

The workshop

The Ramakrishnananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Astoria will conduct a 4-hour intensive hatha yoga workshop on the third weekend of December just before the holiday season kicks off. Get ready for this extended class, which will incorporate traditional yogic practices from the main branches of hatha yoga, including deep yogic relaxation, flowing body movements of the Vinyasa series, the expansion of the vital energies through Pranayama techniques (breathing exercises) and classical asanas, or yoga postures.

The yoga teachers

The multilevel yoga session is suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced practitioners and will be given by Swami Muktananda, Govinda das, Keshava das, Radha devi dasi and Ganga devi dasi. The five yogis, full-time residents at the Ramakrishnananda Ashram, have studied directly from Yoga Master Acharya Swami Ramakrishnananda and have been giving classes for more than 10 years. Yoga is an integral part of their daily lives, which are deeply rooted in the principles inherent in the mystical tradition of yoga.

Our approach

Hatha yoga at the Ramakrishnananda Yoga Vedanta Center is more than just the physical act of holding postures. It is a way of living and being, with the emphasis placed on the practitioner’s state of awareness and consciousness. Our approach to yoga is noncompetitive with a focus on looking inward. One’s strength and flexibility is not the centre of the practice.