Elena Savina
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About
* Please come and enjoy very easy flowing Dharma Yoga class with me *
~ All Levels are welcome ~
I have been practicing yoga for many years and attended different yoga and meditation schools all over the world. My best teachers are my students that help me to know them better and provide help on learning their body in return.
In class we create a spacious atmosphere where each individual practices yoga in a way that she/he feels. At the beginning of the class we settle our mind and bring our attention to the present moment, moment of practice. We move slowly during the practice and concentrate our attention on breath. Toward the end of class you may experience a feeling that your body is longer or you can feel yourself taller! This is the first sign of harmony between your body and breath. The class ends with deep relaxation time where we leave our body by itself and let the mind be absolutely still.
What is Dharma Yoga?
Dharma Yoga is a graceful, yet challenging form of yoga based on Sri Dharma Mittra's almost fifty years of practice of classical yoga. Dharma Yoga has roots in all nine forms of yoga, including Hatha, Raja, Karma, Kriya, Bhakti, Japa and Jnana as well as a focus on the Eight Limbs of Yoga (Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga) with great emphasis placed on Yama and Niyama.
In essence, Dharma Yoga is a system of classical Hatha-Raja Yoga. A devotional practice that emphasizes good health, a clear mind and a kind heart. The method weaves together many teachings in order to bring all students closer to the goal of Self-realization.
Who is Sri Dharma Mittra?
Sri Dharma Mittra is a yoga teacher and director of the Dharma Yoga Center in New York City. He has been teaching yoga since 1967. Dharma Mittra is a creator of the famous Master Yoga Chart containing 908 Yoga Postures.
Sri Dharma Mittra has dedicated most of his life in service to humanity teaching yoga, the ancient knowledge of how to attain radiant health and develop spiritually. Since 1967, he has been teaching Classical Yoga: advanced postures, Yama and Niyama and how to lead a content, simple and happy life.
In 1975, Sri Dharma created the Sun Salutation and Yoga Course Chart. This chart includes original drawings and artwork, as well as photographs and two yoga class programs. Over many years after its creation, this course chart and a handful of fresh sprouts were often given to all departing students as a free gift from Sri Dharma.
In 1984, Sri Dharma completed the Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures as an offering to his Guru for all yoga aspirants. This original masterpiece was meticulously assembled from over 1,350 photographs of posture variations he took of himself, all hand-crafted before the computer age. Over 300 of these now-popular posture variations were created by Sri Dharma, though he will always say they only came through Divine intuition. The poster has been an invaluable teaching tool for decades. It can be found in many yoga studios, schools and Ashrams worldwide, including in India. The poster was the inspiration for Yoga Journal’s book Yoga where Sri Dharma himself is featured demonstrating an advanced Headstand series. Sri Dharma Mittra is the author of 608 Yoga Poses, published by New World Library, and was featured in the book American Yoga. His Maha Sadhana DVD set including Level I – “A Shortcut to Immortality” and Level II – “Stairway to Bliss” have been widely acclaimed for their lucid preservation of the main teachings of yoga. These DVD’s include over 8 hours of Asana (posture practice), Pranayama (breathing exercises), spiritual discourses and Kirtan (spiritual call-and-response chanting) and provide an amazing overview of Sri Dharma’s almost half-century of dedication to the yoga tradition.
It was a blessing for me to be a student at Dharma Mittra Yoga School. It is an unforgettable experience to be next and study yoga with Sri Dharma Mittra.
"When you are quite, you see everything with love"
Dharma Mittra