The below are offerings in Accra, Ghana (updated 20 June 2010).
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New students, please fill out the online registration form beforehand, to attend your first time.
June - July 2010
Tuesday mornings 8:30-10am @ Orchid Gardens - 15 June, 22 June, 29 June & 6 July
10Gh¢ tuition minimum donation. Karma Yoga Accra (the project of Ana and Gretchen who regularly teach there) will donate funds to Ghana Yoga! (a website/future yoga center in Accra Cristin is helping set up)
Please email me by prior Monday before 5pm to confirm you will attend and include your mobile #, as class may be canceled if there is rain.
Directions to Orchid Gardens: From Danquah Circle take the road directly across the road from Koala. You immediately pass the Great Wall Asian grocery on the right and then the police hospital on the left. Continue on this road past the Cantonments police station and Morningstar school. At Akufo-Addo Circle (former Cantonments Circle), take the first road off the circle. Continue on this road past the US Embassy on left. At the Embassy Circle, take the second road (as if you had driven directly across the circle). Stay to your left as the road forks. You will pass Twinkle Tots School on left and then Yaa Kobe Gardens on right. The compound after Yaa Kobe Gardens is Orchid Gardens. Enter the first gate and tell the guard you are there for yoga. Drive to your right, at the T turn left and at the end of the road there is a parking lot on your right by the tennis courts. Just past the pool is the outdoor covered pavilion for yoga.
Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30pm - 22 June, 29 June & 6 July
Will teach regular yoga class at Pippa's Health Centre Ringway, since Marina (my teacher) is on holiday. If you are new to Pippa's, your first trial class is free, then cost is 20 cedis to drop in (or you can buy a package or join as a member to get other benefits). No need to reserve ahead, just come 15 minutes early your first class to talk to me before we start. If you have it bring a mat, or you can borrow one (but supply is limited)
Directions to Pippa's Health Centre: Location is 5th Ringway Link, Ringway Estate, This street runs parallel to the road where the British High Commission is located - just to the south. Reach them at 021 224488.
Wednesday evenings 7-8:30pm in Cantonments - 16 June, 23 June, 30 June & 7 July
15Gh¢ tuition donation per class, 40Gh¢ for all four classes, and priority spots given to those signing up for four classes, partial funds to Ghana Yoga! (a website and future yoga center in Accra)
April - December 2010
Sunday morning monthly 8-part series - Kundalini Yoga - Stress Reduction & Weight Loss, 7-9am, location in New Town near "Circle", Tuition donations to help fund Ghana Yoga! (Accra's first yoga website and center), Dates: 11 April, 30 May, 4 July?, check back for confirmation and dates from September
During difficult times, our minds get attached to certain thoughts, often ones that do not serve our highest selves. Then, our bodies are impacted by the mind, holding tension that seems to protect us from past experiences that were stressful or fearful. This course enhances metabolism and kicks up our glandular systems to move this stuck energy, which over time is not beneficial. We work to free ourselves from stress, self-animosity and inner conflict. We do this by being very active in our yoga practice to create balance, tune up our glands, activate the thyroid and build stamina to tone, balance and eliminate toxins. In doing so, we create movement of physical energy within, allowing simultaneious freeing of mental blockages and reducing physiological stress. We move beyond duality (or our perceived selves and the self we show the world) to create balance, spiritual stamina and a calm heart. Join in to feel lighter, freer and happier!
Starting 6 September - December 2010
Monday morning weekly class? - Kundalini Yoga, 9-10:30am, Cantonments
Wednesday morning weekly classes? - Kundalini Yoga, 9-10:30am &/or Prental/Postpartum Mom/Baby Yoga, 10:45am-12pm, Cantonments
Wednesday evening weekly class - Kundalini Yoga, 7-8:30pm, Cantonments
Friday evening monthly workshop, 7-9pm, Cantonments
* Excel & Celebrate - Sacred Circle of Women
The six-part series includes yoga, chanting, meditation, creative activities, yogic health and beauty wisdom, as well as spiritual nurturing. Allow yourself to be embraced in the loving support of a conscious community of women. Together, we reclaim our joy, wisdom and radiance. As we move forward with confidence, clarity and vitality, we awaken our innate power as woman.
Friday evening monthly workshop, 7-9pm, Cantonments
* Restorative Yoga by Candlelight
Treat yourself to renewal from the inside out. With blankets for support, this nurturing practice uses the breath to soften the body while the mind grows present, allowing you to open deeply. We explore how subtle shifts in attitude and alignment weave into a new sense of balanced awareness and support for the body, mind and senses. The results will leave you refreshed, rejuvenated and lighter than air.
Sunday afternoon workshop, 1-3:45pm (offered twice a year)
* Birth Preparation - Yoga, Breathwork & Relaxation for Pregnancy, Labor & Birth
Come to experience the 10 top yoga poses for pregnancy, daily yoga stretches, restorative yoga for pregnancy, Kegel exercise practice, also what to expect in labor, and breathing, positions and relaxation for labor. Tips for breastfeeding and managing life with a newborn too.
Sunday evening weekly class - Kundalini Yoga, 4-5:30pm, Cantonments
January -August 2011
Sunday morning monthly 8-part series - Kundalini Yoga - The Eight Chakras, 7-9am, location in New Town near "Circle", Tuition donations help fund Ghana Yoga! (Accra's first yoga website and center)
A chakra (wheel) is an energy center or vortice in the body. Seven of the main chakras lie along the spine, corresponding to the endocrine system and major nerve centers. The eighth is the aura (the energy field where all the chakras merge). In the eastern view of anatomy, our energy and health require open and balanced chakras. This course works from the root chakra to the crown chakra, and beyond to the aura, creating balance, vitality and energy. It is a fabulous way to pro-actively enhance well-being and your life.Attend one month or all -- April first chakra (root/stability), May second chakra (sacral/creativity), June third chakra (solar plexus/power), July fourth chakra (heart/love); then September (throat/communication), October (third eye/intuition), November (crown/connection to divine), December (aura/energy field).
September 2011 - July 2012
Sunday morning monthly 10-part series - Kundalini Yoga - The Ten Bodies, 7-9am, location in New Town near "Circle", Tuition donations help fund Ghana Yoga! (Accra's first yoga website and center)
In the yogic view of anatomy, our physical body is just one of ten bodies. The others include three mental bodies (positive, negative and neutral mind) and six energy bodies. Each is related to our psyche and has gifts that manifest if strong. Our caliber depends on the balance of the ten bodies, and the root of disease exists first in one of these spiritual bodies, before it manifests outward. This ten-part course works on strengthening and balancing each body, to powerfully enhance health and well-being. Can be offered as a ten-class series or an intensive ten hour workshop.
