Celebrate the season of reflection, rebirth and renewed purpose!

The Winter Solstice is upon us and we are so grateful for the rich fertilizer of wisdom born of experience for reminding us  what is essential. Teaching us to ground down and dig deep. Showing us how to strip down to basics, let go of the old and lighten our load. Finding  radiance in the nectar of the darkness whose roots are firmly grounded in the deep nourishment of understanding and compassion.  Gaining clarity and luminescence as consciousness re-awakens and we open to a whole new realm of possibilities.

More updates coming soon!

Look for new recipes, on-line shopping for Super Foods and upcoming events  for 2010!

New things are always in the works.

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Winter 2009

Let this Winter’s Solstice and New Year’s Chakra Tuning with deAnna serve as an opportunity to dig deep and nourish the roots of reflection and seeds of reinvention!

deAnna returns to Arlington Yoga Center!

5 December 2009

10:15am-12:15pm Jivamukti Master Class $25

1pm-4pm Raw Foods Holiday Class  with Steven $40

Enjoy Jivamukti practice and celebrate compassion this season.

LOKAH SAMASTA SUKHINO BHAVANTU

May all beings everywhere be happy and free…And May the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all.

Winter Solstice Yoga Practice at Equinox

20 December 2009

Sunday. 2pm-4pm. $30.

& Celebrating at Karmany with Steven.

21 December 2009. Monday. 7:30pm-9:30pm.

Experience how purposefully engaging in the yoga practice during dark times shows you how to become your own sun! This special class will begin with cleansing practices called Kriyas which will elevate the body’s temperature and boost hormone production from your internal pharmaceutical lab,which will reduce anxiety, stress and fatigue associated with Winter Seasonal Affective Disorder. Then we will move through a fun, fast-paced asana practice set to an inspiring musical soundtrack accompanied with colorful and therapeutic ambiance that will guide you from the darkness to the Light! We will conclude with a guided meditation that will serve as our inner compass in the coming year.

New Years Eve & New Years Day Chakra Tuning Immersion at Karmany Yoga

31 December 2009. 6pm-12pm.

Ring in the New Year with Karmany Yoga!

Founding Teacher, deAnna Anderson and Karmany Teachers, Ariel Nessel and Steven Haun invite you to join them as we engage in practices  and herlad the upcoming year. The evening will be offered in sections. We will kick off with an invigorating Jivamukti Chakra Balancing Class with deAnna where you will lose yourself in an inspiring soudtrack and wild Colorgize TM therapeutic lights! Next we will enjoy a family-friendly potluck with great food from our fellow “veg-heads” and some Kirtan. The evening will shift into a more reflective mode as we move into Meditation& Mauna. We will then experience a Dharma Talk and Dharma Mittra-style Psychic Development Practice with Ariel that is guaranteed to promote receptivity and intution. Stay tuned for the evenings itinerary!

1 January 2010

10:30am-1:30pm.

$36 by donation.

Start the New Year off right! Come together with a group of adventurous yogis for  a purifying and invigorating asana practice set to an inspirational soundtrack commencing with uplifting chanting and grounding intentions. Prepare to polish your inner lens and start the year off with a fresh perspective! Be sure to arrive early as this event will be full.

Divine Manorama returns to Dallas Yoga Center!

Divine Manorama returns to Dallas Yoga Center!

Friday 11/06, 6pm-8pm

“Durga Mata” Satsang

Saturday and Sunday 11/07-11/08, 12pm-5pm

Sanskrit/Philosophy Classes.

For more information visit www.sanskritstudies.org.

Manorama’s New Release Namo Namah, Invoke Reverence available!

Invoke Reverence

She just had her CD Release party at Jivamukti Yoga School in NYC a few weeks ago! Come. Sit. Chant with Manorama. Experience reverence.

Learn Sanskrit, listen to ideas and absorb the wisdom.

In the kitchen with deAnna and Steven

Giving Thanks and Receiving Abundance Satsang!

Saturday 11/14, 5pm-8pm

Join Steven and deAnna for their first Raw Vegan Potluck and Satsang at their new place! The theme will be winter salads, warming soups and drinks. We will also share yummy, nourishing holiday ideas and tips for maintaining your highest choices.

New Book available on Amazon.

“An Offering of Leaves”,

Lady Ruth

Lady Ruth Lauer-Manenti

Coming Soon to Dallas!

Ruth Lauer-Manenti, one of the Jivamukti Yoga NYC community’s most senior and popular teachers, is coming to Karmany Yoga Dallas 20-21 February 2010.  She has just authored a new book, “An Offering of Leaves” with a forward by David Life. It is a collection of her simple and beautiful opening dharma talks recorded by Rima Rabbath and transcribed by Andrea Boyd.

On the Road 2009 with deAnna Anderson

Costa Rica 200523-24 October Yoga One Houston

24 October Yoga Haven Galveston

7 November Arlington Yoga Center (Food Party!)

Coming to Sundance Yoga Studio in Houston 12-13 December 2009!

Stay posted for local Jivamukti Chakra Tuning dates and Times at Karmany Yoga and Yoga Balance in McKinney.  Monthly visits to Dharma Yoga Center in Arlington.  Returning to Yoga In Motion in San Antonio and Yoga Haven in Galveston in Spring 2010.

Join deAnna 12-13 December in Houston at Sundance Yoga!

Jivamukti Yoga School

November 2009 Focus:

Ahimsa and Veganism

Commentary from Sharon Gannon’s book Yoga and Vegetarianism.

“Through the practices of yoga, we discover that concern for the happiness and well-being of others, including animals, must be an essential part of our own quest for happiness and well-being. The fork can be a powerful weapon of mass-destruction or a tool to create peace on Earth.” - Sharon Gannon

Latest book available!

Gratitude!

Since opening Karmany Yoga in February, we have been very blessed in receiving so much encouragement and support from the press. In just a few short months, we have been featured in Daily Candy, Park Cities People, Channel 11, Channel 5, D Beauty Magazine and most recently were filmed for an upcoming show on the Style network.

Follow the links below to read what they are saying about the new venture…

Daily Candy

Park Cities People

Channel 5

D Beauty

D Beauty Blog

D Beauty Spring 2008

Latest News

SRI KRISHNA PATTBHI JOIS MAHA- SAMADHI

On 18 May 2009 at 2:30pm Indian Time, the great yogi Sri K. Pattabhi Jois took   Maha- Samadhi at age 94.  With his guru Sri Krishnamachrya, he developed the Ashtanga Yoga system.  Guruji was one the most influential yogis in the last century and was one of the main reasons any of us are enjoying the practice of yoga and in particular vinyasa style yoga in the West. The Ashtanga system is comprised of about 6 main series that are practiced  all over the world. So he is also hugely responsible for sharing vinyasa krama or ideas on the systematic sequencing of postures.

According to the inspiration section of the Jivamukti website:

Shri K. Pattabhi Jois studied yoga under his guru Shri Krishnamacharya and also attended the Sanskrit College of Mysore, where he became a professor of Sanskrit and Advaita Vedanta. He and Shri Krishnamacharya developed the Astanga Yoga series based on the purifying practices described in the ancient texts. In 1948, he founded the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore. In 1958, he wrote his classic book Yoga Mala, which explores Astanga and Yoga philosophy. In 1998, David Life was made a certified Astanga teacher by Shri K. Pattabhi Jois. Both Sharon and David make regular trips Mysore to study under him.

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Pattabhi was one of the main influences on the Jivamukti Yoga method and gave David and Sharon his blessings when they co-founded the system back in 1986. David was certified by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois to teach all the through the Advanced B Series .  Sharon and David are very grateful for all the teachings and insights they received from studying with him. He is one of our “grand gurus”!

He was famous for saying “Do your practice and all is coming.”

A favorite quote that is featured on the Jivamukti NYC website is:

“Ahhhh Samadhi. Yoga is Samadhi. God is One. Yoga is One. Philosophy is One. That’s All.”

This week in honor of the transition of this profoundly influential master, we will be integrating some particular rituals into our classes to express our tremendous gratitude for the practices, wisdom and example that we received from Guruji and to support his transformation…

The Tuesday evening 6pm class at Karmany will include a moment of silence accompanied by the chanting of a few particular mantras that were specified as appropriate for this time by Manorama. We will be somehwat coordinating with the ceremony celebrating the life of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois at the main Jivamukti Center in NYC which will be lead by Manorama-ji and Ruth-ji. Ruth Lauer Manenti had a very close relationship with Guruji and will speak about his life and influence on us and Manorama Thea D’Alvia will lead the fire ceremony and chanting of the mantras.

For the next 12 days, we will be continuing to honor the gift of his existence and teachings and include something special at Karmany on Friday 29 May during our Gratitude Party which “coincidentally” will coordinate with the closing ceremony that will be held at the Jivamukti Center in NYC by Sri Sharon-ji and Sri David-ji.

We are still awaiting further instructions regarding this next few weeks but for now a few instructions are:

Let us reflect on the GURU mantra, the GAYAATRI mantra and the MAHA MRTYUNJAYA mantra

Let us set aside as much time for meditation as possible.

Let us reflect on all that SRI KRISHNA PATTABHI JOIS has done to uplift our existence.

We can place his photo on our alters or somewhere special, decorate with white flowers and light white candles.

To learn more about Guruji, you can visit www.kpjayi.org.

To hear a touching account of Guruji from my guru David Life visit Yoga Journal.