Yoga and Tantric Dance
with Amrita Choudhury
March 25-28 at Yoga Yoga 360
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Amrita Choudhury returns to Yoga Yoga for the third year to offer guidance in the art of Sacred Movement and Tantric Dance. These special classes with Amrita are guaranteed to fill you with joy and deepen your relationship to your current yoga practice!
Amrita Choudhury is an extraordinary
performer, choreographer and dance therapist. Amrita’s journey
began at a young age in India where she was classically educated
and trained in the yogic arts. Participants from her classes at
Yoga Yoga have described the experience as "beyond excellent",
"mind blowing", "joyously inspiring" and "deeply
medicinal"
Click here to read what
other participants had to say.
Click here to see video footage of Amrita teaching.
Click here to see video footage of Amrita dancing.
Men and women, regardless of age or ability are all encouraged to attend!
Enjoy
Amrita's weekend classes (Friday-Sunday) for $195! ($245 after March1)
Click
here or call (512) 381-6464
to register.
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Introduction and Led Practice
Friday, March 26, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Meet Amrita and learn a bit about the rich history of Yoga and Tantric Dance. Amrita will then lead us through a movement practice that will give us a taste of this powerful and transformative art which dates back to ancient times.
Cost: $30 ($40 after March 1) Click
here to register.
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 Yoga
and Tantric Dance
Saturday, March 27, 12:30 - 4:30 PM
Sunday, March 28, 12:30 - 4:30 PM
Amrita Choudhury will bring
ancient Indian Philosophy to life in this spiritually inspiring and
soulfully uplifting weekend.
Learn and practice various mudras (hand positions), body positions, feet positions and eye movements to experience their powerful therapeutic benefits. These movements will begin to flow together in an exploration of the aspects of Shiva and Shakti. Experience the healing nature of the sacred postures and dance, inspired by 3000-year-old practices of Sacred Dance and Yoga. Each day will end with a graceful flowing meditation using mudras and movement.
Yoga
and Indian dance are inseparable. It is believed that the sacred scriptures
were handed down to us through expression, movement, and rhythm of
dance by the gods and goddesses. The sacred Yogic postures and mudras
(symbolic hand gestures) flow from one posture to another smoothly
like dance. Slow and fast rhythmic music is used to help position
the postures. Proper yogic breathing, ancient sacred mantra and meditation
concludes this wonderful form of Yoga dance. The weekend
is designed for both women and men, no yoga or dance experience necessary.
All are welcome.
Cost:
$75 each day ($95 after March 1)
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Shiva/Shakti Trance Dance
Sunday, March 28, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Experience the joy and ecstasy of shiva/shakti trance dance inspired by the ancient trance dance traditions of India. This vibrant meditation in motion exuberates the body, mind and spirit and brings balance to the shiva and shakti energies that reside within us all. This ecstatic journey of soul is the perfect finish to a transformative weekend.
Cost: $30 ($40 after March 1) Click
here to register.
BONUS CLASS: A Special Evening of Bhangara and Bollywood!
Thursday, March 25, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Explore the vibrant pulsating rhythms and expressive movements of these vibrant dances. Follow along step by step at your own level. Leave you inhibitions at the door, everyone is welcome! Be prepared to sweat and be filled with joy!
Cost: $30 ($40 after March 1) Click
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Amrita
Choudhury is a dance and movement therapist with over 25 years experience in Indian sacred dance, mudras and Nritya yoga. Her grandfather was a yogi and Shaivite priest and her mother was her first dance teacher. Amrita was educated at Rabindranath Tagore’s school in India (Santiniketan), where the relationship between nature, spirituality and the arts was part of everyday life. She carries a degree in Anthropology and is a respected dance researcher and choreographer.
Click
here to read more about Amrita and her
dance creations.
What
some past participants have said about Amrita's classes:
I was expecting to dance and learn some hand motions, I wasn't expecting to be so deeply and profoundly touched by the beauty of human grace, communication on so many levels, and to be literally changed on the cellular level. - Chris
Dancing with Amrita is fun, energizing and educational! After taking her workshop, you will not only see how yoga fits in with ancient tradition and philosophy, you will feel it!!! - Joyce
Yoga dance gives a whole new meaning to the notion of classical dance for those of us trained in the west. I have fallen in love with this practice that is at once spiritual, invigorating, healing and artistic. - Lauren
Amrita is an unbelievable spirit. I feel so lucky to have met her and, even better, to have practiced with her! – Elizabeth
Words cannot describe the nurturing, transformative, spiritual, and physically healing effect that this workshop has had on me. I feel more balanced in my thinking and actions, I have more understanding of Yoga, I am happier on a daily basis, and I feel empowered to create my life as I like. My practice is again refreshed and refueled, I feel more in connection with my community and family, I feel that I see more clearly and act more effectively, and I enjoy each moment more after attending this workshop. I cannot thank you enough for making this happen!
Amrita is an excellent teacher. Not only does she have years of experience, she also has pure talent, and a heart & soul filled with joy.
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