Surya Namaskar: Salute to the Sun
A SPECIAL LABOR DAY YOGA CLASS AT 4:00 - 5:15 PM
This yoga class will focus on the ancient practice of Surya Namaskara: Salute to the Sun. After a warm up, participants will practice the Surya Namaskara series, which consists of 12 postures, to the soothing and inspiring sound of live chanting of Sanskrit mantras. The practice will conclude with a cool down and guided savasana (resting posture).
The day’s program will also include:
- A guided tour of the Mount Madonna campus (weather permitting)
- Lunch & dinner in the shared community dining hall
- Personal time
- Option to stay for arati at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple after dinner
- Option to book a wellness treatment at the Kaya Kalpa Wellness Center (additional cost)
Sample Schedule
| Monday, September 2, 2024 | |
| 10:00 am | Arrival & Check-in |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Guided walk/tour |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 4:00 pm | Personal time |
| 4:00 - 5:15 pm | Yoga class |
| 5:15 - 6:15 pm | Dinner |
| 6:00 pm | Arati |
| 7:00 pm | Program Concludes |
Presenters
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Jen RandM.A., RYT 500Jen’s experience in teaching spans over 15 years and includes teaching English to newcomer students, working as an Outdoor Education Naturalist, and teaching Spanish in the elementary and middle school at Mount Madonna. She has also worked in administration, serving as the office manager at a charter school before joining Mount Madonna Institute as a Program Coordinator in 2020. She currently serves as the Secretary of the Mount Madonna Institute Board of Directors and teaches yoga online.
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Bhavani SiegelECEBhavani was introduced to yoga in childhood, practicing asana and yogic breathing with her family. She met Baba Hari Dass in 1974; after becoming his disciple, she began formal study and sadhana practice. She then went on to begin teaching yoga in 1975.
A senior Yoga faculty member and a founding member of Mount Madonna, where she lives, Bhavani teaches many aspects of Yoga, including meditation, pranayama and yoga philosophy.
Among these, her specialties are:
– Foundational values in Yoga philosophy: Yama & Niyama
– Mantra Yoga: Sanskrit as Sacred Sound
– Ritual and Symbolism in the Path of YogaBhavani also leads Yogic rituals (Puja & Yajna) at Mount Madonna’s Sankaṭ Mochan Hanuman Temple. She also incorporated yoga for children as a school teacher for 20 years.
Considering the teachings of conscious communication an important aspect of the Yogic principle of non-harming, Bhavani integrated this study as facilitator/coordinator of Mount Madonna’s Yoga, Service and Community residential programs for over 20 years.
In Yoga teacher trainings, Yoga retreats, community programs, and seminars, Bhavani has continued her journey, guided by her revered teacher’s injunction to “teach to learn,” at Mount Madonna and at our sister community, Salt Spring Centre of Yoga.
Bhavani loves chanting and ritual, mystic poetry, and the solace of nature.
