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Body, Mind, Spirit: Yoga in Bohemia Students at all levels of engagement, from absolute beginners to super flexible yogis and yoginis, are welcome in this course. We will work to enrich our practices through asana (postures), pranayama (breathing exercises), and dhyana (meditation, including chanting). We will deepen our understanding of the basic principles of yoga by studying the “Eight Limbs,” including Chakra awareness. Our ongoing conversation will center on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, particularly regarding the achievement of peace. We will meditate on the yama called ahimsa, or nonviolence, and will visit the concentration camp at Terezin to contextualize ahimsa relative to the violent history of Central Europe. Each student will compose a personal essay on any aspect of this subject, and will keep a journal. All reading materials will be sent to students by e-mail attachment before we arrive in Prague.
Krista Katrovas holds a BA in Dance and an MFA in Poetry from San Diego State University. Over the past decade she has trained extensively in "Bikram" Yoga, taking 3rd place in the U.S. Southeast Region Yoga Championships. She has studied Pranayama Techniques through "Corepower" Yoga Teacher Training,"Yoga One" Interdisciplinary Flow Yoga Training, "Anusara; Expansion" with Darren Rhodes, and "Power Flow* with Rolf Gates. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with "Yoga Alliance," and is certified by the YMCA in Group Fitness and Healthy Lifestyles. She has taught Dance and Yoga at numerous colleges and studios in California, Florida, Kentucky and most recently Michigan.
Krista participated in "The Heart of Yoga" program at the "Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram", in Chennai, India in August and September 2009. She has been accepted to attend the 2.5 year long 500-hour Teacher Training program with Krishnamacharya Healing Yoga Foundation in New York beginning, Jan. 2011.
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