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Janaki

Janaki is Jane's yoga name, presented to her by the the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta organization's senior acharya, Swami Mahadevananda Saraswati, at the Dhanwantari Yoga Vedanta Ashram, Kerala India in 1999. She utilizes Janaki in honour of the system that taught her the yoga teacher training.
 

 

 

 

Janaki's Newsletter - Fall 08

 

Read about where Janaki will be teaching and holding workshops this Fall, plus information & connections to health products to heal & boost your health and energy.

read here

 

 

 

 

Yoga Therapy Open Classes



 

On Mondays, Janaki offers a 1.5 hour Yoga Therapy class at
Kitsilano's
Yoga Sukha at 16th & Arbutus - around the corner from the Ridge Theatre & the NEW Meinhardt's.
  • Yoga Therapy facilitates a meditative, safe space to explore the innate healing resources of the body.
  • Yoga Therapy induces complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. It is the most effective way to reduce stress.
  • Yoga Therapy cultivates body/mind/soul integration, with your asana practice, hence, a sense of harmony in Life.

Props and walls are utilized. All levels are welcome. Come restore and explore!

Yoga Sukha
2111 West 16th & Arbutus
Kitsilano, Vancouver, CANADA

Class time: Mondays from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM.
This is an open class - drop-ins welcome.

Read more about Yoga Therapy

 

 
   
 
Hatha Flow Yoga Open Classes
 

 

Join Janaki in a Hatha Flow Open class on Mondays @ 5:00PM at Yoga Sukha. This class is suitable for injury-free students with previous yoga experience. Enjoy moving your body, connecting to your breath and settling your mind in this
flow-style yoga. This class enhances muscle tone and flexibility.

 

Yoga Sukha
2111 West 16th & Arbutus
Kitsilano, Vancouver

 

 

The Flexible Lower Back -
a Yoga Therapy Series

 

 

 

 

Experience relief & flexibility of the lower back during this 6-week pre-registered semi-private series of classes.

Explore techniques for soothing & aligning, relieving tightness & discomfort in the lower back & pelvis, plus experience techniques for a 3-level relaxation.

Each student will receive a coached program, with awareness of the subtle/physical body connection to further enable independence in health management.

Taught by Janaki - Yoga Sukha's Yoga Therapist

a 6-week pre-registered semi-private series available these days of the week:

1:00-2:20PM Mondays - next series begins Oct 27th continuing to Dec 1st
5:30-6:40PM Tuesdays - next series begins Sept 30th continuing to Nov 4th

Read more about The Flexible Lower Back

If you are interested in attending either of the next lower back series, email us here


 

 
     
 
After School Yoga Class



www.sivanandavancouver.com

 

 

On Wednesdays, experience traditional, classical Hatha yoga at Vancouver's Sivananda Centre at 48th and Victoria. Check in at www.sivanandavancouver.com

Energize after school - this will be the best you will feel all week!

Pre-teens, teens and adults of all yoga levels are welcome. Learn the “how’s & whys” of a yoga practice; about anatomy & physiology while doing the asanas; why we do the 12 basic postures; how yoga & meditation affect the ability to study; how the body is affected when sitting; how to improve your immune system & more. This class provides variety - stillness, plus lots of physical challenges, offering a complete workout for young bodies & adults. Student rates available.

Wednesday classes begin right after school at 3:15PM & end at 4:45PM, beginning Sept 24th . Register now at yoga@mail.com.

Vancouver Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre offers classes and events in classical hatha yoga asana, meditation and Kirtan
 

Vancouver Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre
280-2010 East 48th & Victoria, Vancouver

 

 

Yoga Basics Series

 

www.littlemountainyoga.com

On Wednesdays dive deep into Yoga Basics - Learn the true basics of yoga in this 6 week pre-registered course. Breathing, structural alignment and a break down of the most commonly practiced yoga poses (asanas) modified for your ability. This class is a must for anyone new to yoga. It’s also perfect for anyone wanting to revisit the fundamentals of their yoga practice.

A 6 week pre-registered progressive series of classes. No drop-ins. Visit www.littlemountainyoga.com for details & start dates.

Little Mountain Yoga studio offers Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Cranio-Sacral Therapy as health and healing modalities.

Little Mountain Yoga Therapy Studio
4531 Main St & 29th, Vancouver
near Nester's and Peake Catering

 

 

 Easy Flow Yoga Open Class

 

www.littlemountainyoga.com

On Wednesday evenings an Easy Flow Yoga Therapy class is the perfect place to complete your day.

We begin with a gentle hatha flow class & end with a deep yoga nidra relaxation session. This class is perfect for anyone wishing to restore from their workday. Unwind, recharge & take care of your well-being. Receive the benefits of a smooth, gentle asana class! Suitable for all levels of yoga.

A 6 week series of classes beginning Oct 1st 2008. Drop-ins welcome.
Try to attend all 6 weeks for max benefit. Visit www.littlemountainyoga.com for details.

Little Mountain Yoga studio offers Yoga, Yoga Therapy and Cranio-Sacral Therapy as health and healing modalities.

Little Mountain Yoga Therapy Studio
4531 Main St & 29th, Vancouver
near Nester's &  Peake Catering

 

 

Yoga for the Golden Years – Yoga for Seniors
Vancouver, CANADA

 

It's a golden time of life and fun too ... and so is the yoga! Janaki is teaching Mat Yoga and Chair Yoga to our seniors. Have fun doing the "George Burns" asana to warm up the hips. If you would like her to teach in your Centre, contact her via email at janaki@telus.net.

 

 
     
 

Vijnana Yoga – Advanced Asanas with
Gioia Irwin, Vancouver, CANADA

Janaki studied Vijnana yoga, an advanced asana practice, with Gioia Irwin. Gioia's classes provide an ongoing deep study of the yoga asana.

 

 
     
 

Yoga Therapy – Advanced studies with
Leila Stuart, White Rock, CANADA

Janaki has concluded a two year, 200-hour Yoga Therapy diploma program studying under the guidance of Leila Stuart, greater Vancouver's regional expert on Yoga Therapy. Leila passes on the teachings of many masters including Bonnie Bainbridge and Donna Farhi. These teachings augment Janaki's ability to provide the best fitting yoga experience in her own classroom.

Janaki continues to study with Leila in the Master Yoga Therapy Program.

 
     
  Whatever happens, receive it with a smiling face.
Be ever delighted in your own all-blissful Atman or Soul.
- Sri Swami Sivananda
 
     
 

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre Vancouver, Vancouver, CANADA

Janaki is one of the founding members of the Sivananda Centre in Vancouver.

Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre Vancouver
280-2010 East 48th
Vancouver, B.C. V5P 1R8
www.sivanandavancouver.com
Tel.: 604-321-9039

Offering Hatha asana classes, meditation, vedanta, satsangs, teachers' and advanced teachers' training courses.

Sivananda Vancouver Centre is an affiliate Centre to the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres.

 
     
  Om trayambakam yajaamahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam
Urvaarukamiva bandhanaan mrityor muksheeya maamritaat
- Maha Mrutyunjaya Mantra
 
     
 
10-day Vipassana Meditation retreats Vipassana is one of India's most ancient meditation techniques. Vipassana is the process of Self-purification by self observation, firstly by observing the natural breath, then, with sharpened awareness observing the changing nature of the body & mind experiencing the universal truths by direct experience. We in British Columbia are fortunate to have a Vipassana Meditation Centre in Merritt. Janaki frequently visits the Centre for 10-day sits and invites you to explore this deep healing practice. www.surabhi.dhamma.org

Bhavatu saabba mangalam!
 

Advanced Vedic studies with Jeffrey Armstrong
Vancouver, CANADA

Janaki is studying advanced philosophy of the Vedas with Jeffrey Armstrong here in Vancouver.

Jeffrey's teachings provide insightful knowledge into the art of living in this Kali Yuga.

For more information about Jeffrey, please visit: www.jeffreyarmstrong.com

 
     
  Asato maa sat gamaya
Tamaso maa jyotir gamaya
Mrityor maa amritam gamaya
- Brihad Aranyaka Upanishad
 
     
 

Yoga Teacher Training, Sivananda Yoga Camp, Val Morin, PQ, CANADA

Summer 2004, after years of personal yoga practice, Janaki finally decides to get super-serious about yoga and obtain the skills to start helping others with their practices. Best known for it's founding gurus, Swami Sivananda and Swami Vishnu-Devananda, the Sivananda organization offers one of the best yoga teacher training programs in the world. This 480 hour intensive, set in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec, gives Janaki the formal training required to begin teaching others.

Janaki regularly returns to Yoga Camp in Quebec to attend courses in Vedanta.

Janaki edits the monthly Sivananda Gurugram - the electronic newsletter of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres - available via email or on the Sivananda website.
 
     
  Meditation and contentment are the secrets of good health and longevity.
- Sri Swami Sivananda
 
     
 

Janaki's first yoga experience, Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Dhanwanthari Ashrama,
Neyyar Dam, Kerala, INDIA

Winter 1998's photographic work brought Jane Weitzel to Pakistan and India. On the way home, a friend suggested that she visit the Sivananda ashram in South India. Her intention was to visit the Ashram for one week before she was to return to Vancouver. Eight "blees-ful" weeks later, Jane still remained at the ashram, attending classes and doing karma yoga. Eventually business called and she had to leave the ashram to go back to Canada. Yoga was not lost - Jane hasn't been the same since. She has returned to the ashram and India several times, pursuing the knowledge.

Janaki is Jane's yoga name, presented to her by the the Sivananda organization's senior Acharya, Swami Mahadevananda Saraswati, in 1999. By the Master's and Guru's blessings, Janaki teaches the eight limbs of yoga, in gratitude for the wonderful guidance of Vedanta.
 
     
  " Healthy Body... Healthy Mind... Happy Soul " - Janaki  
     
   

www.janeweitzelstudios.com