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Kriyananda Devi, R.Y.T. ,C.S.Y.T.


Svaroopa®
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       Kriyananda Devi is the founder and director of the Sacramento Yoga Center. She began to study yoga as a teenager in New Jersey, in the 1970's. She has studied several styles of Hatha Yoga, as well as other yogic practices: chanting, meditation, karma yoga and bhakti yoga. In the mid-80's Kriyadevi spent 3 years in India, studying with her guru Swami Prakashananda Sarasvati. She also lived and studied in the ashrams of Swami Muktananda, in New York, in Oakland and in Ganeshpuri, near Bombay. She studied Hatha Yoga in the Iyengar style in her early years, and in the 1990's she spent 6 years studying Standing Wave Yoga. She now studies, practices, and teaches Svaroopa® Yoga taught by Rama Berch of the Master Yoga Academy in San Diego, CA. She is a graduate of the Master Yoga Teacher Training Program, the Swedish Institute of Massage in New York, is a Registered Yoga Teacher (registered with the Yoga Alliance) at the 500-hour level, a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher, and Embodyment® Yoga Therapist.

      Other Svaroopa Classes offered by Kriyananda...
      Tuesdays, 9:00-11:00 a.m. - Continuing level class

       Held at:
       Parkside Community Church
       5700 SO. Land Park Dr.
       Sacramento, CA 95822

      Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. - Beginning level class

       Held at:
       Please call for location.

       E-mail kriyadevi@sacyoga.org or call (916) 491-6792 for more information.

       Svaroopa® yoga's techniques work with the asanas (poses) in a way that is both precise and compassionate. Every class emphasizes the opening of the core tensions in the body by beginning at the tailbone and progressing through each area of the spine. Each class integrates the foundational principles of asana, anatomy, and yoga philosophy, and emphasizes the development of transcendent inner experience, which is called “svaroopa” by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras.

       Students of Svaroopa® yoga learn different ways of doing familiar asanas, and also learn additional asanas that they may have never seen before. This yoga practice is based on relaxation and comfort. The asanas are deeply effective and create powerful experiences of healing and transformation.

       Embodyment® is a hands-on healing modality utilizing the power of awareness as a catalyst to healing energy. This technique is based on the principles of Svaroopa® Yoga. Embodyment works by releasing core tensions in the body, thus facilitating one's own natural ability to heal. A deep, yet gentle method, Embodyment is a powerful tool for deep healing on all levels. Private sessions are $65.00/hr.

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