Calendar of Events
The Seven Step Program 2008
The Seven Step program will be held from the 15th of March 2008 til the 20th of September 2008.
Presenters for the program will be:
- Bernadette Fyffe
- Donna Jordan
- Gail McKinlay
- Keith McKinlay
- Cheryl Wilkin
click to open bio of presenters (pdf 36.9kb)
click to open flyer for program (pdf 133kb)
Craft
Click to open these documents about craft within the yoga community.
Craft Letter (pdf 183kb)
Craft Dates (pdf 52.3kb)
Craft Form (pdf 332kb)
Retreats
Warburton Victoria - 25-27th April 2008
Brochure (pdf 213kb)
Registration Form (pdf 32.7kb)
Workshops
Workshops are conducted by instructors as well as other people invited to give talks and advice in their specialty areas.
Examples of workshops include palmistry, craft afternoons, women’s health, men’s health, Reiki, massage and many other areas focusing on health and healing.
For example Dr Benny Foo, an accredited Chinese Doctor with over 40 years experience as a medical practitioner often gives talks to followers of Samata Yoga.
Festivals
There are a number of festivals that are celebrated during the year. We recognize and celebrate the following festivals.
| Date | Festival | |
6th March |
Maha Shivaratri |
The night Lord Shiva (the destroyer and reproducer) married Parvati |
14th April |
Ram Navami |
Birth of the Lord Rama remembered for his reign in a period of peace |
18th July |
Guru Purnima |
Devotional worship of the Guru/God |
24th August |
Krishna Janmashtrami |
Celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth at midnight |
6th October |
Durga Ashtami |
Celebration of the Goddess of Valor |
29th October |
Diwali |
The festival of light celebrating the return of Lord Rama |
Ekadasi Fasts
The Ekadasi Fast dates are provided in the pdf provided below.
Ekadasi Fast Dates (83.8kb)
Instructor Training and Boot Camps
Samata Yoga instructors must maintain the highest of standards and must comply with minimum yearly training hours and minimum Samata Samashti Dharma workshops as determined by Durga Swami.
Students wishing to progress to Instructor status will have to demonstrate that they have attended structured Yoga classes for at least two years and then pass a full weeks intensive training program and assessment exam.
As part of on going requirements existing instructors must attend a series of boot camps to maintain and improve their skills.
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