Nirguna Yoga

Friday night, September 11 free, talk, community, potluck, and hang out. Then Saturday and Sunday we will go deep into an understanding of the Hatha Yoga Pradipka, and developing in the art of teaching yoga. This workshop is available to any, and everyone who has an interest, and and also collect 20 hours towards a teacher training certification for those who are on that path. You could become a 200 hour, 300 hour or even a 500 hour Teacher through this program. The full program is $250, but you can just come for free on Friday. We love these opportunities to hang out with the community and just enjoy each other. See you there!

SAVE THE DATE!
September 11th – 13th
Demystifying the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
with Ben Kramer & Kendra Rickert

Free Community Potluck Friday night (September 11th) 6pm

Trace the roots of modern yoga back to one of its true foundational texts.
Perhaps the root text on modern physical practice, the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā (or “Light on the Yoga of the Sun and Moon”) is grossly under-appreciated today. Written around 1000 AD, this is one of the earliest texts to expand on physical yoga postures and breathing exercises—practices that are only vaguely suggested by the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
In this immersive weekend module, we will explore the overall structure of the text, demystify its core concepts and techniques, and expand on choice verses translated directly from the original Sanskrit source to understand how ancient practices shaped the way we move, breathe, and teach today.

Full Weekend immersion $250

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday Night | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Kick off the weekend immersion with our free community potluck! Open to everyone in the community, whether you’re enrolled in the weekend module or just wanting to connect. Ben and Kendra will explore the historical context of the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā and examine how this influential text has shaped modern yoga practice.

Saturday | 10:00am – 5:00pm
The Art of Functional Alignment:
Deep dive into the history, structure, and foundational techniques of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, exploring translations from original Sanskrit sources.
Sunday | 11:00am – 6:00pm
The Art of Functional Alignment cont:
Connecting ancient roots to modern movement, breathwork, and teaching practices, integrating choice verses into a personal or teaching methodology.

Florent is back! Come practice today and every Sunday @ 4pm with her!

We have a special guest teacher this weekend to teach Ashtanga Yoga! Tapan Raj will be teaching Robins classes by donation on Saturday at 9am & Sunday at 8am. He will also be leading a discussion on Saturday afternoon from 2-3:30 also by donation! Don’t miss it!!
Tapan Raj
Tapan has been an avid Yoga practitioner since the summer of 2012 in the lineage of
T.Krishnamacharya. Tracing the footsteps of this legendary master’s teaching years which was
split between Mysore and Madras, he continues to learn from and assist his teacher Yogacharya
Vijaya Kumar in Mysore in the system of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. He learns the teachings of latter
years in Madras from Sri TKV Desikachar’s family, Sri Srivatsa Ramaswami and other senior
teachers.
Tapan has been passionately sharing his knowledge about Yoga with willing students since 2013.
He adheres by the authenticity of the traditional contemplative practices he learnt from his
teachers and teaches as it is applicable for an individual.

We have a special guest teacher coming this weekend to teach Ashtanga Yoga! Tapan Raj will be teaching Robins classes by donation on Saturday at 9am & Sunday at 8am. He will also be leading a discussion on Saturday afternoon from 2-3:30 also by donation! Don’t miss it!!

Tapan Raj
Tapan has been an avid Yoga practitioner since the summer of 2012 in the lineage of
T.Krishnamacharya. Tracing the footsteps of this legendary master’s teaching years which was
split between Mysore and Madras, he continues to learn from and assist his teacher Yogacharya
Vijaya Kumar in Mysore in the system of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. He learns the teachings of latter
years in Madras from Sri TKV Desikachar’s family, Sri Srivatsa Ramaswami and other senior
teachers.
Tapan has been passionately sharing his knowledge about Yoga with willing students since 2013.
He adheres by the authenticity of the traditional contemplative practices he learnt from his
teachers and teaches as it is applicable for an individual.

Tapan Raj

Your kids will love hanging out with us!
Come get your own practice in with Lydia
1 While your kiddos practice with Leigha G every Saturday at 11am!
Leigha Miller

Tomorrow Night
Free Community Potluck & Lecture!

FUNCTIONAL ALIGNMENT
For accessibility + transformation
with Avery Kalapa
August 7th-9th
Free Community Potluck Friday night (August 7th) 6pm

We are so excited for this weekend’s Teacher Training module with Avery!

Avery will help bring to light the many paradox in Yoga. The practice of yoga invites us to explore a rich field of “both-and,” beyond perceived binaries and limitations. Alignment in asana isn’t about dogmatic right and wrong; it’s a way of understanding your divine design, your mental, physical, and emotional patterns, and how to get free. Empower your practice and teaching with a framework for functional alignment that is both practical and mystical. Discover new ways of working with embodiment and awareness that allow for greater accessibility, healing, and tangible transformation in body, mind and nervous system.

Full Weekend immersion $250

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday Night | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Yoga‘s Paradox: The Alchemy of Transformation

Saturday | 10:00am – 5:00pm
The Art of Functional Alignment:
* Key frameworks to empower your practice and teaching
* Alignment, Stability, Mobility: reduce pain and open new possibility
Sunday | 11:00am – 6:00pm
The Art of Functional Alignment cont:
* The connection between physical alignment, the mind, the subtle body, and nervous system regulation

For more information:
NirgunaYoga.com/AveryKalapa

Don’t Miss!
FUNCTIONAL ALIGNMENT
For accessibility + transformation
with Avery Kalapa
August 7th-9th
Free Community Potluck Friday night (August 7th) 6pm

Avery will help bring to light the many paradox in Yoga. The practice of yoga invites us to explore a rich field of “both-and,” beyond perceived binaries and limitations. Alignment in asana isn’t about dogmatic right and wrong; it’s a way of understanding your divine design, your mental, physical, and emotional patterns, and how to get free. Empower your practice and teaching with a framework for functional alignment that is both practical and mystical. Discover new ways of working with embodiment and awareness that allow for greater accessibility, healing, and tangible transformation in body, mind and nervous system.

Full Weekend immersion $250

WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday Night | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Yoga‘s Paradox: The Alchemy of Transformation

Saturday | 10:00am – 5:00pm
The Art of Functional Alignment:
* Key frameworks to empower your practice and teaching
* Alignment, Stability, Mobility: reduce pain and open new possibility
Sunday | 11:00am – 6:00pm
The Art of Functional Alignment cont:
* The connection between physical alignment, the mind, the subtle body, and nervous system regulation.

NirgunaYoga.com/AveryKalapa

Thank Crista for leading a Yin Yoga teacher training! We all learned so much and had so much fun! We can’t wait to do it again and go deeper! Crista teaches Yin every Monday evening at 6:15 pm and Yoga on the Ropes every Sunday at 10am!! Crista has a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to share and we are lucky to have her teaching us at Nirguna Yoga! Don’t miss our next community potluck and teacher training module with Avery Kalapa on July 7th!