Knowledge of Life - Yoga and Ayurveda

with Sahana Murthy and Tapan Raj

August 19-21

We are delighted to bring you a very special yoga experience! Sahana and Tapan are our dear friends from Mysore India and they are a part of the Mysore Yoga Traditions team. They will be teaching Yoga and Ayurveda. Learn about the broader teachings of Sri Krishnamacharya and enhance your knowledge of Yoga. We will be learning about some of the dietary and lifestyle recommendations that Ayurveda teaches and experiencing the amazing culinary art that Sahana is famous for. Tapan will be teaching powerful and little known asana techniques from Sri Krishnamacharya’s lineage, as well as Kriyas, Meditation and Vedic Chanting.

• Learn about the connection between Yoga and Ayurveda

• Asana Practices of Sri Krishnamacharya

• Kriyas

• Vedic Chanting

• Cooking Classes

• Ayurvedic Theory and Diet

• Enjoy Delicious Ayurvedic Food

• Treat yourself to an Immersion in Traditional Yoga

Sahana Murthy

 Rasayana Mysore Kitchen is the brainchild of Sahana Murthy. When asked about the meaning behind this interesting name, she says it is a Sanskrit word which literally means path of essence. It is a broad spectrum science of lengthening the life span and covers many meanings. Here, we are talking about the Aahara Rasa which is the essence of nutrition. At Rasayana Mysore Kitchen, we constantly thrive to connect to the age-old wisdom of Ayurveda whilst constantly adapting this knowledge to the ever changing times. Eating right helps in balance, harmony, nourishment, good health and vitality. Cooking based on Ayurvedic principles not only nourishes the body but also nourishes the state of mind and consciousness. Cooking is a Culinary Science where various food combinations and precise cooking methods are put in use which encompasses it into a holistic way of living.

 Sahana learnt most of her culinary skills from her mother and these are traditional recipes which is passed on from many generations. She conducts cooking classes at her hometown in Mysore, India which is dubbed as the Yoga Capital of the World. People from all over the world come to this little magical city to deepen their Yoga practice. Being a Yoga practitioner herself,  she understands the value of wholesome food and how it enhances practice and keeps one healthy. Sahana also teaches cooking lessons online reaching out to a wider segment of people and help them with their needs. 

Learn more about Sahana’s culinary art https://www.rasayanamysorekitchen.com/about

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.

“Yoga is the attainment of what has until now not been attained. Well being is the protection or preservation of what has been attained.”


“Yoga for the self is a process of simplification and union with higher consciousness”

Schedule

Friday August 19, 6 - 8:30pm

Introduction to Yoga and Ayurveda

We will begin with a light yoga practice for all levels. Tapan will introduce Sri Krishnamacharya’s yoga with a never before published article which he wrote in 1950. Sahana will teach the foundational principles of Ayurveda and share her perspective on how yoga and Ayurveda can work together to create and more complete experience incorporating diet and lifestyle into our yoga practices.

Saturday August 20, 9 - 11am

Building Prana

We will begin our session with Kriyas. First Jala Neti and then Vamana Dhauti. Experience powerful cleansing techniques! Tapan will teach an asana based class incorporating some of the lesser known teachings of Krishnamacharya which are designed to build vitality and clarity of thought. He will be focusing primarily on the techniques taught by Sri Krishnamacharya in his later years after he moved to Chennai and began teaching a more therapeutic approach to asana practice. We will finish our session with Vedic chanting.

Saturday August 20, 4 - 7:30pm

Balancing the Elements

Sahana will teach the principles of Ayurvedic cooking. This will be a hands on opportunity to work with spice mixtures and cooking methods as well as the ancient principles that are inherent in Ayurvedic cooking. Sahana will focus on cooking for the season and work with cooling recipes and explain how to cook and eat in different ways depending on the time of year and weather at the time. In August in Oklahoma it is quite hot, so we will look into how the properties of food and food combinations can be used to create balance and harmony in the body and support asana practice. We will finish the evening by sharing a meal together, enjoying the delicious Ayurvedic food that Sahana is famous for around the world.

Sunday August 21, 9 - 11am

Concentration and the Energetic Aspects of Asana

Tapan will share techniques from Sri Krishnamacharya’s teaching to help students look beyond the physical body and into the ancient views of the energetic systems of yoga. The class will include breathing techniques and meditation. Open your eyes to the subtle realm of yoga practice with techniques that are accessible to all levels of fitness and at the same time powerful tools to take your ashtanga yoga practice to a deeper and more fulfilling place. We will finish our session with Vedic chanting.

Sunday August 21, 4 - 7:30pm

Food as Medicine

Sahana will conclude our workshop by sharing her perspective on eating the right foods for our personal constitutions, as well as the time of year and climate we live in. Drawing on a lifetime of experience she will share some of the secrets of Ayurvedic cooking and allow the group to have hands on experience as we prepare a delicious meal from fresh, locally sourced ingredients to share on our last evening together.

Entire workshop $180

Single classes $50