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New Year Dedication Practice (with Ann Moradian) -- a clearing and cleaning out of old, toxic material (mental, emotional and physical), reconnecting to source and purpose, and aligning to embody our own best becoming in 2018
10h-13h30, January 13, 2018 (Saturday)
55€, pre-registration required

Introduction to ShinGaia YogaTM (with Ann Moradian)
in Paris at Paris Yoga Shala (M° George V)
19h-21h00, January 20, 2018 (Saturday)
gratuit (free), pre-registration required

Yoga Survival Tools for TeenagersTM (with Ann Moradian)*
a 6-week course designed to give teenagers and young adults the tools to help manage stress and anxiety, harness their focus and concentration, develop confidence, relax, replenish and re-energize, handle emotions better, gently  build core strength, relieve lower back pain and tension in the neck and shoulders, and increase flexibility.
14h30-16h00, Saturdays (February 3, 10, 17, 24 and March 17, 24)
180€, pre-registration required

Updated Class Schedule:

Day	Time	Class	Location
Monday	19h00	Gentle Flow	ShinGaia Yoga
Tuesday	12h30	Hatha Flow	Yoga du Marais
Tuesday	14h30	Chair Yoga	ShinGaia Yoga
Wed	12h30	Yoga Doux	ShinGaia Yoga
Thurs	9h30	Gentle Flow	ShinGaia Yoga
Sunday	10h00	Yoga Doux	YogaYoga Paris
Sunday	11h15	Hatha Flow	YogaYoga Paris

6-week courses:
Hatha Flow - Thursdays 9h30-11h00
Gentle Hatha Flow (doux) - Mondays 19h00-20h30

Chair Yoga - Tuesdays 14h30-15h45 and as scheduled

Yoga Survival Tools for TeenagersTM - Saturday and Sunday afternoons
Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs - on request

Yoga Survival Tools® Workshops

Yoga Survival Tools® for Teenagers
A 6-week course designed to give teenagers and young people tools to
- help manage stress and anxiety
- harness their focus and concentration
- relax, replenish and re-energize
- develop confidence and core strength
- handle emotions better
- make healthy choices for themselves
- relieve lower back pain and tension in the neck and shoulders
- increase flexibility

A six-week workshops, beginning the weekend of November 11/12
course fee 180€, pre-registration is required

For more information or to register please contact Ann
by email (moradian.perspectives(a)gmail.com)

Classes in Paris resume Tuesday, September 5th

Fall schedule of open group classes:

12:30-13:30 TUESDAYS Integral Hatha Flow (CYM)
15:00-16:00 TUESDAYS, Chair Yoga begins 19/09 (PIM)
19:00-20:15 TUESDAYS, Integral Hatha Flow begins 19/09 (PIM)

12:30-13:30 WEDNESDAYS, Integral Hatha Flow begins 20/09 (PIM)

15:00-16:00 SATURDAYS, Gentle Yoga for Relaxation (YYP)
16:15-17:30 SATURDAYS, Vinyasa Flow (YYP)

10:00-11:15 SUNDAYS, Vinyasa Flow (YYP)
11:30-12:30 SUNDAYS, Gentle Yoga for Healthy Backs (YYP)

Special Programs Coming Up:

- Open House at CYM, September 24th, 17:00-17:45 free taster class w/Ann
- Reading the Body, an embodied literary retreat in the French Alps, October 20-24th
- Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers 6-week workshop in Paris begins mid-October



Private Classes & On-Site Classes Available
Information about the studios:

CYM - Centre de Yoga du Marais, 72 rue Vertbois, 75003, M° Arts & Metiers
PIM - Perspectives In Motion, M° Porte Maillot
YYP - YogaYoga Paris, 21 rue du Comté, 75007, M° Invalides

For more information please contact moradian.perspectives(at)gmail.com

Creating Your Own Practice - Yoga Workshop

CREATING YOUR OWN HOME PRACTICE

If you are looking to create or refine your own home practice before the summer, this may be just the thing ! We’ll look at the type of postures and practices, how they work on the body-mind, how to sequence your practice, and how to set realistic and attainable goals. The aim is for you to have a home practice that is appropriate to your personal aims and needs, and do-able within the constraints of your daily life.


CREER UN PRATIQUE POUR VOUS, CHEZ VOUS

Si vous voulez créer ou raffiner un pratique de yoga pour faire seul(e) chez vous avant l’été, ce stage est pour vous ! Un atelier en français, et un atelier en anglais, nous travaillons sur les type ou genres des postures et pratiques, comment ils travaillent sur le corps-esprit, comment de mis en séquence, et comment de créer un pratique personnel qui vous convienne.

For additional information, including dates and times, please contact
Ann Moradian
06 89 70 23 58
moradian.perspectives(at)gmail.com

4-hour workshop, 65€
Sunday, June 18, 2017
near Porte Maillot in Paris

Yoga on the Wild Atlantic Way 2016

A 4-minute interview of Ann Moradian by Annette Foland, of Travel J'Adore

Fundraising for Mwana Village - supporting children and their mothers in Africa

This Saturday, May 6th, 16h00 - 17h30 with Ann Moradian
at YogaYoga Paris, 6 passage de la vierge, 75007 (M° Ecole Militaire)
Donate what you wish -- all funds go to Mwana Village for their great work in support of children and their mothers in Africa.

Classes throughout the month with teachers from YogaYoga, with thanks to Oliver Bell for contributing the use of his lovely studio, and to Sharon Bales, for organising this great project.

Yoga Retreat in Ireland

For more information, contact Ann Moradian

BEST WISHES FOR A PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS & JOYFUL NEW YEAR

NEW CLASS:
Calming Yoga
A gentle yoga class to calm the nervous system, ease physical tension, help manage stress, fatigue and anxiety.
Tuesday evenings, January 10, 17, 24, 31 (M° Porte Maillot)
chez Ann at Porte Maillot, 80€
Registration for the series is necessary, space is limited with maximum 8

NEW WORKSHOP:
Deepening Yoga - a 4-series course over 4 months (dates TBA)
Yoga is a practical and applied science for healthy living in both body and mind. During this workshop we will apply elements from Yoga Philosophy (including the essential yamas and niyamas) to our physical practice and to our daily lives. This is an powerful process of making conscious choices about our patterns of thinking, feeling and acting int he world. This applied practice brings a great sense of clarity, strength and ease in our lives, no matter what we encounter, and tools to fall back on when we meet new challenges. This course is ideal for yoga teachers, and will be excellent for those who have been practicing yoga consistently for at least one year.
Time and Dates TBA
€200/course (discounted rate for certified yoga teachers), pre-registration required

AND RETURNING WORKSHOPS:
Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers®
A 6-week course designed to give teenagers the tools to help manage stress and anxiety, harness their focus and concentration, relax, replenish and re-energize, develop confidence and core strength, handle emotions better, relieve lower back pain and tension in the neck and shoulders, and increase flexibility.
Level I: Saturdays, 16h00 - 17h25
Level II: Saturdays, 17h30 - 19h00
January 14, 21, 28, February 25, March 4, 11 (or 18 and 25 - TBA)
at YogaYoga Paris (M° Ecole Militaire), 180€
Registration required. Space limited to maximum 12

Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs, a 6-week course series
This is the first half of a 12-week course designed to ease and manage chronic low back pain, creating a home practice to sustain the spine for life. This course was created in collaboration with the UK Arthritis Foundation and the University of York. It is the largest research trial study of its kind, showing that this approach to Yoga is as (and more) effective, and less expensive, than traditional medical interventions.
Time and Dates TBA
at YogaYoga Paris (M° Ecole Militaire), 180€ (plus the book and CD)
Registration required. Space limited to maximum 8

Rentrée September 2016

It is official!
Voted Best Yoga in Paris 2016
Thank you everyone who supported this --
It was a fun surprise!

Public class schedule:
Mondays, 19h45-21h00
at YogaYoga Paris
Tuesdays, 12h30-13h30
at Centre de Yoga du Marais
Saturdays, 11h00-12h15
at YogaYoga Paris

Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers
Session I: November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 10, 17
Saturdays from 17h30-18h15
at YogaYoga Paris
Please contact Ann by email to register

Second Sunday workshops
Please contact Ann by email to register

Community Class
at Centre de Yoga du Marais on
Sunday, December 18th from 11h30-13h00
Drop-ins welcome!

Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs - by request.
Private and corporate classes - by request.

Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers - Rentrée 2016/17

Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers for the Rentrée
A 6-week course designed to give teenagers and young people tools to
- help manage stress and anxiety
- harness their focus and concentration
- relax, replenish and re-energize
- develop confidence and core strength
- handle emotions better
- relieve lower back pain and tension in the neck and shoulders
- increase flexibility

17h30-18h15 on Saturdays:
November 12, 19, 26
December 3, 10, 17
at YogaYoga Paris, 6 passage de la vierge (M° Ecole Militaire)
course fee 180€, pre-registration is required

Please contact Ann by email for more information or to register

Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers, and Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs

Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers
A 6-week course designed to give teenagers and young people tools to help manage stress and anxiety, to harness their focus and concentration, to handle emotions better, to relieve lower back pain and tension in the neck and shoulders, to re-energize, develop core strength and increase flexibility. Pre-registration is required.

Saturday afternoons and early evenings
YogaYoga Paris, 6 passage de la vierge
(M° Ecole Militaire)
March 12 - April 16, course fee 180€
Group I: ages 11-14 from 16h00-17h00
Group II: ages 14-22 from 17h30-19h00

Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs
A 12-week study course designed to give those with chronic and recurring lower back issues the tools to manage lower back pain. The course is based on a large research trial conducted the the University of York and funded by Arthritis Research UK. Its protocols have shown that this program is more effective than the 'usual care' hospitals provide to these patients in the UK.

The course meets once weekly and practice at home is an integral part of the program. This helps to ensure that by the end of the course students have the tools to keep their backs healthy for years to come. A yoga mat at home will be needed. Course book, relaxation CD and course handouts are included in the course fee.

THE NEXT GROUP IS GATHERING NOW.
Course fee 380€ (including course materials)
Private classes available as well.

Second Sunday Workshop
Every Second Sunday of the month with a thematic focus each month.
11h-13h, 40€ for a single workshop, near M° Porte Maillot

Open Class Schedule:
Monday 12h30-13h30 (M° Porte Maillot) 6-week workshop series - breath focused
Monday 19h45-21h00 (M° Ecole Militaire) - tonic
Tuesday 12h30-13h30 ((M° Arts & Metiers) - tonic
Wednesday 10h00-11h15 (M° George V) - gentle yoga for a Healthy Spine
Saturday 11h00-12h15 (M° Ecole Militaire) - tonic



ॐ

Ann Moradian

End of the Year Update

Yoga for Healthy Lower Backs
A 12-week study course designed to give those with chronic and recurring lower back issues the tools to manage lower back pain. The course is based on a large research trial conducted the the University of York and funded by Arthritis Research UK. Its protocols have shown that this program is more effective than the 'usual care' hospitals provide to these patients in the UK.

The course meets once weekly and practice at home is an integral part of the program. This helps to ensure that by the end of the course students have the tools to keep their backs healthy for years to come. A yoga mat at home will be needed. Course book, relaxation CD and course handouts are included in the course fee. This will be my first offering of this course. Pre-registration is required by January 3rd.

Sunday early evenings from January 10 - April 17 (18h-19h30)
YogaYoga Paris, 6 passage de la vierge (M° Ecole Militaire)
Course fee 380€ (including course materials)

Yoga Survival Tools for Teenagers
A 6-week course designed to give teenagers tools to help manage stress and anxiety, to harness their focus and concentration, to handle emotions better, to relieve lower back pain and tension in the neck and shoulders, to re-energize, develop core strength and increase flexibility. Pre-registration is required by January 3rd.

Saturday early evenings (17h-18h30)
YogaYoga Paris, 6 passage de la vierge (M° Ecole Militaire)
Course fee 180€
Session I: January 9 - February 13
Session II: March 13 - April 16

Second Sunday Workshop
Every Second Sunday of the month with a thematic focus each month. In December, our focus will be on soothing stress and replenishing vitality. Pre-registration for this workshop is necessary -- just send me an email or give me a call to let me know you plan to attend :

Second Sunday of each month
11h-13h, 40€ for a single workshop
chez moi, near M° Porte Maillot

Winter Solstice Celebration
An Integral Hatha Yoga class including mantra (chanting), pranayama (breathing practices), asana (postural practices) and yoga nidra (deep relaxation). All levels welcome.

Tuesday, December 22nd, 19h45-21h15
Centre de Yoga du Marais
72 rue Vertbois (M° Strasbourg-St Denis, Arts & Metiers)
Single class rate, 20€

Community Class at Centre de Yoga du Marais
This is a donation-based Integral Hatha Yoga class with the proceeds going to support Families for Children in India. All levels are welcome.

Sunday, December 20th, 11h30am-13h30pm
Centre de Yoga du Marais
72 rue Vertbois (M° Strasbourg-St Denis, Arts & Metiers)
by donation (10€ suggested, but any amount is fine)


Open Class Schedule:

Monday 12h30-13h30 (M° Porte Maillot) 6-week workshop series - breath focused
Monday 19h45-21h00 (M° Ecole Militaire) - tonic
Tuesday 12h30-13h30 ((M° Arts & Metiers) - tonic
Wednesday 10h00-11h15 (M° George V) - gentle yoga for a Healthy Spine
Saturday 11h00-12h15 (M° Ecole Militaire) - tonic



ॐ

Ann Moradian

Purna Mantra, again...

Cela est infini. Ceci est infini
De l'infini est apparu l'infini.
En prenant l'infini de l'infini, il demeure comme le seul infini.
Il demeure le même, même si l'infini est apparu à parti de lui.

That is whole. This is whole.
From the whole, the whole becomes manifest.
From the whole, if the whole is negated,
what remains is again the whole.

Om
Purnamadah Purnamidam
Purnat Purnamudachyate
Purnasya Purnamadaya
Purnamevavashishyate
Om shanti, shanti, shanti

Photo © Jivahn Moradian

Silence gives a little space for the expansion of the heart, when it might otherwise contract too strong, too hard. / Ann Moradian

How Yoga Works (Scientific Research)

This article by Angela Wilson appeared in Yoga International, October 9, 2014

"We all know that yoga does a body (and a mind) good. But up until recently, no one could really say with any degree of certainty why — or even how — it improves conditions as varied as depression and anxiety, diabetes, chronic pain, and even epilepsy.



Now (2014) a group of researchers at Boston University School of Medicine believe they’ve discovered yoga’s secret. In an article published in the May 2012 issue of Medical Hypotheses journal under an impossibly long title, Chris Streeter, PhD, and his team hypothesize that yoga works by regulating the nervous system. And how does it do that? By increasing vagal tone—the body’s ability to successfully respond to stress.

The Study: The Effects of Yoga on the Autonomic Nervous System, Gamma-aminobutyric-acid, and Allostasis in Epilepsy, Depression, and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

What Is Vagal Tone?
Most of us don’t even know we have a vagus that needs toning, but we most certainly do. The vagus nerve, the largest cranial nerve in the body, starts at the base of the skull and wanders throughout the whole body, influencing the respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems. Often thought of as our “air traffic controller,” the vagus nerve helps to… read more




https://yogainternational.com/article/view/scientific-research-how-yoga-works

A Favorite Fable...

A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away. His neighbors said, “I'm so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We'll see.”

A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses following. The man and his son corraled all 21 horses. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We'll see.”

One of the wild horses kicked the man's only son, breaking both his legs. His neighbors said, “I'm so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We'll see.”

The country went to war, and every able-bodied young man was drafted to fight. The war was terrible and killed every young man, but the farmer's son was spared, since his broken legs prevented him from being drafted. His neighbors said, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We'll see.”


We are so quick to judge, and to think we know what is good and what is bad. And sometimes maybe we do. But we don't always, and it is good to remember that from time to time :-)
--
Ann

Video: low back pain basics

Take a look at Doc Mike Evans' video on basics of low back pain. It is simple, clear and comprehensive enough to be useful:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=15&v=BOjTegn9RuY

Yoga au Bureau: Les bienfaits

Les bienfaits sont nombreuse et le science et en train de les rattraper avec le recherche. Voici une interview d'Ann Moradian et le Yogist sur ce sujet:

http://femmes.orange.fr/bien-etre/sport-et-bien-etre/article-yoga-au-bureau-quels-bienfaits-CNT000000azYks.html

Un autre, en anglais, avec les raisons c'est la peine de programmer le yoga dans le journée au bureau: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/865628451/Why-you-should-convince-your-boss-to-schedule-time-for-yoga-at-work.html

Creating Your Own Practice

A workshop for Yoga practitioners wishing to continue their practice over the summer, at home or on vacation. We will go through the basics of what is needed for a well-balanced practice, with plenty of examples and ‘hands-on” experimentation. Each student will develop their own home practice, designed to suit their individual needs, abilities and interests, while working with the reality of their time and other constraints. Pre-registration is necessary for this workshop.


Photo © Alex Vanagas.

Tuesday, June 30, 2015
19h00 – 21h30 (55€)
YogaYoga Paris
6 passage de la Vierge
Paris 75007

Open to students of all levels, and practicing any form of Yoga. It includes a mandatory pre-workshop telephone conference to discuss expectations, needs and limitations.