Awakening Ganesha
September 1, 2007 Monthly Newsletter Volume 35
7 Centers Yoga Arts 2115 Mountain Road Sedona, AZ 86336 (928) 203-4400 (877) 603-4400 yoga@7centers.com www.7centers.com
FEATURING: Yoga Classes & Events Schedule Lionheart, Temple Cat
Whimsical Philosophy and Musings
September Yoga Class
Schedule Monday 10:30 Hatha Yoga - Ildiko 6:00 Vinyasa Flow - Roger (Yurt) ** Tuesday 8:30 Hatha Yoga - Andrea 10:30 Mom & Baby - Kathleen 5:30 Hatha Yoga - Ildiko Wednesday 10:30 Hatha Yoga - Ildiko 5:30 Flow Class - Rachel Thursday 5:30 Hatha Yoga - Andrea 8:30 Hatha Yoga - Rachel 10:30 Hatha Yoga - Ildiko 5:30 Kundalini - DJ Saturday 8:30 Hatha Yoga - Andrea Sunday 8:30 Hatha Yoga - DJ
FEES Drop in Fee - $15 Discount available for Sedona Residents 5-Class Pass $45 (60 day) 10-Class Pass $80 (90 day) *Mom & Baby by donation - $3.00 **Non-studio classes. Class passes cannot be used for these classes.
Calendar of Special Events SEPTEMBER Rishi Nityapragya
The Art of Living Part 1 Course: A Taste of Enlightenment- taught by Rishi Nityapragya. (18 hours) September 7 - 10th September 20-23rd A life-transforming rich spiritual journey into the depths of your Self. This joyful and fun course naturally moves the mind into the present moment where it can find its own silent whole and joyful center. Course times: Fri 6:00pm registration Class: 6:30-9:30PM, Sat-Sun: 8:00-12:00PM and 5:30-8:30PM; Monday: 7:30am-10:00am Cost: $375; Seniors and students $200; Retake fee $50. For more information and to register visit www.artoflivingAZ.org or contact Barry or Bonnie at 928-282-5885.
Sacred Earth, Places of Peace and Power Saturday, September 15 7-9pm Sunday, September 16 7-9pm Just off the presses is Martin Gray's book of the same name representing 25 years of his life's work. Martin has photographed over 1,000 sacred places in 120+ countries. Through his slide show, experience the extraordinary beauty and precarious situation of the world's sacred sites. Fee: $15. Buy tickets in advance as there is limited seating and these shows sell out. For more information, contact Sydney: 928-203-4400.
NOVEMBER November 1 - November 21 (21 days) 21 DAY COURSE OF TRANSFORMATION 5:00-7:30am daily. Orientation evening: October 31st from 7-8:00pm. Breakthrough mental habits, emotional patterns and physical addictions that no longer serve you. No yoga background necessary. Contact Gary Majchrzak, course instructor & co-founder of 7 Centers Yoga Arts, for more information: 928-399-0998. Course Fee: $210 Friday, November 2nd Snatam Kaur Celebrate Peace Concert Snatam Kaur with GuruGanesha Singh (founder of Spirit Voyage, Manish Vyas (Prem Joshua) and Ram Dass An international musical artist, this is Snatam Kaur's first trip to Sedona. Join in an evening of uplifting music that truly inspires peace. Through her deep devotion to the Divine, Snatam Kaur delivers a heart opening performance that combines musical traditions of East and West. Her enchanting voice will bring you an experience of peace to cherish. Snatam Kaur is one of the most popular New Age artists of our time, selling over 50,000 albums a year. Buy your tickets now as this concert will be sold out. Tickets $22 can be purchased at 7 Centers, Crystal Magic or online through www.ticketforce.com. November 9 -16,2007 AYURDOULA TRAINING Level I - Ayurvedic Postpartum Care oking Support and strengthen maternal and infant postpartum well-being, based on the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, as a certified CPPAD. Classes will include Ayurvedic Philosophy & Nutrition, Perinatal Essential Oils and Post-Natal Yoga. Course Fee: $1,295.00 - ($500 deposit to reserve your spot, plus $795 due 30 days before class begins). Early Bird Registration: $1,200 if received before September 9th!!!! Course instructor: Ysha Oakes, D.Ay, CPPAD is a Diplomat Ayurvedic Practitioner and Postpartum AyurDoula with 12 years experience, and a published author. Faculty will also include Ayurvedic Practitioner, Avani Robinson, and Ruth Hartung (Shraddhasagar). Ayurvedic meals by Mira Murphy. For more information contact Sydney at 928-203-4400 or go to www/7centers.com March 6-13, 2008 AYURDOULA TRAINING - Level II Ayurvedic Postpartum Home Spa Care Panchakarma, Infant Massage, Postpartum Consulting, Introduction to Postpartum Herbal Preparations and AyurDoula business fundamentals. Participants will receive 2 Ayurvedic massages and experience an Ayurvedic home cleanse. Upon completion of both trainings particpants will receive their certification as a Certified Post Partum Ayurvedic Doula. ALUMNI CORNER
Katie Sheldon (January, 2007) is currently teaching 4-6 yoga classes per week as well as managing the Yoga Department at her wellness center. She has decided to enter into the field of yoga therapy and will begin her studies soon. Allison Dutton (January, 2007) has just returned from Sri Lanka and is going to begin teaching yoga soon.
Note: Alumni are encouraged to use this column to re-connect, catch-up, and/or share any experiences since graduation. Send info to Sydney. _______________________________________ International Yoga College Events PHOENIX Dr. David Frawley, Yoga and Ayurveda TUCSONRama Jyoti VernonIn Town RetreatSeptember 20 - 23rd8:30am to 5:30 pmAnjali, 330 E. 7th St. Tucson, AZThis three and a half-day workshop will showcase Rama Jyoti's unique approach to teaching yoga, developed over the years through study with great yoga masters, and self-reflection. This workshop is open to students of yoga who wish to deepen and enhance their experience of asana, pranayama, meditation and mantra. Contact: Kristi Hook: 520-318-1981, OR 520-325-0354 To Register, send check to: International Yoga College Box 300, 2509 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ, 85719 For information and housing options, email: events@internationalyogacollege.org Cost: Before July 30: $275 Before August 20: $300 By September 20: $325 Single day attendance: $100 per day Rama Jyoti VernonHealing with YogaSeptember 20th - Public Talk7:00 - 9:00pmAnjali, 330 E. 7th St. Tucson, AZ Rama Jyoti Vernon was raised by parents who practiced natural healing methods, and she began yoga at an early age. Her full life has centered around health and healing with yoga. She grew up in, and as an adult has created households that welcome all, including great visionaries, healers and spiritual leaders. She is one of the originators of the Yoga Journal, and has devoted much of her life to peace missions throughout the world including the Soviet Union, Israel, and Central America. In this evening program, Rama will weave a rich story around these topics.
7 Centers Yoga Arts Staff Director/Teacher: Ruth Hartung Center Manager: Sydney Pinkerton Ayurvedic Practitioners: Avani Robinson Ayurvedic Chef: Mira Murphy Teachers: Ruth Hartung, Gary Majchrzak, Ildiko Chikan, Kathleen Bryant, Andrea Murphy, Rachel Hollingsworth, DJ
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Congratulations to Rachel Gustin (September 2005) and her husband, Tim, who welcomed their daughter,
Flora Madeline, into their family on Thursday, August 9th, at 2:39 am. She weighed 7 lbs, 7.6 oz and was 20 inches long. What a beautiful new Yogini! 
Namaste,
Spend a day or a weekend at
The Twelfth International Symposium on Vedic Astrology to be held September 5-9th at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. Dennis Harness, President of ACVA, invites you to join forty distinguished practitioners and teachers in exploring and learning the spiritual sciences of Vedic wisdom. This will be Shraddhasagar's 5th conference teaching Hatha yoga with a planetary focus in the mornings. Kathleen Bryant designed the brochures and program guide (another talent!). For more information go to www.vedicastrology.org
Buy your tickets now for the limited showings of Sacred Earth, Places of Peace and Power....Martin Gray's slideshow of his photographs of sacred sites from all over the world. Two showings - Sept 15th & 16th. Tickets $15
Thank you to all who came to and participated in the Compassion Benefit Concert held here at 7 Centers for Lee Graham. It was a great success and a wonderful community effort. Special thanks to Walker Marchal for all her efforts.
Sedona Miracle 2007 Update - Visit www.sedonamiracle.org and preview items offered through the various auctions. Our thanks to those "Friends of the Center" who have so graciously donated items and services. It's still not too late to participate in the ball drops and the raffle.
Announcing new Flow Yoga Class with Rachel Hollingsworth. Every Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:00PM.
The Adventures of Lionheart, Temple Cat
Creating a Place of Peace and Power
This is my latest spiritual experiment that is amazing. It is a 60-day non-human program of learning to be in this world but not of it. The ancestors tell us that the most effective force in the world of human beings is learning divine non-attachment and discovering our own center of peace from which we carry out our lives. This journey begins by letting go and freeing yourself from your attachments.
Here are the stages:
1) Mark your calendar for the beginning and end of the program.
2) Before you begin the program, write an agreement letter to your Higher Self or the Teacher Within. The Agreement is to surrender everything that relates to humanness or catness (the form) as in my case, to your Master Self. Write down on a piece of paper that you are willing to give up everything on the 3rd dimension in order to experience your Self as a spiritual being having an experience in body form. Like me, I chose to have this experience in a tabby cat body.
Put your statement in writing and leave nothing out. Surrender all possessions, family, friends, likes, dislikes, fears, needs,wants and opinions - anything you are attached to. As part of the ritual, I visualized a big bird bath as a place to release everything into and then I read outloud,
"I let go of all my possessions-my cat collar (happily), my cat bowl, my tiger placemat, hairbrush and bottle of special kitty treats, my food bin, cans of tuna, purple bear and blue wool shawl. I let go of my memories of the big gray bully tom cat, the sneaky black cat who eats my food, and tarty girlfriend with yellow eyes. My love of hunting, eating, playing and especially napping...my dislike of being carted around, being petted when I feel like sleeping, and cold water. I let go of my fear of loud sharp noises and dogs that like to chase cats... of my need to belong to someone, have a home and my desire to be adored and the center of attention. I let go of my job as a temple cat, my territory and all my family. I let go of my sleek body, personality and intelligence."
What is left..... is Pure Spirit.
In this process of letting go, you start see the world from spirituality rather than from materiality. And as feelings and upsets arise, you say to yourself -I surrender to spirit. You still go about your life as usual with all the daily activities and engagements; however, your the inner world has altered and there is a place of peace and power that starts to change your experience of the outer world.
Inspired by John Randolph Price, A Spiritual Philosophy for the New World
To contact Lionheart, send email to Lionheart@7centers.com
The Ayurvedic Corner
Protein for Vegetarians
Ayurveda emphasizes the importance of sattvic (pure) foods. Therefore, due to karmic and health reasons, Ayurveda promotes a vegetarian, meat-free, lifestyle. Many people are concerned with how to get sufficient protein in their 
diet without animal foods.
The key to getting the proper amount of protein is having a well balanced diet. By combining various types of protein packed foods, we are able to receive all 8 of the essential amino acids that our body needs.
Food combinations such as lentils with rice, vegetables and Indian paneer cheese, or almond butter on whole grain toast, provide the sustaining protein our busy lives require.
Examples of good sources of vegetarian protein:
- Nuts - almonds (soaked & peeled), cashews, coconuts, Brazil nuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts etc.
- Seeds - flax, psyllium, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower
- Dairy - heated milk, yogurt, fresh, soft cheeses - Indian Paneer, ricotta, cottage cheese, feta, goat cheese
- Whole Grains - rye, quinoa, amaranth, millet, muesli, rice
- Plants - most vegetables and fruits contain small amounts of protein
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Lentils & Beans – Indian mung beans, toor dal,& urad dal, split peas green beans, chick peas, navy, kidney, adzuki, lima, etc.**Note: All lentils and beans must be thoroughly soaked and cooked well. Use spices such as mustard seeds, cumin, coriander, fennel, ajwain, and asafetida help to digest pulses more easily.
Contact Authentic Ayurveda of Sedona at (928) 284-1114 for more information. www.ayurveda-sedona.com
Vedic Astrology
Planetary Energies in September
September is a month that begins with eclipse energy, as we have experienced a lunar eclipse a few days before September, on August 28, 2007. This lunar eclipse will be followed by a solar eclipse on September 11, 2007.
It can be noted that sometimes the two weeks between eclipses can be a bit unstable, so we begin September in between these two eclipse dates. We may feel more relief and stability after September 11, 2007.
Eclipses involve the two nodes of the Moon, Rahu (north node) and Ketu (south node), where the light of the Sun or Moon is blocked temporarily from us here on Earth. So symbolically, something hidden or forgotten, now comes to light or into our awareness. Eclipses are times of spiritual initiation, and good for introspection, meditation, and contemplation. As one can feel more confused or challenged during the eclipse time, it is recommended that important decisions or events should not be started around eclipse dates.
The lunar eclipse on August 28, 2007 occurs at 10 degrees Aquarius, in the nakshatra of Shatabhisha. This section of the zodiac is connected to healing energy, so the theme may be about one’s health, or the consideration of using alternative healing techniques such as herbs or flower essences to boost one’s vitality. There is a secretive nature to Shatabhisha, so one might feel the need to go within more than usual during the beginning of September.
The solar eclipse on September 11, 2007 is at 24 degrees Leo, in the nakshatra of Purva Phalguni. This nakshatra rules creativity, prosperity, and marital relationships, as the symbol of this nakshatra is the marriage or conjugal bed. So the above mentioned themes may be brought to light around this eclipse date. Maybe we need to be more creative within our relationships as well as define what being “prosperous” means to us in our world.
Also the planet Venus turns direct on September 8, 2007 (having been retrograde since July 27, 2007 – see last month’s article). So now we may move forward in our loving and creative endeavors, as gleaned from our reflective period when Venus was retrograde in August. We may feel more creative urges now as Venus shifts direction.
Debra Infante, Vedic astrologer, can be reached at (928) 639-0623 for astrological consultations, either in person or by phone.
7 Centers Yoga Arts
Upcoming Teacher Trainings
and Special Workshops
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Certificate Training A 30 day immersion training based upon the ashram model. Classical Hatha yoga following the 8 limbs of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras includes introduction to Ayurvedic principles through cleansings and food as well as Vedic Astrology. This training creates an environment for intense spiritual growth while deepening your yoga practice and becoming a yoga teacher. For details go to www.7Centers.com 2007 dates Sept 29- Oct 30 2008 dates January 6- February 6 April 5-May 6 June 7 - July 8 September 20 - 21
2008 Chakra Intensive Date(s) March 16-23 (Mark your calendar now!)
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NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW Become a Certified Postpartum AyurDoula
November 9-16 Ayurdoula Training Level I March 6-13 Ayurdoula Training Level II Certification as a CPPAD allows graduates to offer a well rounded complement of services to strengthen both maternal and infant postpartum well-being. A CPPAD graduate is certified to offer deeply rejuvenative Ayurvedic postpartum home spa care, infant massage, delicious suitable meals, safe uses of essential oils, herbal preparations, lactation support, first foods education and knowledge of red flags and resources, and more. The first level training is available to those interested in women's health,nutrition and massage for ongoing education. Level I will include classes such as Ayurvedic Philosophy,Perinatal Essential Oils, Ayurvedic Nutrition & Cooking , Foundations of New Mother & Infant Care/ Cooking and Post Natal Yoga for Home practice. Fee: $1295 To register. Ysha Oakes, D.Ay, CPPAD is a Diplomat Ayurvedic Practitioner and Postpartum AyurDoula with 12 years experience. She teaches 75+ hours of the AyurDoula training series in Boulder, Co and now in Florida. Her book, Mother the Mothers, 42 Days after Childbirth for 42 Years is under its 5th revision and her parents’s handbook just published last fall. Ysha offers in-service for perinatal practitioners on postpartum depression and therapeutic uses of essential oils. Faculty will also include Shraddhasagar (Ruth Hartung) Avani Robinson, and Mira Murphy. For more information contact Sydney 928-203-4400.
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2008 Yoga Teacher Certificate Trainings
January 6- February 6
April 5-May 6
June 7 - July 8
September 20 - 21
Call Sydney at 203-4400
Openings for 2008 Ayurvedic Cooking Apprenticeships
We need apprentice(s) for JANUARY, 2008!
This is a free work/study program available to Graduates of the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program. Apprentice with Mira and learn how to make Ayurvedic meals according to the Doshas, develop the skills of shopping and budgeting, take Ayurvedic principles classes including hikes in the afternoon and yoga classes (optional) in the evening. You pay for housing and transportation. Call Sydney for more information.
Community Bulletin
FOR SALE: 20,000 BTU propane floor heater and 100lb upright 4 foot propane tank. Cost: $300.00
WANTED in West Sedona or Uptown:
-Housing for students during Teacher Trainings. Bedroom with bath and kitchen priveleges.
-One Bedroom Guest House -long term rental.
-Two Bedroom Apartment or Townhouse.
Call Sydney 928-203-4400.
HELPERS FOR MOM & BABY CLASS. Spend an hour and a half a week with the Little People while mothers get some yoga and nurturing. Will trade for classes.
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