Tara is an authorized L2 ashtanga teacher, yoga therapist and chanting teacher based in India. We are so excited to welcome her to Great Lakes for this immersion weekend.
Friday May 12th
6:00-8:00pm
Philosophy Talk: the 8 Limbs in Daily Life
Ashtanga Yoga or 8-limbed yoga is an 8-part method as referenced in the Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali. Discussions on the eight limbs of ashtanga yoga and how to integrate them into your
daily life.
Saturday May 13th
7 :00–7:45am
Pranayama & Chanting
7:45–10:00am
Mysore Practice
11:30am-1:30pm
Workshop: The Opening & Closing Chants of Ashtanga Yoga
In this workshop we will explore the history and significance of these two chants.
Sharing correct pronunciation, its importance as well as a clear translation bringing deeper meanings
behind these sacred words. The ancient practice of chanting works at a subconscious level and can be used to purify
mental and physical blockages within in the body. Through continual practice of mantras (vibrational sounds) one can
become energized and peaceful helping to maintain equilibrium within the self. From a scientific aspect it has been
said that chanting holds several calming, therapeutic, psychological and spiritual benefits.
Sunday May 14th
7:00-7:45am
Pranayama & Chanting
7:45am – 10:00am
Mysore Practice
11:30am-1:30pm
Workshop: The Mind According to Yoga
We will explore several ideas from the shastras (sacred texts) to help us understand what influences our actions, ideas,
responses, triggers, our decisions. Helping us to understand how we interact with the world outside through inside.
The concepts shared are mainly coming from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
We will end with a small dhāranā practice, sharing ways to concentrate or hold the mind still.
FULL WEEKEND TUITION: $190 Non- Members $175 Members
ABOUT TARA
Tara’s love for the human mind brought her to yoga over 19 years ago. She has been a dedicated practitioner of yoga and has been blessed to practice with some of the most dedicated ashtanga teachers in the world. Studying with Johnny Smith, Tim Miller (completing both his primary and
intermediate series trainings), R. Sharath Jois & R. Saraswathi Jois. She has apprenticed for 6 years with certified teachers and R. Saraswathi Jois for 4 of those years in her very busy Mysore shala where she
assisted up to 200 students a month for nine months of the year.
Tara has a special bond with Saraswathiji and is one of the first few students authorized by her to teach. Tara is also a Certified Yoga Therapist in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya & his son T.K.V. Desikachar in
Chennai, India. Her interest in yoga therapy is a focus to help heal others from injury and imbalances within the body. She has helped many students learn to understand their bodies while bringing back health and stability through yogic techniques, diet and lifestyle changes.
She has studied Pranayama with Sri O.P. Tiwari, Philosophy with Prof. Nagaraja Rao and Vedic Chanting with Dr. Vigneshwar Bhat and Madhavi Kotha in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya. Tara has been studying ritual, chanting and Vedic chanting for the last 7.5 years and is a long
time Vipassana Meditator. Both R. Saraswathi Jois (kpjayi Authorized), Saraswathi Vasudevan & Vigneshwar Bhat have given
her blessings to share the teachings as taught to her through parampara.
Tara does not take herself too seriously and teaches in a traditional yet playful manner incorporating the teachings of her teachers.
Find more at www.taramitrayoga.com
intermediate series trainings), R. Sharath Jois & R. Saraswathi Jois. She has apprenticed for 6 years with certified teachers and R. Saraswathi Jois for 4 of those years in her very busy Mysore shala where she
assisted up to 200 students a month for nine months of the year.
Tara has a special bond with Saraswathiji and is one of the first few students authorized by her to teach. Tara is also a Certified Yoga Therapist in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya & his son T.K.V. Desikachar in
Chennai, India. Her interest in yoga therapy is a focus to help heal others from injury and imbalances within the body. She has helped many students learn to understand their bodies while bringing back health and stability through yogic techniques, diet and lifestyle changes.
She has studied Pranayama with Sri O.P. Tiwari, Philosophy with Prof. Nagaraja Rao and Vedic Chanting with Dr. Vigneshwar Bhat and Madhavi Kotha in the lineage of T. Krishnamacharya. Tara has been studying ritual, chanting and Vedic chanting for the last 7.5 years and is a long
time Vipassana Meditator. Both R. Saraswathi Jois (kpjayi Authorized), Saraswathi Vasudevan & Vigneshwar Bhat have given
her blessings to share the teachings as taught to her through parampara.
Tara does not take herself too seriously and teaches in a traditional yet playful manner incorporating the teachings of her teachers.
Find more at www.taramitrayoga.com