In August of 2008 I went through the life changing experience
of completing the Dharma Mittra 200 hour Life of a Yogi teacher
training course. I have already begun teaching classes privately
and wherever I am as karma yoga for no charge. What I liked so
much about this training was it that emphasized the spritual side
of yoga first. The asana physical practice is used as a gateway
to achieve the ceasing of the chattering of the mind stuff
(citta chatter) in order to achieve union with the divine Self
that lives internally in the space to the right of the physical
heart. This Atman Self is what we carry with us from incarnation
to incarnation. It will never leave us. When you and I are in this
place of Atman we say Namaste denoting that then there is only one
of us. Here I am in one of my most favorite poses
Pinchamayarasana
(forearm balance) during the training. Here I am at my graduation
ceremony
on October 11, 2008 being presented my certificate by Dharma
Mittra.
Please Contact Victor in Seattle, Washington at
206 547 6020 via telephone or
email using link below:
Victor if you are
interested in classes.
For pictures from the training, please see Dharma Mittra Yoga
Teacher Training in
San
Francisco
.
Note, there will be another west coast teacher training this year in October
2009 in San Diego. Please see
October 2009 West Coast Training
.
For the orginal draft of my newsletter article about the training, please see
Dharma Mittra Draft Article for Newsletter
. Here is a second article I submitted
for the newsletter about my first
class .
Here is a picture that goes along with the article for the
meditation image .
For more info on Dharma Mittra see
Dharm Mittra Yoga Center in New York City
.
For a beautiful explanation of making all of your life a yoga practice
please see
om
.
Yoga Mats and Supplies This local establishment right off the
Fremont Bridge in Seattle has great yoga mats and supplies that are very
ecological. You can phone up in advance to save shipping if you are in
Seattle. Otherwise they ship anywhere and give a 10 percent teacher discount.
Maya Whole Health This lovely Fremont studio has two walls of
beautiful windows and a great wood floor. I taught my first official
yoga class here.
Yogalife One of my favorite studios in Greenlake.
Yogi Way Another of my favorite studios in Wallingford.
Note, it is currently closed as of Nov. 9, 2008 but we are praying
it will reopen soon. We'll keep you posted.
Samadhi Yoga Located in Capitol Hill, this is a cool
Vinyasa based studio with a strong emphasis on the spiritual teachings .