Yoga Bharati, SF Bay Area Chapter (501(c)3 Tax-exempt) http://www.yogabharati.org Yoga Instructors Course/Yoga Foundation Course - 2009 - Open House : Feb 21st, Saturday 10:00 Am - 12:00 Noon at ICC, Milpitas - Inauguration : APR 3rd, Friday 7pm - 9pm at ICC, Milpitas - YICC Sessions : April 4th – June 28th (weekend mornings) - Venue : India Community Center - ICC 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas, CA 95035 WHAT IS YICC? - A certificate program designed by VYASA, a Deemed University. Yoga Bharati is conducting this course in the Bay Area since 2002. Details of VYASA's other programs @ http://www.vyasa.org STRUCTURE OF YICC - Based on over 20 years of in-depth study in the field of Yoga and Spirituality by VYASA. Research behind YICC largely follows the direction given by Swami Vivekananda, who pronounced that we need to combine the best of the West (modern scientific research) with the best of the East (yoga and spiritual lore) to bring a grand harmony and peace on earth. The objective of conducting this program, through-out the world is to bring the holistic vision of yoga and spiritual lore as a way of life featured by health & strength, peace and efficiency, harmony and growth to solve the problems of the modern society and to build ideal social orders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YICC consists of following parts Part 1 - THEORY - 30+ hours * Yoga - Need of the hour, Yoga concept and definitions * Basis of Yoga * Streams of Yoga and Unity in Diversity * Theory of Yogic Practices, Asanas, Pranayama, Kriyas and Meditation * Application of Yoga * Introduction to Yoga Therapy * Educational Applications * Stress and Yoga * Yoga and Diet * Teaching Techniques and Introduction to Research Part 2 - YOGA PRACTICES - 50+ hours * Breathing Practices * Loosening Practices * Yogasanas - basic set * Pranayama * Cyclic Meditation * Kriyas * Mudras and Bandhas * Teaching Techniques Part 3 - YICC FIELD PRACTICE - 30 hours Part 4 - PROJECT REPORT on any applicable Yoga topic CERTIFICATE WILL BE ISSUED to successful candidates after completion of all parts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YICC Application @ http://www.yogabharati.org/yicc/forms/yb-yicc-appl.pdf YICC Information @ http://www.yogabharati.org/yicc/ FACULTY YogaShri N V Raghuram, VYASA, India VYASA Instructors (Yoga Therapists) Yoga Bharati Instructors REGISTRATION krupali@yogabharati.org (650) 571-1293 ram@yogabharati.org (408) 493-5331 venkat@yogabharati.org (510) 386-3315 RSVP For all events @ info@yogabharati.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Yoga Bharati Yoga Bharati is a Non profit Voluntary Organization with chapters all over the world. Our goal is to bring Yoga in its purest form. Please donate generously and be part of Yoga Bharati revolution - spreading health (at physical level), happiness (at mental level), knowledge (at intellectual level), peace (at spiritual level) in everyday life. All funds collected will be used for Yoga related activities. This is a 100% voluntary effort. If you want to volunteer at any effort level, please send email to ybvol-subscribe@yahoogroups.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------