Monday mornings 10 to 11AM
starting February 27th (with David)

                            Registration Procedure and other information

Our six week format enables us to implement a gradual and safe approach to teaching and to progressively tailor the practices to the needs of the actual participants. To register, please send a check for the full fee to:Upstate Yoga Institute, 6843 East Genesee Street, Fayettevile, NY 13066.  Indicate which class you wish to register for in the memo part of the check. Your spot will be reserved as soon as we receive your financial commitment. Once you have paid, the fee cannot be re-imbursed except of course in case of documented medical necessity.

If you are not sure about the level that is most appropriate for you, please get in touch with us to discuss your options. If you have to miss a class during a series, you can make it up in any of our classes during the same 6 week series. If you wish to attend more than one class per week, please speak with us about that. We have a discounted fee for the second class.

If you are interested in trying a class during one of our regular series, the fee is $10. We ask that you not "drop-in" per se, but contact us ahead of time to let us know about your intention. Once we are in a series, we are very committed to offering high quality and tailored instruction to the people who have enrolled in that series. We want to make sure that any visiting participant will fit in nicely for his or her sake and for the sake of the other students. On the day of your visit, we ask that you come early enough so we can greet you properly, show you our welcoming space, and still start class in a timely fashion.

Study of the Yoga-Sutra

Every other Tuesday evening  7:15 to 8PM, February 14th, March 6th, March 20th, April 3rd. $5 per class. Free for people who are currently enrolled in one of our yoga classes.

The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is the foundational text for yoga and one of the most enlightening spiritual documents of all time. It presents a psychology of the human mind which is extremely helpful in understanding how stress and misperception get generated in the mind. The steady practice of classical yoga teaches consciousness how to turn inward and realize the true nature of its undelying awareness. Martine is a long-time student of this text and has studied in depth with several prominent teachers in the Krishnamacharya/Desikachar tradition. She was also trained as a clinical psychologist at the doctoral level in her country of origin, France.

Introduction to Vedic Chanting

Every other Tuesday evening 7:15 to 8PM, with Martine.
February 7th, February 28th, March 13th, March 27th.
$5 per class. Free for people who are currently enrolled in one of our yoga classes.

Vedic Chanting is truly a "yoga of sound" and a universal and joyous form of meditation which opens the heart and brings support and equilibrium. Instead of learning to move your trunk and limbs as you do in yoga postures, you very gradually learn how to move your diaphragm, mouth, tongue and lips in order to produce harmonious sounds that influence your whole system in a very positive fashion. Because it uses only three notes, this kind of chanting is accessible to those who have never chanted or never thought they could chant. In the process of learning Vedic chanting, you also learn how to develop your listening skills. Martine had no musical or voice background when she was introduced to Vedic Chanting by her teacher over twenty years ago. Over the years, she has enjoyed developing her voice and leading others through the joy of chanting. If you feel shy about producing sound, you can just come and listen in the beginning. In addition to chanting, Martine also gently shares her knowledge of Sanskrit and Vedic texts as new chants are presented.

On-going Vedic Chant Class

Once monthly on a Thursday evening, Martine Burat and Kerry Koen have been offering a Vedic Chanting Class for several years now.If you have prior experience in this particular form of chanting, which is different from Bhajan or Kirtan, and would like to try this monthly class, please get in touch with us by e-mail. There is no fee for UYI students; for others the fee is $5 per class.
 

Yoga Nidra Classes 

Fridays February 17, Friday February 24, Friday March 2, 5:30 -6:45 PM
$50 for the series. Limited to 15 participants.
 
On February 17th, from 4:30 to 5:15PM, an optional pre-series workshop will preceed the regular class. It will focus on clarifying heartfelt desire, intention, and inner resources. This is free with a food or financial donation for feeding the hungry, and not a requirement for the series.

Guest teacher Deborah Welsh will conduct this new series of Yoga Nidra classes designed to help participants deepen their yoga-nidra practice. Yoga Nidra is a state and a practice that brings the benefits of deep replenishing sleep while at the same time cultivating  awareness and integration of body sensations, energy, breath, thoughts, feelings, beliefs, emotions, and a feeling of blissful connection to the deepest core of our being. Deborah has been a long-time yoga student at our school. She has completed the first two training programs in the healing technique Richard Miller developed as i-Rest and which consists of deep relaxation and guided meditative inquiry. 

To register or for more information, please contact Deborah Welsh directly at: djwelsh@twcny.rr.com or 315 479-7718. Bring a yoga mat if you have one, and any supportive pillows/eye pillow, or blankets to enhance your comfort.