The new TriYoga Center in Kiev, Ukraine was officially opened on February 14 by organizers Anna Logvinova and Katerina Degtyar! A TriYoga community project, classes will be offered by many TriYoga teachers at the center each week. As part of the grand opening, teacher trainers John and Stephanie arrived in Kiev on February 12 to begin a month of workshops and Basics and Level 1 teacher trainings.
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Snow and ice doesn’t keep TY teachers and students home when there is an opportunity to attend a special program ~ many came out for the workshop taught by senior teacher Chandra, who visited from Florida the weekend of Feb. 5-7.
All enjoyed the program’s focus on Natural Alignment, as well as a delicious vegan dinner, chanting and dancing.
Die 7 Schätze des Yoga (The 7 Treasures of Yoga) was released in Germany this week. Written by well-known German yoga teacher Anna Trökes, the book features Kaliji, along with 6 others in the field of yoga, discussing their perspectives on the practice.
Visit here to read more about it (in German) and purchase a copy.
While in India in December & January, Kaliji was interviewed by many newspaper and television reporters, and was often featured in the media. Another article about Kaliji appeared on Feb. 10 in Vijay Karnataka, in which Kaliji was called “Great India’s Cultural Ambassador”. Vijay Karnataka is the largest Kannada newspaper in India, with over a million subscribers.
See PDFs of the article here, the front page of the newspaper here, and the inside page here.
Eva-Maria taught programs in several locations in Israel, including Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Ein Ayala, North Israel. This was the first time that TriYoga has been taught in Jerusalem. »
Dear Kaliji,
Thank you again from my heart for the yoga you have brought into this world!
It is the most conducive spiritual practice I have come across on my journey.
Love,
Detlef
USA
While TriYoga 30th Anniversary celebrations were underway in Malibu, students and teachers in China hosted their own anniversary events!
At UYoga in Shenzhen, teachers and students from the recent trainings with John and Stephanie joined their TriYoga family in Malibu via internet video chat. During their video call, the UYoga group had darshana with Kaliji, enjoyed Chant Club, witnessed the release of TriYoga manuals in Chinese, and made many new TriYoga friends. In addition, teacher and translator Kiki shared gifts and experiences from her recent India tour with Kaliji.
Besides joining the UYoga group for video chat, teachers Deva and Shanti celebrated at their own studio with a TriYoga class and a dinner afterward.
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TriYoga’s 30th Celebration continued in Malibu. The timing, as it always happens in TriYoga, could not be more perfect. The first day, the 29th of January, did not only come to an auspicious number of 11, but it also happened to be the full moon. Not just any full moon, but the brightest and the biggest full moon of 2010. »