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Teacher Training in Emskirchen, Germany. (July 26 - August 3, 2008)
Nadies and Cakras in Emskirchen, Germany. (August 1-3, 2008)
Yoga & Sound Workshop in Pennsylvania. (September 11-18, 2008)
Yoga & Sound Workshop in Rishikesh, India. (February 25 to March 11, 2009)
Post Yoga & Sound Sight-seeing trip in Himalayas, India. (March 12 to March 20, 2009.
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What is Therapeutic Yoga?
When Ramanand was 12, his father introduced him to yoga philosophy and asana, and he learned early on to embrace yoga with a childlike joyousness and delight. In 1968, after coming across a few other yoga teachers, Ramanand became a student of Guruji (Yogacharya Shri B.K.S. Iyengar) who profoundly influenced the strength, discipline, deepening, understanding, confidence and enthusiasm of his asana and pranayama practice. Then in 1984 Ramanand intensified his pursuit of truth and knowledge by studying Vedanta philosophy under H.H. Swami Dayananda Saraswati. He also considers J. Krishnamurti to be a major influence on his thinking.
Ramanand’s extensive, distinct, and lifelong yoga experiences inform both his yoga practice and his teaching style. He is recognized and respected internationally and many in the yoga community regard him as one of the world's foremost yoga instructors. Ramanand actively encourages both learning and sharing of ideas amongst his students and peers. Furthermore, he is especially skilled as an innovator in the use of props and in working with students who have special needs; however he does not teach therapeutic yoga.
Ramanand has a special interest in the effects of Sound on yoga practice. He offers a number of workshops on Yoga and Sound with his friend, the outstanding North Indian Classical singer, Pandit Mukesh Desai, a senior disciple of renowned Pandit Jasraj.