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The latest workshop information about Sharath Tour 2011 in Helsinki

NEWS 27.8.2011
Registration at Annankatu 29B, DOWNSTAIRS SHALA!
Time 17:30-18:15 / Info 18:00--
Gate and door code: 0050

NEWS 26.8.2011
TIME CHANGES!
Sunday timings:
- Morning
- - Primary Led Class 08:00 - 9:45 (15 min earlier; door open 7:20)
- - Group Photo time 09:50 (Primary and Intermediate students)
- - Intermediate led Class 10:00 - 11:45
- - Address: Yrjönkatu 21, 6th floor
- Afternoon
- - Conference 15-16:15 (30 min earlier; door open 14:30, tee available)
- - Address: Aleksanterinkatu 12, 2nd floor

NEWS 25.8.2011
WORKSHOP SHIRTS AND KRISHNA BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY 10am (YogaShop)
are available at the Astanga YogaShop just 2 corners from the
practice place.
- Address: Eerikinkatu 8, at the corner of Annankatu and Eerikinkatu.
- - Great variety of Sharath Workshop shirts available, Yoga books, Yoga mats etc...
- - HareKrishna-made vegetarian pies and juice.
Welcome after the practice!

PRACTICING PRIMARY SERIES (Beginners practice)
The Astanga Primary Series (the First Serie) is for everybody, and most propably Sharath lets you to do the whole asanaserie of the group you are attending. So do not worry if you have difficulties with some asanas on the serie, you do not have to be perfect to enjoy the full class!

PRACTICING INTERMEDIATE SERIES (Advanced practice)
The Intermediate Series (the Second Serie) is for more advanced students. If you have practiced Intermediate at the Helsinki Astanga School half way, you are also able to practice it with Sharath!
So do not hesitate to participate Intermediate led classes if you are already practicing it!

(Sharath is looking how the students are able to practice the Intermediate asanas, and he may tell you to stop and go for the finishing poses. However, the next day Sharath may let you to try the next pose. This is very good experience to see, what Sharath thinks being important in your practice and needing more concentration and workout!)

GROUP PHOTO
We will take a group photo on Sunday morning around 10 am after the first group has finished the practice and the 2nd group is about to start, everybody together at the photo!

PHOTOGRAPHING AND VIDEOSHOOTING RESTRICTED
students are not allowed to take photos or videos during the asanapractice.
Photos are allowed while greeting Sharath after class, and at afternoon conferences.

REGISTRATION
The workshop Registration and Info meeting at Annankatu
Yogashala (address Annankatu 29B, inyard, DOWNSTAIRS, gate code 0050)
on Saturday 27th August time 17:30-18:15.

At Registration and Info meeting we will check workshop payments
and group/classes you are going to attend and give you the practice card.

Our student lists has been sorted by First Name, so when you come to
registrate, please tell your First name first and then your Last name.

If you can't come to Saturday Registration and Info, you can get your practice card at the workshop place, where we will also do registrations and check the practice cards.

Scheduled class and conference times are announced for each day and group at Sharath's Helsinki Web-page: www.astanga.fi/sharath

THE MORNING PRACTICE and PLACE
With the wokshop card you can enter the workshop place
Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall building, Sports Hall at 6th floor
Address: Yrjönkatu 21, 6th floor.
The street gate and outdoor will be opened on Sunday morning 7:20 am and on weekdays 6am.

All students should enter the practice hall at least 10 minutes
before the scheduled class starting time so that we can check your
practice cards. If you didin't registrate and pay the workshop beforehand, please arrive even 20-30 minutes before the class.

Practice hall (Sports Hall), dressing rooms, showers and toilets are
at the 6th floor. Men's dressing room is upstairs (stairs to the left).
NOTE: dressing rooms are fairly small in size and have only one shower room with 3 shower places. You can also go to have a shower at Annankatu Yogashala (open on Sun time 8-10; on weekdays time 6-8:30)
Address: Annankatu 29 B, inyard, door code 0050, 2nd floor

NOTE 2: The Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall at street level is another option to have a shower and swim after the classes - when it is open...
(separate opening days for ladies and men: swimming naked allowed!)

PRACTICAL INFO
- practice card / payment checkings are done at the Sports Hall entrance
- face your yoga mat towards Sharath's place (right hand side from the entrance)
- we will start to put the yoga mats on places from the front on, and
each row of mats should follow more or less the line of the first row
- Sport Hall entrance is closed during the practice, wait at the
entrance until the door is opened for the next group to enter
the Hall
- NO PHOTOS or VIDEO shooting allowed during the yoga practice!
- photos are allowed during greetings to Sharath after the yoga
practice
- only students registrated to practice that workshop group can enter
the practice hall; no visitors even from other practice group allowed
(if you want to change your practice group during the week, that is not
a problem, we are quite flexible and willing to help you ! )
- Swimming hall and sauna are available after morning practice, check the men's and women's time at the street level entrance.
- Annankatu 29B, 2nd floor Yogashala showers are open to workshop students (Sun time 8-10, weekdays time 6-8:30)

CONFERENCES
Afternoon conferences at Balder Sal (Aleksanterinkatu 12, 2nd floor) - is open to everybody: entrance fee is 20eur / 15eur (students etc.)
- Sunday 15-16:15 (door open 14:30)
- Tuesday 17-18:15 (door open 16:30)
- Thursday 17-18:15 (door open 16:30)
- photos are allowed during the conference but not video shooting
- doors open 30 mins before, try to arrive 10-15 mins before the conference program starts

ABOUT WORKSHOP EMAILS
Please ask your friend/s you know are coming to Sharath's workshop if
they have received this information letter, as some email addresses we
have received are incorrect or missing, and besides nowadays the email web-servers are very efficient to remove group mailings all together interpreting them as spam!

If your friend didn't recveive this, tell him/her to email
SHARATH@ASTANGA.FI to correct his/her email-address and/or registration
details or tell about this workshop letter at Sharath workshop pages!
Thank you!

HAPPY ASTANGA PRACTICE WITH SHARATH!

Yours
Juha Javanainen and Petri Räisänen
Astanga Yoga Helsinki

The latest workshop information about Sharath Tour 2011 in Helsinki NEWS 27.8.2011 Registration at Annankatu 29B, DOWNSTAIRS SHALA! Time 17:30-18:15 / Info 18:00-- Gate and door code: 0050 NEWS 26.8.2011 TIME CHANGES! Sunday timings: - Morning - - Primary Led Class 08:00 - 9:45 (15 min earlier; door open 7:20) - - Group Photo time 09:50 (Primary and Intermediate students) - - Intermediate led Class 10:00 - 11:45 - - Address: Yrjönkatu 21, 6th floor - Afternoon - - Conference 15-16:15 (30 min earlier; door open 14:30, tee available) - - Address: Aleksanterinkatu 12, 2nd floor NEWS 25.8.2011 WORKSHOP SHIRTS AND KRISHNA BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY 10am (YogaShop) are available at the Astanga YogaShop just 2 corners from the practice place. - Address: Eerikinkatu 8, at the corner of Annankatu and Eerikinkatu. - - Great variety of Sharath Workshop shirts available, Yoga books, Yoga mats etc... - - HareKrishna-made vegetarian pies and juice. Welcome after the practice! PRACTICING PRIMARY SERIES (Beginners practice) The Astanga Primary Series (the First Serie) is for everybody, and most propably Sharath lets you to do the whole asanaserie of the group you are attending. So do not worry if you have difficulties with some asanas on the serie, you do not have to be perfect to enjoy the full class! PRACTICING INTERMEDIATE SERIES (Advanced practice) The Intermediate Series (the Second Serie) is for more advanced students. If you have practiced Intermediate at the Helsinki Astanga School half way, you are also able to practice it with Sharath! So do not hesitate to participate Intermediate led classes if you are already practicing it! (Sharath is looking how the students are able to practice the Intermediate asanas, and he may tell you to stop and go for the finishing poses. However, the next day Sharath may let you to try the next pose. This is very good experience to see, what Sharath thinks being important in your practice and needing more concentration and workout!) GROUP PHOTO We will take a group photo on Sunday morning around 10 am after the first group has finished the practice and the 2nd group is about to start, everybody together at the photo! PHOTOGRAPHING AND VIDEOSHOOTING RESTRICTED students are not allowed to take photos or videos during the asanapractice. Photos are allowed while greeting Sharath after class, and at afternoon conferences. REGISTRATION The workshop Registration and Info meeting at Annankatu Yogashala (address Annankatu 29B, inyard, DOWNSTAIRS, gate code 0050) on Saturday 27th August time 17:30-18:15. At Registration and Info meeting we will check workshop payments and group/classes you are going to attend and give you the practice card. Our student lists has been sorted by First Name, so when you come to registrate, please tell your First name first and then your Last name. If you can't come to Saturday Registration and Info, you can get your practice card at the workshop place, where we will also do registrations and check the practice cards. Scheduled class and conference times are announced for each day and group at Sharath's Helsinki Web-page: www.astanga.fi/sharath THE MORNING PRACTICE and PLACE With the wokshop card you can enter the workshop place Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall building, Sports Hall at 6th floor Address: Yrjönkatu 21, 6th floor. The street gate and outdoor will be opened on Sunday morning 7:20 am and on weekdays 6am. All students should enter the practice hall at least 10 minutes before the scheduled class starting time so that we can check your practice cards. If you didin't registrate and pay the workshop beforehand, please arrive even 20-30 minutes before the class. Practice hall (Sports Hall), dressing rooms, showers and toilets are at the 6th floor. Men's dressing room is upstairs (stairs to the left). NOTE: dressing rooms are fairly small in size and have only one shower room with 3 shower places. You can also go to have a shower at Annankatu Yogashala (open on Sun time 8-10; on weekdays time 6-8:30) Address: Annankatu 29 B, inyard, door code 0050, 2nd floor NOTE 2: The Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall at street level is another option to have a shower and swim after the classes - when it is open... (separate opening days for ladies and men: swimming naked allowed!) PRACTICAL INFO - practice card / payment checkings are done at the Sports Hall entrance - face your yoga mat towards Sharath's place (right hand side from the entrance) - we will start to put the yoga mats on places from the front on, and each row of mats should follow more or less the line of the first row - Sport Hall entrance is closed during the practice, wait at the entrance until the door is opened for the next group to enter the Hall - NO PHOTOS or VIDEO shooting allowed during the yoga practice! - photos are allowed during greetings to Sharath after the yoga practice - only students registrated to practice that workshop group can enter the practice hall; no visitors even from other practice group allowed (if you want to change your practice group during the week, that is not a problem, we are quite flexible and willing to help you ! ) - Swimming hall and sauna are available after morning practice, check the men's and women's time at the street level entrance. - Annankatu 29B, 2nd floor Yogashala showers are open to workshop students (Sun time 8-10, weekdays time 6-8:30) CONFERENCES Afternoon conferences at Balder Sal (Aleksanterinkatu 12, 2nd floor) - is open to everybody: entrance fee is 20eur / 15eur (students etc.) - Sunday 15-16:15 (door open 14:30) - Tuesday 17-18:15 (door open 16:30) - Thursday 17-18:15 (door open 16:30) - photos are allowed during the conference but not video shooting - doors open 30 mins before, try to arrive 10-15 mins before the conference program starts ABOUT WORKSHOP EMAILS Please ask your friend/s you know are coming to Sharath's workshop if they have received this information letter, as some email addresses we have received are incorrect or missing, and besides nowadays the email web-servers are very efficient to remove group mailings all together interpreting them as spam! If your friend didn't recveive this, tell him/her to email SHARATH@ASTANGA.FI to correct his/her email-address and/or registration details or tell about this workshop letter at Sharath workshop pages! Thank you! HAPPY ASTANGA PRACTICE WITH SHARATH! Yours Juha Javanainen and Petri Räisänen Astanga Yoga Helsinki
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