3M Magick of Mindfullness
    A one day FUN shop for self and stress management

"Minding The Body, Mending the Mind and Managing Moods"- A stress management programme based on Yoga helps one to bring out ones true potential.

The popular 3M Magic FUNshop is a practical approach to identify and release stress that is there on many levels, of the body, mind, and emotion. It helps one to be aware of and integrate body, emotions, mind and soul.

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Contents

• Stress and its symptoms
• Ergonomics, body alignment, postural habits
• Neuro-postural programming
• Diet management, sleeping and breath patterns that might cause tension.
• Inter-relatedness of body, emotions, mind and intellect.
• Perceptual awareness
• Befriending the Sub-Conscious Mind.
• Conscious Choices.
• Balanced lifestyle
• Breaking the loop of unhealthy habits. Optimizing energy.
• Releasing anger and depression
• Having a vision for ones life
• Relationship management.                                                                                            YOGA is balance

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Methodology 

• Practical and experiential exercises and explanations for better self-understanding.
• Body movements as well as Cathartic and Awareness exercises.
• Tension releasers that can be adopted while at work.
• Breath awareness techniques to understand emotional states.
• Relaxation techniques.
• Visualizing techniques that provide better focus.
• Programming the sub-conscious mind.

                                                                    YOGA helps one play the game of life both skillfully and fairly

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Benefits 

• Reduced stress levels - holistic health
• Clarity of thought, focus and concentration
• Zest for life- High motivation levels
• Open Communication
• Increased self - esteem and confidence
• Relationship healing
• Drawing abundance into ones life
• Increase in energy and moving to higher frequencies
• Vibrant and healthy inner and outer environment
• Increased awareness and joy
  
                                                                                             Yoga is bringing to being one’s potential

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Approach

Playful
                                                   Yoga is the most ancient science of Self Management & Transformation
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“As part of a Faculty development program, we had invited Ms. Maitreyi to speak to our participants. She spoke for three hours and enthralled us with lucid examples of connections within the body and the connection between man and the universe. She explained how different types of food affect our bodies and mind. She told us how posture has a direct bearing on back pain and taught how to relieve pain. She showed easy exercises, which they could practice even in their work area.  Maitreyi is very knowledgeable, pleasant, energetic and passionate. I have been recommending her program to everyone.” 
-  Shiva, Manager Human Resources, TCS
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“We have been using the services of Ms. Maitreyi in conducting Yoga sessions for our employees. We find the program very useful and interesting. Maitreyi's skill and knowledge in the field really helps to keep the vigour of the program high. We have plans to continue with her services after the current batch of trainees complete their program, as we want to carry the benefits of the program organization wide. Her discipline in adherence to time and schedule is commendable. “ 
- Kamali Rajesh, Associate Vice-President - Human Resources, Ford India Limited
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“I was in a state of euphoria after attending Maitreyi's workshop on Minding the body, Mending the mind and Managing moods. It has enhanced my concentration in my work. It has unleashed my creative insight and enhanced my self-confidence. I have become very healthy both mentally and physically.“ 
N.C. Balachandran, Manager (Operations), Madras Management Association
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It is brilliant and knowledge oriented. I wish to get involved in it more and more
- Debee Prasad CTS
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Excellent-Very enlightening-Learnt simple techniques which can be easily practiced
- Ramya Venkateswaran, Citi Bank
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It was totally new and the best way to have peace in life
- Rajshri Balasubramaniam, Satyam Computers
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My belief about taking responsibility for one's life has become even stronger
- Maya HR CTS
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- Mohan Kumar EID Parry.

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Contents Of The Course:

• From Stress to Serenity
• Classical Yogic diet and lifestyle
• Creating a synergy of the right and left brain
• Releasing old unnecessary karmic (thought,emotional and behavioural) patterns and traumas
• Conscious boundary setting
• Strengthening the nervous system
• Being in tune with your rhythm
• Multidimensional thinking
• Acceptance of ones vulnerabilities, shadow side / sub conscious fears and releasing them.
• Learning to Simplify (Purify), Slow down, Stabilise and Synthesize.
• Aligning Body,Emotions and Mind with the Divine
• Enjoying the process and become playful

Upcoming Foundation/ Yoga Bija programmes

• Foundation Retreat with ayurvedic treatments in barberyn reef resort, Srilanka, Dec 1st to 13th 2011. More details

• Yoga Bija in Chennai, India. Feb 11th to march 4rth 2012, on weekends

• Feb 11th  – 10 a.m to 6.00 p.m - 3M Magick of Mindfulness Funshop
• Feb 18th, 19th,25th, 26th  March 3rd and 4rth  – 9 .00 a.m to 1.00 p.m
• March 4rth  – 3.30 to 6.00 – Closing ceremony and celebration In Chennai Programme fee Rs 16,000 before the 1st of December and Rs18,000 after Call 42144626 or 42015727 or email arkayoga@gmail.com to register
  

DETAILED WRITE UP OF THE FOUNDATION COURSE

Effortlessly move towards your core. Stabilise and Soar. Open to more love yet be grounded enough to draw healthy boundaries. You will be able to truly love and connect with depth.
This is a Certified programme for creating deeper shifts
- Yoga Bija denotes the seed of wholesome communion that sprouts in the minds of those who do the practice

- It has the potential to release us from old binding thought patterns, emotional and behavioral patterns

- Helps dissolve old energy blocks

- Whatever is unnecessary will naturally fall away gently

- Life becomes the practice

- More multidimensional thinking

- Become aware of and dissolve old samskaras or behavioural patterns

- Classical Yogic Diet and Lifestyle

- Create a synergy of the Right and Left Brain

- Alignment of head, heart and hands

- Working with and harmonizing polarities

- Imbibing Neuro Energetic Programming

- Releasing old unnecessary karmic patterns and cellular traumas

- Learning to BE as well as consciously DO.

- Learning to Simplify (Purify), Slow down, Stabilise and Synthesize.

- Enjoying the process and become playful

- Embracing what is.

The course will enable you to move towards your higher purpose, despite you being in the way. So integration time is necessary.

THIS IS THE FIRST SEGMENT OF THE YOGA VRIKSHA (Tree) OR THE YOGA TEACHER'S PROGRAMME

Real life assignments are given.

For more details contact arkayavancouver@hotmail.com

For workshop facilitator's profile check www.arkaya.net and go to founder's profile.

Please note the Foundation programme is one of the segments of the Yoga Teacher's /Enlightened Leadership programme.
This is a 190 hr + 40 hr course that enables the person to do the personal work that is required to be able to teach. When one teaches it is natural and a result of the work one has done. It becomes part of ones being

The 190 hr trainer's programme consists of doing the Foundation course three times and another 100 hrs of work.

A long term approach is what I would reccomend for the changes to integrate in the system. Hence the trainer's course is spread across two or three years and can be done at one's own pace. This allows time for the refinement and subtleties to sink in. For more details about the teacher's/self discovery programme contact arkayavancouver@hotmail.com

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What is expected of you in the Yoga Bija/ Foundation Course and what to expect

1. Please be present for each class unless otherwise exempted in case one has a prior important appointment.
2. Be on time for each class.
3. Bring a yoga mat and bottle of water
4. Avoid strong chemical scents and perfumes
5. Write about the subject chosen by you for contemplation
6. Complete the Seva (service) projects and write the insights from it.
7. Develop the capacity to SEE oneself in a loving space
8. There may be a cleansing process which could be a physical cleansing like loose bowel movements, night sweats or old traumas coming to the surface. Old fears surfacing in the form of nightmares or dreams.
9. Whenever the cleansing is too much let the facilitator know and the intention of gentler cleansing will be held. Do not try to clear it all out all at once.
10. You will become more aware of how you are projecting on others and others are projecting on you.
11. You will become more comfortable with your emotions without having to suppress them, become depressed or explode.

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Arkaya Yoga Teacher's Training

THE ARKAYA YOGA TEACHER TRAINING A 230 hr programme (with 40 hrs of seva and community creation)  Welcome to the path of conscious evolution! This Yoga teacher training course is an adventure of self discovery. It is a very unique and indepth programme to connect deeper with oneself. This will result in a deeper connection to everything around. One will also learn to access and cultivate discernment and detachment to connect yet not be over attached. It is structured in a very unique way to facilitate transformation. It enables you to build the roots for a yoga life. The programme is spread across time and one can do it in one two or three years. This is to enable positive shifts to take place and allow for integration time. Though the programme covers 190 hrs there is a lot more time covered through seva, personal work and a step by step method of evolving. The misalignments in the physical, emotional and mental systems are rebalanced and one moves into a space of effortless effort where the practice and the yoga life become enjoyable. Students look at all areas of their life and yoga is absorbed and lived rather than achieved. A comprehensive set of tools are taught in the space of lightness and ease There are four segments to the Teacher’s programme. One has to complete atleast three Foundation or Yoga bija courses that covers 90 hrs of study and 15 hrs of seva in total and another 100 hrs of training and 25 hrs of seva (conscious service to one’s higher self and community) The foundation courses are taught in Chennai/India, Vancouver/Canada, Stockholm in Sweden and Beruwala in Srilanka once a year. The last segment will be taught in India and Vancouver. See events section for scheduled foundation courses Each time one does or participates in a foundation course a different layer of the system is accessed and refined. There are layers and layers of unconscious samskaras or habit patterns and tendencies to be released. This is only the tip of the iceberg and helps one light the torch to see the next conscious step in the journey. One refines Tamas ( inertia, darkness, ignorance, fogginess) and  Rajas (agitation, impulse, restlessness) towards sattva (alive stillness, alertness). Yogacharini Maitreyi facilitates both a subtle and powerful energy which participants need to integrate. She helps people integrate both the mystic experiences with living in the material world. One also has the opportunity to integrate them in one’s life by working on real time or real life projects rather than just bookish knowledge. One learns to be aware of one’s boundaries and create conscious clear spaces for things to harmonize. Unhealthy enmeshments with oneself, people and situations are released.

The course will also include The philosophy and essence of Yoga The embodying of a Yoga life Different classical yoga forms like hata yoga, raja yoga, gnaya yoga and bakthi yoga The different limbs of Ashtanga yoga Recognizing ones spiritual self Yogic diet and living an Organic life Yogic self awareness and awareness of flow of prana in ones system Yogic Mind power Principles of active surrender to the divine consciousness Mantra sadhana Clearing and opening the Chakras and recognizing your spiritual connection Preparing the system for true meditation Relate to asanas as tuning into states of being Alignment of body, emotions and mind with the divine Pranayamas to release pain and energy blocks and remove the veil that prevents us from truly SEEing Teaching practice where one becomes the teachings Fee: $3,600 CAD for non-Indians Rs 80,000 for Indians in India If fee is payed in two installments then $1950 the first year and $ 1,950 the second year. Rs 45,000 for the first year and Rs 45,000 the following year. You are welcome to download the registration forms from here – Non refundable $50 processing fee Or Rs 500 May peace pervade your life. This 35 hour program teaches the fundamental principles of the great science and art of Yoga.  This programme will enable one to apprentice as a trainer for the 3M Magic FUNshop that Arkaya has developed.  The training will be conducted by Yogacharini Maitreyi.  Attendance of a 3M Magic Funshop as well as public classes will also be included. Opportunities to apprentice as a trainer at Arkaya will be available.

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REGULAR YOGA CLASSES

Regular Yoga classes are held once a week Fee in Chennai Rs 800 a month or Rs 2,000 for three months Fee in Vancouver $65 for a month or $150 for three months If more than 6 people are available at your venue a teacher can be organised

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Invoke Your Inner Goddess and God For self awareness and empowerment With Yogacharini Maitreyi www.arkaya.net Venue Date Time Investment Email : Base Lounge, 1303 Broad Street ,Victoria BC, V8W 2A8 : 25th September, Sunday : 2.00 to 5.30 p.m : $65 before the 21st Sept and $80 after : arkayavancouver@hotmail.com Join us for a nurturing evening of befriending your divine feminine. Learn practices to be both soft and strong, gentle and firm, creative and focused , accepting as well as respecting boundaries and both aligned and free flowing. Feel the feminine divine dance within you to a point of stillness where both the feminine and masculine are one. Please wear clothes that express and celebrate the Goddess/God in you. They also need to be comfortable enough to enable you to participate in a gentle classical yoga session. Bring a yoga mat, a bottle of water and blanket for shava asana. You will also hear stories about what these goddesses exude. Get initiated into befriending the inner Goddesses you need during a particular phase of your life Learn about and invoke the three primary goddesses in the Hindu and Yogic tradition. Look at them as symbols for certain qualities, rather than religious symbols Build qualities in you like courage, abundance, love, discernment and wisdom. Know how to be fierce yet choose to be gentle and kind. Learn practical tools and techniques to evoke qualities of the mother spirit within. Nurture yourself and release traumas. Men will also benefit by accessing the feminine energy in them, which is an indicator of balance. Learn yoga asanas and pranayamas to build your inner resources Be inspired and move to newer levels of being Bajans/Kirtan ( devotional song) to invoke the energy of the goddesses Keep days relatively relaxed as there will be some gentle cleansing and  shifts in ones consciousness and life situations. When you consciously slow down you will speeden up positive happenings. Yogacharini Maitreyi conducts Arkaya Teacher Training programmes for those who would like to go deeper. One becomes the teachings through the integration process in the programme. To become teachers the foundation course is the first segment. the foundation (yoga bija) course (30hrs +5 hrs)  can be done independently as well Maitreyi is in Vancouver usually for the summers and the next Foundation course will after April 2012 when she arrives back into Vancouver. To register contact arkayavancouver@hotmail.com. For more details go to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPERIENCES Namaskaram! Thank you, thank you, thank you for a magical experience this weekend! Coming home from three full days of jathis and teachings, I was totally at peace Sunday evening. At peace in body, mind and soul. I felt all transparent, like clear and still water. I could feel and “see” right through myself. I could even single out the few blocks left in my body, like an x-ray photo they stood out solid against my otherwise crystal clear being. A wonderful experience! I am deeply grateful for having had the opportunity to learn yoga from such a great teacher. Maitreyi’s teachings have the quality of coming straight from the “Source”. Learning yoga in this way puts it in the “bones”. It becomes an integrated part of me and it is easy to apply it in everyday life and also to teach it. Again Thank You! Lena – Psychologist – Teacher Training Participant- Sweden I came to Yogacharini Maitreyi at a time when I was filled with guilt as my husband had committed suicide. She was there with me patiently and taught me techniques that released suppressed emotions. Her positive and gentle presence helped me see that there was someone who cared. She also motivated me to become a trainer. Though she is much younger to me she is my guru. She has done this wonderful service and continues to inspire me. She is truly a blessed person. I am always happy to see her and if not for consideration of her time, I could stay with her all day. Her constant loving and guiding presence has boosted my self esteem tremendously. Mrs Ramani –  Grandmother, Yoga Trainer and Shirdi Sai baba devotee THE VEHICLE Life gives us hurdles so we can learn to enjoy the jumps – Maitreyi www.arkaya.net   www.arkaya.net   Email maitreyi9@hotmail.com for Vancouver schedule          To read some of Maitreyi’s articles http://www.arkaya.net/articles.htm Yogacharini Maitreyi is a Practical Mystic and founder of Arkaya .  She is originally from India where she absorbed the Yoga life through both formal as well as informal exploration and deepening. She has imparted the love for a balanced life and de-mystified spirituality to a wide variety of people in many countries like Sweden, Srilanka, Italy, Bangladesh and Canada. She has trained many top companies like Ford and Lever Brothers and consults on holistic living and organic management. She has trained many trainers and Arkaya Corporate Solutions in Chennai takes care of training requirements. Maitreyi was invited to be on the Advisory board of the World Yoga Council in Europe in 2006. She also received the Yoga Chemmal (great/ expert) award in India in 2007. She has over 100 published articles in various magazines and was a columnist for the Economic times.  She is now a columnist for “The Hindu” a leading national news daily in India . She also writes mystic poetry for the Agora  National, a monthly magazine  in Vancouver. She is building a loving, global conscious community and has founded a trust in India for children. The trust empowers people and inspires them to love and honour mother nature and respect life through the various awareness programmes conducted. She lives in Vancouver during the summer each year to teach dedicated Yoga teachers. For more on her visit www.arkaya.net or email maitreyi9@hotmail.com Yogacharini Maitreyi teaches Classical Arkaya Yoga which is both gentle and deep. It rebalances the physical, emotional and metal systems and realigns them with the harmonious consciousness. It creates many attitudinal and paradigm shifts and incorporates a broader perspective of life. It helps one tap into the energy of being liberated.   -----------------Top^