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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join our mailing list: click here We are Montauk&#8217;s locally owned and operated Yoga studio. We are open year-round. We consider Yoga a life-long journey, one  we are committed to offer to all students, from all backgrounds. Since we believe that the benefits of practicing Yoga should be accessible to everyone, we operate on a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #000000;">Join our mailing list: click <a href="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?m=1101804031536&amp;p=oi">here</a></span></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba55d3;"><strong>We are Montauk&#8217;s locally owned and operated Yoga studio. </strong></span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba55d3;"><strong>We are open year-round. We consider Yoga a life-long journey, one  we are committed to offer to all students, from all backgrounds. </strong></span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba55d3;"><strong>Since we believe that the benefits of practicing Yoga should be accessible to everyone, we operate on a donation- based system. This means that you give what you can afford.</strong></span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba55d3;"><strong>For this fall and winter our suggested donation is $12.  If you can give more, please do. If you can only give less, please come and give what you can.</strong></span></h3>
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Mahatma Gahndi said &#8221; Be the change you wish to see in the world.&#8221; </strong></span></h3>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ba55d3;"><strong>We are being the change, let us inspire you! </strong></span></h3>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>From HAMPTONS MAGAZINE August</strong>:</span><span style="color: #00ccff;"><strong>  &#8220;STAY ZEN&#8221; in Montauk:   Sangha means &#8220;community&#8221; in Sanskrit, and that&#8217;s exactly what you&#8217;ll find at Sangha Yoga&#8217;s small but well-trafficked studio. There&#8217;s no need to sign up for classes in advance, and the breed of Hatha Yoga taught there is perfect for all levels. They also do private, semi-private and group classes on the beach by appointment</strong>.&#8221;</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Answers to some frequently asked questions:</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>What type of Yoga do you teach:<br />
</strong>We teach many forms of Hatha Yoga, the type of Yoga frequently practiced in the U.S. A. ( think postures). Our teachers come from different disciplines of Hatha Yoga, including Iyengar, Vinyasa Flow, Anusara and Ashtanga. We also offer HOT Yoga in the form of an Open Level Vinyasa Flow class.  Please read a teachers bio to get a better idea of their teaching and philosophy.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Do I need to sign up for class in advance?<br />
</strong>There is no need to sign up in advance. Just come a few minutes prior to the class so that you can fill out a bit of paperwork and find a space. We operate on a first come, first served basis.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>I have never done Yoga before. Can I come to Sangha?<br />
</strong>Sangha welcomes all levels of students. So that you get the most out of your experience here, we suggest that you come to one of our Gentle classes. As you get more comfortable in your practice, you can experiment in our Open Level classes to figure out which style and teachers you are drawn to. As you progress, explore higher level classes.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>I have an injury. Can I come to Sangha?<br />
</strong>Everyone and anyone is welcome at Sangha. Please talk to your Dr. about your participation in Yoga, and please come to a class that suits your level of experience. Be sure to write your injury on our sign-up sheet and also please tell your teacher about your injury.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Do you do Kids Yoga?  </strong>We run different programs for children throughout the year.  Please join our mailing list by clicking at the top of this page.<strong><br />
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>If we haven&#8217;t answered your question, please shoot us an email or give us a call. We look forward to you joining your Sangha.</strong></span></p>
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		<title>The Many Blessings of Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Wright</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a true believer that out of misfortune can often spring many blessings. While on a ski trip with my oldest daughter Kristina, I ran into just such a misfortune. Kristina said she was hungry and wanted to go to the lodge; I said the famous last words, &#8220;just one more run&#8221;. Three days [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a true believer that out of misfortune can often spring many blessings. While on a ski trip with my oldest daughter Kristina, I ran into just such a misfortune.  Kristina said she was hungry and wanted to go to the lodge; I said the famous last words, &#8220;just one more run&#8221;. Three days later and a lot of new metal holding my knee together, we were on our way home.</p>
<p>After six weeks on the couch I was ready for some rehab. And here comes the blessing part. When my treatment was up, my therapist suggested I try yoga. That may sound like just one blessing, not many, but from that one came all the many blessings of yoga.</p>
<p>Even before the ski accident I was in pain most days from years of running and several car accidents during a misspent youth. Yoga has not removed all the pain from life but it has given me moments of bliss. It has helped me to gain balance physically but more importantly in life. In the journey of life yoga has become my anchor.</p>
<p>The instructors and the community at Sangha have been great. There is a positive energy there that keeps me coming back . They are warm, friendly, and always quick to smile and laugh. See you there. Namaste.</p>
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		<title>Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Evelyn O'Doherty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do we meditate? Years ago, when I began a practice of meditation, I was seeking some respite from the constant goings on of my mind. I understood that I was missing at least HALF of what was occurring in my life because my mind was so busy judging; commenting, scolding, and misrepresenting what went [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why do we meditate?  Years ago, when I began a practice of meditation, I was seeking some respite from the constant goings on of my mind.  I understood that I was missing at least HALF of what was occurring in my life because my mind was so busy judging; commenting, scolding, and misrepresenting what went on.  I was tired and I felt beaten up. My mind had control, not me.</p>
<p>Over the years, I’ve come to realize that meditation is truly a gift that you can give yourself, better than a fishing trip or a weekend at the spa.  Meditation in its simplest form is sitting quietly within ourselves, with no expectations.  Time spent sitting still and breathing.  This simple act of sitting can have a profound effect on how we perceive our lives, our loved ones and, eventually, ourselves.  It is a process of becoming intimate or coming to know ourselves on a very real level.  It is about letting go of who we THINK we are, and accepting who and what we are right now, today.</p>
<p>So come immerse yourself in the private nectar of meditation. As one of my favorite teachers, Bhagavan Nityananda, used to say “The heart is the hub of all sacred places, go there and roam”.  We are roaming this sacred space together each Tuesday evening at Sangha Yoga.  All levels are welcome.</p>
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		<title>Yoga</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Frasher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoga: Divine union. From the Sanskrit root verb yuj (to yoke, join or unite.) Yoga developed thousands of years ago around India although the exact origins are uncertain. Yoga is for every person in every age; therefore yoga keeps changing just as time keeps passing. What ancient yogis did in dark caves many years ago [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Yoga:</strong> Divine union. From the Sanskrit root verb yuj (to yoke, join or unite.)</p>
<p>Yoga developed thousands of years ago around India although the exact origins are uncertain. Yoga is for every person in every age; therefore yoga keeps changing just as time keeps passing.  What ancient yogis did in dark caves many years ago may not exactly be what we are doing today, and that’s o.k.  What’s important is that the essence of yoga is still here. Yoga is and always has been a way to connect us to the source. </p>
<p>The teachings of Yoga are based on many different philosophies and religions, but, Yoga is NOT a religion, rather it is a discipline, one that leads to ultimate freedom.</p>
<p>Patanjali was the first to write down the teaching of Yoga in the Yoga Sutras.  Each Sutra states in some way what Yoga is and how to attain that divine state. The clearest sutra that defines Yoga is sutra 1:2   Yogas Citta Vritti Nirodhah.</p>
<blockquote><p>Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind, or the restraint of the modifications of the “mind-stuff “is Yoga.</p></blockquote>
<p>In clearer terms when you can control the rising of the mind you will experience Yoga or Union. So what then is really uniting? Well, the union ultimately happens between the individual consciousness (jivatman) and the universal consciousness (paramatman). </p>
<p>Yoga aims at changing the individual, (that is why our practice consists of asana, pranayama, chanting and meditation).  Yoga does not bother much about changing the outside world. There is a Sanskrit saying, “As the mind, so the man; bondage or liberation are in your own mind.”  So whatever you think, you manifest.  If you think you are bound, you are, if you think you are liberated, you are!  Things outside ourselves neither bind nor liberate us; only our attitude toward them does. The practice of Yoga brings clarity to the mind so that we can see and experience this.  As Gandhi said, “be the change you wish to see in the world” for you cannot change the world if you cannot change yourself!</p>
<p>Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati defines Yoga as “a state where nothing is missing.”</p>
<p>In a way we are not trying to reach some supreme state outside of ourselves, for then we are saying we are not enough, but rather we are discovering that place inside ourselves where we feel complete.</p>
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