VPS YOGA RETREAT 2010 Saturday, March 13th, 2010 8:30am-4:30pm Braj Mandir 711 S. Franklin Street, Holbrook, MA 02343   VPS is offering a day long yoga retreat at the Braj Mandir in Holbrook, MA.  The retreat will inlude:   Morning Session (8:30am-11:30am) Prana Yoga by Karendayal Foster Breath Awakening by Tara Nieves Laughter Yoga by Gary Sottile   Light Vegetarian Lunch (11:30am-12:30pm)   Afternoon Session (12:30pm-4:30pm) Yoga for Digestion & Meditation by Karina Klimtchuk Yoga & Dance by Mouli Pal Gentle Yoga by Vamadeve (John Calabria)  Raffle!!! Kirtan Intro by Jill Jardine Kirtan Contact: (617)365-3759 or email keshav@vps-international.org   Helpful Hints for Yoga Retreat:  Please eat lightly that morning and dress in comfortable layers.  Please bring your yoga mat, towel, pillow, blanket, refillable water bottle.  There is plenty of parking for the retreat (50 spots in the temple lot, as well as additional parking across the street).  This year’s yoga retreat is for adults (18+).  Please email your interest in a future childrens’ yoga retreat. In order to facilitate registration the morning of the retreat, please sign up online NOW, then download our registration form, fill it in, and bring it with you the morning of the retreat.  This will help us speed up participant check-in that morning.  Thank you!     Instructor’s Bio:   Jill Jardine, Spiritual Advisor, M.A. Counseling/Psychology, is a professional astrologer with an international clientele. For more info, please visit jilljardine.com   Karina Klimtchuk is new on the yoga scene.  After studying with Cathy Mann, she is bringing abundant energy and a spiritual foundation to her Iyengar-based practice.  Karina works as a social worker and is also a Reiki Master Energy Healer and spiritual advisor.   Karendayal Foster E-RYT 500, LMT, Yogini, is the founder and director of "Life happens. Live in the flow" Bliss Life YogaTM Karendayal created Bliss Life Yoga as a school for creating and living your own bliss life ~ through living yoga. For more info, please visit www.blisslifeyoga.com   Mouli Pal is a dedicated dancer, loving teacher and a passionate proponent of Odissi. A highly skilled artist, she has been intensively trained under the personal tutelage of the legendary Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, the undisputed master and father of Odissi dance. For the past decade Mouli has been introducing audiences to the lesser known style of Odissi through her performances at museums, festivals, schools, Universities, libraries and cultural centers. Mouli is the founder and director of “Upasana” a Non Profit organization dedicated to promote Odissi dance and to serve the wider community through the medium of dance.   Tara Nieves is a therapeutic breathwork practitioner, with a private practice serving the South Shore and Boston area.  She passionately and playfully shares her knowledge of breath to empower people to create more health and joy in their lives. For more information, please visit www.breathawakening.com   Vamadeve - (AKA John Calabria) is an ethical Vegan, Wellness Educator, and well-grounded Yoga instructor. He has been practicing meditation and Yoga techniques for more than 25 years. After a successful engineering career— the last few toiling in the diamond industry— John now helps people meet their wellness goals, and find peace and meaning in their lives.  John writes a popular blog on yoga and Meditation   www.YogaWithJohn.com       Directions to Braj Mandir, Holbrook:   From North on I-93 (and Boston): (20 mins) Take Route 93 South and take Exit #7 to Rt 3 South. Take exit #17 (Braintree Exit) off the Rt. 3 south. At Union Street Rotary, take exit onto Union Street toward South Braintree (0.2 mi). Bear left on Ivory Street/John W Mahar Hwy (1 mile). Turn right on Plain Street (0.3mile). Turn Left on RT-37 South and drive 4.8 mile. Braj Madir will be on your left.    From Hanover – RT 139: (25 mins) Take 139 East and drive for approximately 7.5 miles. You will pass intersection of RT 58 and RT 18. Take Left on Chestnut Street (1.8 mile), Turn Right on N Quincy Street (0.9 mile), Turn Left on S. Franklin Street/RT – 37 (0.3 mile). Braj Mandir will be on your left.   From Providence, RI (45 mins) Take 95 North toward Boston (31.9 mi) and take exit #12/Boston onto 93 North and drive 3.2 mile. Take Exit #4/Brockton/Fall River on to RT-24 S and drive 5.6 mile. Take Exit #19A/Harrison Blvd on to Harrison Blvd and drive 2 mile. Turn Left on E. Main Street (RT-28). Turn Right on E Spring St (0.9 mile). Turn Right on South Street (0.6 mi), Turn left on S Franklin Street (RT-37) and go 0.3 mile. Braj Mandir will be on your right.   T - Directions: Take Red Line to Braintree Station and take the bus #230 to 711 S. Franklin, Holbrook, MA 02343. Braj Mandir will be on your left. The regular bus fair is $3 and senior/disabled fare is $0.80