Comprehensive Yoga Conference - June 19 - 21, 2015

 

The Vedanta Society of Providence Rhode Island in collaboration with the Center for Indic Studies at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the India Association of Rhode Island (IARI) will offer a three-day program celebrating international awareness of Yoga. The program runs from Friday June 19 to Sunday June 21 2015 at 227 Angell Street in Providence RI.


This collaborative program will include lectures, demonstrations and participatory workshops by experienced teachers and practicing subject-matter experts. The program has no admission charge and is open to people of all ages, faiths and cultural backgrounds. Beginners, experienced practitioners, the curious, as well as skeptics are invited to come learn about this ancient science and the ongoing scientific research to verify the claims of both ancient and modern practitioners.     Click here to see the Flyer (PDF)

 

Please note: All talks of this three-day conference will be live webcast. Click here to go to the page.

 

FRIDAY         JUNE 19      7:00 PM  to  9:00 PM

   PLENARY SESSION

  • Opening Ceremony - Lamp Lighting, Chanting, Welcome, Introduction
    -- Swami Divyananda, Trustee, Ramakrishna Math, India and Swami Yogatmananda, Minister, Vedanta Society
  • Keynote Address - Dr Sat Bir Singh Khalsa, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • Chair Yoga - Ellen Schaeffer, One Yoga Center
  • Kriya Yoga - Bal Ram Singh, Institute of Advanced Sciences, Dartmouth, MA

 

 

SATURDAY       JUNE 20       9:30 AM to 5:00 PM

   PLENARY SESSION I - 9:30-10:15 am

  • Opening Remarks
  • Yoga: Ancient to Modern - Swami Yogatmananda

 

   WORKSHOPS & BREAKOUT SESSIONS I - 10:15-11:00 am

  • Yoga Demos:   Pat Blake
                            Hannah Resseger
                            Ellen Shaeffer
  • Tea Break - 11:00-11:30 am

 

   PLENARY SESSION II - 11:30 am -1:00 pm

  • Yoga: The Science of Human Dimension - Chester Boncek
  • Reflections on Contemporary Psychotherapy and Yoga Dr. Cynthia Ellis, Psychotherapist

 

   LUNCH  1 PM to 1:45 PM

 

   WORKSHOPS & BREAKOUT SESSIONS II - 1:45-2:30 pm

  • Video, Various Hatha-Yoga Classes
    Conducted by Pat Blake, Hannah Resseger, Ellen Schaeffer

 

   PLENARY SESSION III - 2:30-5:00 pm

  • Yoga in the Education System - Teresa Guerra, School Social Worker, MA
  • Yoga and Holistic Healing - Maria Sorensen, Healing Arts
  • Yoga at Work - Tushar Puranik, Management Consultant, Deloitte Consulting
  • Concluding Remarks - Dr. Amrut Patel, President, India Association RI

 

 

SUNDAY       JUNE 21          5:00 PM to 7:0 0PM

   PLENARY SESSION

  • Synthesis of Yoga  - Swami Divyananda, Trustee, Ramakrishna Math & Mission, India
  • Laughter Yoga - Chris Belanger, Yoga Teacher
  • Closing Remarks and Thanks - Swami Yogatmananda
  • Soup Supper

 

 

 

 

 

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