For life, art and radiant health.

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We promote non-violence, community service, and working to establish peace, prosperity and kindness in the world.  

 

Real and lasting health, consciousness, and contentment (attunement with one's self) can be gained through the practice of Yoga and Meditation.​

1. Yoga Practice

Personalized and refined approach for self-mastery through yoga classes, one-on-one sessions and Yoga therapy for holistic recovery.  Each month explores new themes and unique events.

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2. Teacher Training and Higher Education

Mentoring, and training for teachers is a key intention. Certifications in Vinyasa Yoga and  AGNI: Kundalini Kriya Yoga Intensive Training in Yoga as Therapy

 

PRANA MANDIR has also hosted Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Trainings in partnership with Dinacharya Institute.

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3. Community Service

PRANA MANDIR is dedicated to extending the harmonious work of yoga to individuals and communities in need.  Since its inception, through Manhattan fieldwork PRANA MANDIR was on the cutting edge of discovering the benefits of complementing modern medicine with yoga, with classes at Beth Israel Continuum Center, case studies in Yoga for Stroke patients at St. Lukes Hospital, and benefitting not-for-profits organiations that serve the community.

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 4. Art and Culture

Art and creativity are an inseparable part of a joyous, evolutionary lifestyle, elevating our minds and spirits. Programs have include Kirtans, sacred chanting, music and dance concerts, film screenings, photo and painting exhibits.​

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"May each practitioner capture the attention

of their own heart, 

spark their true creative essence,

and see the inner flame known to Yogis

by the power of Sri Kundalini. " - Lea 

 

1. Love all. Respect all. See your Self in everyone.

 

2. Respect each student and their unique individual unfoldment.

Realize each of us walks “the path" at our own perfect pace, and moves perfectly in our own unique way. 

 

3. Teach through experience. 

Know the value of the teachings by developing a steady, personal practice. Use it to stay humble beyond measure.

 

4. The joy that comes from mastering the teachings of Yoga cannot be overstated

 

5. Until all states of desire can be conquered, cultivate the correct, personal desire, " I want Yoga." 

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Ethical integrity leaves no mistaken obstacles on your path. Your conduct is paramount to the energy and vibration in your class. 

 

6. Practice kindness and compassion. 

The most highly valued ethic, a gem for all Yogis.  Adopt a Sattvic lifestyle to cultivate peace in your actions, in your speech and in your thoughts. 

 

7. Share the (dharma) teachings skillfully, naturally and conscientiously. 

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In this age, all spiritual teachings belong to all members of the human community.

 

8. Always keep the practices of Yoga fresh, a living, breathing science. 

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Become personally involved in  the continual integrity of Yoga as it evolves throughout time.

 

9. Offer precise, timely postural enhancements and individual qualitative feedback.  Offer appropriately detailed instruction for pranayama and meditation. 

 

In each asana – let there be glorious choices!

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"I live by my own truth,

the wisdom of my inner being.

Bliss is my reality,

the bestower of the highest joy.

Some call this self-knowledge God.

as it is unlimited, like the sky,

the One eternal pure steady witness." 

- A Yoga teacher's prayer from Lea

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Ades tisai ades. 

Ad anil anaad anahat.

Jug jug ayko veys.

- The Call of the Yogi from Guru Nanak’s Jap Ji Sahib

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PRANA MANDIR was established in 2002 to teach pure forms of Yoga, as received from our teachers and lineage holders of the traditions.

 

Greater health, happiness, and wholeness (attunement with one Self) can be gained through the practice of Yoga and Meditation.  We support non-violence, community service, and working to establish peace, prosperity, and kindness in our world.

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Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training is a Level 1 Certification with Lea Kraemer, joined by a unique, highly experienced group of guest teachers.

 

Certification covers:

1. Asanas and their benefits.                               Constructing a Vinyasa Flow to challenge and motivate learning through delight​

2. Alignment and anatomy.                                   From the bones and muscles to the whole human being​. Giving adjustments. From a light to a deeper touch in honor of the energy and breath of each student​.

3. Pranayama

4. Meditation techniques for all levels of students.

5. Unity of mind-body-spirit

 

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Training explores:

1. History of Yoga in its relevancy to our own lives​

2. Yogic and Tantric Philosophy

3. Spiritual lifestyle, including but not limited to thought, diet, sleep, environment and daily practice.

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A Deeper View of Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa is a flow, the movement between actions.

 

Vinyasa Yoga moves dynamically from asana to asana with constant attention to breath.  In this way Yogis research the flow of life, and that which appears, is sustained, and re-dissolves back into the universe (i.e. the human body).                      

 

Learn to teach through inner and outer alignment with an emphasis on

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Balance

Power

Fluidity

Flexibility

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An open heart allows the beauty of each asana to be experienced from within as well as from without. Regular Vinyasa practice frees the body of impurities like stiffness and tension and leaves the mind clear and relaxed. Through teaching yogic breath, your students will come to know their minds more closely, and may realize a desire to know the Self more deeply.

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Currently online, with limited spaces available in person in California, the Intensive is a dynamic course of study, contemplation, and higher learning.

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See more about Yoga as Therapy Teacher Training:

www.AgniYogaIntensive.com

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AGNI was designed for Yoga teachers and practitioners with a desire to enrich their personal practice and knowledge of Yoga.

 

Presented for the first time in September of 2001, AGNI is open to experienced students, Yoga teachers, and healers of all traditions.  Concentration is on the power of Prana and the grace of Sri Kundalini.

 

AGNI covers:

Yoga sets & series

Meditations

Kundalini Yoga Kriyas, the true teachers.

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Teacher training courses are available everywhere, but forums for higher learning

are more rare.

 

AGNI is for those souls who wish to dive into the experience of Sri Kundalini and to study with others of a similar thirst. Its intention is to present Yoga as therapy, and to give you excellent tools to transform your teaching and healing practice. 

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An exploration into Self, teachings cover:

1. Physical alignment and asana

2. Holistic Anatomy

3. The Pranic Body

4. Nadis / Rivers of energy transit

5. The Subtle Body & Chakras

6. The Mind and Soul.

 

Study the art & knowledge of yoga through

Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, The Kriya Yoga Upanishad, Vijnana Bhairava and other historical texts, as well as more recent texts.

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The AGNI Intensive is offered

in the hope that students seek

the inner flame through constant effort,

luminous attention and divine love.

 

Guest teachers are notable doctors of Western and Eastern medicine and well established medical revolutionaries, teaching physical anatomy and leading discussions on wellness and wholeness with regard to our own unique emotional and physical relationship.

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Lea Kraemer is the founder of PRANA MANDIR Yoga, and is a Yoga Therapist and Teacher Trainer with a background in Ayurveda, Ashtanga, Hatha, Kundalini Kriya and Vinyasa Yoga, Breathwork, Energy healing and Meditation. 

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Lea trains and mentors teachers through AGNI, her Yoga as Therapy Intensive which began in NYC in 2001. She has been part of Teacher Training faculties all over California at such spaces as Yoga Circle, Aireal Yoga and Sat Nam Yoga and is also a guest Teacher Trainer at schools and conferences around the world. 

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Lea began as a professional modern dancer, performing for companies in NY, NJ, Colorado and in Asia. Her love for the study of the conscious art of Yoga has been life long. Early influences were Jivamukti Yoga and Sri Dharma Mittra. She received Tibetan Buddhist teachings through the Nechung Monastery in NYC and in Dharamsala, India starting in 1995. She began studying Kundalini Kriya Yoga with Ravi Singh in the early 1990’s, practiced Ashtanga Yoga with Sri. K. Pattabhi Jois in Mysore, India and senior teachers in the US. She completed numerous classical Hatha and Vinyasa Yoga certifications. 

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PRANA MANDIR Yoga was founded in 2002 with a NYC studio which ran for nine years. PRANA MANDIR Yoga Studio was the first in the U.S. to present Ayurvedic Practitioner training directly from India and Kerala Ayurveda. 

 

PRANA MANDIR Yoga Studio had a strong outreach program involving research into the application and effects of Yoga at NYC area hospitals.  Lea still often mentors teachers and is a guest trainer at studios in California and across the U.S.

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Currently she lives in Pasadena, California and is blessed to share pure Wisdom teachings everyday.  Alignment principles for the physical body and the inner most Self are her focus. Healing sessions and classes with Lea are dynamic and encourage exploration, compassion and balanced self-inquiry. ​