PRANA MANDIR
"The inherent freedom of being is spontaneously, primordially present."
- Nyoshul Khenpo
Our Four Legs
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 Practices
A refined approach for self-mastery.
Regular Yoga practice frees the body of impurities like stiffness and tension and leaves the mind clear and relaxed. Through yogic breath, you will come to know your mind more closely, and may realize a desire to know your Self more deeply.
2. Teacher Training and Higher Education
Mentoring, and training for teachers is a key intention. Certifications in Vinyasa Yoga and AGNI: Kriya Yoga Intensive Training in Yoga as Therapy
PRANA MANDIR has hosted Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Trainings
3. One on One Yoga Therapy
for holistic recovery.
4. Events and Retreats
Yoga Teacher's Philosophy and Code of Ethics
"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."
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.
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.
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!
"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
Ades tisai ades.
Ad anil anaad anahat.
Jug jug ayko veys.
- The Call of the Yogi from Guru Nanak’s Jap Ji Sahib
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.
Community
Balance
Power
Fluidity
Flexibility
With an open heart, the beauty of each asana is experienced from within as well as from without.
Kriya Yoga Intensive and Teacher Training In Yoga As Therapy
Online, and with limited in-person spaces available in California, the AGNI Intensive is a dynamic course of self-study and higher learning.
See more about Yoga as Therapy Teacher Training:
www.AgniYogaIntensive.com
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:
Hatha Yoga series
Meditations
Resonant Yoga Kriyas, the true teachers.
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 study with others of a similar thirst. Its intention is to present Yoga as therapy, giving you excellent tools to transform your teaching and healing practice.
The exploration covers:
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.
AGNI Intensive is offered
in the hope that you will seek
the inner flame - through consistent effort, luminous attention and divine love.
Guest teachers are doctors of Western and Eastern medicine, and established medical revolutionaries. They teach physical anatomy and lead discussions on real wellness and wholeness in balance with our unique emotional and physical relationships.
About the Director
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
