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Upcoming Workshops:
Currently at SWASWARA RETREAT ,Gokarna as Program Director - teaching Yoga , vedic chanting and Meditation for the the season - Oct 1st , 2011 - March 31st 2012 - please check out www.swaswara.com for further details . Phone :9880328070
Contact
For additional information and to register for classes,
Call +91 93222 46611 or Email
samantaduggal7@hotmail.com
Past Events
Workshop in Chennai at 136.1 yoga studio on Feb 12th and 13th 2011, was an eclectic mix of Vedic Chanting , Dynamic Vinyasa flow , and Thai body work .
ULPOTTHA YOGA RETREAT in Srilanka -Nov 20th - dec4th 2011
Samanta Duggal unites expertise in Yoga, Thai Massage and Vedic Chanting to help you rediscover your storehouse of energy. Her Integrated Teaching Method
offers benefits of Sivananda, Iyengar and Vinyasa yoga styles, deep relaxation and detox therapies.
Leave your private session or group class feeling joyous and peaceful. Find inner strength in mind and body like never before.
Client Speak
‘Samanta is a very hands-on, dedicated and committed-to-yoga teacher. My yoga practice with her has brought about many positive changes in my life. I feel my mind is calm and balanced; my body feels extremely strong and my soul, very pure. She teaches with depth and the experience is uplifting. Can’t live without!’
Nisha Jhaveri,
Owner, Myrah Spa
UPCOMING EVENT
Yoga retreat In Italy with Samanta June 25th – July 1st 2012, Italy
Harmonic Retreat June 2nd – June 9th 2012, IBIZA, Spain
Ulpottha- The jungle eco yoga retreat with Samanta Duggal Nov 20th – Dec 4th 2011
Vogue October 2010
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Elle August 2009
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Elle August 2007
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Vedic Chanting video / audio for Commonwealth Games Opening, September 2010
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Alive Wellness Corporate Program
Alive Wellness is about integrating wellness for the body, mind and spirit into the work day as well as daily living. The 5 Yogic awareness points of the program are:
1) Proper exercise (Asana)
2) Proper Breathing
3) Proper Food
4) Proper relaxation
5) Positive thinking and meditation
Class Structure
1. Yoga Asana
Basic postures can be practised by anyone in the home or work space.
2. Awareness Techniques
Interactive exercises / discussions bring attention to issues such as Anger Management, Decision Making, Emotional Expression or Correct Nutrition.
3. Group Discussion
This gauges how much is understood and assimilated, and facilitates feedback.
4. Breath-work and Yoga Nidra
Breathing techniques maximise oxygen supply to the lungs – removing stress, chronic exhaustion or negative emotional states. Yoga Nidra is a guided relaxation inducing a semi-awake state using affirmations.
Samanta has conducted workshops for Citibank, Anil Group(Ahmedabad), Kancor Ingredients (Cochin), and is currently working with DSP Blackrock.
Samanta is a well-respected teacher who has been dedicated to mind-body health for over 20 years. With a lifetime spent practicing Yoga, Jazz Technique and Bharatnatyam, she is able to combine unique perspectives about wellbeing, healing and physiology. Samanta’s work centers on Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Ayurvedic and Thai Massage Therapies, Diet /Nutrition and Vedic Chanting. In July 2008, she partnered with Shaleen Parekh to open India’s first boutique yoga studio, Yoga Sutra. (www.yogasutra.co.in)
Samanta started out in fitness as a teenager, and her journey into the body traversed 15 years as an instructor and lead performer with noted choreographer Shiamak Davar. She then transitioned into practicing and teaching Yoga in the year 2000.Over the last ten years she has explored and mastered several healing therapies for the mind and body.
Credentials
Yoga
Samanta is an Advanced Teacher of the Sivananda Yoga tradition. She trained at the world-renowned Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Forest Academy at Neyyar Dam, Kerala, and is also certified in Yoga Therapy by the Yoga Vidhya Dham, Nasik. Samanta is a certified Yoga instructor for children. (http://www.sivananda.org/)
Pranayama and Dhyan (Breath work and Meditation)
Samanta teaches the Advanced Pranayama, Meditation and Yogic Techniques she studied at the Pranava Yoga Dhamma School of Yoga, Mysore. (http://www.mysoreyoga.org)
Massage Therapies
Thai Massage and Foot Reflexology
Samanta is adept in Advanced Thai Massage techniques, and has been practicing for 6 years. She is also a practitioner of Foot Reflexology, certified in Wat Po, Thailand.
Ayurvedic Massage and Prenatal / Postnatal Massage
Samanta practices Ayurvedic Massage and Panchakarma Therapy that she studied at the School of Ayurveda and Panchakarma, Kerala. She also trained here in Ayurvedic Pregnancy Care and Baby Massage. (http://www.ayurvedaschool.in/)
Vedic Chanting
Samanta studied the ancient art of Vedic Chanting at the Krishanamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai, in 2007. She is currently pursuing an advanced course.
(http://www.kym.org/)
Diet and Nutrition
Samanta specializes in diet and nutrition. She was certified by BFY Sports and Fitness in May 2010. (http://www.bfysportsnfitness.com/)
