What is Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice that originated in ancient India thousands of years ago. The word "yoga" comes from the Sanskrit root "yuj," meaning to yoke or to unite, symbolizing the union of body, mind, and spirit.
Benefits of Yoga
Yoga provides various benefits
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Physical - Increases flexibility, improves strength, boosts immunity, relieves pain, improves breathing.
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Mental - Reduces stress and anxiety, increases focus and concentration, improves sleep quality, regulates mood.
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Emotional and Spiritual - enhances self-awareness, promotes positive outlook and attitude, creates sense of inner peace
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Lifestyle - healthier eating habits, group classes creates bonding.
“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self.” – The Bhagavad Gita.
HTGC Yoga Mission
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Practice yoga more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.
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Train our body, mind and spirit to achieve inner peace, love, joy, and complete harmony with the universe.
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Make the benefits of yoga available to all people irrespective of different cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
HTGC Yoga Vision (Objectives)
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Offer high quality Hatha yoga classes consisting of Asanas, Pranayama and Meditation.
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Increase membership drive by inspiring, motivating and attracting high quality yoga students to HTGC Yoga program
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Host some of the best international yoga conferences, workshops, and events in the country.
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Collaborate with top talented, qualified and experienced yoga teachers from other studios, lineages and spiritual organizations
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Make benefits of yoga available to all people irrespective of different cultural, ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds
We welcome you to HTGC yoga classes (consisting of asanas, pranayama and meditation) at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago. We are fortunate to have a serene peaceful meditative place for practicing Yoga surrounded by wonderful Yoga practitioners like you in every class. From time to time we also have many Yoga workshops, events and discourses at HTGCYoga by many excellent teachers from India and around the world.
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HTGC Yoga offers 3 yoga classes a week.
Currently we are offering 3 in-person adult Yoga classes at HTGC
SATURDAYs in-person 9:00am - 10:30am
MONDAYs in-person 6:30pm - 8pm
WEDNESDAYs in-person 6:30pm - 8pm
We also offer 1 yoga class for kids through Vidyalaya
Alternate SUNDAYs kids yoga 9:00am - 10:00am
Here you can find Students Frequently Asked Questions: https://htgcyoga.tumblr.com/post/165872274044/faq
HTGC Yoga Fees
Drop in $10 per class
Monthly Fee $25
Six month $225