Yoga at eAmbalam
-Team eAmbalam
Yoga
Yoga is for anyone who is willing to have a healthier, stress-free life. It encourages self-reflection as a way to inner peace and exercises both the body and mind. Artists benefit from Yoga in multiple ways.
At eAmbalam
To complement quality training in Indian classical performing arts training, especially, Karnatic Vocal and Bharathanatyam by leading performers and guidance by stalwarts, eAmbalam has a specialized Yoga division to cater to the students and performers of the artisctic genres.
About the trainer – Renjith Babu
A Master Yogi and a practitioner of Yoga since 1996, Renjith’s initial training in Yoga began in Kalakshetra and continued at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center in Kerala and Tamil Nadu where he was conferred the title of ‘Yoga Acharya’ for having successfully completed the Advanced Teachers Training Course. Recently, Renjith had the unique opportunity to assist his Yoga teacher, Srivatsa Ramaswami in his work for his book called “The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga”. He was involved in the research of the effect of performing Vinyasa Yoga on body organs and functionality. Renjith was also photographed and featured as a Vinyasa practitioner in the same book. Renjith’s expertise has been enlisted by several dance schools in India, Australia and the United States where he has conducted Yoga classes specialised for dancers at all levels of training. Renjith is also influenced by Pilates and is currently pursuing his interest in AcroY oga.
The workshop and the event
Yoga for Artists workshop
SaMaaGaMa – Chennai’s first unique outdoor event of FREE interactive workshops and performances hosted by eAmbalam.
Brief report and gallery of the Yoga for Artists workshops during SaMaaGaMa 2011 and 2012
SaMaagaMa 2011 – 17th & 18th. December 2011 at Nageswara Rao park, Mylapore, Chennai
“Dancers of all ages waited eagerly for their turn in the morning Yoga workshop by Renjith babu, assisted by Vijna Vasudevan. They were so happy to explore the possibility of Yoga enhancing their dancing potential. Renjith continued to teach the intricacies of yoga required for dancers. Vijna explained the techniques and movements alongside.”
“Renjith Babu beautifully guided those assembled for the morning Yoga session, towards understanding how it helps music if they knew the right breathing techniques. Renjith continued to teach the intricacies of yoga required for musicians.”
SaMaagaMa 2012 – 15th & 16th. December 2012 at Nageswara Rao park, Mylapore, Chennai
“Renjith Babu is still popular from his last year’s workshop at SaMaaGaMa. Being a dancer and a yoga instructor, it comes naturally to him to impart those lessons in Yoga which are useful for performing artists. “
“His selection of Asanas are unique to those in the dance field mostly and some common ones to the musicians as well.”
“The general public too enjoyed the Yoga workshop in the pleasant morning as Renjith took them all through Pranayama, stretching and selected Asanas to tune their body and mind in unison.”
(Report – Vidyalakshmi Venkataraman; Photo Courtesy – Real Remembrance (eAmbalam’s official photography team)
