What is Svaroopa® Yoga?
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Svaroopa® Yoga is a yoga that is accessible to Every Body.
Founded by Swami Niramalananda and based in the Hatha yoga tradition, Svaroopa® Yoga works at a slower pace to release the tension that sits deep in your core.
Core tension accumulates throughout our lives, contracting and compressing our spines. That tension extends through our whole body and expresses in all our organs and organ systems, causing physical ailment and mental fatigue. With propping support and one-on-one attention, each Svaroopa® pose is designed to open those deep core muscles that connect into your spine, allowing deep opening and release throughout your body and mind.
One of the primary principals in Svaroopa® Yoga is that "support equals release".
I’ve found this style of yoga to be uniquely effective compared with many others I’ve tried. The supported releases bring you easily to a whole other level of wellness and Self awareness. Sandy Carter is a skilled and intuitive teacher.
I’ve worked with for four years now & my practice just keeps getting reliably better. Svaroopa® yoga has become a welcome part of my Self care.
Margot, Florida
Yoga classes are held in person at Dharma Yoga Nantucket and virtually by Zoom.
Registration for Dharma classes is completed through their website and MindBody.
All virtual classes are registered for through Be Bliss Yoga.
Saturdays Svaroopa® Yoga 10:00 - 11:30 am Dharma
Sundays Svaroopa® Yoga 4:00 - 5:30 pm Zoom
What to wear:
Loose, stretchy, and comfortable clothing.
As we will be laying on blankets, it is appreciated if you arrive to class as dry and sand-free as possible.
What to bring:
Mats, blankets, and blocks are available at the studio. It is always advised to bring water. There is a small rack for coats and personal belongings.
What does a class look like?
Most of our Svaroopa® classes will begin and end with a guided awareness in Shavasana and an Ujjayi pranyama breathing practice.
You will then be guided through a series of poses, or asanas, using alignment, support, leverage, and finesse to open and release tension in your body.
*Please arrive to classes at least 15 minutes early in order to properly set up your space.
This will allow us to start and end class on time.
Embodyment® Therapy
Svaroopa® Yoga Therapy
A Private Yoga Class
A Personalized Home Practice
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Please use the contact form below to inquire about private sessions with Sandy:
Sandy (Mukti) Carter is a Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher (CSYT 700 hours) as well as an Embodyment® Yoga Therapist. She has been teaching Svaroopa® Yoga since 2007, and a practicing Svaroopi for over 27 years.
She was introduced to Svaroopa® Yoga 1997 by her first instructor, Yogyananda (Melissa) Fountain. Deeply drawn to and affected by this yoga’s profound, core-opening nature, she pursued her own practice, training and certification under Svaroopa®’s founder, Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati (previously Rama Berch). In 2015 she traveled with Swami to Ganeshpuri, India, where she experienced ancient traditions and teachings and received her Sanskrit name “Mukti", meaning "liberation", something that she aspires to share with all her students. She continues on her yogic path by training with Swami Nirmalananda through the Svaroopa® Vidya Ashram, deepening her professional skills, personal practice and meditation.
Sandy is delighted to have the opportunity to share the profound benefits of this style of yoga with the Nantucket community.
Looking for a home practice to deepen you experience of Self and well-being? Sandy will tailor a practice for you based on your body, personal needs, and lifestyle.
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