Naam yoga

Naam Yoga
Founders Joseph Michael Levry
Established 2006
Derivative forms Shakti Naam Yoga, Naam Yoga Therapies
Practice emphases
Meditation, Pranayam, Movement, Asana, Music

Naam Yoga is a proprietary style of yoga introduced by Joseph Michael Levry in 2006.[1][2] It is the merging of eastern yogic sciences and western mysticism.[3] It combines movement, sound (mantra) and breathwork as a means of establishing health in both the physical body and the mind.[4] The Shakti Naam Yoga method is part of the Naam Yoga technique. [5] Shakti Naam Yoga employs Sukshma Vyayama, an ancient component of yoga hardly known in today's schools of yoga.[6]

History

Naam yoga was founded by Joseph Michael Levry, who was born in the Ivory Coast.[7] He learned Sukshma Vyayama from Shri Balmukund Singh, who received it from Dhirendra Brahmachari. Sukshma Vyayama was originally created and shared by His Holiness Maharishi Karthikeyaji Maharaj of the Himalayas, who passed it onto Dhirendra Brahmachari.[8]

In 2011 he opened Naam Yoga Los Angeles, a 501c3 non-profit organization in Santa Monica, California,[9] which has since been the main headquarters for the organization. Naam Yoga LA has an outreach program for the area of Santa Monica, known as Giving Naam.[10]

Levry has led four global Naam Yoga Superclasses in Mexico City which are free public meditations dedicated for peace: Zocalo (12,000) in 2011,[11] Revolution Monument (15,000) in 2012[12] and the Angel of Independence (21,000) in 2014.[13][14][15] The most recent Superclass took place at the Angel of Independence monument where an estimated 100,000 people attended, both in-person and online.[16][17][18]

Publications

Rootlight, the publishing branch of Levry's Naam yoga, has published 36 meditation music CDs which are designed as tools to be used within Naam Yoga classes. Levry has written six books about yoga techniques, most of which are published by Rootlight.

References

  1. ↑ "NAAM YOGA Trademark of Universal Force, Inc. - Registration Number 3433107 - Serial Number 78851253 :: Justia Trademarks". justia.com.
  2. ↑ "Naam Yoga Hosts Massive Yoga Session For Peace". LA Yoga Magazine Online.
  3. ↑ http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/Santa-Monica-Naam-Yoga-Founder-Leads-100000-People-In-Meditation/44752
  4. ↑ http://www.laparent.com/special-needs/yoga-for-kids-with-special-needs/
  5. ↑ "Healing With A Prayer, A Master & A Chair". smmirror.com.
  6. ↑ https:srisriyoga.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/sukshma-vyayama/
  7. ↑ Assis, 2009. "...Levry se recusa a dar detalhes muito precisos de sua vida pessoal, para além do fato de que nasceu na Costa do Marfim..."
  8. ↑ http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/Santa-Monica-Naam-Yoga-Founder-Leads-100000-People-In-Meditation/44752
  9. ↑ Wise, Brandon (1 November 2014). "AJSDHGLKJH" (PDF). Santa Monica Daily Press. p. 1. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Business Guide 2014" (PDF). Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. p. 22. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Reporter Alexandra J. Gratereaux. "Mexico City Is Setting for World's Largest Yoga Class, Says Group". Fox News Latino.
  12. ↑ "Super Om!". Daily Concepts.
  13. ↑ Reforma Corazon de Mexico Lunes 27, Enero/2014 Mexico DF
  14. ↑ "Thousands Attended Naam Yoga Super Class at the Monumento a la Independencia Angel with Naam Yoga Founder Dr. Joseph Michael Levry, Mexico City Jan. 26". highbeam.com.
  15. ↑ "Naam Yoga LA Takes Part In A Global Celebration Of Love, Peace & Light". smmirror.com.
  16. ↑ http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/articulo/miles-de-personas-participaron-en-la-meditacion-global-masiva-por-la-paz
  17. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A10lL0OFuW8&feature=youtu.be
  18. ↑ http://www.unotv.com/noticias/estados/distrito-federal/detalle/reforma-se-llena-de-armonia-con-mega-clase-de-yoga-991868/

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