Yoga Awareness Honolulu

Yoga Awareness has Yoga Ayurveda studios internationally located in Hawaii and Japan with Yoga Awareness certified teachers.

Purpose of Yoga and Ayurveda

The true purpose of Yoga is to have a stable mind and healthy body. Ayurveda is to have a healthy body that is free from disease. When practiced together Yoga and Ayurveda work hand-in-hand as brother and sister healing modalities. Our purpose is to help students develop a practice with the skillful application of Yoga and Ayurveda. When our body and mind start purifying we experience a state of mindfulness, a clarity of mind and our chosen focus of interest strengthens. Each person is unique and has different interests of health, abundance, goals or beliefs. Yoga and Ayurveda is both the journey and the goal. By walking step-by-step with clarity we gain the benefits of oneness.

Yoga Teacher Training, Body and Self Therapy trainings, and Ayurveda training in Hawaii

Yoga Awareness Hawaii offers certified Yoga Teacher training, Body and Self Therapy trainings and Ayurveda training at our Honolulu yoga studio in Oahu, Hawaii and attracts yoga students from the outer islands of Maui, Kauai and Big Island, the United States and Internationally.

Yoga Class in Honolulu, Oahu and Pukalani / Makawao, Maui

Yoga Classes are held daily at our Hawaii yoga studio locations on Oahu and Maui. Our main studio is in the historic Downtown Chinatown district of Honolulu, Oahu and close to the neighboring areas of Kakaako and Ala Moana. Also we offer Yoga classes in Pukalani / Makawao, Maui and the North Shore upcountry areas of Paia, Makawao, Pukalani, Kula, Haiku, Peahi and Huelo. Come join us for your regular yoga class, practicing with locals and visitors to the Hawaiian Islands. All students, from beginner to advanced, are welcome for our therapeutic and strengthening yoga classes. Yoga has a good effect on the body and mind contributing to a sense of well-being by incorporating a well sequenced practice of asana (body), pranayama (breath) and meditation (mind).

Yoga and Ayurveda Teachers

“The Yoga Awareness teachers are dedicated and have achieved high international standards of Yoga and Ayurveda training (YAT). Our purpose is to support new and advanced students to deepen their practice with conveniently located Yoga Ayurveda studios in Hawaii and Japan." by Tedd Surman (Yoga Awareness founder and director).

Style of Yoga

Raja Yoga literally means to 'shine the mind' and strengthen the body. Yoga Awareness offers the authentic Vedic teaching of Raja Yoga by Patanjali as taught through the Krishnamacharya-Desikachar lineage. The teachings are universal in application and are non-sectarian and non-religious. They are considered a science of the mind giving us clarity and the ability to focus on our chosen interest. The ultimate goal is attaining freedom from suffering with peacefulness and contentment in our life.

Raja Yoga gives us three methods of sadhana (practice);

1. Kriya Yoga is healthy action and attitude to practice,

2. Ashtanga Yoga is to purify and strengthen body and mind,

3. Samkhya Yoga is self understanding and awareness.

We also reference the ancient texts of Hatha Yoga, the Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita as teaching methodology in the Self Therapy and Yoga Teacher trainings.

Style of Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the ancient Indian science of life and longevity. It is one of the oldest healthcare systems known, originating over 5,000 years ago. Yoga Awareness offers Ayurveda in two ways:

1. Ayurveda Education with comprehensive trainings ranging from the foundation principles of Ayurveda, to advanced studies and treatment practicums. The ancient Ayurvedic teachings are from the Charaka Samhita and Astanga Hrdayam.

2. Ayurveda Therapy is offered only for students who are practicing Yoga and Ayurveda with Yoga Awareness. This is to support a student's self journey of wellness with the healing methods of Ayurveda. Everyone is unique and the therapeutic programs are tailored to meet the needs of each person.