Welcome to the Zen Shinji Centre!

Sumi Komo was given the name Vimala Devi by Swami Satchidananda. She was a long-time disciple and senior student of Swami. Vimala Devi is certified in Hatha I, II and III, and has assisted at teacher training at Satchidananda Ashram in Yogaville, VA, and in Mexico.

Vimala Devi is a senior member of the Integral Yoga® Teachers Association and has been teaching Integral Yoga for over 20 years. She is also a senior Alexander Technique Teacher and trainer as well as a dancer. Working with the Chakra energies through color, sound and movement she teaches workshops in the United States and internationally. Vimala Devi has an M.A. in Dance, Psychology and Sports Medicine and continues to teach and develop workshops on Yoga and the Alexander Technique and on Yoga Dance. Her focus is on awareness of the harmonious and graceful weaving of these various practices through the heart of movement.

 

The following workshops are available:

Yoga and the Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique is a 100-year-old work that benefits people on all levels of life and practice. It is a practice of consciousness and movement that enhances grace and interweaves with Yoga practice to provide deep transformation, improving coordination, balance, and energy. Through lecture-demonstration and hands-on work, the principles and practices of the Alexander Technique will be experienced within the Yoga asanas, pranayama, and meditation.

Yoga and the Chakras

Learn to activate your own growth, healing, creativity, and expression through an exploration of sounds, colors, energies, elements, scents, crystals, and gemstones associated with the chakras. Vimala Devi's work with the chakra energies through color, and sound, and movement in workshops taught in the United States and internationally gives her a unique perspective and deep wisdom to share. The Yoga Dance that comes out of this exploration will be each persona's own creation and discovery.

Open to the Heart of Movement

This workshop will energize the flow of asana into breath, movement, and dance, exploring stretch and spaciousness both within the body and into movement. We will move from the heart center into dynamic movement and rhythm. The coordination of breath and movement into flowing dance and expression allows the asana practice to develop into a moment-by-moment awareness of stillness in movement and movement in stillness.