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Antar-sukha yoga
Inner-happiness yoga

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    “Yoga with javad gives me peace and energy...”


    “...My career as a glass artist with a very busy schedule certainly left me
    in a high energy state at all times.Yoga with Javad has made a huge
    difference in my ability to relax and be calm. This past year has been
    a challenge with Ovarian Cancer and chemo therapy. Java's attention
    to my individual needs both with and cancer and limitations from a
    broken hip have helped me to have a better quality of life both
    spiritually and physically. The classes are small and
    intimate with everyone's special needs met by Javad.”


    Dr. Shirley M.Elford
    A.O.C.A. D.L.ITT Glass Artist,
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________

    “ Javad's ability to customize the class to every
    student's level of ability..."


    "... My husband Marc and I have been attending Javad's class since
    August 2013 and love it!It's an amazing way to increase strenght,
    flexibility and fitness in a fun and supportive environment.Javad's
    ability to customize the class to every student's level of
    ability and physical capacity is outstanding. I would highly recommend
    Javad's classes to anyone looking for a safe, enjoysble way to
    tackle musculoskeletal problems and to increase physical fitness.
    The class is also a great way to lessen stress and anxiety
    and improve overall mental health. With our busy schedules it
    helped us to feel more calm, relaxed, and able to tackle the day,
    We're so sad to be moving and will miss our classes with Javad immensely!"


    Dr. Christina Goldstein
    Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________

    “When two friends first brought me to one of Javad's
    yoga classes, I had had a stroke three years earlier
    which left me with both physical and cognitive limitations....”


    "... within a few weeks of attending classes, I began to experience remarkable
    improvements physically and, even more important, mentally. Years later, I had an
    LVAD inserted and then a heart transplant. I cannot imagine how I would have coped
    without javad's constant help especially in getting me mobile after every hospital
    stay and teaching me breathing techniques to cope with pain and reduce anxiety.
    Javad is a gifted teacher and in his classes, each student receives iindividual attention......
    "Progress is guided with insight, compassion and a extraordinary wealth of
    knowledge and skill. He has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of stories from his many
    years in India and joie de vivre is irresistible. His teaching helps foster the strong sense
    of camaraderie evident among his students. I am very grateful to be part of this."

    Virginia Brisbin
    Retired Teacher,
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________


    “I have been in Javad's classes for a few months, and
    feel a great improvement not only in my flexibility but
    in my spirits and ability to be joyfully aware of each moment.
    Very welcome!....”


    “...The classes have people of many backgrounds. Javad gives expert individual attention to
    each, no matter how handicapped or expert, with a few well-timed words - and also makes
    the entire class become like an organism where the we all are happy and at peace with
    each other.His extensive background experience, combined with his disarming lack of
    ego, makes for a beneficial class that seems beyond compare. I came for strengthening,
    after my double hip replacement 6 years ago. I have tried many therapies for this already,
    and am very content with Javad's yoga and its many unexpected benefits.”


    Anne Foerster
    Associate Professor (Emeritus),
    Department of Psychiatry and
    Behavioural Neurosciences
    McMaster University, Canada.
    ____________________


    "I recommend Javad to all my friends...."

    " I was born in February 1926 and have been diagnosed with severe, inoperable,
    spinal stenosis.I had many treatments-physiotherapy, exercises, massage to
    name just a few-and nothing helped until I experienced yoga with Javad. I am
    experiencing tremendous improvement. I can now do the yoga stretches on
    the floor and get up with minimal help from a chair. I can walk in my apartment
    without a cane, can walk better than before with cane and quiter far with a walker.
    My mental outlook has improved. I recommend Javad to all my friends.


    Anita Spencer
    MIMSW, England Formely Social Worker,
    Department of Psychiatry St. Joseph"s Hospital, Hamilton
    and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry,
    McMaster University,
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________


    " Yoga for Life....."

    "...After 50 years of coaching football in the NFL,CFL and American universities,
    and playing football at the University of Maryland, the Washington Redskins, the
    Ottawa Rough Iders and the US Air Force, it was time to retire. Over the years
    I have kept in shape playing handball, racquetball and golf. Now I began
    looking for something I could do for the rest of my life. I saw some things
    about yoga that looked intresting. One thing I read said that while yoga was great
    for the young it was also something you could do for life.I looked around, talked
    to a lot of people and found the person who I feel is right for me-Javad Khansalar.
    His background in India is most impressive. He is an excellent technical teacher and
    also a person with good knowledge of the importance of the student's feelings.He
    dose a good job of getting his point across, at times with a little humor. I truly
    believe that yoga is something that will benefit me for the rest of my life.
    This is in both physical and a mental way. There is always something to learn
    no matter what your age..........at 84 I am just getting started.."


    Coach Joe Moss
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________


    “What improvement yoga has brought to my quality of life!....”


    “...As a fencer competing on an international level, I began taking classes with
    Javad as another means to improve my training regiment. Only a couple of
    months in so far and Yoga has proven to be a very useful, multi faceted tool
    for both training and life in general. Along with the expected physical benefits that
    came with greater flexibility, (quicker recovery time after training, strength in a
    greater range of motion, less chance of injury, etc.), I’ve found there to be equal
    if not greater psychological benefits. My level of concentration on and off the
    fencing piste has become greater and more consistent, while stress and
    anxiety have had less to do with my everyday life. Working with Javad has
    so far been a very positive experience. His level of professionalism and
    knowledge combined with his light spirited way of motivating his students
    gives me the feeling of being in very good hands. Yoga has proven to be not only
    a means to improve performance in my endeavors, but an exiting and
    challenging journey on it’s own; one that I plan to pursue for years to come.”


    Joshua John McGuire
    Fencer, Cadet World Champion,
    Junior World Bronze Medalist, Olympian
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________


    “Javad takes an organic approach to yoga....”

    “...He is a responsive teacher who adjusts, challenges and supports.
    Students of all levels meet together and Javad tailors the practice to each
    one’s needs, while always mindful of the flow. Truly, through the
    combination of his wisdom, charm, empathy and skill, his classes
    have helped create a yoga community in Hamilton, one for which I am grateful.”


    Sally C
    Writer, College Professor
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________


    “Practicing yoga offers me a respite from an otherwise unrelenting....”


    “...fast-paced day of teaching, meetings and research. Javad is a patient and
    skilled instructor who offers consistent encouragement to all levels of learners.
    I appreciate the depth of knowledge and experience he brings to each
    session as he intuitively guides each individual to a deeper level of
    physical, mental and spiritual wholeness and wellness.”


    Ruth C
    Assistant Professor,
    McMaster University School of Nursing, Canada.
    ____________________


    "When I started attending classes with Javad, I had just
    experienced a terrible depression..."

    "...that left me feeling weary and afraid. I knew that I needed to find a way to let
    go of the incapacitating fear that I felt, the desperate need to control, and the
    relentless demands of my ego; I just didn't know how. I certainly didn't think
    that yoga had anything to do with learning how to live a peaceful, happy life.
    Rather, I thought it would provide some flexibility, an opportunity to meet others,
    and most importantly, another distraction. The last thing I wanted to do was be
    alone with my thoughts.” What I didn't expect was that Javad's teaching would
    shine a light on the darkness in my life. I quickly recognized that Javad was
    teaching not from a place of smallness, but from a place of tremendous
    strength that had nothing to do with ego. Javad teaches from a place of
    stillness and presence, which is what makes his teaching so transformative.
    Under his selfless tutelage, I have witnessed his students grow. As they fold
    into various asanas, their spirits unfold, bridging earth and sky.
    I too have experienced this unfolding. Yes, my flexibility has improved.
    But more than that, yoga has brought deep serenity and clarity of purpose to my life."


    Sanja Savic
    Multimedia Designer, e-Learning Developer
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________


    “Javad was invited to introduce yoga to sixty young fencers....”


    “...Between the ages of eight and sixteen years at a training camp that is part
    of the Ontario Youth and Cadet Athlete Development Program . The response
    was very positive. The young athletes enjoyed the challenge of the training,
    presented by Javad with sensitivity and a great sense of humour. Yoga teaches
    athletes to balance the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of sport and life,
    and Javad approaches his teaching with compassion, humour, and respect,
    while challenging the individual students to reach their full potential. We will continue
    to offer Javad’s program to our young athletes and have begun to offer it to
    our High Performance athletes as well.”


    June McGuire
    Executive Director,
    Ontario Fencing Association,
    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    ____________________


    “Javad is a nurturing, patient and generous
    person and teacher who inspires his students to
    explore themselves....”


    “...and their world through Yoga. No matter what the circumstances, he maintains
    a consistent and high level of spirit and attention to his teaching that makes each
    student in his class feel as though he were speaking directly and only to them.
    Yoga with Javad is a unique experience. And I always leave feeling rested and restored.
    Yoga has reduced my stress levels and significantly improved my flexibility.
    Books are useful, but have their limitations. The subtleties of pranayama
    technique can only be learned from experienced teachers. I can’t imagine a
    better teacher than Javad. Through Yoga, Javad has taught me the importance
    of physical, intellectual, and spiritual balance in my life, while continually
    challenging and motivating me. But most importantly, he has taught me
    to live with compassion for myself and for others.”


    Rohina Dhunjeebhoy
    Toronto, Canada.
    ____________________


    “I heard of yoga many years but did not have much
    clue about it until I participated in the yoga session provided by
    Mr. Javad Khansalar in decmber 2006 since then I love it....”


    “...He has offered classes for the many staffs at my work at the London Cross
    Cultural Center and staffs really benefited it. I still attend yoga session with
    Mr. Javad Khansalar at least twice a week. I discover that it helps me not only
    physically but also psychologically. I find more relaxed and peacful in my mind
    and specially it helps me over come my sleeping problem.”

    Tam Dam
    Newcomer counsellor,
    London Cross Cultural Learner Center, Canada.
    ____________________


    “Yoga has become my lifeline ever since I started doing it with
    Javad Khansalar seven years back....”


    “...It has helped me not only to keep my blood pressure in check... it has also
    helped me become stronger in the mind, more peaceful and more philosophical.
    Yoga increases the happiness quotient. Yoga is a way of life and
    try to follow its principles to the extent I can.”


    Nupur Basu
    Journalist and Documentary Film maker,India.
    ____________________


    “Javad kansalar has been working amongst a wide cross-section
    of people....”

    “...encouraging them to take on a progressively scientific approach towards
    life through yoga. He has been actively involved in teaching as well as research
    into the multi-faceted application of yoga for enhancing concentration at work,
    stress management, treatment of major ailments and ante and post natal pregnancy.
    Having being a student of javad's, i feel confident to recommend him to your
    organization with the hope that there would be many others who would stand
    to gain from exposure to javad's scientific approach to yoga and benefit in the long run.”


    Mushumi Basu
    Associate professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
    ____________________


    “Javad Khansalar is a profound yoga teacher and healer....”


    Julius Aib
    Chief Instructor, Aikido, Australia.
    ____________________


    “Javad's yoga instruction is a wonderful blend of
    pushing the individual to go further....”


    “...in their practice while at the same time allowing them to progress
    in the unique and natural way that each individual follows. He doesn't
    mimic superficial spiritual words, but in a deep way understands how
    the yoga practice develops the many dimensions of a whole person.
    And his approach to the class setting creates the happy, light-hearted
    seriousness that goes well with yoga. His instruction works well for those
    like myself just beginning and those who have practiced for some time.”


    Warren Greving
    HP Labs, China.
    ____________________


    “I am very appreciative for the insights and
    openings cultivated through practicing yoga....”


    “...with Javad. I have found that through Javad's guidance
    my own practice has shifted, expanded and deepened.
    Javad has brought together a like minded community and
    weaves together all of the elements of Hatha yoga for
    greater connectedness. It is through his commitment
    the science that he is able to inspire his students,
    at all levels, to integrate yoga into their own daily lives.
    Learning yoga with Javad is an opportunity to begin or expand.”


    Ann Curtis An American citizen employed
    at Cisco Systems Inc, India.
    ____________________


    “I moved to India from the UK two years ago -
    before I came here I was a management....”


    “...consultant, now I am a housewife and full-time mother! I started
    doing yoga with Javad as soon as I moved to India, and continued
    with yoga during the whole 9 months of my first pregnancy. Doing yoga in
    pregnancy really helped me stay relaxed and stress-free, and increased my
    strength and flexibility. I'm sure my baby's contented and calm temperament is
    partly due to the relaxation techniques and meditation that I was
    taught! Since my baby was born, yoga has helped me improve my flexibility
    even further and regain my muscle strength and lose weight.
    I thoroughly enjoy the classes and find them a great way to
    unwind and start off my day on a really positive note.
    Thank you Javad!”


    Kerry From United Kingdom.
    ____________________


    “I have been doing yoga with Javad for over
    seven years now. The best thing I can say....”

    “...about it is that I am as eager to attend his classes today as I was
    when I began. Yoga has been wonderful. However fit you are, and
    whatever else you do-gymming, running or even playing a good game of
    squash or tennis-yoga takes you to another level of fitness. Keeps you body
    and mind, supple and agile. Yoga was especially beneficial to me during
    my pregnancy. I practiced yoga till the last stage, gained minimal weight
    and had an easy labor, if ever there is a phrase like that! The best part,
    I thought, was that yoga helped me bounce back faster post delivery. I was
    back at Javad's classes within a few weeks and things were back to normal pretty fast.”


    Asha Rai Deputy Resident Editor,The Economic
    Times (a prominent daily), India.
    ____________________


    “When I joined Javad's class about 2 years ago, I had
    high blood sugar ....”


    “...and was on medication. Within 3 months of yoga my
    sugar levels were stabilized and at the end of 15 months I was off medication.”


    KR Harish Chief Financial Officer
    Asia Operations,
    WorldSpace India Pvt. Ltd.
    ____________________


    “It has been over three years since I started
    yoga with Javad Khansalar. It has been extremely ....”


    “...beneficial. I used to be in physiotherapy every other
    month. No longer. My body is stronger, and more supple. Yoga,
    also has given me a calmer mind, and inner strength. And of
    course my golf game has improved significantly. Thank you.”


    Alok Malhotra Managing Director
    (Indian subcontinent),
    Tommy Hilfiger India. Ltd.
    ____________________


    “When I began Javad's class I had many
    health concerns, including stress, insomnia, and ....”


    “...digestive trouble. Within 3 weeks I was a new person,
    and felt that both my body and spirit were stronger than ever.
    I credit this shift to Javad's, who is the most knowledgeable and
    intuitive teacher I have ever met!”


    Amy New York City.
    ____________________


    “Through yoga, Javad gently and patiently
    pushes me to extend beyond....”


    “...my own physical and mental limitations. This gives me a sense of
    freedom.”


    Mirella Dottori Molecular Biologist,
    Australia.
    ____________________


    “Javad made my time in India more fulfilling and
    happier, I lived in India for 9 months....”


    “...and I attended Javad's yoga class on a daily basis. In the UK I work in a stressful
    & pressurised environment and Javad taught me how to benefit from yoga physically
    and emotionally. My advancement in my flexibility and postures due to Javad's
    patience and encouragement enabled me to feel confident, calm and an
    all round happier person. When I think back on my time in India, my
    first thoughts are always on how much I enjoyed my morning yoga classes.
    Javad was a dedicated teacher who throughly motivated me to constantly
    develop and advance. I made many friends through the class and Javad has also
    became a dear friend that I miss. ”


    Caroline O'Donnell United Kingdom.
    ____________________