Mission Statement of
The Foundation for the Study of American Yoga, Inc.
The specific
and primary purposes for which the corporation is formed are to instruct in the use of American yoga, principles and techniques for liberating the body, speech and mind from inhibiting environmental conditioning. (from Bylaws, 1970)"We, people who live here and come to classes, are dharma friends. We are not in religious competitions. We study and respect all doctrines that ourselves and others work with. Whether it is approached in a devotional, scholarly, worshipful or emotional belief sense is the free choice of each person. American Yoga is a democratic study center. Mindfulness and bodywork, the main practices offered here, are useful to all religious seekers and are not set up to convert people from one belief to another. They are useful tools to use for physical and mental examination of whatever arises." (Monica Hathaway, 1995)
Mindfulness practice is described in pp.110-117 in "Because You Were Born", by Monica Hathaway, 1991.
‘Bodywork’ consists of alignment and breathwork. See "Hathaway Alignment Sessions", by Harmon Hathaway, 1996, and "Foundation Alignment", a CD slideshow series by Lori Lano and Bruce Lano, 2006.
American Yoga Foundation Board Members:
Harmon Hathaway-President
Bruce Lano-Vice President
Dr. Marion Perkus-Secretary
Lori Lano-Treasurer
Augustus Lightheart William Stenz Susan Rochmis
Maryse Pelletier Geronimo Sands Dr. Michael Cook
Brenda Webster-Hathaway Michael C. Karlovich