### 🌟 **Free Introduction to Traditional Yoga Workshop**
**Friday, 15 August 2025 | 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM**
**Location: Haengbokhan Pharmacy Studio, Gwacheon**
This inspiring 3-hour event is **completely FREE**, with **no obligations and no strings attached**. Come as you are — to learn, to experience, and most of all, to **enjoy** a truly eye-opening and potentially life-changing introduction to the **ancient, original form of Yoga**.
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### 🧘♂️ What to Expect
We offer Yoga **in full accordance with the ancient tradition**, as it was always meant to be: deep, powerful, transformative. This is **not commercial yoga** — it's Yoga as a **Science of Life**, rooted in thousands of years of wisdom.
Whether you're seeking physical, emotional, or spiritual growth, this workshop will give you a **clear and practical introduction** to real Yoga’s potential for **inner transformation** and **awakening of consciousness**.
You’ll also enjoy a live **traditional Yoga practice session**, allowing you to **feel the deep effects** of genuine Yoga in body and mind — a sense of clarity, peace, and strength that’s simply unforgettable.
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### 🧑🏫 Who Is This For?
This event is an introduction to our **Life-Changing 200-hour IRYT Yoga Teacher Training Course**, starting **Saturday 23 August 2025** — but whether you're curious, new to Yoga, or not interested in becoming a teacher at all, you're **very welcome**.
> 💡 In fact, **around 90%** of our students begin the course **not** to become teachers, but to seek self-development, personal growth, emotional freedom, and deeper understanding of Life through Yoga.
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### 📚 What You’ll Learn
* How Yoga leads to more **peace, happiness, and balance** in everyday life
* How to gain more **control over subconscious thoughts and emotions**
* Why **most certified teachers** don’t know what you'll discover here
* How this ancient wisdom can apply to **modern, daily situations**
* How to go beyond physical exercise to explore the true **purpose of Yoga**
Our approach is **practical, non-dogmatic, and unorthodox** — yet fully authentic. You’ll gain **insight and clarity** that will stay with you, even if you only attend this one workshop.
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### 🏆 Why Study With Us?
Led by **Yogacharya Ron Katwijk**, Secretary of IYF Korea, Chairman of the Asian Yoga Council, and official Korean representative of both:
* **The International Yoga Federation (IYF)**
* **Yoga Alliance (500-E-RYT, 200-RYS)**
Ron has **over 40 years of experience** and has trained **over 1,000 certified Yoga teachers** worldwide. His **Raja Yoga programs** are the **only non-Indian taught courses in Korea highly valued by Indian nationals**.
Upon completion of the full course, you’ll receive a **200-hour International Yoga Teachers Certificate (200-hr IRYT)**. The course fee is **₩1,390,000** and includes:
* Weekly study handouts with Korean translations
* 3 textbooks in PDF (Korean translations available)
* Ongoing support and mentoring
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### 📍 Workshop Location & Directions
**Studio Name:** Haengbokhan Pharmacy (행복한 약국)
📍 경기 과천시 별양상가1로 38 백두상가 302호 행복한약국 3층
🧭 Copy/paste into your navigation app.
🚇 **Line 4 – Government Complex Station**, Exit 1 – 2 minutes walk.
Kakao map:
https://kko.to/6kr8FcR9L6
Naver map:
https://naver.me/FAVH6bgi
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### ❗ Important Notes
* No reservation required — **just show up!**
* Please arrive a little early — our last workshop reached **full capacity**.
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### 🔗 Contact & Info
🌐 Website: [www.magicpond.co.kr](
http://www.magicpond.co.kr) (Click **EN** for English) (info on the site is outdated, so please stick to the info in this event)
📧 Email:
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📞 Phone: 010-3689-1799 (English/Korean)
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**Come and experience why this workshop has changed lives for years. It might just change yours too.**
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