retreats

Ashtanga and Bhakti Yoga Immersion /Retreat
Goa, India (exact location tba)
January 2012

 

More information about this retreat will be available over the coming months.

 

The study of Yoga has many layers and levels and has been carried on for centuries by people who studied, struggled, sacrificed, enjoyed and found their way to soulful living by looking within themselves. We're going to look within the tradition of Yoga at the breadth and beauty of the practices. We'll have the leisure to explore some supplemental practices such as pranayama, japa mantra, philosophical inquiry, and story telling. We'll look at several models for orienting one self inside the body.

 

I want to this immersion to help you go deeper into asana--develop your understanding of the workings of the body and how to apply the teachings of Yoga to your practice with more skill and clarity. But more important, for you gather more fire for the sacred nature of what you're doing. The study of Yoga is the study of the Self and we'll be exploring the spiritual/philosophical background and context of Yoga practice; we'll look more deeply at such questions a why do we do this? where did it come from? what is really important about it? How can I best utilize my Yoga practice to end my suffering and experience life's heritage of true happiness?