Workshops
Heart Spirit Flow
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From the great rivers of Yoga this practice is dedicated to the infinite intelligence and wisdom of the heart.
The profound ripple effect of the alignment of heart, body & soul will bring us into our highest frequencies. It is the energy in this sacred union which heals and transforms. Offering us the opportunity for infinite abundance, clarity and love in our lives and those around us.
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You will be guided through an intense alchemy of postures, kriyas & rhythmic flows to support, awaken, illuminate and celebrate the Heart.
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As always, come with bare feet & open mind as well as a blanket for your final absorption, relaxation and sound bath
Awakening The Sacred Body
SECRETS OF TIBETAN TANTRA & GONG TSA LUNG ADVANCED PRACTICE.
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Born of the Tibetan Tantric Tradition, age old secrets of rejuvenation and healing give way to this transformative workshop.
You will be guided through an array of postures, movements and breath work clearing the inner nadis and supporting the body’s innate healing wisdom.
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As body mind and spirit fuse , we can more easily let go of things we don’t need so that the light of the sacred self can shine. This workshop is both profound and challenging on a physical and emotional level.
We will close with a healing sounds gong bath where available , using sound to integrate and harmonize so that absorption can take place. Or deepen the connection with a Yoga Nidra to allow the elements to flourish. You will leave feeling , refreshed , cleansed, vitalized and at peace.
Due to the more advanced breathwork and bandha present, this workshop is for advanced practitioners.
Yoga Nidra योग निद्रा Yogic Sleep
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Yoga Nidra is a powerful and profound practice of guided deep relaxation. Anyone can do it. Yoga Nidra induces healing of the body, mind ,and spirit. Yoga Nidra rests, restores and renews. Yoga Nidra is an ancient form of meditation which helps cure chronic and acute physical, mental and emotional disorders. Yoga Nidra allows you to release unresolved unconscious issues that are playing an unwanted role in your daily life. Yoga Nidra is effective because it traces your consciousness to the subconscious where your Samskaras rest. Yoga Nidra is as refreshing as a full night of peaceful sleep.
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This ancient form of conscious deep sleep allows the conscious mind to recede. In this state, you will melt into deep relaxation and mental calm. Yoga Nidra restores, renews and rests the layers of the body and mind. The natural healing wisdom of the body is awakened and illuminated.
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As thoughts become silent we begin to witness them without attachment, this gradually allows unconscious impressions which are playing an unwanted role in our daily lives to be attenuated and released.
You will be guided to a place of supreme stillness, peace and insight. In this state of thought-free existence, you will experience the eternal aspect of your being, the luminous presence of who you are.
This simple yet profound technique is practiced lying down. Be sure to wear comfortable clothes and bring a towel or blanket to keep warm if desired. We will begin the session with a few gentle postures to align the energy of the body and will end the session with a soft integrative sound bath.
You will leave feeling deeply nourished and rested. Resonating with a more unified and expanded sense of reality. You will radiate with this higher awareness and liberation.
Transcendental Gong Bath
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Samantha has long used the gong as a source of inspiration and healing. Infused with North American Shamanic traditions and Kundalini yoga , the sound of the Gong evokes not so much a heard but rather a felt sound experience. Its vibrations can penetrate your entire body-mind structure down to the cells on a somatic level and onto the level of subtle unconscious thought patterns on the energetic/mental level. Like purifying water the vibrations of the Gong can wash through your entire system and cleanse out stress, soothe physical complaints and support psychological transformation processes. It brings us in contact with the most primal force of this universe: sound.A gong bath performed in this way washes through your entire system. The vibrations re-pattern your magnetic field, open you to the vastness of your entire psyche and release you from negative thought patterns and memories which prevent you from living a life of joy and freedom.You will be led through a short set of Kriyas before settling into the sacred space of Gong.
“You have no resistance against this sound. It is the master sound, the adi naad. Everything you think becomes zero—the gong prevails.” –Yogi Bhajan
Kundalini Chakra Cleanse
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Cleanse body and mind. Refresh and renew your entire being! This Kundalini Workshop is a powerful practice where the body's innate healing power is activated and absorbed. We will detox the system from the inside. Using the vast technology of Tantra, the glands and organs will be revitalized. The body's internal force of eliminating toxins will be strong. You will release mental, emotional and physical stress and toxin build up. You will be guided through visualizations, kriya and guided relaxation. We will end the practice with sound healing so the body and mind can re-boot and assimilate the practice. You will leave with an overall feeling of wellness, freedom, and peace in body and mind.
Transcendence of the self
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Power of working together raising our collective vibe!
This metamorphic Live Music,Dance and Yoga experience will catalyze you back to the Source. To let go and feel the flow of the Universe. Unleash your true potential, taste your power and freedom. Release yourself from ideas and tensions which drag you down. Expand your consciousness. Ego melts away as we systematically destroy and rebuild together.
Body & Soul Kirtan
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Join us for this profound collective experience through the body as a vehicle of expressive fluid vibration tuning into the Divine.Combining Yoga as a means to purify and cleanse , Nada Yoga ,slowly walking towards Bhakti in its fullest form.This workshop will allow us to experience the place where body & soul unite beyond the forms , to the Source. Through movement & music we can experience freedom from the ideas that bind us.The experience will end with a Gong Bath (where available) or a Yoga Nidra to synchronize energy.
Your Inner Fire
…to keep you lit and on the path
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"The Mind is Like the Wind,and the body Is like the Sand. If you want to Know how the wind is blowing, You can Look at the sand"-B.B.Cohen
This workshop will illuminate the effects of stress in the body (muscles/flexibility) and the mind (anxiety, lack of peace). It will provide you with opportunities to identify & release patterns which cause you pain.
Via the 3rd chakra, we will ignite and channel this fire to support this forging of new, healthier patterns of thought and movement which can only be done if we learn to let go. Fire has the ability to detoxify and burn away what is no longer necessary. It also boosts our vitality and zest for living.
We will work hard using the intensity of kriyas , vinyasa & yin combined with fiery breathwork , balanced by a deep relaxation and transcendental Gong Bath. Time will be kept at the end regarding your specific questions related to the workshop.
Come with bare feet, and open mind & an empty stomach.
Tantra, the Dance of Spirit
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The Art of Meditative Movement
From the great rivers of Tantra, the breath becomes a portal to our inner experiences.
This powerful practice combines mantra, mudra deep & heart based flows to liberate the physical body & allow space for a deep surrender to the sweetness and stillness of the ever present moment and the feeling of the Self, beyond the physical. An alchemy of the elements transforms stiffness into fluidity, density is replaced with shimmering energy. The landscape of the body is refined, liberated and illuminated from within.
Tuning into the ebb and flow of breath, melting into the mandala of infinity, evolve, transform and heal & feel. Spontaeneous consciousness in movement which emanates from within.Through the dance of Shakti and the alchemy of these elements, your own blissful nature will unfold & bloom.
Class ends with a deep relaxation, sound bath and guided meditation.
Yoga Heal Pain
8 part course
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Be you own healer. Through somatic movement and interception (self-sensing) we will awaken our inner wisdom and sensitivity to the way we inhabit our physical body.
Chronic pain is often a result of adaptations to external and/or internal circumstances or beliefs.
The organism adapts, the muscles form around those bones and over time, this near muscular pattern becomes very imbedded in the psyche.
We can often get short term relief from a massage, a yoga class, a chiropractor etc, but as soon as we r left on our own, the unhealthy pattern is established because it is the most familiar one for the body.
If you experience chronic pain, have poor posture, are a dedicated body worker/yoga teacher, and would like to get an in depth view of the mind/body relationship in order to teach more effectively or shift personal body patterns, this class is for you.
Over these 8 classes, we will combine;
observation
alignment based asana
skeletal anatomy
nervous system & breathing
interoception
somatic movement exercises (pandiculation)
deep relaxation
fun & q&a
Your Voice/Vishuddhi Chakra
Shakti Circle Hidden power of expression.
Do you have ease being who you are? Have you ever tapped into the limitless potential of your deepest self?
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Join this exploration of the power of natural expression through the physical and energy body.
In this 2 h circle we will discuss the deeper meaning of self-expression through a variety of techniques. What it means in the body. Why we would have not connected to our voice and how that can manifest in the body.
We will explore how truth is connected to our authenticity and how that results in health and inner peace.
We will come to a gentle understanding of the long-term effects of not being comfortable with self-expression as well as realistic ways to slowly incorporate more expression into your daily life and safely into your relationships.
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Expression- where it is in the body. What does it serve, what does it protect?
What are the benefits of implementing these expressions based techniques? How are safe, gradual, integrative techniques implemented into daily living?
What are the long term dangers of living a life void of our expression?
Where is Expression located in the energy body/chakras?
What natural wonders around us as women can be supportive of this intuitive blossoming understanding?
What holds us back?
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Shakti based movements designed to address the physical blocks of expression. This will include kriyas, mantra, somatic movement techniques, Chanting. (invigoration and suitable for ALL levels)
A deep yoga Nidra and sound bath (gong and singing bowls, alpha waves.
Seated sharing.
Yoga Heal Program-Movement as Medicine
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Combining breath and movement is the foundation of vinyasa yet often we don’t quite know how to do it.
This deep awareness and alchemy are healing as they allow for total inner harmony. This harmony helps to clear knots in the body and stickiness in the mind. We learn to focus on what we can and allow the wisdom of the body to take over. Being a conscious element in our own healing.
When we synchronize each movement as a felt experience with movement, there is a transformation from “doing” to “being”. There is an intricate balance between effort and allowing. Seeing your physical body as a vehicle for subtle energy is such a profound sensation which ripples into daily awareness.
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In this class, we will graze some popular vinyasa sequences and learn to combine them with breathing, drishti & mantra. We will explore strength emanating from core/source/prana rather than muscles alone.
It is important that we establish a strong foundation of alignment/breathwork and visualisation before we proceed to the vinyasa.
Living the 8 limbs
Weave this timeless recipe for health & happiness into your lifeIn this mini course, we will explore the 8 limbs of the foundational Ashtanga Yogic wisdom.
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These 8 limbs, will be explored in a modern and meaningful context while preserving the innate wisdom of the lineage. These limbs, are a way to deeper understand yourself and your interactions with the world and people around you. These moments of illuminated understanding regarding the deeper mysteries and inner workings of life can be a basis for your empowerment and open you to choices you did not know you had.
The 8 limbs are not dogma. They are a a progressive methodology designed for you to see, feel, understand and integrate the entire human experience as a whole. In this understanding, in this awakening or unveiling process, our darkness or ignorance (avidya) will diminish and we can be our own best healer and guide. The 8 limbs offer us a doorway into this timeless perspective.
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Madhvi & Samantha will spend 8 beautiful days with you (2,5hrs each day) and have time to delve deeply into each of the 8 limbs.
These 8 limbs will be explored through philosophy and sharing and as well as explained through the body in asana.
There will be time for questions and sharing. The sharing is an integrative aspect of the course because it allows you to bring all of the concepts home into your present day life where they can become a living wisdom and navigational tool.
Secrets of Flexibility-An integrative mind, body, spirit practice.
Do you want to enjoy more flexibility in a safe way? Join us to learn techniques which you can continue to integrate on your own.
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Flexibility is an important ability to cultivate and work with. It increases pranic intensity, which helps to dissolve pain, harmonise and heal.
Fine tuning our ability to sense our own limitations and what to do when we encounter them is paramount. Understanding how being rigid in our approach simply makes the body contract deeper, and how inviting softness and a flow state, allows the body to open up.
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Together we will explore techniques which will help you increase your flexibility while preserving your strength and stability.
We will explore some foundational alignment principles, self sensing and a combination of asana, kriya, breathwork & shamanism all to help you go deeper.
Join us with bare feet, an empty stomach and an open heart. We will end the practice with a Gong Bath.into your creativity.
Yoga & Anxiety
Did you know that anxiety affects all aspects of your physical and emotion health. Your sense of ease and ability to cope with life.
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Join us for this workshop where we will learn how we are affected by stress on a physical/biological and emotional level.
We will learn tools to deal with stressors as they arise, ways to rid ourselves of accumulated stress and be more resilient.
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Part 1
Welcome Yoga- Induce receptivity, calm and ease to the mind/body
Part 2
Vedanta, Tantra, the universe and the Self
Introduction to stress, anxiety, relaxations and the various manifestations in mind/body/spirit.
How to identify street\How to release and let go
How to cope with external and internal stressors based on physiology and breath
Part 3
Sharing and questions
Part 4
Yoga as Medicine
Asana practice addressing stress, anxiety from the Dr. Bali Method
Sacred Awakening through Surya Namaskar
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Surya Namaskar creates heat in the solar plexus which then like the rays of the sun, distribute it to the rest of the body.
Through this foundational practice, we will fine tune ways in which the variations respect the basic alignment principles of the Krishnamacharya lineage. This is important for you to understand because often in a class, things move so fast you fumble, chase, and do not enjoy the physical and energetic benefits so profoundly inherent in this practice.
To deepen it, we will talk about the meaning of a namaskar, the 12 mantras associated with the vinyasa to allow your mind to then travel inwards.
Chanting and breathing to these 12 asanas can bring you to a wonderful energized and blissful state.
The focus required bids strength in the physical body and clarity and vitality to the energy body.
When this happens, toxic are released on a deep level and a rewiring of inner circuitry make you feel alive, fresh and empowered.
We will end the class with a shower of chakra sounds during a deep relaxation.
The Art of Bandha
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Bandhas are seals or areas where energy can either be contained or allowed to leak outward from the physical Body.
They can be used together or separately. Being familiar with them can take you deeper into subtle body awareness (pratyahara) and knowing how to synch with the body, band and breath can allow for a deeper sense of strength and balance on the mat.
Off the mat, these bandpass, especially hula bands, can help to preserve your panic energy which translates into more power to the organism hence healing of such things as low back pain.
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In this workshop, we will learn where the three bandpass are located and practice working with them both individually as well as together (maha band.)
We will include appropriate visualizations, awareness of the vayu & mantra to further amply the felt experience.
We will explore how to synchronize movements through the template of the suryanamaskar in order to give you a working knowledge of combining Bandha, breath & movement.
Meditation Mini Course
Meditation Mini Course
Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It’s a way of entering into the quiet that’s already there.
-Deepak Chopra
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In the yogic context, meditation, or dhyana, is defined as a state of pure consciousness. This pure consciousness is the self beyond all the chatter of the mind and the sensations cause by pain or discomfort in the body.
An exquisite methodology exists within the yoga tradition that is designed to reveal the interconnectedness of every living thi
Meditation is the actual experience of this union.
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During most of our waking lives, our minds are engaged in a continuous internal dialogue. This is exhausting as every thought is a command to the body. The mind looses focus and the body becomes weary.
Many of our thoughts are useless or negative.
This clogged mental state prevents us from seeing clearly. It is wasteful energy and tiring. According to the scriptures, ignorance (Avidya) or lack of clear seeing, is the major source of all our suffering.
Meditation is medicine. During meditation, you focus your attention and eliminate the stream of jumbled thoughts that may be crowding your mind and causing stress.
A large body of research has established that having a regular meditation practice produces tangible benefits for mental and physical health, including:
More energy
• Decreased blood pressure and hypertension
• Lowered cholesterol levels
• Reduced production of “stress hormones,” including cortisol and adrenaline
• More efficient oxygen use by the body
• Increased production of the anti-aging hormone DHEA
• Improved immune function
· Benefits on the Emotional level
• Decreased anxiety, depression, and insomnia
• More happiness
• Ability to live in the moment
• More ease in the flow of life
• Less worry
• More trust
• A deeper sense of self
• Intuition
• Acceptance
• Better concentration
• Better sleep
• More feelings of love & belonging & inner peace
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This three hour workshop will guide you through the eight limbs of Yoga according to Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
We will see through a modern lens, what these mean, how they relate to our lives now and how they lay a foundation for your success in entering a state of meditation.
We will learn what meditation is and how to achieve it on our own.
We will discuss the possible obstacles which can hinder the practice and how we can deal with them when they arise.
We will see the importance of the relationship of your mind & body and learn how to navigate them for Meditation and better health.
We will be inspired to begin or strengthen our own daily Mediation practice with a “how-to’ method that works.
We will discuss according to Tantra & Vedanta:
View of th Self & Universe & its relationship to trust
Patanjalis Yoga Sutras and how they relate to Meditation & your happiness
The nature of the mind
The nature of the body
Physical & Energy body as it relates to meditation
(nervous system, subtle body)
How mind & body interact
Pratyahara
Fear as an obstacle
Importance of Letting go as a practice
How meditation play a key role in discovery of purposeful living (dharma)
Methods of concentration
Methods of breathing
Methods of movement
Guided visualization/relaxation
Mudra
Mantra
Sound vibration
We will begin with;
An overview of meditation and give you a chance to absorb and ask relevant questions
Preparatory body practices
Subtle body practices
Guided relaxation
Meditation
Sound Healing
Q&A
You will leave this course with a basic understanding of mediation and how to work effectively with your own body and mind in a way which can enable you to meditate fruitfully on your own.
Step Into Your Light
A workshop for you if you would like to step into your light and shine more brightly in all aspects of your being.
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This workshop will take you deep into your psyche and gently help you uncover what may be the source of feeling power loss or lack of vitality and purpose
This journey serves as a pathway deep within. To find, invite, heal, integrate and restore wholeness.
We will journey beyond the chatter of the mind and the stories we have lived together through kriyas, shamanic drumming, breathwork, guided visualization and aroma. We will end the session with a profoundly integrative practice and a deep relaxation.
We will leave with a sense of wholeness. We will uncover a lightness within which will brighten our path. The insights gained in this workshop and the light we feel will continue to unfold off the mat.
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• Opening breathwork settle
• Begin with a Yoga Philosophy overview of the mind/body/spirit
• Conscious & Sub-conscious realms
• Understanding the mechanisms of mind in relation to memory/thought/emotion/perspective
• Yoga practice of Kriyas, combined with bandha, visualizations & somatic breathwork
• A guided visualization coupled with shamanic journey drumming to take you down to root consciousness for discovery
• Gently led back to integrative consciousness where a deep relaxation will enable the absorption of insight, wisdom and light
• Sacred seating
• End with option of Q & A