Energy and Emotion

Breath

Aware of the breath as the primary function of life, we flow into practice with powerful words from the Upanishads clearly resonant and identify deeper with this that breathes us.

Understanding the psycho-neurological and integrative role of the breath in practice we remember how to deepen, how to attend, how to celebrate breath.

Breath is the prime measure of our work of balancing the solar and lunar energies in practice.

Breath is a deep aspect of our identity as life-force.

In this workshop we inquire into the function, form, flow and experience of Prana and Pranayama from Eastern and Western perspectives, from Yogic, Buddhist and Scientific based views of practice.

The Bandhas

Working with the core Bandhas on the energetic level and understanding from a base of experience their essential emptiness, we begin to move into a place of understanding their role in incarnation and freedom.

From this Yogic view we explore the Bandhas as Life-energy harnessing mechanisms that help direct and free our minds and hearts.

Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha

An exploration of the classical pranayamas, mudras and bandhas and their role in practice in terms of cultivating moksha, liberation.

Pranic Direction

Exploring the directional flow of prana as bio-electric-magnetic-flow inside us and this connection to the greater field of energy that is mass, matter and energy flow, this greater field also called Prana Shakti. Explore directing this flow within to serve our greater good and therefore the greater good of all.

This workshop explores the relationship between Prana, Mind and Love.

Dance on the edge, rest in your centre

A Vinyasa based exploration finding your personal edges, whilst deepening awareness of your centre.

Seeking both acceptance, joy and development in this space of potential and transformation.

Freedom Dance

Explore the dance of Shiva, find freedom in this spontaneous energy body flow. This practice of bio-energy flow awareness through movement is a complement and counterpose to the more linear practices of classical asana. This and related practices are used by Sufis, Chinese practitioners and in Osho's playful system as well as being a tradition of Tandava within the Shaivist Tantrik schools as a fundamental part of the path to incarnate awakening.

Emotional Intelligence

Some Yogic teachings speak of detachment; these teachings show detachment for what it is, denial and tantamount to emotional desiccation and aridity.

Wiser teachings speak of choice-less vast awareness as one of the prime keys to liberation. Liberation is from the experience of dualistic conditioning.

The practice of the five A's, liberates one from low level ego desires (see Christopher's book, The Yoga of Wealth).

The five A's leads us into a rich and transformed emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the literacy of internal and external relationship, relationship that is kind and compassionate, unobstructed and un-grasped by the frailties, personalisation and desires of the ego.

This teaching encourages awareness of each of us as subject and the illusion of subject. Emotional resolution, literacy, intelligence and flow, free of dualistic distortion is a fundamental aspect of the awakening process.

Being touched, deeply feeling with and for oneself and others is a part of awakening. Know

Inner Connections

Making conscious the inner connections between drishti and breath, breath and mind, mind and body, mind and prana, bandha and life force, life force and pure beingness.

Clarifying the inner work and the reasons behind so much of what is unspoken in practices that have found their home in the West from the various schools of Yoga.

Emptiness?

Realising emptiness, what does this mean?

Why is it important and how does it affect Yoga practice?

Yoga and Desire

Why is desire so important! Desire and passion are often given a bad rep in Yoga teaching. Desire is stated as the root of all disease in the Ayurvedic tradition and something to be eradicated and overcome in the Yogic tradition. From the Tantrik view it is the path to awakening, a path that is for the most intelligent and the most aware. Walk this path………