Week of May 8-13, 2011

Hatha and Raja Yoga Practicum

 This workshop has been CANCELLED

Asana practice has caught the imagination of a number of enthusiasts—especially vinyasakrama, the sequencing art form of yoga practice. However, yoga has other important ingredients, all of which promote a positive transformation of the individual. A holistic approach would require the yogi to practice not only asana and pranayama (the Hatha yoga aspects), but also chanting, meditation, and contemplation of the philosophical and spiritual aspects (the Raja yoga aspects).

In this program, half of each session will be devoted to different asanas, following the Vinyasakrama method. It will involve doing more than about 300 vinyasas, or variations in classical yoga poses, in the course of the program. The other half of the time will be utilized for detailed and varied yogic breathing exercises and the other Raja yoga practices, like chanting, meditation, and philosophical and spiritual contemplation of the yoga sutras. The objective is that by the end of the program participants have a well-rounded understanding and practice of yoga, as opposed to doing only asanas or meditation. Hatha yoga and Raja yoga are aspects of the integrated system of yogic progression.

This workshop is open to everyone. Please bring a yoga mat.

NOTE: Ramaswami will not be teaching. Sara Mata, who trained with him, is replacing him.

Recommended reading: Ramaswami, The Complete Book of Vinyasa Yoga, Yoga for the Three Stages of Life; Ramaswami and Hurwitz, Yoga Beneath the Surface.

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