Ashram at Home

Join Lifelong Teacher-practitioners ~ Atma Okan, Sankalpananda & Swami Premajyoti for 5 hours of talks, inspiration, community & classes grounded in the Raja Yoga Sutras of Mahasiddha Patanjali.

SESSION DETAILS

Session 1 ~ With Atma Okan

Atma will lead a wisdom talk and guided class with a focus on how we approach Asana through Yama & Niyama, posture, & breath, exploring:

• The true power of embracing the Yamas (social disciplines) and Niyamas (self disciplines) and how they lead us to more acceptance, contentment, truth and presence.
• Asana as it is used within the 8 fold path
• The meaning and beauty of ‘Sthira Sukham Asanam’ drawn from Patanjali’s Ancient Sutras and its impact and importance in our practice in the present-day context.
•  How Hatha Yoga works to release tension and toxins to prepare us to arrive at a place of steady, comfortable posture.
• Pranayama and how it can be approached to build and continue to deepen relationship with the breath and realize it as a truly powerful ally.
• How simply harnessing the breath releases tension, shifts emotion and changes our state of mind.
• Four key aspects of the breath that work to support us on all levels in both outer life and inner exploration.

Session 2 ~ With Sankalpananda

Sankalpananda will lead a wisdom talk and guided class that dives deeper into Pranayama, Pratyahara, and Dharana – Deep concentration, exploring:

• Prana and its meaning as life-force.
• How Prana supports and animates life
• The meaning and impact of the Bioplasmic Field
• The life-changing qualities of pranayama practice as a powerful aspect of the 8 Fold Path of Yoga
• How to bring these aspects into daily life to enhance wellbeing and vitality.
• The role of pratyahara in Yoga and how the senses provide both connection and distraction
• The means for withdrawing the senses and have the power to choose where to direct our attention.

Session 3 ~ With Swami Premajyoti

Premajyoti will lead a wisdom talk and guided class drawing through the experience of Dharana and into Dhyana, the state of meditation, exploring:

• The link between Dharana and Dhyana and the importance of Dharana in meditation
• How and why tools for concentration are so important and helpful
• How to sit will and observe what flows through our system as we move through the states and brainwave patterns of meditative practice
• The State of Samadhi
• Different qualities of Samadhi, their hallmarks, and their gifts
• The processes of evolution and involution along the spiritual path
• How the higher states of meditation may be demystified and become more accessible to any sincere aspirant.
• The ultimate goal of Yoga and how it expresses beautifully through the 8 Fold Path.

Recordings Available for 7 Days following live event

Investment: $79.00 USD

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