Ancient Wisdom for Current Times
Description
Join us for three days of celebration and exploration into the process of transformation in yoga.
Personal transformation in yoga can be on many levels — from our every day quality of life, making new health choices, and how we relate to others, to healing from physiological or emotional wounds and beyond.
Each class during the three days will delve into how the ancients tapped into universal struggles of the human condition via discussions on yoga philosophy, followed by a related physical practice including the rich variety of the tools of yoga to help us navigate our precious life on earth.
Learn how, while our challenges may seem totally foreign to those in ancient times, their origins remain steadfastly in the human psyche and how yoga philosophy, pranayama, movement practices, body-mind connections, the senses and other concepts addressed in Patañjali's Yōga Sūtra-s have enduring relevance today.
Each day will take us through traditional yoga as taught by Agama founder Barb Brian in the tradition of her teacher, TKV Desikachar and her sanga teachers Hanna and Karina, visiting from Sweden especially for this event.
Each day involves education, breath, movement and reflection.
This three days is for anyone who would like to learn how to apply or enhance this ancient wisdom to modern life – a retreat from the distractions of the everyday, in order to immerse yourself in a way forward via the practical application of traditional yoga.
Timetable
- All day
Friday 19 June
Friday 20 November 6.30-7.30am Morning practice - Barb 8.30-10.30am WORKSHOP 1 | Creating new patterns, in body, breath and mind (Nava Samskāra) 11am-1 pm WORKSHOP 2 | What’s stopping me? Hurdles to overcome (Antarāyas) 2.30-4.30pm WORKSHOP 3 | I’m on my way from fear to faith (Sraddhā) 5-6pm Evening practice with Barb, Hanna, Karina
- All day
Saturday 20 June
Saturday 21 November 6.30-7.30am Morning practice - Barb 8.30-10.30am WORKSHOP 1 | Becoming clearer (from Avidyā to Vidyā) 11am-1 pm WORSKHOP 2 | Hold back the horses! (Pratyahāra) 2.30-4.30pm WORSKHOP 3 | Settling in from gross to subtle (Dhyānam) 5-6pm Evening practice with Barb, Hanna, Karina
- All day
Sunday 21 June
Sunday 22 November 6.30-7.30am Morning practice - Barb 08.30-10.30am WORKSHOP 1 | From monkey-mind to stability 11am-1 pm WORKSHOP 2 | Seven steps to freedom (Kaivalyam) 2.30-4.30pm WORKSHOP 3 | Choosing light! (Visōka vā jyōtismati) 5-6pm Evening practice with Barb, Hanna, Karina
Our Teachers
Barbara Brian
Teaching Friday, Saturday + Sunday Sunrise Yoga Classes 6.30am I was a long-standing student of TKV Desikachar and am the founder and director of Āgamā Yoga Centre for Health & Healing, a Yoga Therapist, Teacher and Trainer. I have been teaching yoga since 1989, offering both group and private classes for the young and healthy, and for students in all stages of life. Now, I mainly teach private classes, train and mentor Yoga Teachers & Yoga Therapists and conduct Further Studies workshops and events.
Hanna and Karina
Hanna and Karina live in Sweden and are full time yoga teachers at Yogaskolan, Hanna in Karlstad and Karina in Östersund. Together they run teacher trainings and further educations for teachers. Barbara is their first yoga teacher and they did the teacher training with Barbara in Melbourne between 1996-2000. Hanna and Karina then continued their studies with TKV Desikachar and KYM to become teacher trainers and yoga therapists. They continue to study with Frans Moors in Belgium, a long term student of TKV Desikachar.
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