Embodying the Bhagavad Gita through the Cakras

Join Jasmine Tarkeshi, Founder of Lotusland Yoga SF (previously Laughing Lotus Yoga Centers) and Co-Creator of Lotus Flow TM Vinyasa yoga for a 5 day, 25 Hour intensive, training and retreat to Soul Tribe Yoga in Batemans Bay, Austraiia! Let’s reunite in conscious community and soak in the nectar of the teachings and practices of Yoga’s inspiring and transformative spiritual text, the Bhagavad Gita and bring them to life in a personal way as we journey through the Cakras though movement, mantra, Mudra and Meditation.

Dates and times

Friday 31st January - Tuesday 4th February

Friday 1pm - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm
Monday 11am - 3:45pm
Tuesday 12:45pm - 4:45pm

Investment:

Full 5 Day immersion with continuing teacher training hours (25 hours) $499 ($450 earlybird until 15th August)

Individual Day (Saturday or Sunday) $299 ($250 earlybird until 15th August)

About the training

Translated as the beloved Song of the Beloved, the Gita's power, poetry and wisdom has had an enormous influence on millions of change makers, truth seekers worldwide and the beauty of it's message has inspired all who have been blessed to come in contact with it's mysterious power: From Gandhi, who referred to the Gita as his mother to T.S. Eliot, Emerson and Thoreau who remarked, "In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita, in comparison with which our modern world and its literature seem puny and trivial.”

The Gita has the power to arouse the cosmic warrior within us all to fight our own inner and the outer battles that are upon us with courage and devotion. Armed with the knowledge of all the paths of yoga and guided by our charioteer Sri Krishna, the power of Love within us all.

The Bhagavad Gita tells the story of how Arjuna, a great warrior who is about to engage in battle between the forces of dark and light, in doubt and despair, gives up. It is then, that his friend, Sri Krishna, God incarnate comes to counsel him....this timeless internal human battle is brought to life in full color through Arjuna who represents the human soul seated in the chariot of the body and Krishna, the Divine within who is always there to unite with through our practices of Yoga.

As Spiritual Warriors, we have to fight for justice, freedom and the authenticity of Self and diversity in community as Arjuna is to even kill his own kinsmen because he was born to be a warrior. This represents destroying all our destructive, habitual patterns that we cling to that create so much suffering in our precious, beautiful lives and lives of others and our planet as well as systemic oppression and injustice. Our most powerful weapon? Our Practice, detachment, surrender and LOVE! Performing every action, not only the many paths of Yoga that Krishna teaches, as worship. Devotion as the highest purification and austerity and realizing our own Dharma in how each one of us can be of service to the world in our own way.

This intensive with be broken down into 5, 5 Hour days and will revolve around some of the major themes of The Gita and 7 major Cakras:

Day 1- Muladhara, Svadhistana and Dharma: Our body as the cosmic battlefield. Defining Arjuna, Krishna the Pandavas and Kauravas within. Our personal calling and purpose - A focus on honoring and invoking our unique purpose through warrior and standing poses, and learning to move like our authentic selves through creative standing pose sequencing.

Day 2. Manipura and Karma Yoga: Self Transcendent Action - A focus on cultivating confidence and courage in who we are and sequencing for arm balances and inversions letting go of the ego and attachment to results.

Day 3 Anahata and Bhakti Yoga- The Path of Love and Devotion - Action as offering. A focus on sequencing for cultivating love and devotion through heart opening back bends.

Day 4 Vishudha - The infinite expression of divine incarnations- Bowing to the divine within and in all beings with forward bends and sage poses.

Day 5. Ajna/Sahasrara - Meditation and Shradha- Listening to the inner guru through meditation and Developing faith in a higher purpose our destiny through teaching your own classes in service of the greater good!

Through Asana, Pranayama, Mudra and Mantra along with journaling and personal inquiry, group discussion and teaching, habit exploration and reforming we will invoke personal change and action, transforming our inner dialogue and outer practices. Together we will create a safe and brave space to look at exploring deeply rooted conditioning about who we are, outlining practical ways in which we can use our practice and teaching to create inner and outer change. Through exploring yogic concepts and tradition, this intersection challenges us to look deeper into both the universality of the human experience as well as its important differences. Through compassionate awareness of both our unity and our separateness can lead to greater equity and justice in our world.

Yoga and meditation are often perceived as solely internal, individual practices. Yet these practices can also be undertaken to promote positive social and personal developments that benefit the greater community. The concern for the world and its people is essential to the practice of Yoga and historically, Yoga and meditation have been instrumental in facilitating social and environmental change.

One of the standout qualities of the beloved practice we have come to know and love as Lotus Flow TM is how balanced and complete one feels through the devotion, dance and discipline of Lotus sequencing. This is because of the graceful and conscious movement through the 7 fold cakra system, the ancient healing system and bridge between our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual selves .

This sequencing is known as Vinyasa Krama, which means " wise progression " where each asana is a preparation for the next, as each chakra's opening prepares for the next level of consciousness. As we nourish each part of ourselves from root to crown, with breath, movement and intention, we awaken to our spiritual anatomy through our physical anatomy and unlock and unblock our creative potential and heal and transform . Join us on this journey of discovery and self-exploration that balances every part of our selves and our lives and integrates mind, body and spirit to help us live and love more fully. Perfect for yogis of any level ready to deepen their practice and yoga teachers looking for inspiration and wanting to share this enlivened and transformative practice with their students and wants to experience more meaning, depth, joy, and freedom through their practice of yoga.