Tune into your breathing by learning mindful pranayama techniques.
This session will focus on a practice that can be accessed by anyone, a guided practice that leads towards meditation.
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In the Krishnamacharya tradition, Sage Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are chanted in the style of Vedic Suktams. The grand master made the difficult-to-pronounce sutras into easy-to-pronounce words and added intonations for melodious chanting.The result is a sublime meditative experience. Yogrishi Sai has experimented with musical accompaniments (Harmonium and Tanpura) to further enhance the experience. He will be presenting the first chapter Samadhi Pada in this session.
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The Patanjali Yoga sutras contain essential advice to live a more fulfilling and happier life. Seeds of Yoga is a music album that brings the essence of the text to the world – 18 sutras that form the essence of the text, organised into 5 thematic songs sung by leading artists, bringing the message straight to the heart. In a world where there are several explanations and commentaries for the Sutras, Seeds of Yoga is designed to bring the wisdom to life through experience
- Music : Listening to the sutras in their musical (and visual) forms
- Story : Stories about the how the album – concept and creation
- Meditation : Experiencing the sutras through short meditative practices
- Conversations : Interactive discussion on the experience
Maharishi Patanjali defines Yoga as the state of Samadhi where the various mental and cognitive processes become still and one experiences a deep state of silence within. When Yogic practices are taken up in a systematic manner and for sufficiently long period of time, one can experience transformation at the level of the body, mind, intellect and beyond. Some of these states of heightened awareness have been measured, in recent times, with the help of modern scientific techniques and instruments like EEG and MRI scans. These techniques show various regions of the brain that fire up when various yogic practices are done. These help to understand the underlying benefits of Yogic practices for brain health and thereby overall health and happiness.
While Yogic experience is subjective, modern scientific studies bring an objective view through appropriate design of experiments. Combining these two approaches can be benefit to researchers and practitioners of Yoga. This experiential retreat will expose participants to the Philosophy of Yoga through insights from the Yogasutra, simple yogic practices and an understanding of how these practices benefit health and happiness from a neuroscience perspective.
Key Focus:
- Philosophy of Yoga (Yoga Darshana) through insights from select portions of Yogasutra of Patanjali
- Yogic practices: Asana, Pranayama, Dharana, Dhyana
- Benefits of Yoga on health and happiness: Neuroscience perspective
- Guided silence
*Suitable for Practitioners, University/College Students, Researchers and Yoga Enthusiasts (Age group: 21-60) *
Retreat Fee: Rs.7,500/-
*Avail Early Bird discount offer: Rs.6,000/- for registration before 05th Sept, 2022. (Limited seats only)
Accommodation: Only shared accommodation will be provided
Food: Simple sattvik food with fresh grown vegetables from the farm
Venue: Ritambhara Retreat, No. 69, BMTC Layout, Adjacent to Kammasandra Village, Lakshmipura Hobli.
The Retreat, located just on the outskirts of Bangalore city, is a small beautiful space dedicated to Yoga & spiritual studies and practices in a simple and clean environment adjacent to a farm of its own.
Reaching the Retreat Venue: The venue is about 22 kms from Majestic Bus Stand and is accessible through Magadi Road and Tumkur Road preferably through own vehicles. The retreat center is very close to ‘Kamadhenu Kshetra’ – a highly popular Raghavendra Swamy temple in the last few years. It would take about an hour to reach the retreat venue from the heart of the city. Participants have to make their own arrangements. If any assistance is required Indica Yoga Team will help.
For more details contact us at +91 6363663313 or email: namaste@indicayoga.com
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