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Overview
2008 workshops
schedule coming soon.
For more information, please email
info@tirisulayoga.com
List of previous workshops:
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The Art of Yoga
Adjustment, Level I
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The Art of Yoga
Adjustment Level II
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Restorative Yoga: Using
Yoga Props
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The Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali Workshop
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Mantra Yoga Workshop
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Partner Yoga Workshop
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Power Yoga Workshop
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Understanding Sanskrit
Workshop
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Yin Yoga Workshop
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Introduction to Kundalini Workshop
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Shakti Workshop with Kundalini Yoga
The Art of Yoga Adjustment, Level I
Adjustment is an often-overlooked,
complex art that has the potential to offer healing and greater
self-awareness to students. Immerse yourself in an investigation of
yoga alignment and the subtle art of assisting, and deepen your
study of yoga.
Students will receive an in-depth
review of alignment for the primary poses. You will learn about your
anatomy and your yoga practice (including special issues), and have
the opportunity to observe your fellow students and assist them in
poses.
The class will cover:
a) the purposes of assisting;
b) different forms of assists, and
c) when to use them;
d) the ethics of touch;
e) alignment principles; and
f) beginning energy anatomy and body reading.
This course is ideal for teachers,
aspiring teachers, and yoga students who wish to gain a more
in-depth knowledge of alignment and deepen their personal practice.
Students taking this course will be awarded a 4-hour certificate,
and will be given the opportunity to assist in the class.
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The Art of Yoga Adjustment
Level II
In this workshop, we will take the art
of adjustment to new levels.
We will also include a review of the basic assists.
We will learn advanced assists for basic poses, as well as more
advanced postures.
We will work on further refinement of language in verbal assists.
We will continue to work on assessing physical ailments and
alignment issues, injuries, and emotional and energetic issues.
We will also explore assisting in students' "Achilles Heel" poses.
There will be a great deal of practice, including assisting in pairs
in the class. The prerequisite for this course is Art of Adjustment,
Level One.
Students taking this course will be awarded a 4-hour certificate,
and will be given the opportunity to assist in the class.
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Restorative Yoga: Using Yoga Props
Restorative Yoga bridges the gap
between mind and body. Involving gentle, passive stretching of the
body while supported by yoga props such as bolsters, blankets, and
eye pillows, it is a calming and therapeutic style of yoga for
students of all levels.
Restorative yoga deepens the relaxation
response, balances the nervous system, and reduces stress, anxiety,
and insomnia. Its long holds promote the healing of soft tissue
injuries and the deep opening of hips, back, and shoulders. It also
helps to release stress and enhance the effects of conscious
relaxation.
In this workshop we will learn the art
of restorative yoga. We will learn how to practice the basic
restorative yoga poses, and how to assist students in each pose. We
will also review restorative yoga sequences for injuries, pregnancy,
anxiety and insomnia, depression, and other therapeutic needs.*
Students taking this course will be
awarded a 4-hour certificate, and will be given the opportunity to
assist in the class.
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Workshop
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is the
classical ancient Indian treatise on the practice of Yoga. While
Yoga conjures up images of bodily postures and stretches in popular
western culture, this aspect of yoga, the asanas, is only the third
limb of the eight limbs outlined in the Yoga Sutras - and, indeed,
Patanjali pays only passing attention to this aspect of the system.
This seminar series will consist of a
close reading of Patanjali’s original text, focusing on the opening
section of the work, wherein Yoga is defined and the state of
samadhi, liberation, described, as well as on the eight limbs of
yoga covered in the heart of the text, which outline the step by
step methods for attaining this enlightened state. Attention will be
paid to the pre-modern commentaries of the text, thus exposing
students to the traditional understanding of the practice of
classical Yoga and its goals. Students are advised to bring any copy
of the Sutras which has the Sanskrit text in romanized script as
attention will be focused on the original source rather than its
westernized manifestation.
Students taking this course will be
awarded a 4-hour certificate.
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Mantra Yoga Workshop
Mantra Yoga has its origin in Vedic Sciences and also in Tantra, in
fact all the verses in Vedas are called mantras, it is said that any
person who can chant or sing Vedas can achieve the ultimate
salvation or union with supreme consciousness only by chanting the
mantras, which is the aim Mantra Yoga.
What is covered in this workshop?
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Meaning of
Mantra
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Benefits of
Mantra – Physically, Mentally and Spiritually
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Pronunciation
of Mantra
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Different
types of Mantra
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Requirements
of Mantra Yoga
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State of
consciousness in Mantra Yoga
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Methods of
saying Mantras
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Effects of
Mantras
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Rules of
Mantra Chanting
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How to
practise
Workshop format
The workshop will last 3 hours. Here is the master plan:
20 minutes - discussion, philosophy, basic anatomy orientation
10 minutes - breath work
90 minutes - mantra yoga class
10 minutes - guided meditation and visualization
20 minutes - questions, recommendations and wrap-up
Please be prepared to work and to learn. Handouts will be provided,
but it always helps to take your own notes.
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Partner Yoga Workshop
Partner yoga is for everyone - we
define "partner" as someone you are close to: friend, roommate,
spouse, life partner, sibling, parent, child, etc. Practice this
unique form of yoga where you and your partner work together to
accomplish all the poses. Partner yoga fully integrates both
partners into every pose, sometimes doing the same pose together,
and sometimes practicing complimentary poses that intertwine.
Partner yoga teaches us interdependency and trust, along with
laughter and joy. Along with poses, we explore some breathing
techniques and discussion on the application of yoga principles to
all of your relationships. This workshop is fun, challenging, and
deeply rewarding. We hope you can join us to experience our favorite
application of yoga.
What is covered in this workshop?
In this workshop, you will explore
several aspects of partner yoga. Here’s what’s in it for you:
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Learn breathing
techniques to facilitate calm and peace together
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Learn partner
poses that develop trust and mutual support
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Develop
non-verbal communication skills as you work together to achieve
balance
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If you are new
to yoga, establish a foundation in the poses with a trusted
companion
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If you currently
practice yoga, challenge your existing yoga practice by
exploring familiar poses in a whole new way
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Amaze yourselves
as together you accomplish challenging poses together
Workshop format
The workshop will last 3 hours. Here
is the master plan:
20 minutes - discussion, philosophy, basic anatomy orientation
10 minutes - breath work
90 minutes - partner yoga class
10 minutes - guided meditation and visualization
20 minutes - questions, recommendations and wrap-up
Please be prepared to work and to learn. Handouts will be provided,
but it always helps to take your own notes.
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Power Yoga Workshop
Power Yoga is a general term to describe a vigorous, fitness-based
approach to yoga postures done in a non-stop sequence. It
encompasses physical strength, muscular endurance, stamina,
flexibility and balancing ability.
The origin of Power Yoga came from Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, a renowned
Sanskrit scholar who inspired Western Yogis with his Ashtanga Yoga
style and philosophies. The series requires more than physical
endurance, it demands discipline, mental stability and
concentration. Power Yoga is modified from the Ashtanga Yoga style
to be more accessible for common people.
What will be covered in this 4 hr workshop?
• Basis and fundamentals of Power Yoga (Theory)
• Practicing Beginners’ Series
• Practicing Intermediate Series
• Evaluation and discussion on the effects, benefits and its
application.
• Compare and contrast with Traditional Yoga
Who can attend?
Anyone who have been practicing yoga or exercising regularly,
without any medical condition that would prevent them from safely
practicing the sequences. (e.g. heart problems, severe blood
pressure, joint injury, fractures, pregnancy, etc.)
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Understanding Sanskrit Workshop
The languages of the western world have developed from one original
tongue. No written
record exists of this mother tongue, but strong similarities between
words in different
western languages, called Indo-European languages, point to a common
origin.
The oldest languages of the Indo-European family are Sanskrit (2000
B.C.), Greek (800
B.C.) and Latin (500 B.C.) French is a direct descendant of Latin,
and about half of
English words come from French. The Anglo-Saxon side of English,
related to German,
is also part of the big Indo-European family.
Janu means knee. In French, the word for knee is genou, and is
similarly pronounced like janu. In the Glossary of Light on Yoga I
saw another strong connection. Mrta is Sanskrit for dead or corpse.
In French, mort means death or dead and then goes on into English to
show up again in mortuary (a place for the dead).
What is covered in this workshop?
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Sanskrit and
other languages
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Commonly used
Sanskrit terms
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How to
remember Asanas in Sanskrit
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Yin Yoga Workshop
This style of
yoga focuses on the “Yin” elements of life. Yin Yoga is the relaxed
practice of floor postures for three to five minutes at a time. It
is the ideal complement to more energetic “Yang” forms of Yoga such
as Power Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, advanced balancing asanas.
A Yin practice emphasizes the connective tissues of the hips,
thighs, pelvis and lower spine. In this way it prepares the body and
the mind for longer meditation practices. By drawing the student’s
awareness away from the muscles and deeper into the bones a deep
level of relaxed focus is achieved.
Flexibility is gained through holding the postures for at least 3
min and developing comfort in the asana. Practicing Yin Yoga is also
a good way to release stress and calm the mind.
What will be covered in this 4 hr workshop?
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Skeletal
system and joints (Theory)
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Stretch reflex
mechanism (Theory)
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Yin Yoga
Practice
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Analysis of
asanas practiced, benefits of each pose and how to deepen into
the pose
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Introduction to Kundalini Workshop
Kundalini Yoga consists of simple yogic techniques such as Pranayam
(breath), asanas (postures), mantra (chanting) and meditation, while
keeping a smile in the heart.
The
second half of this workshop you’ll be introduced to the chakras. By
using this ancient technology, we’ll open and balance up our chakras
and let our spirits soar.
Shakti Workshop with Kundalini Yoga
Shakti
(female energy) is the feminine, creative principle of the Universe.
Explore
your creative energy, unique strengths, calibre and innate wisdom
that are your gifts as a woman and improve your health, vitality,
radiance and well-being.
Join us
for a transforming journey into the depths of being a woman.
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