Sunday, November 30 at Portland from 12:15-2:30PM
OR, Sunday, December 21 at Portland from 12:15-2:30PM
In this class, students will learn ancient yoga practices designed to generate a tremendous amount of prana, or internal energy, within the yoga practitioner. Once awakened, this prana carries the yogi or yogini into altered states of consciousness, deep introversion, concentration, and meditative absorption. These deeper practices can be very healing, and can lead to catharsis, ecstasy, peace, bliss, and to the release and resolution of deeply held physical, mental, and emotional tensions.
Class will include yoga asana (postures), pranayama (breathwork), kumbakh (breath retention), hatha yoga mudras (internal energy seals), yoga nidra (yogic sleep), attuning to prana, and surrender-based-meditation (in which the practitioner dissolves into the flow of the life force). These practices evolve over time, and so the material presented in class will be cumulative, though drop in participation is welcome.
Deeper Practices of Yoga is appropriate for practitioners with at least a year of yoga experience who are interested in using yoga as a means of deep internal exploration. Classes will be held once a month, and are donation-based.