The Art of Nurturing Silence

A Retreat With Satyananda

Introduction written by Chris Nelson:

This retreat came about because I have been talking with Satyananda about my feelings and perceptions regarding yoga and yoga teaching. I feel that yoga promises so much (it is after all the path to enlightenment) and yet there seems to be a lack of true masters, in the field of yoga, who have the rare gift of transmitting what is the very essence of yoga. My eight years of knowing and growing closer to Satyananda have touched me deeper than anything before in my life, and although we have rarely talked of yoga I have learnt more about the depth of yoga from him, than from any teacher training, books, or hours spent with yogis. My self practice and teaching have increasingly become a portal to the inner peace that I love so much.

I have been asking him for sometime to come and share his wisdom with fellow yoga lovers.. it seems that finally it may now happen!

The Retreat

This retreat then is a chance to spend time with Satyananda in a retreat setting, where the emphasis will be on the "heart of yoga", rather than on the form and the conventional learning that abounds elsewhere. According to Satyananda it will offer the possibility of bringing deep awareness to that which lies at the heart of our love for yoga.. once we directly experience and trust this then we may practice and teach from this place. In Satyananda's words. What I want is that you experience what you teach.

The timetable of the retreat will include asana, pranayama and meditation sessions in the morning, with a guided self-practice session in the afternoon. There will be a  Satsang session each evening, offering the opportunity of having a dialogue directly with Satyananda as well as gaining insight into the Sutras of Patanjali. (For more information on Satsang, check the link to his website below). The asana, pranayama and meditation sessions will be overseen and guided by Satyananda, with assistance from one or more yoga instructors.

www.satyananda.org

Please contact us at Ashiyana directly for enquiries and bookings.

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