“Deepening Your Practice” Workshop
With Christina Michalenko and Marie Brown
Sunday, July 4th 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Sweet Earth Home Studio, 550 Parry Road
Cost: $40.00

Itinerary:

Pranayama 8:30-9:15

Pranayama is the fourth limb of Ashtanga Yoga. It is made up of two words: “prana” – vital energy or life force and “ayama” – expansion. Thus, pranayama is the expansion of the life force in the body through the regulation of the breath. When we deepen and slow down our breathing, we also slow down our mind, preparing us for meditation and higher states of consciousness.

Chanting and Japa 9:15-10:15

Explore deeper in your yoga practice with chanting and Japa. Japa is the repetition of sacred sounds (mantra) as a pathway to meditation, an integral component of yoga sadhana (spiritual practice).

Forgiveness Asana Series 10:15-11:00

This asana series is the act of bowing to the Supreme Spirit or Divine Presence, with outer movement to express faith and devotion from within. We offer our negative aspects (the ego centric traits that are obstacles to our self-development and spiritual growth) in order to reveal the universal and divine qualities within us.

Yoga Nidra (Yoga Sleep) 11:00 – 11:30

Explore into the six subtle layers of your being (koshas) as you experience the meditative heart of yoga- Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra is a heartfelt meditation experienced through deep relaxation and self inquiry. The practice helps us recognize the timeless wisdom that lives inside, our inborn nature and teaches us to wake-up, to who we truly are!