Yoga is a small word with a big meaning: it does not mean exercise or flexibility, it simply means ‘union’. It aims at integrating the disparate elements of one’s being on all levels. So, by clarifying the term, we immediately can become aware of why it is possible for yoga to be expressed in so […]
Drishti is a point of focus where the gaze rests during asana and meditation practice. This focus, in which the eyes should always stay soft and unstrained, aids concentration and pratayahara, or withdrawal of the senses. Each yoga pose has a specific drishti, which also aids in alignment.
1/ Angusta ma dyai - thumbs
2/ Broomadhya […]
The five Niyamas from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Saucha (shoucha) = Cleanliness/Purify
Santosa (santosha) = Contentment
Svadyaya (svwardyarya) Study/self and scripture
Tapas (tapas) = Discipline/to heat/to burn (root-tap to give out heat, be hot, shine like the sun, undergo austerity
Ishvarapranidana (eeshvaraprandarna) = Surrender to God/ the flow towards enlightenment/the inner voice/ deep ethical intuition/real self/higher […]
Asanas
These are the asanas (poses) on the syllabus with (pronunciations) and English translations
See also term overview of teacher training syllabus
1/ Adho Mukha Svanasana (adho mukha shwvanarsana) down face dog
2/ Adho Mukha Vrksasana (adho mukha vrksharsana) face down tree
3/ Anantasana (anantarsana) the serpent couch of the Lord Vishnu, also meaning the eternal one
4/ Ardha Chandrasana (ardha […]
Students enrolling on the two-year Vajrasati Teacher Training course should be able to commit to the following regular study…
Vajrasati Teacher Training 80 week (8 x 10 week terms) course
Part I: teacher training workshop per week: 4 hours
Tea and reporting in (an update of how our week has been) with a view to deepen our […]
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