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Sri Yoga - Yoga for the Spiritual Battle with Yogeshwar Darin
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Yogeshwar Darin will lead us in the experience of a beautiful and profound yoga asana practice, uniquely tailored to help the modern yogi live a spiritual life in the world. This simple practice of ten simple but powerful poses delivers thousands of benefits in as little as thirty minutes of practice a day. The light Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi has shined on the ancient science of yoga helps us in our battle to achieve liberation, bringing healing to ourselves and our people.
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 6-8pm “Aligning with Sri Yoga”
The original yoga of the rishis was designed to purify the nervous system so that the body could be still and experience profound states of meditation and ultimately enlightenment. The yoga sequence of Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi is of immense benefit to the acceleration of one’s spiritual evolution, bringing physical health and mental clarity. This class will familiarize you with the basics of this profound practice: sun salutations, the 10 yoga asanas of Karunamayi Yoga, and pranayama (breath exercises) for controlling the mind and balancing the senses.
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 6-8pm “Healing the body”
There are many ways to customize the practice to accommodate for special therapy needs. In particular, it’s necessary to open the body’s flexibility and tone the core strength before meditative experiences in poses are possible. This class will be slightly more physically rigorous, featuring optional standing poses to help eliminate tightness in the body and weakness in the core. Standing poses engage the fire element in the nervous system, thus providing the necessary fire to bring healing transformation to the body, preparing the yogi to go deep in concentration close to the earth.
Thursday, Feb 26th, 6-8pm “Spiritual detox”
We all experience negativity in our minds, but we don’t always know how to properly respond. Eliminating toxins in the body brings a discernable lightness to the mind and energy for battling for the Light. In addition to building on sun salutations, a couple standing poses, and the 10 yoga asanas, this class will also feature alternate seated poses, including inversions and twists, that can offer a special medicine to a burdened mind-body.
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 6-8pm “Aligning with Sri Yoga”
The original yoga of the rishis was designed to purify the nervous system so that the body could be still and experience profound states of meditation and ultimately enlightenment. The yoga sequence of Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi is of immense benefit to the acceleration of one’s spiritual evolution, bringing physical health and mental clarity. This class will familiarize you with the basics of this profound practice: sun salutations, the 10 yoga asanas of Karunamayi Yoga, and pranayama (breath exercises) for controlling the mind and balancing the senses.
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 6-8pm “Healing the body”
There are many ways to customize the practice to accommodate for special therapy needs. In particular, it’s necessary to open the body’s flexibility and tone the core strength before meditative experiences in poses are possible. This class will be slightly more physically rigorous, featuring optional standing poses to help eliminate tightness in the body and weakness in the core. Standing poses engage the fire element in the nervous system, thus providing the necessary fire to bring healing transformation to the body, preparing the yogi to go deep in concentration close to the earth.
Thursday, Feb 26th, 6-8pm “Spiritual detox”
We all experience negativity in our minds, but we don’t always know how to properly respond. Eliminating toxins in the body brings a discernable lightness to the mind and energy for battling for the Light. In addition to building on sun salutations, a couple standing poses, and the 10 yoga asanas, this class will also feature alternate seated poses, including inversions and twists, that can offer a special medicine to a burdened mind-body.
Her Holiness
Amma Sri Karunamayi spent over a dozen years meditating in the forest for the benefit of humanity, and has since spent the past two decades touring the U.S. listening deeply to our pains and offering many programs to help us towards the noble goal of Self-Realization. www.karunamayi.org |
Sri Yoga for the Spiritual Battle
From the Bhagavad Gita to the phalanx of angels in heaven, there is a good reason why all world's faiths liken the spiritual journey to battle, except that the spiritual battle is more than the battle for life and death. It's the battle for Light over darkness with salvation as the ultimate aim. The spiritual battle is not unlike physical battle, where we rely on the support of comrades who help us navigate the battlefield and provide support against the traps of the enemy, as every mystic tradition of the world centers around the focus on certain spirit guides. To the ancient seers of Mother India, the asanas were more than poses. They were temples of contemplation housing special spirit guides with the power to help illuminate our souls. The yoga practice of Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi is a special gift of ten asanas which profoundly cleanse the chakras and symbolize, among other things, the battle of Divine Mother with the forces of darkness. The practice is an enormous aid to the spiritual warrior, giving the opportunity to daily tune all aspects of our being. - You will receive initiation into the ancient sun salutations and the special ten-asana practice given by HH Amma Sri Karunamayi. - Your understanding and appreciation of the ancient science of Yoga and the wisdom of the rishis will be profoundly enriched. Yogeshwar Darin Yogeshwar has been practicing yoga for over twenty years and teaching for over fifteen. For the past five years, Yogeshwar served on Her Holiness Amma Sri Karunamayi’s US Tour and was blessed by HH to teach Karunamayi Yoga. With degrees in Math, Philosophy, Psychology and Physics, Yogeshwar blends the wisdom of all world faiths with the discoveries of modern science in highlighting the essential truth of Vedic wisdom. He has trained teachers for over a decade, offers workshops internationally, and teaches both online and in Washington DC, where he lives with his wife Emily. He is the author of Yoga is Union a holistic guide to Yoga for the Western practitioner. The book will be available to buy and all proceeds benefit Amma's charities. www.sriyoga.com |