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Balance
and bliss
A healing week with ISHTA yoga teacher Rachel Zinman |
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In
Sanskrit the word anandam means bliss. Bliss beyond the body, mind
and emotions.
In order to feel anandam we must find our own natural balance. All things in the universe have two qualities, male and female. In yoga these polarities are called parusha our inner awareness, the witness, and prakriti, our diversity. Prakriti is the multiplicity of nature. She is the pattern in a sunflower, the chaos of a wild storm. Prakriti consists of three qualities called gunas. The gunas are rajas, tamas and sattva. Rajas is turbulence, like the constant movement in our minds, tamas is fixed and unmoving, like the nature of a stone, while sattva is the balance between the two: our wisdom, strength and beauty. In this weeklong healing retreat we will practice asanas that promote balance, pranayamas that purify and strengthen the nervous system and Ishta meditations to connect into deep states of bliss. Each morning will include teachings on the three gunas, how they relate to our individual constitutions, how we can learn to recognise these different states as they play within us, and how to keep dancing ourselves back into balance. Every afternoon we will deepen our experience by exploring inner alignment, restorative yoga and the joy of chanting.** Rachel
Zinman has practiced yoga for eighteen years and taught for thirteen.
In Australia she trained in both the Iyengar and Astanga methods,
teaching yoga at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in NSW, where
she was Head of Dance. She also co-created and produced a popular
Australian Yoga Video series and a Kids Yoga Video. Rachel is a
professional dancer and choreographer, award-winning musician and
published poet. Her extensive studies and accomplishments in the
arts have inspired her to teach creatively and intuitively bringing
a dynamic, precise and motivating style to her teaching, emphasizing
mindfulness. Rachel worked with Alan Finger, the founder of ISHTA*
yoga, at Be Yoga in New York in June 2000. She was the co-creator
and coordinator of Be Yoga's Teacher Training and facilitates and
mentors students within the Teacher Training Program. She has lead
Be Yoga Retreats in the Caribbean. Rachel returned to Australia
in September 2004 and is currently teaching in The Yoga Arts teacher
training program. * The word ISHTA stands for both the integrated science of Hatha Tantra and Ayurveda, and the development of a yoga practice that's personalized and holistic. Your yoga practice will be supported by a week of raw foods, massage treatments and much more in the heart of Bali |
Retreat schedule
| Sat 16 April | Sun 17 April | Mon 18 April | Tues 19 April | Wed 20 April |
| 6.30 - 7.30 Butta Shuddhi Pranayama and Ishta meditation |
6.30 - 7.30 Butta Shuddhi Pranayama and Ishta meditation |
6.30 - 7.30 Butta Shuddhi Pranayama and Ishta meditation |
6.30 - 7.30 Butta Shuddhi Pranayama and Ishta meditation |
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| 7:30-9:00 Ishta style Vinyasa Practice |
7:30-9:00 Ishta style Vinyasa Practice |
7:30-9:00 Ishta style Vinyasa Practice |
7:30-9:00 Ishta style Vinyasa Practice |
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| 4:30-6:00 Restorative Yoga |
4:30-6:00 Exploring Pranayama |
4:30-6:00 Hip openers |
4:30-6:00 Asana with emphasis on alignment |
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7:00-8:30 Welcome circle What is Ishta Yoga |
6:00-7:00 Kirtan Mantras for the heart |
6:00-7:00 Kirtan Mantras for the breath |
6:00-7:00 Kirtan Mantras for grounding |
6:00-7:00 Bhajan |
| Thurs 21April | Friday 22 April | Sat 23 April |
| 6.30 - 7.30 Butta Shuddhi Pranayama and Ishta meditation |
6.30 - 7.30 Butta Shuddhi Pranayama and Ishta meditation |
6.30 - 7.30 Butta Shuddhi Pranayama and Ishta meditation |
7:30-9:00 Ishta style Vinyasa Practice |
7:30-9:00 Ishta style Vinyasa Practice |
7:30-9:30 Ishta style Vinyasa Practice With closing ceremony |
4:30-6:00 Restorative Yoga |
4:30-6:00 Forward bends |
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| 6:00-7:00 Bhajan |
6:00-7:00 Bhajan |
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