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Deepen your practice of Pranayama, the art of yogic breathing
Sunday, May 2 Sunday, May 9
Deepen your practice of Pranayama, the art of yogic breathing
2 May – 9 May 2021
Arrival: 3pm, Sunday 2 MayDeparture: 2pm, Sunday 9 May
Taught by:
Parvati
Budget:
Rates for 7 nights all included => tent space 364 €, shared room 434 €, double room 518 €, double room with bathroom 644 €, single room 644 €, single room with bathroom 749 €
Minimum stay of 7 nights
This 7-day course focusses on deepening your pranayama practice. Increasing your practice of prananama will bring mental clarity, improved concentration, self confidence and new vitality. The course is open to yoga practitioners who have an established daily practice of asanas and pranayama. This course is not open to beginners.
Additional to the usual ashram schedule, there will also be an extra session of pranayama practice during the day.
Pranayama Practice:
- Additional to the two practical classes, the midday pranayama session will include the practice of : Kapalabathi, Anuloma Viloma (working to 30 rounds), Sitari, Sitkari and Brahmari
Lectures:
- Pranayama, preparation and benefits – based on selected verses from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Hatha Yoga pradipika
- Mantras and breath control
- Tratak, a mean of enhancing concentration
- Yamas and Niyamas in practice (thoughts and destiny)
- Pranayama as service and devotional practice – based on verses of the Bhagavad Gita
- Dharma, expectations and practice
Prerequisites:
- Being comfortable with staying in the sitting posture for one hour
- Practising 20 rounds of Anuloma viloma per day
- Following a yogic lifestyle including a yogic diet
Recommended reading : « Hatha Yoga Pradipika » with the commentary by Swami Vishnudevananda
Parvati
Parvati comes from England, she has been part of the Ashram team for several years. She teaches yoga and anatomy in the Sivananda teacher training courses at the Ashram. She is responsible for our website, and shares her talents with enthusiasm for the development of the Ashram.
