Prana, Pranayama & Prana Vidya Retreat

The Yogis say that the “quality of your breath reflect the quality of your life”. A fast breath equals a stressed mind, unfocused emotions and a sick body. A slow, deep breath equals a calm, balanced and focused mind, health & well-being.

This retreat will explore prana through Asana, Pranayama, Mudras, Bandhas, Chakras including Prana Vidya theory and practices. Prana (energy) Vidya (knowledge) is an ancient and powerful meditation that deals with the system of prana for healing and spiritual awakening. Knowledge of Prana is knowledge of the universe. Everything moves because of Prana, it is source, means and destination. Prana Vidya is both a final goal of total awakening and it is also a process, which focuses on activating, directing and enhancing the vital energy. 

The key to the ‘knowledge of prana’ is it’s applications into daily life, learning to use our energy consciously, conserve and build it.  Explore the science behind the breath, the importance of the relaxation response and its connection to our physical, mental and energetic experiences. 

The teachers:

Swami Karma Karuna
Main teacher for the retreat is Swami Karma Karuna Saraswati. She is an engaging, intuitive yoga and meditation teacher, inspirational speaker, writer and IAYT certified Yoga Therapist with 30 years of experience. She has been trained in the Bihar Yoga traditional system and visits India to spend time with her spiritual guides yearly.
Swami Karma Karuna is a co-founder and director of Anahata Yoga Retreat, New Zealand, a Residential yoga retreat offering and integral yogic lifestyle.
She also travels throughout the world leading workshops, training yoga teachers, presenting at international events, guiding spiritual sadhana retreats and offering one to one yoga and lifestyle sessions.

Silje Sridharana Indreeide
Silje runs Anahata Yoga and is the assistant teacher for the retreat. Since her teens she has been passionate about how to find inner peace. Yoga and meditation met that need and she has been practicing since she first went to India as a 20-year old. She has studied 1 year at Yogalærerskolen i Norge, 6 years apprenticeship with Yggdrasil Yogaskole and has her teacher training from Bihar School of Yoga, the Rikhia Ashram. Silje also studied medicine for 1 1/2 years. Silje has 20 years experience teaching yoga and meditation, the last 12 full time.

Schedule

07.00 – 08.50 Morning practice, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha & Meditation
09.00 – 10.45 Breakfast and free time
10.45 – 12.50 Theory, Yoga Nidra / Prana Nidra & Meditation
13.00 – 16.30 Lunch and free time
16.30 – 18.15 Afternoon practice, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra and Bandha
18.30 Dinner
20.30 Evening program some evenings, kirtan, havan, satsang

The schedule may alter, but this is a rough outline.

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