Open Your Mind & Heart
A Day of Yoga Practice
In this day-long workshop we will integrate yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation and
study, blending detailed physical alignment with practices to help you calm the mind.
You will learn to settle your mind, find space in your breathing, and establish a restorative
meditation practice.
It is primarily the physical aspects of the yoga tradition that people see and entertain when
approaching a yoga practice. Much more important than the outer reflection of the yoga practice
is the way we feel the postures in our breath, our energy body and our mental state.
According to Pantanjali's Yoga Sutra, yoga asana has two important qualities: sthira and sukha.
Sthira is steadiness, alertness and an unwavering presence of mind.
Sukha, which translates as sweetness, refers to the ability to remain at ease and comfortable in
the postures.
Both qualities need to be equally present or there is no practice of yoga asana. Moving with your
breath, being in the reality of the moment by not pushing or pulling away from what is, will
assist in maintaining these qualities throughout your yoga practice.
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Kat Kelly will offer yoga, breathing and meditation practices throughout the day. In the
afternoon we will practice meditation and study together as a group. We will learn tricks to make
yoga postures come alive. We will explore how to practice in times of peace and also with
challenges in our bodies, minds and relationships. Please join us for a day of contemplation,
learning, quiet, community and study.
Investment in you $150 for the day.
I hope you can join me.
Schedule for the day
8:00 - 9:00 am Pranayama and meditation practice
9:00 - 11:30 am Yoga asana breakdown and practice
11:30 - noon Yoga nidra practice
Noon - 1pm Lunch break
1:00-2:30 pm Discussion and lecture on samsaras and how they work in our practice and
life.
2:30 pm Tea break
3:00 - 4:30 pm Asana practice and review
4:30 -5:30 pm Pranayama and meditation practice
5:30 - 6:00 pm Q & A and closing