Ashtanga

Evolutionize your yoga practice!
Yoga as essential oils has been used for thousands of years: cleansing, balancing, healing our body, mind and emotions.
This workshop is for you and the practionioners & teachers who wish to deepen the natural connection of mind - body.

This workshop is for you AROMA YOGA We will learn step by step to combine the aromatherapy oils in practice and in daily life.

The exercises are suitable for everyone and will always be adjusted.
Each of the seven major chakras and the elements.
We will combine on two levels:
the oils and the practice.
The workshop will include explanations on: the impact on the brain and a short written guide.
We will learn how to stimulate the sense of smell through the oils to release traumas, to be more in presence, and concentration.

The exercises will combine movement, exploration and experimentation in the first and second series of Ashtanga Yoga Vinyasa and flow, synchronized with the breath that gradually develops.
We will combine knowledge related to high consciousness, Indian philosophy and natural health.
We will understand how things connect to eachother, create harmony and enable deep change within us.

We will experience breathing techniques, cleansing, meditation and learn how to combine this knowledge in a quiet atmosphere of the desert, as part of daily life, to create an understanding of the changing and complex situations of life and how to contain them.
We will allow time and space for listening, observing joy and gratitude.

Between one event and another, one moment and another, one thought and another, lies the space. While our attention is usually directed to the events/thoughts/moments, in this 5-days retreat we’ll turn it to the space in between. Can we tune into that space? What is this space? How does it relate to me and my daily life?
We’ll explore these questions and more through:

- Tension and stagnation release
-- Dynamic and meditative yoga flows, inspired by Ashtanga and Prana Vinyasa
-- Spontaneous movement – “Sahaja”
- Connecting to the space
-- Experiencing 24 hours of silence while moving, sitting, eating, etc.
-- Meditative walks and practices in the dessert
-- Pranayama, contemplation, meditation
- Opening our hearts, calming our minds
-- Mantra Chanting, Nada Yoga, storytelling, Satsangs
-- Observing the different perspectives each chakra offers us
-- Inquiring into what needs to be dissolved, invoked and enhanced

This retreat will combine practices in silence as well as with LIVE music and Mantra chanting by the talented musician and Yogi, Anton Koliadko. From silence and stillness to sound and movement. We’ll play with those edges, until perhaps we find the silence in the sound, and stillness in movement.

The retreat is suitable for all levels of experience. It is highly recommended to join the full 5 days retreat to immerse yourself and enjoy an in-depth experience, however, it is possible to join only from Thursday for a 3 days retreat.

Additional Details:
Workshop is suitable to English Speakers and will be led in English and Hebrew should there be a need

Suitable for all levels
Practice type: Dynamic & meditative
Recommended to bring with you: Meditation cushion, pen and notebook

During 3 magical days in the Arava desert we will learn the intermediate series by understanding and researching all the components of this powerful practice, which as you know deals with the heart and the hidden force within it.

We will talk about the Granthis (energetic knots), especially Vishnu Granthi- the heart knot.
We’ll learn how to open it using the breath (Pranayama) and mantra (chanting). We’ll read different scripts from the tradition and expand our understanding of Anahata chakra (heart center).

I’m very happy for this unique opportunity to teach in the desert. This special retreat will enable us to dive into the deep waters of the Ashtanga practice.

I’m looking forward to meeting you Erica

The retreat will be given in English and Hebrew. Ashtanga practitioners who practice full primary series and started intermediate are welcome to join.

This retreat is not suitable for beginners. It is a deep dive into intermediate series which means physical challenge (and mental & emotional as well….)

Bring something to write with and any additional props that support your practice

Breath accompanies us from the initial moment we come into the world – the simple and basic action of inhaling and exhaling air.

However, for the yogi the breath is a gate, as it connects the gross physical and subtle inner, the body and the mind.
As such, what is the breath that the yogi/ni is in search of? Is it just about the abstract process of intake and expulsion of air from the nostrils and nothing more? And how does the understanding and familiarity with the breathing process lead us on our yoga journey?

Practicing yoga asana over time, regardless of method, without properly applying the knowledge and tools offered to us in Hatha Yoga, will impede progress and eventually lead to frustration and injury. Practicing yoga without a connection to breath is like swimming against the tide, trying to reach somewhere.

In this workshop we will shed light and dive deep into the process and importance of breathing, which involves an understanding of the Prana, the vayus and the bandhas. The breath will lead and guide us on our journey between dynamic and static sequences from the worlds of Hatha and Ashtanga Yoga.

Yoga practitioners with a good foundation in any yoga style are very welcome to join the workshop.

props : blankets and yoga mat

Influenced by Ashtanga / Vinyasa, Chi Kung, Shado Yoga and Iyengar Yoga. A fascinating workshop combining various yoga techniques and methods into a challenging and enjoyable series.
Yoga is made up of varied, creative forms of movement, breathing and stretching. In this workshop, we will focus on the logic of continuum (Vinyasa) to the best practice of yoga and the wise name for physiological and anatomical thinking, as well as in changing states of consciousness.
We will also deal with philosophical issues from the Advaita Vedanta world, practice meditation, and a little pranayama.

The workshop is suitable for experienced practitioners only.

Yang training, Ashtanga and Nyasa combined yin training Yin and Yang's connection fascinates many practitioners - and rightly so.
Our life consists of this pair of contrasts:
Young - the active, creative, dynamic and flowing side Yen - the passive side, which allows relaxation, slowing down and regeneration of forces.
In order to achieve a balance in our lives, we need both.
In a special workshop there is a balance between Ashtanga and Nyasa dynamic practice with quiet and observant yen practice.
We will also incorporate meditation and pranayama and discover how these two qualities of daily life can be applied.

Between one event and another, one moment and another, one thought and another, lies the space. While our attention is usually directed to the events/thoughts/moments, in this 5-days retreat we’ll turn it to the space in between. Can we tune into that space? What is this space? How does it relate to me and my daily life?
We’ll explore these questions and more through:

- Tension and stagnation release
-- Dynamic and meditative yoga flows, inspired by Ashtanga and Prana Vinyasa
-- Spontaneous movement – “Sahaja”
- Connecting to the space
-- Experiencing 24 hours of silence while moving, sitting, eating, etc.
-- Meditative walks and practices in the dessert
-- Pranayama, contemplation, meditation
- Opening our hearts, calming our minds
-- Mantra Chanting, Nada Yoga, storytelling, Satsangs
-- Observing the different perspectives each chakra offers us
-- Inquiring into what needs to be dissolved, invoked and enhanced

This retreat will combine practices in silence as well as with LIVE music and Mantra chanting by the talented musician and Yogi, Anton Koliadko. From silence and stillness to sound and movement. We’ll play with those edges, until perhaps we find the silence in the sound, and stillness in movement.

The retreat is suitable for all levels of experience. It is highly recommended to join the full 5 days retreat to immerse yourself and enjoy an in-depth experience, however, it is possible to join only from Thursday for a 3 days retreat.

Additional Details:
Workshop is suitable to English Speakers and will be led in English and Hebrew should there be a need

Suitable for all levels
Practice type: Dynamic & meditative
Recommended to bring with you: Meditation cushion, pen and notebook