What you will learn?
A visual aid that quickly summarizes the full spectrum of the Astanga, 8 Limb Practice.
Ahimsa - Non-violence
Satya - Non Stealing
Aparigraha - Non grasping
Asteya - Careful Honesty
Bramacharya - Self-control
Saucha - Purity
Santosha - Cultivation of contentment
Tapas - Self-discipline
Svadiayaya - Self-Study
Isvarapranidhana - Devotion to the cosmic inner/outer intelligence
Asana is the cultivation of the physical practice, to sit comofortably in stillness. Its literal meaning is "sitting down" or "seat". When the great Sage Patanjali wrote down the sutra's around 400 CE he was most likely referring to a seat tthat one takes for meditation. An Asana practice reinforces the connection between the mind and body, and how we can inhabit the body wholly the fully experience our living moment.
Breath regulation & manipulation, Pranayama can be understood as either ‘prana-yama’ which would mean ‘breath – control’ or ‘breath restraint’, or it could be understood as ‘prana-ayama’ which would translate as ‘freedom of breath’, ‘breath expansion’ or ‘breath liberation’. Pranayama is the act of controlling and directing this energy, namely by controlling the flow of breath. Pranayama involves many different breathing techniques that aim at slightly different results in order to gain mastery over the respiratory process while recognizing the connection between the breath, the mind, and the emotions.
With pranayama, the mind turns inward. When th senses have been quiented we can enter our inner self, inner temple. However if the breath becomes labored or uneven, the senses that take us outward have regained the upper hand and we have entered into the outward world. It is through practice of asana and pranayama that pratyahara is achieved.
The object might be an icon, the breath, or mantra
Complete absorption in the now, fully present consciousness. In meditation, there is an awareness of the observer, the object of observation, and the observed.
The liberation of this state comes from transcending the confines of the ego. You are no longer wrapped up in the trappings of like, dislike, judgment, worry, and fear. You become completely absorbed in the present moment, at all times, while remaining in total awareness. This is a pure state of being. As you go through your daily tasks, you are no longer replaying the past or looking into the future. You are immersed in the enjoyment of each moment as a sacred act.
About the course
The Yoga System was created as a way for the human to find their way through the immensity of reality we face when we enter into play on the earth. With evolution came the evolution of the mind, The mind untethered is similar to a balloon without someone holding the string, it can just drift away. If we truly want to stay embodied and in the seat of our experience on this planet, Yoga provides the tools we need. The ancients already witnessed the degradation of the human being w/o self-instilled retraints that help keep our souls tethered. In this short course I wiill introduce you to the enlightening philosophy the Yogi's found to help our inner spirit thrive with vibrance.. Welcome to Yoga!
About the teacher
Amanda Ramcharitar
A Yoga teacher with an edge. Discover the inner dimensions of the Yoga practice.
Amanda has been studying and teaching Yoga for 20 years at present. She chose the study of Yoga as she believed it held the answers to healing the human spirit and the questions of what being human means. Yoga holds much understanding about the world around us and inside of us. Having spent several years studying in India with various teachers, she received her Iyengar certification, and begin to further study Astanga Yoga, Prana Vinyasa, the fascia system, somatic practices, multi-cultural spiritual philosophies and many other aspects of the philosophy and energetic understanding of the Yoga practice along the way. All of these studies have allowed her to understand how to open gateways and experience our inner freedom and total health; emotional, physiological and psychological, for herself and others. After a decade on the journey Amanda authored a book named Breathing from the Bones where she shares her experience of reintegration back to her center. Her teachings now stem from this transformative place helping others come back to their center. She offers explorative visual sound journeys, meditation guidance and creative self-exploration workshops along with a multitude of other Yoga specific offerings that help one develop and become truly self-empowered. With 20 years’ of experience and over 10,000 hours of teaching, Amanda is forever exploring and forging forward on the incredible journey of the Sacred Path. Her passion lies in sharing the keys to unlock our natural free state of being. Her deepest medicine, Yoga, she shares as a gift to humanity, a practice that helps humans become the best version of themself.
