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New Workshop: Yoga's Inner Dynamics
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Hi Reader, Yoga’s effects extend far beyond muscles, joints, flexibility, and strength. A single yoga practice can leave us energized or peaceful, focused or expansive, grounded or inspired. The same posture can feel completely different from one day to the next. Why? According to the yoga wisdom tradition, what we experience in practice is shaped not only by the physical body, but also by subtle layers of energy, awareness, emotion, and consciousness that exist beneath the surface. In Yoga’s Inner Dynamics: Koshas and Chakras in Yoga Practice, Hari-kirtana das explores two of yoga’s most important maps of the inner self: the koshas—the layers that provide the structure of our embodied experience—and the chakras—the subtle energy centers that influence the quality of our experience. Understanding the inner dimensions helps explain how yoga affects us on physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual levels—and how our practice can become a tool for deeper self-awareness and transformation. Designed for yoga teachers and dedicated practitioners, this live online workshop (with replay) explores what the koshas and chakras are, how they work together, and how they can inform both personal practice and class design. For teachers, this understanding brings greater intention and depth to sequencing, cueing, and creating specific energetic qualities within a class. For practitioners, it offers a framework for understanding the inner landscape of yoga and transforming practice from something we do with the body into a process of discovering who we are beneath it. Here are the topics we'll explore in this live 90-minute online workshop:
This live workshop will include a high level of interactivity for questions and discussion, and graphics that clearly illustrate the nuanced concepts of yoga’s science of subtle physiology. Whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of yoga philosophy, enrich your teaching, or gain new insight into your own practice, this workshop will provide practical tools for exploring the subtle dimensions of yoga. Yoga's Inner Dynamics is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of CE credit. The workshop will be recorded: a replay link will be sent out shortly after the live workshop ends so you can revisit the discussion at your own pace. Yoga’s Inner Dynamics: Koshas and Chakras in Yoga Practice TUITION: $27 Yoga’s Inner Dynamics is registered with Yoga Alliance and offers 1.5 hours of combined CE credits (Practice, Teaching, and Philosophy). The workshop will be recorded — you will receive a replay email with the link to the recording shortly after the end of the live workshop. Be sure to check your Promotions or Subscriptions folder if it doesn't land in your inbox. If you have any questions about this workshop, just reply to this email! Hoping you're well in all respects, Hari-k |
Hari-kirtana das
If you’re ready to apply yoga philosophy to your own life—or teach it with clarity and feeling—my classes and workshops create space to sharpen your thinking, steady your inner life, and connect your practice to what matters now.
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