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Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga - Danny Paradise 1. - 3. 10. 2010

2010-06-01 15:33

Shamanism, total freedom, evolution and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga

with Danny Paradise

"Yoga arose out of man's perception of nature and is a journey back to Nature."

As an ancient Shamanic practice, Yoga is about creating personal empowerment, personal authority and total freedom with an understanding that Nature is our Spiritual Teacher and Guide... Join us on a weekend exploration of yoga practice through asana and pranayama with Danny Paradise. In three sessions, we will discuss various topics and each asana class will also include derivative poses and modifications to show how to keep expanding the practices of Ashtanga Yoga to make it a Joyous, Sacred, Lifetime, Healing, Unlimited Exploration.

Some of the topics covered include:

Shamanic and Historical Roots of Yoga and the connection to other ancient cultures: Egyptian, Mayan, North and South American Native, Chinese, Polynesian
Healing Processes of Ashtanga Yoga, and other healing traditions
Relationship of Yoga to Sacred Indigenous Spiritual traditions worldwide
Spiritual Intelligence and Evolution
Responsibility, Personal Authority, The Sacred, Fulfilling Personal Destiny and Yoga
Food, Diet and the dangers of the Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Genetically Modified Food Industries
Medical Intuition: Understanding the processes that create disease and healing and the relationship to Chakras and glandular systems
Yogic and Shamanic perspectives on Aging and Death

The classes are suitable for all ages and levels of experience from beginning students to advanced practitioners, teacher trainees and teachers of all forms of yoga.

About the teacher:

Danny Paradise has been practising Ashtanga Yoga since 1975 and teaching worldwide since 1979. He initially studied with the first Western teachers of Ashtanga, David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff. Danny learned the beginning and advanced sequences from them over five years and has studied with Sri Patabbhi Jois in 1978 and 1980. Danny has also studied and practised with Yoga teachers and Spiritual guides in many other lineages and traditions as well as teachers of Kung fu, Tai Chi and Karate. For over twenty-eight years Danny has introduced all levels of the practices of Ashtanga Yoga to students and teachers worldwide. He has also introduced the Ashtanga practices to world renowned artists, musicians, dancers, Buddhist Lamas, actors and sports champions. He incorporates several indigenous spiritual traditions into the practice and philosophy of Yoga, relating Yoga to all Shamanic nature-based cultures. Danny draws from the teachings of Krishnamurti, Buddha, ancient Egypt as well as many Indigenous Cultures: Hawaiian, Mayan, Native Americans... Danny passes on ancient traditions in a non-dogmatic, contemporary, compassionate, humorous way. His purpose is to help people develop a Sacred, safe, meditative, healing, joyful, expanding, pain free, personal self-practice. Danny teaches all the Ashtanga Sequences with emphasis on an expanding evolving practice. He shows derivative poses, modifications and variations with the structure of all the sequences of Ashtanga Yoga. More info at www.dannyparadise.com.