Hatha Yoga
5 day residential 22 – 26 January 2024, followed by 10 weeks online from 3 February
$1000
This course gives a solid foundation and lived experience of the essence of Hatha Yoga and access to a series of essential yoga tools for living.
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What is Hatha Yoga?
The Hatha Yoga tradition provides a deep understanding of how yoga may be used to foster health, wellbeing, energetic balance and clarity of mind.
Immerse in systematic yoga practice, exploring the seven qualities or attainments of Hatha Yoga: purification, firmness, steadiness, patience, lightness, acceptance and impartiality.
A practical approach, whatever your level of experience. A Hatha Yoga toolkit to support you through the rest of your life.
Hatha Yoga is often thought of as the asanas (postures) that are commonly known as “yoga” throughout the world. Others know Hatha Yoga as a series of cleansing practices.
Both these understandings are part of Hatha Yoga, but there is much more to this branch of yoga.
A Clear straightforward approach
The themes and practices in this course are approached simply, and explained clearly, in ways that are accessible for most potential participants.
Essential Hatha Yoga practices and concepts
There is an investigation of passages from classic texts on Hatha Yoga, Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, Gheranda Samhita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika, and an exploration of key concepts related to Hatha Yoga, including nadis, chakras, prana, and koshas. All will be investigated in a practical way as tools for more fully experiencing, balancing and enhancing life.
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Gheranda Samhita
Hatha Yoga explained clearly, with immersion in practice
- Structured around the seven attainments or sadhanas from Gheranda Samhita, a traditional text with much poetic insight into the overall goals of Hatha Yoga and how to reach them
- Essential Hatha Yoga practices such as asana, pranayama, shatkarma, mudra, and a Hatha Yoga approach to meditation
- 5 day introduction in a residential ashram environment
- Systematic and incremental progression continuing over following 10 weeks
- An investigation of Asana Pranayama Mudra Bandha, Gheranda Samhita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika
- Key concepts related to Hatha Yoga, including nadis, chakras, prana, and koshas
- Practical classes live on zoom each week, plus audio and video recordings to access in your own time. Necessary to come to one live online practical class and a tutorial each week (total 2.5 hrs).
- A mix of live and recorded Live lectures (all recorded for flexible viewing)
- A weekly tutorial
- Complete learning website with home practice support and resources
- Weekly verses for reflection from Gherand Samhita and/or Hatha Yoga Pradipika, with a related task to explore in daily life
- Ongoing email, text and phone support from experienced teachers throughout the length of the course
- The main review tasks are a reflective diary, the development of a personal sadhana, and participation in tutorials and practical classes
- Flexible options with live and/or recorded access to materials
- Online component 5 hours per week, plus a commitment to daily personal 30-45 min practice.
After completing this course you will have:
- a toolkit to take with you throughout your yogic life
- the capacity to self manage an ongoing regular personal practice (sadhana)
- an understanding why Hatha Yoga as a systematic progression, working with body, breath, energy and mind
- an understanding of how this branch of yoga can be used to manage health and wellbeing and in a full range of life situations
- Hatha Yoga practical skills as a foundation for all other branches of yoga
Weekly timetable
All times are AEDT
Essential – Attend one live online practical class and tutorial each week. Recordings available for all sessions except tutorials
Sunday 11.30-12pm – YOGA NIDRA, live, also recorded for practicing at your convenience.
LECTURE weekly a mix of live and recorded, all recorded for viewing at your convenience.
Monday 6.30-7.45pm – ASANA PRANAYAMA MEDITATION CLASS, Live, priority to attend, also recorded for later viewing. Primary weekly practical class for the course. Explanations of how to practice new asanas included.
Friday 5-6pm or Saturday 9-10am TUTORIAL, Live, sharing of experience, priority to attend, not recorded for privacy reasons, essential to attend most weeks.
Attendance live at one practical class and tutorial each week key criteria for achieving certificate.
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Optional – Access included with course fee
Sunday 7-8.30am CLASS – Simple Sunday. Linked to course themes and practices.
Wednesday 7-8.05am – CLASS – Meditative Wednesday. Linked to course themes and practices.
Big Day In with Yoga, (every two months) is also included in course fee.
Access to recordings continues for 3 months after completion of course. Extended access via community membership.