Mantra as Medicine for the Mind - An Afternoon Yoga Immersion

In times of intensifying and quickening change, it can be challenging to find stability and peace of mind. Physical yoga practice (asana) helps release tension, high blood pressure, sleeplessness, and more, while building strength, balance, and mobility. 

Yet how do we uproot the mental tendencies and less-than-helpful habits that bring so much discomfort to begin with? The tradition of mantra offers mysterious yet effective possibilities.

The more subtle aspects of yoga serve as unrivaled resources for steadiness of mind, and are reservoirs of inspiration for a clearer, more expansive vision. In particular, the resonance and experience of connection provided by mantra practice can anchor the mind within its innate vitality, while fueling relentless optimism.

Mantras serve as supportive vibrations for calm, focal points for rejuvenation, and resources for contemplation. Mantras, as pure sounds linking awareness to higher states of being, can expand your yogic practice and help you experience direct connection to a vast tradition of other sensitive, thoughtful people cultivating beauty and compassion in this world, and to your own immense potential.

This immersion combines  a physical sequence to foster stability and ease, as well as instruction in a yogic model of mind and energetic awakening, alongside playful exercises to understand vibration and practice of mantra recitation. TOTAL BEGINNERS WELCOME; all you need is enthusiasm and curiosity - and a yoga mat. 

You'll gain ways to seamlessly bring these methods into your daily practice to maintain clarity and cheer. 

You will learn very a simple mantra of the breath, and also practice a longer mantra that heals the mind. After an asana (physical) practice to bring more spaciousness in the body, and to strengthen the back and bring mobility to the hips, and experiencing a deepening relaxation and meditation, you’ll also gain direct experience of an ancient mantra that embodies the yoga of radiance.

It is rewarding to know more about various aspects of mantra practice and to link the use of mantras to your spiritual aspirations. This afternoon immersion is a rare opportunity to learn how mantras act as forces for healing and how they serve as supports for collecting and concentrating the energies of the mind.

Come explore the meaning of various mantras used in the Himalayan tradition of yoga, and learn to cultivate a deeper relationship with mantra as a guide for an agitated mind, bringing it back home to rest in pools of awakened prana or life force.

During this afternoon immersion, you will:

You’ll practice a great PHYSICAL sequence to bring comfort and strength, PLUS learn the esoteric mysteries of WHY yoga is more than exercise, and how it also heals the mind. You'll leave shining brightly and well-prepared for ongoing, enriching practice. 

Mantra practice helps you feel firsthand how your mind, rather than a problem to be solved, is a precious mystery to be cherished, cultivated, and enjoyed. Come experience this mysterious, powerful medicine for the mind.