What is an Asana?

An Asana or posture is that which happens spontaneously in the field of pure awareness. A posture, which is done, is different from that which happens. The practice of Yoga is about learning how to allow the creative intelligence to flow through us, unobstructed. That which brings about this obstruction is stress, tension, fears, worries, anxieties, negative thoughts etc.

All our lives we have learnt to go about life & our duties with tremendous tension, stress & strain. We have accepted that it is natural to have to undergo stress in order to attain our goals. Yoga teaches us the opposite. By learning how to find that perfect balance between effort & ease we attain that effortless state in which one is perfectly at ease while attaining ones goals.

Yoga, when practiced with the right understanding can take us to great heights of physical, mental, psychological & emotional wellbeing. We experience wisdom, a feeling of Aliveness as never before and a deep inner peace that is unshakeable. We come to recognize that all that happens in phenomenal existence is temporary and a necessary part of the cosmic play. We learn how to accept/make peace with What IS in our lives without resisting & most importantly learn how to be truly present to each moment as it arises.

The 21 Days Course:

One may attend classes for years and never quite experience the benefits of Yoga in its totality. One of the key aspects on the journey to self-discovery, which is Yoga, is a sustained, consistent home-based self-practice. This is indispensible.

The 21 Days course is to help you develop confidence in attaining a daily home practice. It is said, practice something for 21 days and it will become a habit Often, it takes this to break away from old habits and create new beneficial ones that serve us and bring us to higher levels of understanding.

Each session of the 21 days course will be of almost 2 hours duration and will comprise Asana, Pranayama & Meditation.

Through this course you will be able to:

Cultivate a comprehensive daily home practice that will include important Asanas, Kriyas, Pranayama, & Meditation. While on the course you will be given individual guidance in order to start a home practice immediately. Notes will be provided.

I wish to take care of individual needs and to see the same students from start to finish. Personal guidance will include dietary advice and suggested inspirational reading.

Although it is important you attend all 21 sessions, if you travel during the time period and miss out on a few (up to 3 classes) you will be allowed to make it up in the next course.

The following will be covered in the course:

" Asanas/Postures such as Standing pose sequence, core & pelvic floor strengthening, hip openers, back bends, inversions, arm balances, twists with emphasis on important alignment principles.

" Pranayama/breathing techniques, which cleanse & purify nerve channels through which life force/prana flows thereby raising levels of consciousness/awareness.

" Bandhas/Locks to facilitate the movement of Prana/Life force through the main nerve channel called Sushumna. One of the aims of Yoga is to awaken Sushumna at will as this leads to optimal balanced state of the individual.

" Kriyas or purificatory techniques to cleanse & purify the body

" Meditation/Deep Relaxation

" Yoga Philosophy

" Yoga Therapy

Course Details:

One has to attend 3 sessions a week to complete all 21 sessions.

Course days & Times:

Tues evening 6:30 to 8:30pm; Sat & Sun 7am to 9am.

Course will begin on Tues Oct 5th & end on Sat Nov 27th

Cost for the full course: RM1,500/ (can be paid in 3 instalments)

Early bird price: RM1,300 (paid before 15th Sept)