Also: One-week retreats and weekend workshops are possible.
During 2010 the Pyramid Yoga Center will be in its own retreat mode
Why should I choose this program:
With 38 years of teaching experience the primary teacher has never incurred injuries to any student. He uses a systematic way of becoming aware of feelings first.
Our teaching method is gentle yet very progressive, starting with simple sitting postures and going to advanced headstands - without strain, while achieving excellent form and alignment.
We are one of few schools which safely moves through a progressive sequence of pranayama (breathing) techniques synchronized with postures, with a certified pranayama teacher who has been guiding people for over three decades.
One of the only schools that include Yantra Yoga, a mathematical system for analysing the chakras and charting personal calendars and time cycles.
One of 2 schools to teach glandular controls which are known to change, regulate and balance hormone production.
Course includes daily practice of Mantra yoga, integrated with breathing and enhanced with voice training.
For the upcoming 2011 course 50 hours of concentration techniques and meditation will be an integral aspects of the program, with advanced high tech methods.
The program will be given on the beautiful
beach island of Koh Phangan in South
Thailand Left is the hill on which the Chakra
Yoga open air studio is built. You cannot see the
location of the studio because it is really in the jungle.
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Here is a view of one of our buildings (left) as seen from the beach of Haad Salad; a great calm beach for swimming or snorkeling, also, Haad Yao beach on the right is just another 10 minute walk further, and where we do some morning classes.
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Early morning class in the Pyramid Yoga studio; room to stretch, fresh jungle air to breathe - high in oxygen and prana.
108 classical postures / asanas; yoga technique & alignment; chakras stimulated by particular postures; breath training in each posture. Special sessions in Hatha Yoga Dandhal (link) - the ancient body building and empowering methods for warriors.
exploration
of the ancient Yantric Calendar - birth path cycles
& numbers as well as a look at cosmic geometry
and mandalas, methods for chakra analysis
Through the deep breathing techniques
offered in this "Science of Yoga" you will
learn how oxygen heals the physical body - freeing blood
circulation, repairing damaged organs, tissues, eliminating
chronic disease etc., while replenishing the energetic
system.
Through a routine practice of Yoga you will increase
your physical energy, flexibility & strength. These
ancient yogic techniques naturally empowers you to "heal
your own body, mind & spirit." You will confidently
feel more decisive, creative and motivated in your daily
life.
Along with the physical rejuvenation, this course, when
taken in full, leads one step at a time towards self-mastery.
Learning to control body movements, breath, body functions,
then glandular (hormonal) production, the student gradually
becomes more in charge of her/his physical being. During
this process, the mind is trained to observe sensations,
emotions, energy movement, leading to an inner awareness
of how the mind functions. From that awareness the mental
training becomes more refined and explicit in its methods
of using this powerful tool for healing, and creating
life as it should be.
There are six levels of
training,
each one requiring one year of practice, and taking
the individual from yoga student, to instructor, to
teacher, to master. To become a certified teacher only
the first level is required, the other levels are for
those who want to master yoga and become more advanced
teachers.
Food and Accommodations
Food and Accommodations: We have three spacious bungalows, one three bedroom house, two other houses and a campground like no other. Accommodations...
Our Tree Tops Restaurant
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Teachers
The primary teachers of this "Science of Yoga"
are David Goulet,
who has been teaching for 40 years, See
Biography, and Marina Halleran
Marina, will be sharing her creative input with
chanting and dance to enhance the "Yoga Thailand"
retreats. See
Biography
Dates and Cost
January 20th to April 18th 2011 in Thailand: $3550.00 USD, Plus accommodation.
Call Marina: 66 05 784-2139 _ . _ or David: 63 928 686 8073 (Philipines) Calling from within Thailand the numbers are: Marina: 05 784-2139 and David in Thailand: 08 990-8862 0
In Canada: Marina: 250 885-1364
Cost: $3550 USD or equivalent ( www.xe.com )
Does not include Airfare or Accommodation
