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December 7th

Workshop: Therapeutic Benefits of Yoga: Why Yoga Works – Part 1

    It has been observed that yoga practices of asana, pranayama, and meditation have been beneficial for medical problems. An overview of the reasons for medical benefits of yoga, both scientifically verified as well as yet to be investigated, will be presented.  Direct and indirect techniques for changing barriers of restriction are well known in disciplines of manual medicine. Learn how these principles apply to yoga practice and learn how to best make use of these principles during practice of asana. Repatterning principles as used in Feldenkreis and Somatics techniques are also part of asana.
  Practices for specific medical conditions will also be presented. Benefits of yoga for such conditions as hypertension, depression, chronic pain, pulmonary disorders, sleep disturbance, and other conditions will be discussed. The mechanisms of prana and its relation to the development of imbalance and resolution of conditions will also be addressed.

Evening Program: Structure and Function of Mind: Integrating Western Psychology with Yoga

   What is the relationship of mind and body? How do we think, feel, and remember? How do we develop ourselves to attain the intuitive knowledge of the mystics? Dr. Buegel will integrate modern psychological models of the mind with the ancient model of mind defined by yoga philosophy. He will address how personality development in life occurs in stages that lead to intuitive knowledge and superconscious states. Models of memory and the continuing unconscious effects of memory will also be presented. The sheaths (koshas) and the relationship of mind and body as well as the yogic perspective on the origin of mind and soul will also be presented.

December 8th

Workshop: Therapeutic Benefits of Yoga: More Help for Specific Ailments – Part 2

Yoga practices have many applications in medical settings for improving one’s medical problems.  Bring your questions and learn some the techniques applied to various health problems.

Evening Program: Consciousness and Dying

Swami Rama was very clear about the origin of a human being as well as departure of that being from the body. He taught the practices to know ourselves and to know our relationship to each other and with the divine. Science offers clues to the correctness of those teachings. 

December 9th

Workshop: Integrating Neuromuscular Techniques to Facilitate Flexibility in Yoga Practice

  Self applied neuromuscular therapy techniques can be easily integrated in one’s yoga practice or as part of a class routine for yoga students. If you have been mystified as to why some practices seem particularly difficult or painful, and some practices seem easily performed, this is a class for you. Learn how to facilitate the release of barriers that may have been blocking your progress for some time. Specific self-applied neuromuscular techniques as used in various bodywork disciplines will be taught. Areas that will be addressed are hip opening, neck preparation for easier inverted postures, forearm and wrist maintenance for vigorous vinyasa practice, knee maintenance, preventing shin splints, hamstring mobilization, and iliotibial band adhesions. For those vigorous pranayama practitioners, techniques for preventing and resolving trigger points in abdominal and intercostal muscles will be taught. The side effects of these techniques are expanded breath capacity and ease of performance of pranayama. Learn the principles to enjoy a pain-free practice and lessen the trouble spots in your practice.

Evening Program: Mystical Vision and How to Get There

  Two paths of practice for attaining the balance of mind and prana with activation of sushumna awareness will be presented. One is based on the mastery of consiousness as it relates to the states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. The second relates to the balancing of ida and pingala, the left and right channels. These paths are embodied in the mantras, aum and aim as used in practices by the various yoga traditions of the world.

Cost

This is a Yoga Vacation program. For Yoga Vacation rates and accommodation rates please see rates.

Arrival and Departure

You are welcome to stay with us for the duration of the program, or for a longer or shorter stay according to your own schedule. For arrival details please see how to get here.

What to Bring

Please also see What To Bring section.

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