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Pranayama is the gateway to inner experience and spiritual connection.
These ancient yogic breathing practices of life-force attainment and
control literally strengthen and purify the body and mind; enhancing
our lives with balance, increased health, heightened clarity, and
light-heartedness.
Enjoy an in-depth
exploration of basic pranayama to understand yogic breathing
techniques, usages, benefits, contraindications, and variations. Three
experiential workshops will include philosophy, practice, asana,
relaxation, and question and answer time.
Take this program to:
Strengthen and enrich your yoga practice
Learn basic and intermediate pranayama techniques and usages
Incorporate pranayama into asana practice Use pranayama to prepare
for and deepen into meditation Explore the internal world and
nurture spiritual connection Increase endurance, purify the body,
and cleanse the mind |
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TEACHER
A 500-hour Kripalu
Yoga teacher, Larissa Carlson is Manager of Yoga Education for
Kripalus Institute for Extraordinary Living. Larissa travels the
country teaching yoga workshps and trainings, and is creator of the
CDs: A Sadhana for Teachers, and Meditative Yoga Flow: A Kripalu
Sadhana. You can find out more about Larissa by going to her web site:
www.larissacarlson.com .
You can also see a YouTube video of Larissa teaching
yoga by clicking on this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZ4cUopiVOo . |
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SCHEDULE
Friday, June 5,
7:00 - 9:00pm Intro to Pranayama Understanding the
purpose and history of pranayama in the 8-limbed path. Will include
some asana, pranayama, and meditation practice.)
Saturday, June 6,
10:30-1:15 Pranayama: Basics Pranayama workshop to
learn dirgha, ujjayi, kapalabhati, nadi shodhana, and shitali. For
each, Larissa demonstrates, explains benefits/contraindications,
discusses usage, offers variations, and guides students through
several rounds. This session begins with asana to warm up.
Saturday, June 6,
3:00-5:30 Full yoga practice: guided pranayama from the
morning session, moderate asana sequence with long holdings
(incorporating pranayama throughout--ujjayi and kapalabhati), savasana,
more pranayama, meditation. |
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COST
$130 for the three sessions; you cannot register for individual
sessions as each session builds on the other. If you also
register for Larissa's Chakra workshop on Sunday, June 7, the cost is
$160 (the Chakra workshop by itself is $45). To find out
more about the Chakra workshop, click
here. |
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REGISTRATION
You may register by phone (407-644-3288) with a credit card (MC or
Visa), or you will need to submit a registration form with a check or
credit card information at the studio or via mail. For a
registration form to print out, click
here (you can also
register for Larissa's Chakra workshop on Sunday using the same forn).
The Full Circle Yoga mailing address for this workshop is Full Circle
Yoga, Larissa Carlson Workshop, 1521 Lyndale Boulevard, Maitland, FL 32751. |
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POLICIES
* Full payment due upon registration.
* A cancellation fee of $25 will be deducted from the refund if
a student cancels the Pranayama Workshop, or $10 for the Chakra
workshop, or $30 for the full weekend.
* After Sunday, May 24, the cancellation fee for the Pranayama
Workshop will go up to $35, for the Chakra workshop it goes up
to $15, and for the full weekend it goes up to
$40.
* After Tuesday, June 2, no refunds for any reason.
* There are no exceptions to the above policies.
* We will send an email confirmation upon receipt of your
registration. |
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