Move, Breathe and Rest Kindly in Meditation
for Peace in our community
What a gift! Taking this Saturday afternoon space to deeply nourish oneself, body, mind and spirit and allow this connection with inner peace and quiet, to ripple out in every direction, to our loved ones and freinds, to our community and beyond.
All that is given in this event is passed on to Yoga Education in Prisons Trust, to support those in prisons to learn practices that provide options, to find the way to their own harmony in relationships and inner peace and calm.
The afternoon practice will begin at 3.00pm with simple supported nourishing restorative Āsana posture practices followed by Prānāyāma breath awareness practices, deep relaxation Yoga Nidra as Meditation then Mantra Meditation practice with the chanting of Mahamrityunjaya at 5.15pm to expand connection with courage and transformation in the face of the challenges of life to help grow our collective wisdom and compassion. This will be followed by Mantra Meditation practice of Kirtan at 5.30pm. Kirtan is an easeful way to connect with the wisdom of different indigenous communities, in particular the tradition of Yoga. The practice creates a feeling of internal space, and freedom. The mantras sensitise us and polish away the clutter of the mind, gently melting any numbness in our hearts so that we can feel clear, awake and brilliantly alive.
Feel free to come to any part/s or all of the afternoon evening.
Followed by: shared plant based meal. (A nourishing vegan and gluten free meal will be provided. If you have capacity to bring food to share, wonderful but not essential.)
Time: 3.00 - 7.00 pm
Venue: Plover Street, Southshore
Contribution: $35 or by Koha for Peace in our community to Yoga Education in Prisons Trust
Registration for space in the Restorative class is necessary and wonderful if you can let me know if you are coming for the meal: atmavidya7@gmail.com
"It was found that during repetitive singing of kirtan,
the brain registers the sound waves, nada,
which influence all other wave patterns of the brain.
These waves awaken alpha rhythms which immediately induce tranquility.
Thus by singing kirtan, we experience peace of mind."
Swami Satyananda Saraswati