Yoga retreat and TT with TJ Jackson
2 programms to choose from1. THE LIVING YOGA IMMERSION AND TEACHER TRAINING (3 nights)
* 3 nights
* 2 organic vegetarian meals per day
* access to pool and spa facilities
* specialized asana labs linking physical anatomy to subtle energetics
* interactive lectures on the principles, practise and teachings of yoga
* initiation to Kundalini, bhakti, kriya and laya yoga practices
* guided study of the yoga sutras and the Bhagavad Gita
* year long series of self practices to purify and activate the five bodies
Become an internationally certified yoga teacher through the yoga Alliance.
808 Euros in a double room per week end
908 euros in a single room per week end
2. YOGA RETREAT (stay either 2 or 3 nights)
* 2 or 3 nights
* 2 organic vegetarian meals per day
* morning dharma vinyasa yoga class
* evening kriya yoga/ meditation
* access to pool and spa facilities
2 nights/ 3 days
449 Euros in a double room per week end
515 Euros in a single room per week end
3 nights/ 4 days
669 Euros in a double room per week end
779 Euros in a single room per week end
when?
October 17-20 2013
who?
Yoga is for every body. No levels exist in Unity.
WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY LIKE @ LA CLAIRIERE?
7AM Morning Kriya and Meditation Practice (trainees only)
8 AM Sacred Text: Bhagavad Gita or Yoga Sutras (trainees only)
9 AM Asana Lab (trainees only)
10-12 Dharma Vinyasa - Master Class
LUNCH BREAK (3h)
3-5 PM Satsang - Discussion of Yoga Philosophy, Subtle Energetics etc (trainees only)
5-7 PM Student Teaching Labs (trainees only)
7 PM DINNER BREAK (2h)
evening program
9PM Kriya Yoga Practice + Guided Meditation
ABOUT TJ
Still a teenager, TJ was introduced to Hatha-Raja Yoga in Mysore, India by Dr. Narasimha. He was eventually led to legendary Yoga master Sri Dharma Mittra in NYC and discovered his own dharma - leaving a career in medicine to share the seeds of radiant health and self-knowledge. TJ travels around the world sharing his experience in the path of self-realization through workshops and yoga immersions.
CURRICULUM (FORMS OF YOGA)
*HATHA – known as the ‘physical path’ , moving towards harmony with one’s self through compassion (ahimsa) and an unwavering commitment to truth (satya), physical postures to achieve (return to) and maintain radiant health, and breathing practices to expand prana the vital force
*RAJA- “the royal path” of Self Realization – learning to control the five physical senses to develop concentration, meditation (the state beyond mind), and samadhi
*KRIYA- Purification techniques to raise the kundalini (potential energy) and cleanse the physical, energetic, causal and spiritual bodies
*KUNDALINI – practices to awaken the serpentine dormant energy found at the base of the spine in order to open the seven principal chakras
*LAYA - developing a sound body and accessing the subtler states of mind using sound, vibration and intuitive deep listening
*BHAKTI – the path to universal consciousness through the heart as taught by Sri Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita
*JNANA (WISDOM) – inspiration from the wisdom of those who have already walked the path of Self Realiztion. Scripture (such as the Yoga Sutras and Hatha Yoga Pradipika), the Vedas, satsang (to be in the company of the wise) etc. . . *Asana/Pranayama/Meditation master practices
*Integrated Asana Labs– to understand the asanas as maps for health and happiness through anatomy, physiology and subtle anatomy. Vinyasa (sequencing postures with breath).
*Hands-on Assisting and Teaching practicum & apprenticeship
*Scriptures, Philosophy, Sanskrit
*Bhakti Practices – kirtan, chanting, and laughter yoga
*Yogic living foods diet for maximum vitality and the yogic lifestyle
*Initiation into Kriya and Raja Yoga – complete self-study and practice sequence: pranayamas (breathings), yama/niyama study, concentration techiniques, yogic diet
