Hatha-yoga approach to meditation – weekend retreat – CAMPUS

In this workshop, we explore three kinds of Hatha-yoga kriyas for meditation:

• asana-kriyas to calm down the nervous system
• breath-kriyas to calm down the mind
• mantra-kriyas to gain the spiritual benefits of practising with sacred sound.

Schedule

May 19

17.30 – 19.00 – Opening session in the yoga-shala
19.00 – dinner

May 20

7.00 – 9.00 yoga-shala
9.00 – breakfast in the Govindas
11.00 – 13.00 – yoga-shala
13.30 – Lunch
15.30 – 17.30 – yoga-shala
19.00 – dinner

May 21

7.00 – 9.00 yoga-shala
9.00 – breakfast in the Govindas
11.00 – 13.00 – yoga-shala
13.30 – Lunch

Janne Kontala

Janne Kontala, E-RYT200, RYT500, YACEP, PhD in Religious Studies, the author of the book Inner Yoga, was introduced to the ashtanga-vinyasa yoga tradition in 1992 under teachers Petri Räisänen and Derek Ireland. He did an additional five-year yoga training in ashrams in India and Finland, developing an interest in yoga philosophy and using sound in yoga (mantra meditation). He had undergone teacher training in two recognized schools (Sivananda and Iyengar). Janne currently teaches in Helsinki and Stockholm, educating both practitioners and teachers in the physical, meditational, and philosophical aspects of yoga. He lives in Sweden with his wife and children.

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