2010.3.5 , Friday
7-9 PM
Creating the Deepest and Most Powerful Forward Bends and an Introduction to the Purpose of Ashtanga Yoga
In this session, we will learn how to take each forward bend deeper while making each posture much more stable and sound. We will also discuss the deeper meaning and purpose of the practice. It is crucial for effective practice to understand these most basic elements. Come prepared to have your mind and heart expanded.

2010.3.6, Saturday
8-10 AM
Led Primary Series Class *:
A slower pace practice with the emphasis on detailed alignment and correct breathing and bandha.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lecture: Yogic Perspectives on Love: What Yoga Practice Can Teach Us About Our Intimate Relationships.
How we move and communicate within the intimate relationships in our lives is a wonderful indication of our emotional and spiritual maturity. Very few people in this world have mastered this complex and often confusing parts of our lives. In this lecture, Govinda will address how we can use the ancient wisdom of the yogic scriptures to get a whole new perspective and a chance for real mastery in this area of our lives. When we begin to overcome the kinds of obstacles in our relationships that most people struggle with for years, our lives are transformed in very deep and powerful ways.

2010.3.7, Sunday
8-10 AM
Led Primary Series Class *:
A faster pace with the emphasis on flow and deeper levels of meditation and concentration.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lecture: 10 Secrets On How You Can Maximize The Power Of Your Yoga Practice And Life
In practice, as in life, there are certain areas that have an extra amount of power and leverage in producing deep change. Most yoga students simply assume that their practice and life will remain relatively unchanged from month to month and year to year. In this lecture, we will explore some very simple changes in understanding that each one of us can make to produce extraordinary changes in the depth and power of one's day-to-day life and practice. Not to be missed!

*: Since I have practiced directly with Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, I have always attempted to highlight his attention to timing and flow to the count. When the postures are linked together with the vinyasa in a precise and fluid way, the power of the practice deepens immensely. The Ashtanga sequence was always intended to be a kind of meditation in motion, with as little interference from the mind as possible. My style of teaching is designed to minimize the triggering of mental fluctuations. Thus, the primal power of the practice has a chance to fully manifest itself. This weekend workshop is suitable for practitioners of all levels.

About Govinda
Certified Teacher – The Highest Ashtanga Yoga Teacher Qualification

Govinda Kai is a deeply passionate student of Yoga and spiritual life and has been for most of his life. His quest for truth and purity in the more essential parts of his self and life has taken him all over the world. He has been supremely blessed by the guidance of some of the most extraordinary and powerful teachers of this age including Morihei Ueshiba (the founder of Aikido, who he met as a child of 6), Swami Muktananda (the founder of the Siddha Yoga movement and a self-realized master of yoga, who he met at age 19), Sogyal Rimpoche (the author of the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying and a highly recognized master of Tibetan Buddhism, who he met when he was 21 and the Rimpoche was 25 having just escaped the Chinese occupation in Tibet) and Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (student of Krishnamacharya and the recognized master of modern Ashtanga Yoga, who he met at age 35 and has studied with every year for 2-4 months in Mysore, India from 1995 through to Sri K. Pattabhi Jois' death earlier this year.

Every time I teach, I attempt to bring the essence of all these great teachers to each and every moment. With respect and joy, I look forward to meeting you and working with you.

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Addutional 10% off when you sign up for the whole workshops.