In the Essence of Living Tantra 2 hour workshop event, you will learn from Tantric master Pandit Rajmani Tigunait what tantra is and what it is not, and how tantra can make your current practice of yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, spirituality, and holistic health richer and more fulfilling. In these two hours, learn exactly what the tantric masters mean when they proclaim, “There is an innate wisdom in your body, and an immense power in your mind. What you need is the time-tested technique for discovering yourself – your wonderful body and beautiful mind.”

Key points are:

• The tantric view of life, and how freedom and fulfillment go hand in hand.
• The power of kundalini shakti, prana, and mind, and the tantric way of working with them.
• The tantric idea of balance and integration, and how to apply this idea in our daily life.
• Cultivating a clear, calm, and tranquil mind, and making your mind your best friend.
• The tantric method of meditation to experience the joy that is in us, and is us.

 Beyond Asana: Finding Your Authentic Alignment

Embrace effortlessness as you discover your authentic alignment. This is alignment that is found within your Self, not a textbook.

Living in a state of alignment means living from a place of clarity and balance. Clarity as to who we really are, what we have to offer, what moves us towards our higher purpose, and what moves us away from it. With this knowledge, it is easier for us to make decisions that are in alignment with our higher purpose. When we live life from a state of balance, we experience more ease in our daily activities - physically, mentally, emotionally.

In this transformational weekend, we will use yoga asana to unlock the inherent state of ease that already exists in your physical structure. Pranayama techniques will align the subtle bodies and allow accessible, effective meditation techniques to guide you towards taking yoga off the mat and into your life. Staying aligned and balanced means living more effortlessly, more tension free, more joyfully. Find your authentic alignment and set your Self free!

Appropriate for all levels. Journaling is not required, but is highly suggested.


Double, triple, single occupancy options

Price includes all lectures, yoga, vegetarian meals, luxury lodging and use of the Stillheart facility including indoor saline pool, hot tub, dry sauna, meditation room, outdoor labyrinth, and redwood forest.

$200 deposit to hold your spot. Full payment due July 15, 2013. Late registration/payment subject to a $100 late fee.

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PROGRAM

Friday night:
4pm - check in and facilities tour
5:30pm: Dinner and Satsang
7pm: Lecture: What is Authentic Alignment?

Saturday morning: 9am
Starting from the Present Moment
One of the first steps to unlocking your unique and authentic alignment is to embrace where you are in the present moment. We need to know where we are in order to move efficiently towards a clear goal or desire.

Saturday afternoon: 3:30pm
Effortless asana. Finding your perfect structural alignment.
Calm the noise in the body to better “hear” the sound of physical alignment. Understand the difference between “tone,” “tension,” “effort,,” and “stress,” and use this to make appropriate choices leading to greater freedom and health.

Yoga Nidra -- TBA

Sunday morning -9am
Aligning and unlocking breath. Rediscovering Prana for rejuvenation and positive change.
Pranayama is the bridge between physical and non-physical. Learn how to cultivate a place for the mind to rest, helping to recognize the subtle signals of stress before they hit your body. As we embrace our alignment from all levels, our life becomes more effortless, more joyful, more abundant.

Sunday afternoon –
2:30pm - Embracing Effortlessness. Embody Your Authentic Self!
From a place of physical clarity, we can more clearly see the path that leads us to our true nature, our essential self. We discover our priorities, our likes/dislikes and attachments and how they play out both on and off the mat

 Beyond Asana Master Class Series at Nandi Yoga, San Mateo
This 3 part series will take students and teachers through the steps of how to sequence a personal practice or a class in order to have a "beyond asana" experience. Through understanding the bioenergetics of asana, practitioners and teachers will learn the art of Vinyasa Krama - or intelligent sequencing. With this understanding, students will be able to employ an alchemical approach to the selection of asanas, pranayama, and meditation techniques to bring out the best and brightest in yourself and your students.

Rock the Savasana
SatDate: 7/20/2013From: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
You know how to rock the asana part of class, but what happens when you get to savasana? Do you truly relax and allow your body to absorb the benefits of the practice? Learn how to prepare yourself or your students for an awesome savasana starting with the opening sequence. By understanding the bio-energetics of asana, learn how to sequence your practice or your classes to ensure an awesome savasana.

Rock the Pranayama
SatDate: 8/24/2013From: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Learn how to rock pranayama and make it an integral and exciting part of your practice or class. Learn how to use chanting and bija mantra in combination with certain pranayama techniques during your asana practice. Bring your practice or your class to the next level with a taste of yoga "beyond asana!"

Rock the Meditation
SunDate: 9/29/2013From: 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Learn how to use asana sequences and pranayama techniques to ensure a delightful meditation. Give yourself or your students a full yoga experience and take it beyond asana. Moving from the gross to the subtle, aka asana, savasana, pranayama, meditation, we will be introduced to the concept of “adhikara,” which means “right to know". With sensitivity students will learn to naturally progress to more advanced and subtle techniques safely, effortlessly, and enjoyably!