Creative Pranayama
with Philip Xerri
NEW DATE : Saturday, 5th December, 10.00 – 4.00pm
Venue : TBC
£40.00
Much is made of ‘Asana Flow’, or Vinyasa – the combining of various postures, and / or postural sequences, to create certain outcomes. Traditionally, this process would be a gradual flow towards a key posture. However, the flow also creates a certain ‘energy stream’, a dynamic undercurrent which is more concerned with the body’s subtle energies.
This idea of ‘flow’, of being ‘creative’, has not been explored to any great extent with Pranayama. And yet, as Pranayama is primarily concerned with energy, it lends itself perfectly to these concepts.
In this workshop we will explore this theme from 3 angles :
- Sequential Flow Pranayama :Â an incremental flow towards a peak practice
- Themed Pranayama :Â not always a flow towards a certain outcome, more a combination of pranayamas that work well togther
- Creative Pranayama : similar the Themed but adding something new, ie using a pranayama in a different way to its original intention to create a certain outcome without losing any of its original integrity
This is a new concept on the practice of Pranayama
“If we are to believe the basic philosophy of Yoga, then Prana stands at the crossroads. It is the energetic bridge between the koshas, it is the link between the body and the mind, it is the energy that animates our lives. In short, having a firm grasp of the underlying intentions of the various pranayamas gives the practitioner many and varied ways of exploring and influencing the more subtle aspects of our being – be it physical, emotional or spiritual.
The day will revolve around four practical flowing sessions of Yoga that will focus on Pranayama : two on sequential flow and one each on Themed and Creative.
The theory underpinning each session will be thoroughly explored and hopefully enable you to use that understanding in terms of Pranayama in general.”
This is a new workshop, inspired by a sequence of ‘Creative Pranayamas’ which Philip taught for us at our annual Yoga weekend at Wortley hall in 2018.
The Teacher : Philip Xerri
Philip Xerri has been teaching for us for many years and it is always a great pleasure to welcome him back to Sheffield.
Philip is one of the leading authorities on Pranayama in the UK. He originally trained with Swami Gitananda in Pondicherry 1981 and has been teaching Yoga & Pranayama for over 30 years.
Breathing & Pranayama is central to Philips teaching and he weaves it into all aspects of Yoga practice. This brings a wholeness & integrity to the practice which is harmonising and healing. This will be an excellent day!
Early booking recommended.
