On Friday evening Simon will teach a 2 hour ‘Yin & Yang Yoga’ class. This led-practice class will combine the primary elements of Yin & Yang Yoga, while honouring the lunar cycle of the evening. This class will be a deep & yet relaxing end to the week, & an excellent preparation for your weekend.
On Saturday & Sunday Simon will offer two classes each day, one Yang style & one Yin style. Each day will offer a morning Yang workshop & an afternoon Yin workshop. These sessions will be presented as a practice within which Simon will share his teachings for a deeper understanding of these approaches to yoga, therefore being appropriate for teachers & students with some experience.
Friday 23 October (reference 20091)
Evening 17.30 - 19.30
Price: Kr. 500,-
Lunar Lounge
An evening Yin & Restorative led-practice workshop with Simon Low
This led-practice workshop explores the immense depth & potential benefits of practicing yoga with a gentle, deep & sensitive approach, honoring the lunar cycle of the evening. Traditional yoga & ayurvedic teachings will be augmented by relevant principles of Chinese & oriental medicine to enhance the healing nature of the practices. With Yin & Restorative asanas as the foundation of these practices, we will explore meditation, mantra, & mudra within the postures, with focus on the nourishment of our heart, kidneys & lungs, from which health of the whole being is supported & sustained.
This workshop is open to & will benefit students of all styles of yoga, & of all levels of experience. Beginners welcome.
Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October
The Anatomies of Yoga
The morning practice will be a Yang style session, whereas the afternoon practice will explore the wide spectrum of Yin yoga teachings. See details about classes below.
Morning Yang Yoga Workshops 9.30-12.00
The dynamic Yang style is a flowing, continuously moving practice that builds energy, flexibility & strength. Within this yang practice it is essential to balance the linear, alignment based approach that we so commonly see in the practice of yoga, with the natural, circular & spiral movement patterns that exist in nature. After preparatory practice & instruction we will flow through the continuously moving Yang sequence, from where we will then study the detail of some key backbend & inversions.
Yin Yoga Workshop 14.00-17.30
Yin Yoga is a combination of ‘restorative’ asana & more challenging passive, earth based postures inspired by Taoist Yoga. We will hold these asanas for several minutes. This meditative yin practice stimulates the energy channels throughout the body, opens the joints & arouses our connective tissue, builds reservoirs of energy & is deeply nourishing. We will follow our breath into the innermost realms of our being, as we understand the meditative qualities of this method. The session will conclude with a seated meditation.
These workshops are open to & appropriate for teachers & students of all styles of yoga with some experience. No absolute beginners please.
“Yin yoga challenges you to sit in the pure presence of awareness" Sarah Powers
"Strengthening and stretching connective tissue may be critical for your long term health“ Yoga Journal
Saturday 24 October (reference 20092)
Morning 09.30 - 12.00
Price: Kr. 600,-
Saturday morning will focus on the safety, alignment skills, & dynamic movement principles of the physical anatomy in Yang ‘vinyasa’ yoga practice, with special reference to join preparation & care.
Saturday 24 October (reference 20093)
Afternoon 14.00 - 17.30
Price: Kr. 700,-
Saturday afternoon will be an opportunity to immerse yourself in the Yin yoga experience while understanding the physical anatomy within this approach to yoga; its benefits, alignment, care & safety.
Sunday 25 October (reference 20094)
Morning 09.30 - 12.00
Price: Kr. 600,-
Sunday morning explores the deep & powerful potential of the incorporation of specific ‘subtle’ anatomical principles in dynamic yoga practice, building on the physical foundations of Saturday morning’s workshop. These principles of energy cultivation & movement are immensely nourishing & extremely effective in developing a strong, healthy & efficient system.
Sunday 25 October (reference 20095)
Afternoon 14.00 - 17.30
Price: Kr. 700,-
Sunday afternoon will widen the lens of the Yin yoga practice from the physical to the ‘subtle’ anatomies, as we study the immense energetic potential of this passive, gentle yet deep yoga approach to yoga, meditation & breath work (pranayama).
Monday 26 October (reference 20096)
Morning 10.00 - 14.00
Price: Kr. 750,-
Study & Training Workshop for teachers & interested students with experience
Connecting with Connective Tissue
A workshop exploring the ligaments, tendons & facia within the human body & the role of this ‘connective tissue’ in the health of our being
Connective tissue has in recent years become recognised as the most important ‘system’ within our body. This network of tissue plays key roles in the health of the ’physical’ & ‘subtle’ anatomies, & its understanding is an essential step toward the understanding of who we are.
This workshop is open to teachers, trainee teachers, & interested students with experience. Come prepared to work ‘hands-on’ in pairs & small groups. Make sure that you have ‘warmed’ your body prior to the sessions, or have completed Simon’s or other morning yoga or other physical practice.
Monday 26 October (reference 20097)
Morning 17.30 - 19.30
Price: Kr. 500,-
Yin & Yang Yoga is essential for every student in the cultivation of a ‘balanced’ yoga practice.
This led-practice will include both Yin & Yang practices to explore & enjoy.
We are primarily made up of circles & spirals, rather than straight lines. Within the dynamic practice of yoga, it is essential to balance the linear alignment based approach we so commonly practice in yoga, with the energy & flow of the natural circular & spiral movement patterns that exist within all of nature. Another opportunity to practice the flowing Yang sequence & to learn & explore its finer details.
Yin & Restorative postures will feature in the second hour of the class to lead you toward a final seated meditation & relaxation.
This workshop is open to & will benefit students of all styles of yoga, & of all levels of experience. No absolute beginners please.
About Simon Low
Simon Low has been teaching yoga internationally for over 18 years & has developed a unique & personal teaching style, keeping classes diverse, focused & fun. Originally trained in the USA, where he lived for 7 years, with Dr Larry Payne at Samata in Los Angeles. Simon has studied & explored a wide variety of physical, energetic & spiritual practices, including Iyengar, Astanga Vinyasa, Okido & Viniyoga, Chi Kung, The Alexander Technique, Pilates, Macrobiotics, & Chinese Medicine, effectively bringing together the essential elements of these sources of wisdom & healing into his teaching.
Simon is now the Principal of The Yoga Academy, one of the UK’s leading yoga teacher training schools & was the original Director & a co-founder of London’s Triyoga. Simon runs teacher trainings, weekend residentials, workshops & yoga holidays internationally throughout the year. The new dvd “Yin & Yang Yoga with Simon Low” has recently been released, while Simon is a guest writer for “Ask the Experts” in the Observer newspaper, & has been covered in or has contributed to numerous national & local newspaper & magazine articles. Simon is assisted at all his yoga events by Yoga Academy teachers, ensuring that all students are also guided & supported throughout his classes by experienced teachers.
This will be Simon’s sixth teaching visit to Oslo.
For more information on Simon Low’s teacher training, yoga holidays, workshops & residential weekends visit:
www.simonlow.com
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