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YOGA AT SHREYAS
The ancient tradition
of Yoga is about a very simple thing: Lasting Happiness
(“Ananda” in Sanskrit).
According to
the Indian Spiritual tradition, in order to realise
Ananda, we must discover our true nature, which is essentially
divine. This divinity is more commonly referred to as
the Inner or Spiritual Self, God, Nirvana, the Holy
Spirit, the Power and Pure Consciousness etc.
The term Spirituality
is often misunderstood and misconstrued as meaning organized
religion. However, all of spirituality is about re-uniting
with our divine Inner Self, a Self that exists, always
has existed and always will; in the core of our heart.
The ultimate purpose or ultimate goal of our human lives
is the unfolding of this latent divinity within us.
This requires that we commit ourselves to nothing less
than self-transformation and self transcendence.
Although our
true nature always remains the same, it tends to be
obscured by our conventional thoughts, emotions and
patterns of behaviour. In order to see behind this veil,
we have to understand, harness and subsequently, purify
our physical, mental and emotional energies and discover
our true divine nature. When this realisation dawns,
we will be able to live in this world, in peace, harmony
and happiness.
On a more practical
level, Yoga allows us to deal with our day to day living
more effectively as it provides us with strength, flexibility
and balance on a physical level and calmness, clarity
of thought and the ability to withstand greater stress,
on an emotional level.
Yoga extols us
to accept the good and bad that life throws at us with
sense of poise and equanimity. It encourages us to perform
the unpleasant and difficult tasks with the same sense
of purpose, commitment and joy as the pleasant tasks.
At Shreyas, we
practice Yoga as a gamut of spiritual principles and
processes that allows us to break this veil of ignorance
of our true Self. The principle scriptures that we refer
to for our Yoga classes are the Bhagavad Gita, selected
Upanishads, Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Yoga Vashista and
the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. These scriptures are universal
in nature and its essence is applicable to all sincere
spiritual seekers.
Yoga classes
at Shreyas are based on classical Hatha yoga & combined
with Pranayama (breathing related) and Pratyahara (internalisation)
processes drawn from the Yoga Sutras –ancient
yogic doctrine that aims to integrate our body, mind,
heart and souls for complete living. The weekend will
combine yoga, wellness and "success in life"
mini-modules along with fun, games, good food and of
course, great company. You will teach us as much as
we will teach you, and together we will achieve what
we must...Shreyas (Excellence)
You will find
Shreyas comparable to most elegant Asian hotels/resorts
in terms of ambience, service and comfort, without its
trappings. It is designed as a place to retreat, reflect,
rejuvenate, rediscover and rejoice and every effort
is made to ensure that your body, mind and soul are
looked after.
There is no dogmatic
religion practiced at Shreyas and people of all faiths
are welcome.
YOGA
WEEKENDS AT SHREYAS
Yoga weekends are held
once a month to explore this tradition further and figure
out how it can be applied in our lives.
For details, upcoming weekend dates and prices, please
contact krishna@innerchallenges.com
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