Thursday, June 26 (dock time: 5 or 6 PM) - Sunday June 29, 2008 (return boat 12 PM)

Fees:
$280 +GST

Taught by Yogi Vishvketu

Join us for a 3-day retreat on Juniper Island in the beautiful Canadian Thousand Islands near Gananoque for dedicated practitioners of holistic yoga! This retreat will include a variety of Akhanda practices: Classical Kundalini, Hatha-Raja and Yoga for the 5 Koshas during our 3 hour asana, pranayama, mantra and meditation sessions morning 6-9 and evening 3-6. There will be a daily discussion hour for exploring the daily contemplations from the Yoga Sutras, Upanishads and other Yogic texts, as well as evening kiirtan and transformational experiences.

To Register:
Please download and fill out the online form and either mail or send as an email attachment to World Conscious Yoga Family.

Address:
296 Holmwood Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 2R3
CANADA
Email: info@worldyogafamily.com

August 29 – September 1, 2008
Arrival on Friday evening at 7pm for satsang at 7:30pm
Departure on Monday at 4pm

Fees:
$280 +GST

Taught by Yogi Vishvketu

Join us for a 3-day retreat in Sylvan Lake for dedicated practitioners of holistic yoga! This retreat will include a variety of Akhanda practices: Classical Kundalini, Hatha-Raja and Yoga for the 5 Koshas during our 3 hour asana, pranayama, mantra and meditation sessions morning 6-9 and evening 3-6. There will be a daily discussion hour for exploring the daily contemplations from the Yoga Sutras, Upanishads and other Yogic texts, as well as evening kiirtan and transformational experiences.

To Register:
Please download and fill out the online form and either mail or send as an email attachment to World Conscious Yoga Family.

Address:
296 Holmwood Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 2R3
CANADA
Email: info@worldyogafamily.com

September 20 - 23, 2008

Fees:
Tuition for the retreat including all classes, meals, pickup from the Kameoka Station, and a shared tatami room is: Yen 58,000

Taught by Yogi Vishvketu

* Click HERE for translation in Japanese

Spend four days and three nights at a traditional tatami-room retreat center in Kyoto, Japan, enjoying an inspiring retreat full of holistic yoga classes, cleansing kriyas, intensive pranayama classes, yoga philosophy and subtle yogic anatomy, as well as learning Vedic and Upanishadic verses (mantras) from ancient Indian wisdom traditions.

The retreat will include four yoga classes designed by Yogi Vishvketu, such as:

- Akhanda (holistic) Yoga, a balanced flow of postures incorporating pranayama, mantra and meditation
- Hatha-Raja, a meditative flow of postures performed with the sonorous Brahmaree Pranayama;
- Classical Kundalini, a dynamic class with oscillating movements, and a lot of breath work stimulating the energy channels via the two nostrils, also including chanting and visualizing the chakras;
- Akhanda Five Elements, a class that allows the practitioner to repeat a simple series of postures five times with the focus on the different elements and their healing qualities.

The retreat center is in a pastoral setting located just outside the spiritual city of Kyoto. Vegetarian meals will be provided by the retreat center including produce fresh from their own gardens. Please see photos on their website: www.honmenosato.com

SCHEDULE:

Saturday September 20

1:00 - Arrival at Kameoka Station for transit to the Retreat
1:30 - Check in to your rooms
2:30-3:15 - Introducing ourselves and about this retreat
3:30-5:30 - Akhanda Yoga Class
6:00 - Dinner

Sunday September 21

6:00 - 8:00 - Classical Kundalini Yoga Class including Agni sara kriya
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 -About Kundalini and the nadis
11:00 - 12:00 - Mindfulness and celebrating each moment as yoga off the mat
12:00 - Lunch
1:30-3:30 - Meditative Nature walk on the five elements and feedback
4:00-6:00 - Hatha-Raja Yoga Class
6:00 - Dinner
7:00-8:30 - Learn some powerful Vedic and Upanishadic mantras


Monday September 22

6:00 - 7:00 - Jal Neti or Sutra neti (nasal cleansing with saline and herbs)
7:00 - 8:00 - Intensive Pranayama Class
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 - Question and Answer about pranayama
10:30 - 4:00 - Excursion Train to Arashiama and Scenic Lunch
4:00 - 6:00 - Five Elements Yoga Class
6:00 - Dinner
7:00 - 8:30 - Mantra and Kiirtan Chanting


Tuesday September 23

6:00 - 8:00 - Akhanda Yoga Class
8:30 - Breakfast
9:30 - 10:00 - Check out of rooms
10:00 - 11:30 - Healing Circle and Closing Ceremony
12:00 - Lunch

November 17 - Dec. 6, 2008 (arrival in Delhi Nov. 12)

Fees:
6500 rupees per week (Sunday night to Sunday morning including stay and classes) (approximately CDN $200)
Airport pickup, night in Delhi and transit to the ashram: 3500 rupees (approximately CDN $100)

Taught by Yogi Vishvketu

Enjoy ashram living and Akhanda (holistic) yoga classes with Yogi Vishvketu for the ashram morning practice 5:30-8AM, and a special retreat class with Yogiji every afternoon 4-6PM Monday - Saturday.
For retreat participants there will be intensive study 9-12 noon daily Monday - Saturday with Yogi ji on different themes each week.

Week 1: Nadi Shodhan and Pranayama Intensive
Week 2: Tattwa Shuddhi (5 elements) sadhana
Week 3: Kundalini and the Chakras

To Register:
Please download and fill out the online form and either mail or send as an email attachment to World Conscious Yoga Family.

Address:
296 Holmwood Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 2R3
CANADA
Email: info@worldyogafamily.com

Prana-V Yoga Studio
Via della Braina 4/a
Bologna Italy

presents

AKHANDA YOGA : a holistic journey through the Koshas

BOLOGNA
September 29 - 30, 2007

PROGRAM of the LECTURES, CLASSES AND PRACTICE

Prior: Students fill in registration form

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2007

9:00 - 9:30 - Introductions - Introduce Vishva
                                          Pairwork: What has brought you to this point on the path – what are you looking forward to in this course.
9:30 -11:30 - Class: Rhythm and Repetition for the 5 Koshas - This class will repeat a sequence of asanas five times allowing students to sink into the experience on different levels of awareness with each repetition.
11:30 - 12:00 - Questions and exploration of the experience.
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 - Discussion: Akhanda Yoga and the Art of Sequencing for a journey through the Koshas.  Designing class levels that take students to subtler experiences of the koshas rather than just more vigorous asanas.
2:45 - 4:30 - Akhanda Dynamic Flow - A holistic class in a dynamic flow with the option for advanced variations, followed by sustained pranayama (anuloma viloma with retention and bandhas, 4:16:8) and natural meditation.
4:30 - 5:00 - Co-Listening in Pairs - Sharing the experience and bearing witness to the experience of another.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

9:00 - 10:00 - What is kundalini yoga? - What is the yogic path: from ideals to Practice? How can we cultivate and live in a State of expanded awareness?
10:00 - 12:00 - Classical Kundalini Yoga - Introduction to the mantras and nadis
                                                                Class: osscilating asanas and pranayama
                                                                Savasana – Final relaxation
                                                                Chakra Meditation with Chakra mantras
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2.00 - Mantra Learning/Chanting - Collective chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, one of the ancient Vedas most powerful sound sequences, followed by learning of the Akhanda Mandala Karam Mantra, the mantra for offering or surrendering.
2:15 - 3:45 - Hatha Raja class - A meditative sequence for the pineal and pituitary glands (3rd eye and crown chakras) done in conjunction with the brahmaree pranayama (bumble bee sound), followed by meditation on the energy of vibration.
4:00 - 4:30 - Questions and exploration of the experience.
4:30 - 5:00 - Closing Ceremony

For any further questions about the course, the transport to Villa Cipressi, overnight stays or reservations please call:

PRANA.V KUTIR
Via della Braina 4/a Bologna
telephone: +051364987 or mob: +393356629789

The first time he crossed the Ganges in Haridwar, India, Pranav experienced a strong revelation that, since 1994, compelled him to go to India every year, to look for his spiritual nature, and to practise yoga. In December 1999, he met Yogi Vishveketu, from whom he started learning many precious techniques. Since then, every year for a month he studies and practices pranayama and meditation at Yoga Niketan Ashram in Risikesh, India. To carry on learning about Vedantic philosophy, he studied with professor MarkDyczkowski from the Benares Hindu University. In February 2005, he obtained his 200-hour yoga teacher training certificate with Yogi Vishvketu. In October 2005, he taught yoga and pranayama at the Yoga Niketan Ashram. Every year in June he holds two seminars in Italy: one with Yogi Vishveketu, where Hatha, Raja and Kundalini yoga lessons are held, and a second seminar called Soul Therapy where yoga is combined with modern dance and kathak. His mission is to demonstrate to beginner and advanced students that yoga is a spiritual discipline, soul technology.

For the Italy programs of World Conscious Yoga Family, please contact Pranav at pranav.yogastudio@gmail.com