The Art of Living course offers simple but very effective techniques and understandings which transform and release accumulated stresses and pent up emotions. The degree to which stress unduly influences our lives is often underestimated. Frequently our minds cling to anger, guilt or regrets about the past, or anxiety about the future. This oscillation of the mind results in tension and stress both for ourselves and for the people around us. To be able to manage our mind and negative emotions is an art: the Art of Living. The breath offers a wonderful tool for rapidly calming the mind, relaxing the body and energising the system. The Art of Living Course features a unique and powerful breathing technique, the Sudarshan Kriya ®, which uses specific rhythms of the breath to eliminate stress, harmonise bodily functions, transform overpowering emotions and restore peace of mind. The course also includes other breathing and meditation techniques, simple and fun yoga postures and practice of deep relaxation. Profound but light hearted knowledge about the laws governing one's mind, and skills to help deal effectively with negative emotions, are also shared. These tools and understandings when applied, allow our natural, innate joy and peace to blossom. The course has been enjoyed by people of all backgrounds, cultures and traditions all over the world. It does not conflict with any religious or spiritual practice. It is fun and deeply relaxing. Some of the benefits include:

• Reduced stress;
• More joy and enthusiasm;
• Improved efficiency and productivity;
• Heightened self-esteem;
• Enhanced health and well-being;
• Improved interpersonal skills;
• Heightened awareness and clearer perception.

On this workshop you will:

• experience 3 powerful asana practice sessions;
• practise extended deep yogic relaxation;
• learn how to meditate;
• find out how to establish and maintain a home yoga practice;
• be given dietary and other lifestyle guidelines to aid your yoga practice;
• learn how to reduce the impact of stressful situations and release troublesome emotions.

Raja Yoga Pranayama is an ancient and powerful breathing system for balancing and rejuvenating the body/mind and cultivating deep states of meditation. It is based on a series of mudras and other subtle practices which effortlessly refine the breath and lead us into a profound experience of meditative stillness.
More information about Raja Yoga Pranayama can be found in the article: About Raja Yoga Pranayama or via the Articles and Essays page.

Ayurveda, the "Science of Life", is an ancient system of healing which is a sister science to Yoga. At its core are profound procedures to restoring balance at the physical, mental and emotional levels, and re-connecting to spirit. On this workshop you will learn:

• The fundamental of Ayurveda and how to determine your constitutional type;
• How to adapt your Yoga practice to better suit your individual needs through the principles of Ayurveda;
• Dietary and other lifestyle adjustments based on Ayurveda, to restore balance and promote healing.

Yoga and its sister science, Ayurveda, contain a vast storehouse of knowledge and practical techniques to address all aspects of life, including gaining and maintaining emotional balance. The workshop brings together the core of this wisdom.

You will learn how to integrate emotions and dissolve emotional reactive patterns through awareness practices, specific breathing rhythms, gestures, postures and sounds.