Join Claudia Schettini in Jivamukti Yoga workshop dedicated to flowing between strength and softness!
From the Sanskrit words Jiva, meaning individual soul and Mukti, liberation, Jivamukti Yoga is a physical, ethical, and spiritual practice, combining a vigorous Vinyasa-based asana practice with five central tenets: Ahimsa (non-violence); Bhakti (devotion); Nada (sound); Dhyana (meditation); Shastra (ancient scriptures). It was co-founded in NYC in 1984 by Sharon Gannon and David Life and since then has been in continuous expansion all over the world. Jivamukti Yoga is a “path to enlightenment through compassion for all the beings” that strongly supports social activism.
In Yoga Sutra 1.12, Master Patanjali states “abhyāsa-vairāgya-ābhyāṁ tan-nirodhaḥ”. Through a consistent practice and non-attachment, the yogi can attain control over the restless mind.
As for everything in life, on the mat and especially off the mat, we have to find a balance between strength and softness, between effort and gracefulness.
In this workshop we will delve deeper into the Jivamukti Method through a vigorous yet graceful asana practice, supported by chanting mantra with the harmonium, breath awareness, alignment exploration, hands-on assistance, relaxation and meditation. Whether you’re a beginner, deciphering the difference between vrksasana (tree) and sirshasana (headstand) or an advanced yogi who can put both feet behind their head, the workshop is open to all the levels with teacher giving different variations for everyone.
The physical practice will focus on backbending asanas to open up our hearts. Our body’s natural response to danger is to curl in, protecting our most vulnerable part – our heart, both the physical heart and the energetic heart space. Backbends do the very opposite action by opening us up to the world. We are exposing ourselves and that takes courage – but also builds more of it! Overcoming our fears on the mat can give us courage off the mat too.
About Claudia:
The first time Claudia stepped on a yoga mat was in 2010…and then she has never got out of it. The Jivamukti method came in her life some years later, during a really hard period and, since the first approach, the method has been showing her that at her very core, beneath a deep sense of darkness, there was an unshakeable, unified and life-affirming desire and ability to heal, giving here some first glimpses of freedom. Practising asanas, starting to explore pranayama and meditation and jumping into the wonderful world of chanting mantra were vital to her to feel grounded and to be aware again of the strong connection between mind and body.
Claudia decided to embark in the journey of becoming a Jivamukti teacher since she wanted to share with others the light that the path of yoga brought into her life. Practising yoga taught her that we don’t have necessarily to change our own reality to be happy, but the perspective can be different if we look at it from the heart. Since the very beginning of this life-lasting path, she has been learning from and growing up beside her dearest teacher and mentor, Olga Oskorbina, to whom her deepest gratitude goes.
Claudia’s motto, passed to her from her teacher, is what she aims to teach to her students: “You can’t fall off the path, it is all the path”. This is what she always tries to incorporate in her classes which are dynamic, highly inclusive and accompanied by a playful atmosphere…and always by a big smile.
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