A Six-Class Exploration of Structure, Breath, and the Flow of Prana
As we gather online this July, our six-class series unfolds during our annual time on Cape Cod, where the rhythms of breath, tide, and open sky offer a living reminder of the body’s interconnected diaphragms. Together we will explore six remarkable diaphragms that organize and connect the body from the soles of the feet to the crown of the head. These gateways in the body support our posture, breathing and circulation while providing a sense of inner balance. In each class we bring flexibility and stability to the diaphragms in order to deepen the flow of prana inside.
On Cape Cod, the rhythms of the ocean remind us that the body itself is fluid and tidal. Just as the sea moves through cycles of ebb and flow, the human body depends on circulation, hydration and rhythmic movement to sustain vitality. In this summer immersion, we explore the body as a living current—awakening the deep intelligence of the hips, belly and inner legs through spiral movement, breath and somatic awareness. These practices replenish the body’s waters, kindle the inner fire of the core and restore lightness, circulation and joy.
The late summer season is an ideal time to evolve your practice to the next level. The three sessions of this immersion will focus on Hips & Pelvis, Shoulders & Arm Balances, and Backbends & Twists. Join us for a weekend of wholehearted and fearless practice.
In these classes we celebrate the time honored practice of drinking tea in order to enhance meditative focus and evoke a flavor of the sublime. Each enrolled student begins class preparing tea at home then at the start of the Zoom session we drink tea together to the accompaniment of selected verses from the Taoist and Chan Buddhist practices of the Tang dynasty. We spend time in reflection, contemplation and meditation prior to a 45 minute practice session of SATYA and asana.
5-day Prajna Yoga Training hosted by Orleans Yoga
In a totally unique way, the SATYA practice opens doorways into the interior, providing new pathways of perception and feeling. It guides students away from “doing” movement and toward sensing, receiving and “being” movement. As an adjunct to yoga practice, somatic awareness leads to embodied wisdom.
SATYA is Prajna Yoga’s “yin” style practice. All the movements are done on the floor in a flowing fashion, without force. The SATYA movements cultivate inner listening and heighten proprioceptive awareness. This awareness is the body’s innate intelligence. By increasing our capacity for sensory awareness, we become more sentient, wakeful beings in the world. The exercises are non-weight bearing and involve sliding, gliding and circular movements to reduce myo-fascial holding in the body.
The SATYA training, along with yoga postures, involves neural-muscular re-education. Like in vinyasa training, breath is combined with movement in order to deepen the respiratory rhythm. All movements support profound physical rest of the body and prepare for savasana and yoga nidra (the yogic sleep).
In-depth Sensory Awareness Training for Yoga Attunement (SATYA) practices compliment asana practice while deeply restoring the body. They open the joint spaces, build sensory-motor awareness, re-educate the neural-muscular system and help develop bi-lateral symmetry.
SATYA is so very therapeutic. The non-weight bearing movements are a perfect complement to weight-bearing in asana.
SATYA 3 investigates the therapeutic benefits of SATYA on the nervous system, endocrine system, digestion, and circulation in order to heal the subtle body. We specifically review SATYA’s effects on the autonomic nervous system and how SATYA can heal trauma in the body. Much focus is given to working with the neck, cranium, eyes, and inner ear. Students will learn how to utilize SATYA therapeutically with individual clients.
At the conclusion of SATYA 3, students who wish to complete the SATYA Certification design and fulfill a final practicum, using SATYA as a therapeutic modality.