Yoga Mandir runs a series of four, week long intensives in January. The theme for the Summer Intensives program is ‘Overcoming obstacles to practice’. Each week focuses on one level of the Institute’s syllabus. Attendance is both morning and evening for 90 minutes and classes run Monday to Friday.
Have you ever tried to practice at home and felt defeated or inadequate? You are not alone!
Patanjali tells us that the sadhaka (student) will encounter the Antarayas or obstacles as they develop a practice. The obstacles to practice are named as:
- disease
- inertia
- doubt
- heedlessness
- laziness
- indiscipline of the senses
- erroneous views
- lack of perseverance and
- backsliding
Summary of the four weeks of the Intensives
The Summer Intensives run over four consecutive weeks in the morning and evening, Monday to Friday. Each week covers the syllabus of either the Foundation, Developing, Established or Maturing practitioner programs.
Summer Intensive Week 1. 6 to 10 January 2020 Teachers - Caroline & Ela
Foundation intensive is recommended for Foundation/ Developing students as well as students of Yoga new to Yoga Mandir. More experienced are encouraged to enrol.
Summer Intensive Week 2. 13 to 17 January 2020 Teachers - Demeter & Sally
Developing intensive is recommended for students with experience of Yoga.
Summer Intensive Week 3. 20 to 24 January 2020 Teacher - Alan
Established intensive is recommended for experienced Iyengar Yoga practitioners.
Summer Intensive Week 4. 27 to 31 January 2020 Teacher - Alan
This intensive week will focus on Arm Balancings and is recommended for experienced & Maturing Iyengar Yoga practitioners.
Times:
Summer Intensives Weeks 1 to 4 are conducted through morning and evening sessions for five consecutive days - Monday to Friday.
- Morning 6:30 - 8.00am
- Evening 5:45 - 7:15pm
Cost:
The cost of each week long intensive is $250. As this program has a Led Practice focus, students enrolled in more than one Summer Intensive week may enrol in one Led Practice in Term 1 without cost. Students attending all three Summer Intensives may enrol in two Led Practices in Term 1 without cost. Usual eligibility conditions for Led Practice enrolments apply (eg: to enrol in a Led practice students must also be erolled in a Yogasana course).
Bookings:
Bookings open in Week 8 of Term 4. Please book early as places are limited.