rex Posted November 6, 2006 I remember reading a post by Ian saying that real yoga has yet to appear in the West. IMHO it just has. Check this out:  Yantra Yoga for beginners  Unlike other tibetan tsa lung/trulkhor courses there's no access restrictions either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandTrinity Posted November 6, 2006 Sweeeet, but there was no date on there? click here tp find vajra and tao martial arts monastery in BUffalo NY! I just learned of it! Newly revealed!!!!!!!1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rex Posted November 7, 2006 Oh aren't the dates there? It's this weekend (11-12th). The Song Mountain Monastery page looks worth keeping an eye on. That guy must be doing something right to be looking like that at 99 years old! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrandTrinity Posted November 8, 2006 Oh aren't the dates there? It's this weekend (11-12th). The Song Mountain Monastery page looks worth keeping an eye on. That guy must be doing something right to be looking like that at 99 years old!  This month? Ahh like verything is going on this weekend in North East USA!!! Chi Nei Tsang workshops, 2 good concerts, Yuanming Zhang teaching and now this! What to do???  Rex or anyone, please tell me more abou thie Yantra Yoga being presented here. Do you think its the simple 8 movements?  These are available on video, and I am inclined to buy the video, anyone familiar with it? "The Eight Movements of Yantra Yoga: An Ancient Tibetan Tradition" by a Norbu student/Norbu  Also, see PRS.org for another video teaching of Yantra yoga. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rex Posted November 8, 2006 (edited) A lot has been going on at the same time here in the UK as well. There's something about November and this time of year. At any rate the air is very energising at the moment.  They might do on-going classes and other sessions so it's probably worth contacting them via the details near the bottom of this page which also has further info on the system: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/ths/230574555.html  Can't say for sure what the course will cover. Surely the basic eight movements. Different breathing techniques and channel purfication exercises may also be covered and other aspects that aren't covered on the video. Got this blurb from a UK site:  "Introductory workshops We all know how to breathe, but, because breathing is tied to our emotions and our mind, it is often disordered. The first workshop teaches movements and positions that introduce the different components of breathing, as well as mobilising the joints, stretching the muscles and regulating the flow of prana. This is not only indispensable for meditation and contemplation, but one can truly learn and experience relaxation with presence for the three aspects of our human condition, body, energy, and mind.  We begin the 3 groups of preliminaries, in particular the 8 movements. Only when this is clearly introduced can we proceed slowly and gently to apply and deepen the experience of breathing in the Yantras and eventually in the Pranayamas.  Introductory workshops are suitable for people with no previous experience or for more experienced Yantra Yoga practitioners who wish to refresh their practice."  This style of yantra yoga has five groups of movements of which the eight basic movements form part of the first group. One of the functions of yantra yoga is to get the internal winds to abide in the central channel. Another is to harmonise the internal elements. There's no visualising yourself as a deity or anything like that.  I was pleasently suprised to see this course advertised as being open to everyone as in the UK transmission from Chogyal Namkhai Norbu is required. Maybe it's only for the second groups of yantras and up. Edited November 8, 2006 by rex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
