“The longest journey begins with a single step.”

— Patañjali

Have you ever heard about Raja Yoga?

Not me, no. Pure Yoga doesn’t have it on its schedule: Hata, Flow, Hot, Alignment - my favorite - can't see any Raja. Did I spell it right? R-a-j-a.

Not until last February 2020 when -transitioning from my Kong Kong life to my Italian life I’ve decided to stop by Pushkar, to say hi to my lovely Fior Di Loto Girls and ended up as a Raja Yoga teacher myself after a full month of intensive training with the legendary Swamiji Kapri.

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Raja Yoga

Raja Yoga is the source of all styles of yoga that are practiced today,  it is authentic and pure  in the sense that it is based on scriptures. It is also known as Ashtanga yoga or Aadi yoga or Satyananada yoga.

It includes Hata yoga, Kundalini yoga, Dhyana yoga and Kriya yoga. The main difference between Raja Yoga and other variants is Raja Yoga approaches yoga as a spiritual discipline. Therefore everything - Asana, Pranayam, Mudra and Bandha are gentle and meditative. We don’t use external props- blocks, belts etc. We believe each one of us is unique - physiologically and psychologically and that uniqueness is our asset and it should not be undermined. Moreover, the purpose of yoga is to bring mind under control and remove klesha (afflictions). Therefore emphasis is on feeling and experiencing than merely knowing.

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- Swamiji Kapri

"Let’s rekindle the flame of humanity within each one of us and treat protecting the rights of others as our responsibility and stop misusing whatever authority we have in family or in society! This one step has the potential to change the world and make it a heaven!"

— Swamiji Kapri


[...] Born on April 3, 1946 in a small village Seerar high up in the Himalayas on the border of China and Nepal Swamiji was given the name Harshvardhan as per his zodiac sign. His maternal uncle found it difficult for a region where people cannot differentiate between s and sh and changed it to Jagdish Chandra. [...]

In 1968 he joined Advertising a profession he did not know existed before he appeared for the interview. He became a copywriter at Ulka Advertising a creative boutique those days now FCT! In 1976 moved to the largest ad agency then HTA and now JWT and switched from Creative to Management! He went on to head the regional operations of five of the ten top AD agencies in India during next two decades! [...]

  • Dream it.

  • Build it.

  • Grow it.

  • Sell it.

Yoga Teachers Training Course (R200)

6:30 - 7:45 Morning Meditation walk
8:00 - 10:00 Integrated Yoga + Meditation practice session
10:15 - 10:45 Breakfast
11:00 - 1:00 Theory Class
1:15 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 4:00 Rest/Self-study
4:00 - 5:45 Integrated practice session
6:00 - 7:00 Satsang, soulful mantra chanting
7:15 - 8:00 Dinner
8:00 - 9:00 Sharing Circle, on alternate days
9:00 to 10:00 Self-study/ meditation/prayer
10:00 Lights off


Angela's training Feb 1st 2020 - Feb 22nd 2020

Terapeutic application of yoga

Daily Schedule

5:00 - 6:00 Meditation
6:30 - 7:00 Morning Meditation walk 
8:00 - 10:00 Yoga + meditation practice 
10:15 - 10:45 Breakfast
11:00 - 1:00 Theory and demonstration class
1:15 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 5:45 Yoga + meditation practice 
6:00 - 7:00 Satsang, soulful mantra chanting
7:15 - 8:00 Dinner
8:00 - 9:00 Sharing Circle, on alternate days
21:00 to 22:00 Self-study/ meditation/prayer
10:00 Lights off

Angela's training Feb 23rd 2020 - Feb 29th 2020

Class name

Vinyasa with Lindsey
90 min ·  Level 3

 

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

 

What you’ll need

2 Blocks
1 Blanket

We'll be working on

Twists
Arm balances
Inversions