2-Week Morning Challenge: ’Between Body and Wisdom
Dedication to the 5 Koshas’ with Naomi
Jan 27-Feb 07, 2020
Mon-Fri 8.30-10.00
Studio Sonne; Sonnenallee 67
English
100€
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Who are you? What are you made of? Are you your body? Your thoughts? Your ideology? Your feelings? Your profession? Your vibe? Is one more important to you than the others? The yoga philosophy sees the human self through five layers – The 5 Koshas. These layers are thought of as different dynamic covers that wrap and hide our unchangeable soul – our innermost layer. Yoga in that sense is the practice of uncovering, of revealing our true nature.
In this 2-Week Morning Challenge, we will travel through the 5 layers of the self, moving from the physical into the subtle and back. We will use the 5-koshas model of the self through asana, meditation and theory and will look at the relationship between the different layers of our being.
Week 1
What are the 5 Koshas?
How do they relate to my practice? How do they relate to my life outside of yoga?
Exploring the first two Kosha: Annamaya Kosha (the physical body) and Pranamaya Kosha (the energy body).
Week 2
Getting in touch with the third, fourth and fifth Koshas: Manomaya Kosha (the mind), Vijnanamaya kosha (intellect) and Anandamaya Kosha (bliss).
Through the practice of mindfulness meditation we will move closer to those inner layers of the self and become familiar with the nature of our mind and wisdom.
What is Bliss? Do I want that? How do the 5 Koshas relate to each other and how to integrate the learning in our daily life?
This morning challenge is open to all levels. Please, bring a small notebook and a pen for your notes.
Naomi Mark has been into dance and movement since childhood and entered the world of yoga in 2005. At that time, she worked for Physicians for Human Rights and was involved in a range of political struggles, mainly with prisoners and refugees’ rights in Israel. Naomi completed her first 200h yoga teacher training in the vinyasa yoga school in Rishikesh (India), the second 300h course in Om yoga by Cyndi Lee in Berlin and a yin yoga training at yoga with yin in Estonia.