Embark on a journey to discover your authentic Self using the ancient practices of yoga. The Jivamukti Yoga method stresses compassion for all beings, maintaining that one’s relationship with others should be mutually beneficial.
Join Carla Olla and Corinne Gervai for this 5-day retreat that combines effort with grace to find your inner bliss. As Patanjali taught, sthira (steady), sukham (sweet), and asanam (pose)—the pose should be steady and sweet.
Immerse yourself in the beautiful Jivamukti Yoga tradition with daily asana classes, while incorporating the five tenets of the Jivamukti lineage:
- Shastra (scripture)—we study yoga texts
- Bhakti (devotion)—we use mantras and chanting to open the heart
- Ahimsa (non-harming)—we explore ways to not exploit others and the earth
- Nada (music)—in addition to playing music in class, experiment with a few available instruments; feel free to bring your own
- Dhyana (meditation)—we explore various meditation practices
More than physical exercise to keep one’s body fit or to increase strength and flexibility, Jivamukti Yoga becomes a way to improve one’s relationship to all others and to raise self-awareness and compassion for all. In the process, you may encounter dissolution of a sense of separateness, the realization of the oneness of being, and the discovery of lasting happiness.
When put into practice, the tenets of Jivamukti Yoga can dismantle our present cultural notion that the earth and all others exist to be exploited for our selfish purposes. The practice of asana, along with the other limbs of yoga, charts a course to enlightenment, the ultimate goal of yoga.
