Living from the Heart through the practice of Bhakti- the yoga of devotion
An evening yoga masterclass and kirtan with rachel zinman and nyck jeanes
Frieberg, Germany May 18, 2010
In Yoga, the heart is said to be the place where our personality and deep feelings reside; in the tradition of Tantra it is seen as the home of our soul and the balance point between our material existence and the realm of greater self-awareness. The latest studies in neuroscience have found that the heart begins to beat in the unborn baby even before the brain is formed and that it has an electromagnetic energy field 5,000 times greater than that of the brain and can be measured with magnetometers up to 10 feet beyond the physical body; scientific proof that our hearts literally radiate the frequency of love.
Kirtan is a form of devotional yoga called Bhakti that celebrates the beauty of our connection to life and the bliss of unconditional love. In Sanskrit the word kirtan, means, "to repeat" and consists of mantras that are sung in call and response. Repeating the same sounds over and over can bring on a state of deep meditation where the participants experience the power of their own vibrations as well as feeling their inherent connection with others. Join Rachel and Nyck
Join Rachel and her partner Nyck for an evening of asana, pranayama, ,mudra, meditation and Kirtan in an evening dedicated to the heart.
The workshop includes:
Opening talk on Bhakti and the nature of the heart from both a yogic and scientific perspective
Heart opening postures in a creatively sequenced vinyasa flow practice
A Tantric meditation practice, which incorporates pranayama, and mudras to balance the heart
Kirtan and Bhajans with rachel and Nyck
You can listen to samples of Rachel and Nyck's new CD Sita Ram at www.inspirational-music.net
Nyck Jeanes
Nyck is a radio broadcaster on Bay FM radio in Byron Bay and Magazine editor and publisher of Be Magazine in Byron. He has also been a musician and songwriter all his life. Nyck has been an actor, café proprietor, writer, journalist, and poet too. As a musician, Nyck wrote documentary soundtracks for ABC Australia and Channel 4 in Britain, and as a performer in duos, bands and theatre work through many years. From 2000 Nyck and his wife Rachel Zinman and family lived in New York for over 4 years. During that time Nyck wrote a weekly radio and print piece back to Australia, called Letter from New York and worked promoting and creating Yoga workshops for Be Yoga . Chanting came into Nyck’s life through partner Rachel while they lived in New York. With Rachel he conducts Kirtan's in Byron Bay, Sydney, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Japan, Switzerland, Germany and New York. Together as the Subway Bhaktis they have just produced their first CD Sita Ram. You can listen to samples at www.inspirational-music.net
Rachel Zinman
Rachel is a professional dancer, choreographer, award-winning musician and published poet. She was born into a musical family. Her father David Zinman is a Grammy award winning symphony conductor.
Rachel has practiced yoga for 20 years and taught for 14. In Australia she trained in both the Iyengar and Astanga methods, teaching yoga at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in New South Wales, where she was Head of Dance. She also co-created and produced a popular Australian Yoga Video series and a Kid's Yoga Video.
Rachel met ISHTA yoga founder Alan Finger in New York City in 2000 and taught at his studio, Be Yoga for four years. While there she was the co-creator, coordinator and one of the facilitators and mentors in the Be Yoga Teacher Training Program and as part of that program began to learn and understand the power of mantra chanting.
Rachel returned to Australia in September 2004 and is currently facilitating workshops, retreats and trainings in The ISHTA System in Sydney, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and New York
Schedule
17:00- 19:30 Vinyasa Yoga class and talk on Bhakti
20:00-22:00 Kirtan
Venue
Yoga Lounge
Hebel Str. 23a
79104 Freiburg
Cost
Bhakti yoga and Kirtan 40 euro
students 35 euro
Kirtan only 12 euro
Contact
Tarika tel. 0761 2853869
info@yogalounge-freiburg.de
www.yogalounge-freiburg.de
