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Vancouver Island Yoga School

The Yogic Mind – Vinyasa Krama and the Yoga Sutras

A Weekend Intensive
With Whit Hornsberger

Dates: March 8th, 9th, & 10th, 2019

The weekend consists of four sessions:

Fri, March 8, 7:00 – 9:15 pm – Why Do We Suffer?
Sat, March 9, 1:00 – 3:30 pm – Who Am I?
Sat, March 9, 4:30 – 7:00 pm – Pure Awareness
Sun, March 10, 12:30 – 3:30 pm – The Path to Freedom

Where: Harmony Yoga & Wellness Center, 360 Duncan St, Duncan BC

The tradition of Classical Yoga is a contemplative, meditative path, guiding courageous and curious seekers towards the true nature of their enigmatic human existence, giving rise to transformative wisdom and leaving in its wake the fetters of physical and mental suffering.

Vinyasa Krama (movement and sequence methodology) as expounded by the legendary father of modern yoga, Sri T. Krishnamacharya is considered the most comprehensive representation of Krishnamacharya’s teachings of yogasana. Built upon the foundation and existential wisdom of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, Vinyasa Krama is thus considered a classical form of yoga.

The Yoga Sutras are the systematization of thousands of years of liberation-seeking inquiry practiced upon the Indian subcontinent. A compendium of wisdom, the Yoga Sutras are a detailed psychosomatic methodology which promises to reveal and then extinguish the limitations of the conditioned mind, not through blind faith, but through direct personal experience.

Over the course of the weekend, we will explore the extensive sequencing of the Vinyasa Krama method of Krishnamacharya, dissect the psychological framework of the Classical Yoga tradition, and apply the most relevant and potent of Patanjali’s sūtras for mental well-being to an extensive, full-spectrum vinyasa practice (asana – pranayama – meditation).

The intention of this journey together is not to indoctrinate, for ultimate truth is beyond words and techniques. We gather instead to engage with ancient tools and practices capable of revealing the inherent wisdom within the gift of consciousness, providing a reference point from which our own innate intelligence can contemplate, discern and investigate the existential query which has driven the tradition of yoga for centuries:
Who am I?

This intensive is created for and accessible to all levels of practitioners and geared specifically towards those individuals with an insatiable curiosity for the enigmatic nature of human existence and a passion to evolve beyond the limitations of the conditioned mind.

Practice Session 1: Fri, Mar 8, 7:00 – 9:15 pm – Why Do We Suffer?
The tradition of yoga is designed to guide us towards the cessation of suffering. But why do we suffer? In this workshop, we will look at the yoga-sutras that discuss the causes and origins of our suffering in this human life.

Practice Session 2: Sat, Mar 9, 1:00 – 3:30 pm – Who Am I?
The central question that the tradition of Classical Yoga seeks to answer and understand is the existential inquiry into who we truly are. In this workshop, we will look at what this ancient tradition says we are not, as well as that which we truly are.

Practice Session 3: Sat, Mar 9, 4:30 – 7:00 pm – Pure Awareness
The goal of Classical Yoga is to remove the impediments which obscure our true nature. In this workshop, we will begin to understand how to move towards the essence of the true Self, the refuge of our own awareness.

Practice Session 4: Sun, Mar 10, 12:30 – 3:30 pm – The Path to Freedom
In our final workshop of the weekend, we will gather the wisdom of the previous three workshops and look at how this ancient tradition encourages us to continue to tread the sometimes difficult and arduous path of self-inquiry.

Cost: You can attend one, two, three or all sessions:
1 session – $55 + GST
2 sessions – $85 + GST
3 sessions – $105 + GST
Whole weekend – $125 + GST

Contact 250-597-1919 or harmonyyogaduncan@gmail.com for more information.

About Whit

Whit HornsbergerWhit Hornsberger (Vancouver, Canada) is a student and teacher of the wisdom traditions of Classical Yoga and Theravada Buddhism.

A former athlete, Whit found the path as a result of a career-ending knee injury and the subsequent emotional and mental suffering inherent in losing one’s (supposed) self-identity and self-worth. His daily practice and teaching methods stem from the traditional practices of Vinyasa Krama (Krishnamacharya) and Buddhist meditation (Mahasi Sayadaw). A passionate advocate of traditional teachings, Whit expounds the ancient wisdom of these lineages in a relevant manner, making them readily accessible to students at every stage of the path.

A lover of surf, travel and nature, Whit teaches internationally, offering classes, international workshops, retreats and trainings.

Whit Hornsberger - Mar 8 to 10, 2019 - The Yogic Mind