"In every person, in every situation, in every moment, in every thing, there is an inherent essence of perfection. Connect with that essence" - Govinda Kai

Week Long Yoga Workshop with Govinda Kai

April 25th - 29th, 2011  

We are EXTREMELY lucky to have the opportunity to study with this exceptional teacher and practitioner of the Ashtanga lineage in an intimate setting!

Govinda Kai is one of 35 teachers worldwide certified by the Krishna Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI) in Mysore, India.  Govinda is devoted to the Ashtanga yoga lineage and to maintaining the beauty and purity of this tradition.  He works to accomplish this through his personal practice, his yearly trips to Mysore to stay connected to the institute and his teachers, and through his consistent pursuit of spreading these teachings to students around the world.

Govinda's Personal Website :
http://lunaticmonk.com/

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April 25-29th

Monday-Friday Morning Mysore: 7:30-9:30am

Monday, Wednesday, Friday evening lecture: 7:00-8:30pm

This week long workshop/practitioner intensive will take place at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park, Florida.  It includes morning Mysore practice with an intimate group of students and evening lectures.

Making Magic And Real Love Through Family And Community
There are few other places in life where we express our highest aspirations and deepest fears than in the way that move within our families and communities. More emotionally and spiritually evolved people almost always express themselves through building and facilitating strong, honest and loving families and communities around themselves. In this session, we will explore some of the elements that can help us to reflect ourselves more clearly through our relationships with our families and communities. United we rise, divided, we fall. Let us all begin the process of being agents of unification and empowerment. By transforming your relationships with your family and community, you transform your relationship to yourself and to God above.

Unlocking The Secrets Of The Mind
Our understanding and awareness of, or lack thereof, our own minds holds the power to radically affect the quality of our lives. During this session, we will talk at length about this mysterious part of ourselves, including questions such as "What is the mind?", "Where exactly is the mind located", "How does the mind work?", "How can I improve the quality of my mind?" and other relevant topics related to the mind. Perhaps one of the biggest first steps to a much deeper and more powerful yoga practice and life is to begin to understand the mind. This session will be a first step to move your understanding in the right direction.

The True Role Of The Guru Or Teacher
In this modern age of yoga practice, the role of the teacher or Guru is often misunderstood or under appreciated. Yet, in traditional yoga practice in India, the role of the teacher or Guru is given the greatest importance. In this session, we will delve into why the role of the teacher or Guru is given such great importance. There is a hidden key to the more profound depths of practice that is held within the kind of relationship that we build with our teacher or teachers. What we will discuss will shed much light on your understanding of yourself, your practice and of life. Both teachers and students alike, will learn how to build a much more powerful practice through the relationships that we form with both our students and our teachers.

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Week Long Workshop/Intensive and BOTH Weekend Workshops: $550.00 (total savings of $215.00)

Individual Asana and/or Lecture Sessions may be purchased for $45.00

Weekend Workshop with Govinda Kai

April 22nd - 24th

All Govinda Kai workshops in Orlando will be held at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park, Florida.  This workshop will present students with Govinda's intense and and engaging Ashtanga Led Classes, chanting, kirtan, discussions, and profoundly eye opening lectures covering a variety of topics that will help us all better understand how to integrate this yoga into our everyday lives.

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Friday, April 22nd

6:45 - 8:45 PM: Introduction and Welcome Talk/Lecture: Love And Friendship - $45.00
The quality of our friendships and love relationships is truly what defines the difference between a life well lived and a life that is dominated by boredom and desperation The quality of our relationships also is reflective of the quality and depth of our spiritual practice. The keys to understanding our own selves are also the same keys that lead to fulfilling and lasting relationships in our lives. Let us dive deep into a discussion in which we can better understand what is the difference between a human relationship that is filled with deep love, trust, honesty and loyalty and a relationship that is merely superficial or even downright destructive. 

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Saturday, April 23rd

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice: $45.00

11:30-1:30 PM Workshop: $45.00

Technical and Philosophical Elements of Forward Bending. 
The forward bend is the most common element in yoga practice, particularly in the primary series of the Ashtanga system. In this session we will explore the more technical and subtle aspects that make forward bends deep and transformative. We will also explore the symbolic and emotional implications of the forward bending position. Understanding the forward bend is one of the main keys to creating a truly powerful practice and is also a way to ground an understanding of how to live a more fulfilling life.

**Catered Raw Food Lunch (optional - $10.00)

***Saturday Evening 6:30pm: Kirtan, Chai and Cookies:  $30.00
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Sunday, April 24th

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice:  $45.00

11:30-1:30 PM Workshop/Lecture: Sex - A Deeper Perspective: $45.00
Sex is certainly one of the most essential of human activities. Sexual activity, whether with others or by ourselves and the thoughts that accompany our feelings about sex dominate much of our time. Yet, for the most part, we are confused and befuddled by this area of life, perhaps more than any other. Many people have experienced some form of trauma in this area of their lives and very few people have the courage to talk openly about this area of life. In this session, we will begin with a yogic perspective on sex and begin to explore just what sex is and how we can begin to understand it in a way that it actually becomes an empowering part of life and not one that only causes us frustration and trouble.

**Catered Raw Food Lunch (optional - $10.00)

Weekend Workshop with Govinda Kai

April 29th - May 1st

All Govinda Kai workshops in Orlando will be held at The Yoga Shala in Winter Park, Florida.  This weekend workshop will present students with Govinda's intense and and engaging Ashtanga Led Classes, chanting, kirtan, discussions, and profoundly eye opening lectures covering a variety of topics that will help us all better understand how to integrate this yoga into our everyday lives.

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Friday, April 29th

6:45-8:45 PM: Introduction and Welcome Talk/Lecture:

The True Role Of The Guru Or Teacher  - $45.00

In this modern age of yoga practice, the role of the teacher or Guru is often misunderstood or under appreciated. Yet, in traditional yoga practice in India, the role of the teacher or Guru is given the greatest importance. In this session, we will delve into why the role of the teacher or Guru is given such great importance. There is a hidden key to the more profound depths of practice that is held within the kind of relationship that we build with our teacher or teachers. What we will discuss will shed much light on your understanding of yourself, your practice and of life. Both teachers and students alike, will learn how to build a much more powerful practice through the relationships that we form with both our students and our teachers. 

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Saturday, April 30th

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice:  $45.00

             11:30-1:30 PM Workshop: The Art Of Back Bending: $45.00
The back is the most mysterious and complicated area of the body. More nerve ending exist along the spinal column than in any other area of the body. Even the most knowledgeable experts in the area of back medicine have declared that they still don't truly understand the subtleties of the back. In this session, we will explore the more detailed elements of the bending of the back and all the aspects that go into a deep and powerful back bend. Back bending also holds the key to many of the emotional and psychic obstacles that we encounter in our personal lives. By understanding back bending, we can begin to seriously overcome that which holds us back in life.

**Catered Raw Food Lunch Optional ($10.00)

***Saturday Evening 6:30pm:  Kirtan, Chai and Cookies - $30.00
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Sunday, May 1st

8:30-10:30 AM Guided Practice:  $ 45.00

11:30-1:30 PM Workshop/Lecture:  $45.00

Emotions: The Hidden Door To The Human Soul 
Most people are confused by the emotions that they feel and are left to deal with in their lives. Emotions feel to be so mysterious and so uncontrollable. We often feel helpless to navigate through all the consequences that result from the emotions that we and those close to us feel. In this session, we will explore a way to understand your emotions so that they serve to enhance the quality of your life and not the other way around. A deeper and clearer understanding of the area of emotions is a major key to creating a powerful spiritual life and is absolutely necessary for the achievement of any kind of lasting happiness.

**Catered Raw Food Lunch Optional ($10.00)

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