Dylan’s heart is overjoyed to return and reconnect with the lovely Swedish community.
You can book one weekend = Saturday & Sunday or two lovely ones. Individual classes or a whole wonderful full week with Dylan ♡
Matters of the Heart
Compassion, Ashtanga and Emptiness
Diligent, dedicated practitioners and purest beginners alike – take heed!
Our commitment to yoga includes a commitment to compassion. Without love in our dream, it will never come true. If all senior practitioners could agree upon any one thing, it might be this: be good to yourself as you navigate a lifetime of practice.
Dylan will return to lovely Boras – a homecoming of sorts! And this year, we will go deep in a few different directions at once. Our immersion will focus upon:
Details and Dedication – laser sharp focus on our alignment, vinyasa and approach to Yoga.
Compassion and Acceptance – the infinite maternal embrace of wisdom, love and selflessness.
Emptiness and Non-being – constant realization that we do not exist as individuals, but instead form a component, part of a collective matrix of existence. So our believed stories are ours to discover and craft.
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Second weekend Immersion – Dissolving into the All
Saturday October 7:
Mysore 8am-10:30am
Meditation & PranaYama 10:30am-11:30am
A complete Ashtanga Pranayama sequence. And further explorations of what works when sitting still.
L U N C H – Come and Join us at Fruits & Friends.
The Boundless Experience of Non-existence 1 pm-3pm
Released from our self-induced expectations and limitations, let’s explore any and all new terrain that seems interesting and refreshing.
This may include going upside-down, jumping through, back and all around, as well as new ways to approach old challenge postures.
Restorative Asanas 3pm-4pm
Take precious time to unwind physically, releasing fascia and tension after an epic week with Dylan.
* Dinner together for those who want to join = VegGoa 4:30pm
Sunday October 8:
Mysore 8am-10:30am
Meditation & PranaYama 10:30am-11:30am
Leave this immersion with a personal pranayama practice that you can continue throughout the year.
Dylan will use the final session to make sure that you are clear on techniques you might choose to carry forward in years to come!
LUNCH
Both Directions at Once 12:30am-14:30pm
Let’s play with the big riddles together, one more time. Can we stay dedicated while detached? Can we work diligently while being gentle on ourselves –
and those around us? Most importantly, how can we remain a self-sufficient practitioner while staying totally connected with community, family, and strangers who might need help?
Second weekend Saturday & Sunday 1795:-
Only Saturday or Sunday 895:-
Single class 295:-
First weekend Immersion: Remembering the Heart
SATURDAY ♡ September 30
– Mysore practice – (8am-10:30am)
– Meditation & Pranayama – (10:30am-11:30am)
– Basic cleansing breath will be reviewed, setting up our detailed pranayama sequence. All of this helps refine the power of your Ashtanga (Ujjayi?) breathing.
Healing Modalities in Ashtanga (1pm-3pm) – Learn to use your daily practice as a check-up and a check-in. Then proscribe yourself the medicine you most deserve within the asana practice. We will pay special attention to specific injury prevention and rehabilitation.
Stillness (3pm-4pm) – Find silent practices that calm the body and nervous system. We make time for questions and discussions. Exploring both traditional practices as well as yoga outside the box
SUNDAY ♡ October 1
– Mysore practice – (8am-10:30am)
Meditation & Pranayama (10:30am-11:30am) – We return to Pattabhi Jois’s pranayama sequence and it’s benefits. Buddhist meditation techniques help us discover the Heart Sutra.
Diving Deeper into the Heart Sutra (12:30am-14:30pm) – we allow our own stories of identity to unravel… as we witness. Let’s also get to our big questions now – setting up our entire group for a week of alchemy, realization and comfort in the Mysore room.
Weekdays
Single classes ♡ Lovely morning
– Mysore practice – start 6:00 – 9:00
You start when it suits you – Note the end time ♡
Tuesday, Thursday
Weekdays
– Led class (continues into Mysore) 17 – 19 pm ♡
Monday, Wednesday
Improvement through Non-Non-Improvement. What if you were perfect simply as you are?!
Second weekend Immersion: Dissolving into the All
SATURDAY ♡ October 7
– Mysore practice – (8am-10:30am)
Meditation & Pranayama (10:30am-11:30am) A complete Ashtanga Pranayama sequence. And further explorations of what works when sitting still.
The Boundless Experience of Non-existence (12:30am-2:30pm) – Released from our self-induced expectations and limitations, let’s explore any and all new terrain that seems interesting and refreshing. This may include going upside-down, jumping through, back and all around, as well as new ways to approach old challenge postures.
Restorative Asana (2:30pm-3:30pm) – Take precious time to unwind physically, releasing fascia and tension after an epic week with Dylan.
SUNDAY ♡ October 8
– Mysore practice – (8am-10:30am)
Meditation & Pranayama (10:30am-11:30am) Leave this immersion with a personal pranayama practice that you can continue throughout the year. Dylan will use the final session to make sure that you are clear on techniques you might choose to carry forward in years to come!
Both Directions at Once (12:30am-14:30pm) – Let’s play with the big riddles together, one more time. Can we stay dedicated while detached? Can we work diligently while being gentle on ourselves – and those around us? Most importantly, how can we remain a self-sufficient practitioner while staying totally connected with community, family, and strangers who might need help?
ALL are Welcome
Dylan Bernstein
Empirisk kunskap på många plan, närvarande och alltid med glimten i ögat ;)
Dylan Bernstein – Personal Biography
Dylan BIO
Dylan was fortunate enough to be introduced to yoga and meditation in 1988. These essential tools helped him negotiate the turbulent seas of his teens and twenties. Then Ashtanga yoga discovered Dylan at the end of his first year in India. He has maintained a daily practice ever since. A lifelong interest in Asian philosophy, culture and poetics brought him to reside in Asia, where he has maintained his home base since 2001. He has learned immensely both by traveling widely and by living in Vietnam, India and now Hong Kong.
In addition to time spent in Mysore with Shri K Pattabhi, Saraswathi and Sharath Jois, Dylan has been blessed to connect with other dear and brilliant senior teachers from the Ashtanga lineage. Time spent working and residing in the monasteries of Venerable Thích Huyền Diệu has also proven immensely insightful. Dylan has taught on four continents and continues to be influenced by many other teachers and diverse traditions. Perhaps his primary inspiration has become his dynamic and inquisitive students. He is forever indebted to all the teachers, students and fellow practitioners who have helped him along the way.
Dylan has a master’s degree in Buddhist studies, was authorised to teach Ashtanga by the Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute in 2012 and is EYRT-500 certified by Yoga Alliance. A student of teaching techniques, Dylan has a background in pedagogy and cognitive development. His classes are designed to put students into direct contact with their own true internal teachers. Yoga has never been limited to asana for Dylan and yet, he values the critical role that the physical practice can play in bringing light to one’s whole being. Essentially, Dylan remains a pluralist, believing in many kinds of truth and many manners of realization.
Though entertainment is not his focus in teaching, there is always room for laughter in his classroom. Though the land and conditions around him are often shifting, the practices keep him grounded internally, allowing for stability even when in the midst of change. Ashtanga vinyasa coupled with pranayama and other sitting practices continue to be the foundations of his understanding and teachings.
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