WHAT? Drawing from his rich experience as a monk, educator and professional musician, Russill Paul leads you into profound meditative states using devotional singing, ecstatic mantrass, prayerful motions and powerful yogic practices that involve the breath.
HOW? Russill Paul uses superb musicianship, innovative technology and informative teaching to generate an experience that is spiritually healing and emotionally energizing.
FOR WHO? The Yoga of Sound offers an empowerment of voice and spirit to anyone, regardless of your musical or yoga background.
WHY? Sound is a powerful medium of transformation that produces a variety of beneficial effects including calming the mind, healing the heart, dissolving emotional blockage and increasing energy.
WORKSHOP TOPICS AND DESCRIPTIONS
THE YOGA OF SOUND: SONIC MYSTICISM OF THE HINDU TRADITION
Study, experience and empower yourself with the spiritual tools of an ancient system of spiritual health and vitality. Study the four major streams of sound yoga side-by-side and develop the voice of power, the voice of wisdom and the voice of beauty. A must for sound healers, yoga practitioners, massage therapists and anyone interested in the sonic dimension of yoga practice.
MANTRAS: SOURCES OF ENERGY AND POWERS THAT HEAL
The palate is a blue print of our nervous system. Learn the proper pronunciation of Sanskrit Mantras from the Vedic, Tantric and Devotional streams of sound yoga to effectively release energy throughout the body. Anglicized Sanskrit pronunciation scarcely addresses the tremendous power of Hindu mantras. Taste and discover the difference. It's amazing!
HEALING THE INNER LANDSCAPE: MEDITATION THROUGH MUSIC
Musicians, healers, artists, vocalists and all those who love music will enjoy this experience of singing and understanding the essentials of Hindu devotional music and its rich tradition of ragas. Musical instruments are welcome. Come prepared to sing, dance and meditate while being accompanied by superb musicianship.
JOURNEYING WITH THE CHAKRAS: KUNDALINI YOGA MADE SIMPLE
Study and experience effective methods of Tantric yoga employing simple yoga postures that balance our energy, movements that produce trance states, mantras that release energy in the chakras, breath control to channel and direct energy, and mystic gestures known as mudras that help configure our spiritual energy systems.
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