Yin-Yang Yoga Special Class

Mudra-Yin Yoga Special Class

Yoga Nidra Workshop

Sharing with Indrawati Widjanarko for Taman Bacaan Pelangi

Save the date! ~ 25th August 2016, 6:30pm

Sharing session for Taman Bacaan Pelangi by Indrawati Widjanarko

also with Decky Karunia

More about Indra

A loving and compassionate yoga teacher, Indra has been teaching yoga for 17 years. She found her style of teaching from the heart, leading others to get in touch with body, breath and inner energy. Thus, her yoga practice is joyful as she incorporates movements, mudras, energy practice, healing sounds and mantras as well as other visualization meditation.

Indra has been sharing in workshops and retreats in China, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, as well as festivals such as Bali Spirit Festival, Xiamen Yoga Festival, Women’s Yoga Festival, Woodford Folk Festival.

More about Taman Bacaan Pelangi

Taman Bacaan Pelangi (The Rainbow Reading Garden) is an Indonesia-based foundation that establishes community libraries in the remote areas of the eastern regions of Indonesia, with the aim to increase the interest in reading among children in the eastern regions of Indonesia and open their access to storybooks.

Founded in 2009, TB Pelangi now manages 39 community libraries in 15 islands in east Indonesia, distributing more than 85,000 children storybooks, and touching the life of more than 12,000 children of the age 5-13 years old.

TB Pelangi’s vision is east Indonesian children who are intelligent, dare to dream, and are able to realize their potentials, for their own sake and the sake of the surrounding community at large.

~ Be Kind, Be Joyful, Be You ~ 

Organik Klub and Studio Sang Akar - Organik Yoga Teacher Traning Partners

Organik Yoga is very pleased to partner with Studio Sang Akar and Organik Klub in delivering Teacher Training. It is in the hope that training participants will be enriched from both the knowledge and experience presented by both partners.

Organik Klub is Jakarta Pioneer 1 Stop Organic shop. The shop offers all kinds of organic produce, cooking class, appliances, plant-based restaurant and delivery service.

Organik Yoga Teacher Training participants will have the privilege to learn basic knowledge how to prepare healthy organic foods, a knowledge which may come handy for personal lifestyle, while also to advise their future clients.

Studio Sang Akar, is a social business entity founded by Yayasan Anak Akar Indonesia in order to support alternative education for children at Sanggar Anak Akar, school for less-fortunate children. 

In Organik Yoga Teacher Training, we will learn to apply Yoga holistically by understanding social changes. The session will be held in Sang Akar Studio.

Organik Yoga Teacher Training Course

Yoga Nidra - relaxing mind body therapy

Often people claim that their favourite pose is Shavasana or corpse pose, which usually ends yoga asana class to cool down and relax after a range of asana practice, be it strenuous or gentle. Shavasana feels nice because it allows us to rebound, to rest and be still.

Now, how about an hour session fully in Shavasana with no other asanas? How wonderful would that be?

That is what we do in Yoga Nidra session, a practice that is not without challenges and yet has many benefits.

Yoga Nidra is an ancient practice of Yoga, which is not as popular and widely practised as asana. In the practice of Yoga Nidra, the body sleeps but the mind remains awake listening to the instructions. It is a systematic form of guided relaxation that typically is performed for anything between 35-60 minutes at a time. Both a form of meditation and mind-body therapy, the mind is in a state between sleep and wakefulness.

Many people remain in a state of tension and frustration. In day to day life, individuals fail to express their emotions freely and openly. As a result, the emotions are repressed and manifested in the form of tensions. This continuous level of tension in the body, mind and emotions predisposes the individual towards psychological and psychosomatic disorders. In the practice of Yoga Nidra, the body is progressively relaxed, which in turn releases the accumulated tensions.

In the practice, the practitioner also moves slowly towards the deeper realms of the mind where he or she confronts the deep-rooted emotional tensions. In this way, with regular practice, tensions at the physical, emotional and mental level can be minimized.

Another benefit of Yoga Nidra is clearing up the unconscious. From early childhood, we tend to repress many wishes, desires and conflicts. All the traumatic experiences, unfulfilled desires and threatening situations are usually suppressed to the subconscious mind level. During the practice of yoga nidra, the instructor asks the practitioner to visualize certain symbols and images with a witnessing attitude, which helps in cutting off the personal identification with the experience. In this way, the practice of visualization brings the unconscious repressed desires, experiences, conflicts and frustrations to the conscious level and then cuts off the personal identification with those experiences. The unconscious is then cleared up and we can walk with less unnecessary baggage in our mind.

Yoga Nidra is one of the practices of pratyahara where the awareness is internalized. Practitioners often report that they find the practice bringing immediate physical benefits, such as reduced stress and better sleep, and that it has the potential to heal psychological wounds. As a meditation practice, it can engender a profound sense of joy and well-being.

According to Swami Satyananda (1998), "a single hour of yoga nidra is as restful as four hours of conventional sleep".

Extracted from www.yogajournal.com and www.yogamag.net

Snapshots of Yin Yoga TTC with Sebastian and Murielle - March 2015

 Here we are, 8 days together doing Yin Yoga plus TCM plus meditation with Sebastian and Murielle.

Group photo upon completion

Wonderful Yin Practice

TCM and Meditation Theories - full of wonder

Qi Gong practice, wake your energy - and wake you up ;)

Great dinner at Bi Bet Na Lembur Kuring

Looks like Yinsters also love Selfie very much

Can you guess which meridian point that is?

Zenthai Special Class for Charity by Adel and Lili

"You give but little when you give your possessions. It is when you give of yourself when you truly give" 

~ The Prophet, Khalil Gibran

It was February 15, one day after Saint Valentine's day, which is probably the day when "love" is most celebrated. During this celebration, it is most common to express love with chocolate and flowers. But Adel and Lili decided to give very special gifts instead. 

They shared their loving kindness in a Zenthai massage special class session, which was held for free by donation. The contribution received from generous participants were to help our young friends from SMP Terbuka (Junior High) Samudra Jaya. The school currently needs support in order to fund renovation much needed for the school building to a more proper condition for day-to-day school activities. Last time we heard, the school activities are currently conducted in a roofless "building", which must be challenging in recent rainy days.

Our big thanks to all Participants who have come with kindness and left with joy (we hope), and also to Lili and Adel, who have filled our studio with kindness and good spirit. We hope the small amount generated from this fun class may be helpful.

Looking forward to having you in next sessions!

Yin Yoga TTC with Sebastian and Murielle

50 hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training Course Level II with Sebastian Pucelle and Murielle Burellier

Learn to teach or practise Yin Yoga from meridians point of view, philosophy, and meditation. The 50 hour training will be conducted in 8 days, March 12-15 and March 19-22, 2015.

For Further details, please contact: kalyanayoga@yahoo.com or text 0817887334.