Mala Yoga Sacred Sadhana with Live, Music, Mantra and Kirtan by Emily Cobie

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MALA YOGA SACRED SADHANA
with Live Music, Mantra and Kirtan by Emily Cobie

23rd March 2024 at 1 – 5pm
Colchester, Essex

A beautiful embodied garland of the Highest Love!

Mala means garland in Sanskrit. Garlands of flowers with jasmine scent are made as sacred puja at Indian temples and ceremonies. Malas are also sacred beads joined by a single thread, used to guide the repetition of sacred mantra or japa. In Mala yoga, each asana is considered a sacred bead strung upon the thread of the breath, a garland of vinyasa, a sacred body prayer to the soul. This Sacred Sadhana is inspired by this mala metaphor and the ancient traditions of yoga.

Patanjali composed the Yoga Sutras over two thousand years ago, writing the teachings of yoga into 196 threads, woven through four padas, meaning feet or chapters. Patanjali’s sutras may also be described as mala beads strung upon a thread of ancient insight, weaving the tapestry of yoga philosophy into a sacred garland.

The second pada is called sadhana. Patanjali describes eight limbs or yogic paths, leading towards a steady mind, a pure heart, the light of our essential nature. This practice explores the first yama, ahimsa, universal compassion, and the second niyama, santosha, contentment.

Ahimsa is the conscious practice of compassion, establishing loving kindness in thoughts, words and deeds towards oneself and all beings. Ahimsa naturally expands a deep sense of santosha, contentment in the heart of the yogi, opening the path of yoga, the wisdom of Self and light of the soul.

This sadhana will move through beautiful sequencing, creative namaskars, back bending asana, arm balance and inversion; embodying Patanjali’s ahimsa sutras of loving kindness. Each heart-expanding asana is a sacred bead, perfectly placed upon the thread of your breath, flowing to create the most beautiful garland of the highest love.

After our asana practice, we will share sweet prasad before joining in mandala for live music, mantra and kirtan presented by sweet soul and sublime singer, Emily Cobie. Emily’s spiritual sadhana aligns with Bhakti Yoga. She is a yoga teacher and has studied Vedic chanting in London and holy place Vrindavan in India for eight years. Emily has performed at spiritual events and festivals across England. I am so excited to welcome her into our home sangha.

We will experience this class in serene, sublime surroundings. We would love you to join us for a divine dinner at The Noodle Bar to close our evening together.

£65 per yogi
Limited spaces available

Contact Heidi on 07377 917475 to book your place on this stunning yoga and live music, mantra and kirtan event.

Duration 4 hr