Raja Yoga Training at the Padmayana Yoga School

Raja Yoga is translated as ‘the Royal Yoga’.
It is a form of Yoga where we cultivate the mind, seen as the king of our internal system, using mainly Concentration (Dharana) and Meditation (Dhyana).
These courses are held at Rosewell Shiatsu Centre, Castle Bytham.

Course 1- Sunday 21st February 2010
Course 2- Sunday 18th April 2010
Course 3- Sunday 20th June 2010

The session dates may change, please e-mail for correct times and places and to reserve your place on the course.

Aims & Benefits
The aim of these courses is to give you the tools to develop an informed inner practice that suits your needs.
There are many psychological and physiological benefits resulting from a correct practice of Dhyana (Meditation): eliminates stress, anxiety and irritability, increases self esteem and emotional control, improves concentration, better social integration, normalises blood pressure, improves immunity, circulation, reduces cholesterol levels, reduces the process of aging etc.

Course Content
- The esoteric theoretical basis for this form of Yoga (Yogas Citta Vritti Nirodha)
- Techniques for achieving a state of complete relaxation (how to go beyond the average levels of relaxation)
- Modalities for activating ‘the Third Eye’ using Yoga postures (Asana), breathing techniques (Pranayama), concentration techniques (Dharana) and Meditation (Dhyana)
- Obstacles in the practice of meditation
- Recommendations for a successful practice

The course is open to beginners as well as advanced practitioners and it will give a
comprehensive insight into the yogic practices of meditation, explaining how and why we do the practices in a specific manner.

Cost
£45/course.  £135 for all 3 courses.