How Yoga Works

Tibetan Heart Yoga and the Classic Texts of Yoga Philosophy

July 8th - 15th 2005

Attending the course part time or the full residential week
We have accommodation for 15 people to attend the full week.

It is also possible for people to attend the 'Classics of Yoga classes' without staying at the centre.

Yoga Sutra Chapter One : The Chapter on Meditation, will be the focus of the week.

Description of course

We will do asana, pranayaman, meditation, Sanskrit basics and lots of philosophy about the nature of reality, how it all works, and why we each experience the world the way we do.

Its very wonderful and beautiful, offering a profound translation of Chapter One of the Yoga Sutra by Geshe Michael which makes the ultimate goals of yoga understandable and applicable to our real lives.

The Heart Yoga classes work from the inside with thoughts and the outside with breath and physical poses, combining the inner and outer methods into a powerful yoga practice that opens the heart, enhances wisdom, and strengthens the body.

This Yoga is a reuniting of two ancient lineages of Yoga: the wisdom teachings of Tibet and the physical teachings of India.

Cost of the course

The cost of the course is €630 and includes accommodation and vegetarian meals.

Costs include breakfasts, evening dinner, accomodation sharing, classes.


The food is cooked by Miriam using Paddi's famous recipes while Paddi is on holidays.

Miriam's cooking and Paddi's recipes are an amazing combination for healthy delicious meals.

Additional costs
Single room €70. Only 3 single rooms.
We eat lunch in local cafe's, restuarants, quayside pubs.
Taxi from airport €50

Costs for those attending Classics of Yoga classes only €300, or €35 per class

Additional nights stay at the centre

To avail of a cheaper flight you may like to stay an extra night or two. Cost is €30 per night. No meals included.

Availability of staying an extra night will only be known 1 week before the course start date, and will depend on the numbers attending the previous weeks course.

If the centre is full, you could always stay that night in Kinvara village with one of the many b&b’s.

Who is the course suitable for

This course is open to all. Whether you have never heard any Buddhist teachings before, whether you have not practiced yoga before, or if you have been studying Buddhist teachers for years or a yoga expert for that matter.

This week will be a tranquil retreat, with lecture style teachings, as well as the physical yoga classes, and the usual outdoors in the Burren.

The lectures will be based on Geshe Michale's interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra.

There will be also periods of silence during the week.

Instructors

Presented by Yoga Studies Institute Senior Teachers Lama Brian Smith, Ph.D., and Kimberly Veenhof, YSI Director


Brian K. Smith is a founding Director of the Yoga Studies Institute. He has been teaching Asian Classics Institute courses, guided meditations, and informal Dharma talks in Los Angeles since 2000, in addition to teaching in New York, South Lake Tahoe, and Ireland. He is on the faculty of Diamond Mountain University in Arizona (www.diamondmtn.org) as a professor of Sanskrit. Brian is a member of the Board of Directors of the Yoga Studies Institute, and is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of several scholarly books and translations based on Sanskrit materials.



Kimberley Veenhof acts as Managing Director and Staff Teacher for Yoga Studies Institute.



She has studied with Geshe Michael Roach and Christie McNally for six years, graduating from the Asian Classics Institute Masters Program. She is currently studying the six-year Tantric Course with Geshe Michael at Diamond Mountain University.

After a successful professional career in executive learning and development, Kimberley took a 3-year sabbatical to study full time with many Yoga and Buddhist Masters.

She returned to organizational life to bring the wisdom of yoga to both spiritual and secular communities, teaching yoga and personal development around the world.

Kimberley is certified to teach both Tibetan Heart Yoga & Classics of Yoga.

To learn more about the teachers and about Geshe Michael Roach please see http://www.yogastudiesinstitute.org/staff.html

Timetable for the week

Friday

Time	Activity
6:00 - 7:00pm	Arrival & Registration
7:00pm	Dinner by Paddi
8:00 - 8:30pm	Karma yoga
9:00pm	Introduction to the week's retreat

Saturday

Time	Activity
7:30 - 9:30am	Tibetan Heart yoga practice and teachings
9:45am	Breakfast
10:30	Karma yoga
11:00 – 3:00pm	Outdoor trip into the Burren
2:00pm	Lunch out locally
3:00pm approx	Return to centre
4:00 - 6:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class One.
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30 - 8:00pm	Karma yoga
8:00 - 10:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Two

Sunday

Time	Activity
7:30 - 9:30am	Tibetan Heart yoga practice and teachings
9:45am	Breakfast
10:30	Karma yoga
11:00 – 5:00pm	Outdoor trip into the Burren
2:00pm	Lunch out locally
5:00pm approx	Return to centre
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30 - 8:00pm	Karma yoga
8:00 - 10:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Three

Monday

Time	Activity
7:30 - 9:30am	Tibetan Heart yoga practice and teachings
9:45am	Breakfast
10:30	Karma yoga
11:00 – 3:00pm	Outdoor trip into the Burren
2:00pm	Lunch out locally
3:00pm approx	Return to centre
4:00 - 6:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Four.
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30 - 8:00pm	Karma yoga
8:00 - 10:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Five

Tuesday

Time	Activity
7:30 - 9:30am	Tibetan Heart yoga practice and teachings
9:45am	Breakfast
10:30	Karma yoga
11:00 – 5:00pm	Outdoor trip into the Burren
2:00pm	Lunch out locally
5:00pm approx	Return to centre
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30 - 8:00pm	Karma yoga
8:00 - 10:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Six

Wednesday

Time	Activity
7:30 - 9:30am	Tibetan Heart yoga practice and teachings
9:45am	Breakfast
10:30	Karma yoga
11:00 – 3:00pm	Outdoor trip into the Burren
2:00pm	Lunch out locally
3:00pm approx	Return to centre
4:00 - 6:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Seven.
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30 - 8:00pm	Karma yoga
8:00 - 10:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Eight

Thursday

Time	Activity
7:30 - 9:30am	Tibetan Heart yoga practice and teachings
9:45am	Breakfast
10:30	Karma yoga
11:00 – 5:00pm	Outdoor trip into the Burren
2:00pm	Lunch out locally
5:00pm approx	Return to centre
6:30pm	Dinner
7:30 - 8:00pm	Karma yoga
8:00 - 10:00pm	Classics of Yoga Class Nine

Friday

Time	Activity
7:30 - 9:30am	Tibetan Heart yoga practice and teachings
9:45am	Breakfast
10:30	Classics of Yoga Class Ten
11:15 – 12:00pm	Tidy rooms and cleanup
12:00 noon	Depart

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