Gather with fellow graduates and students, past and present, to celebrate the International Day of Yoga, and the birthday of TKV Desikachar, to learn and share, and to reinvigorate your yoga journey to living a life in yoga.
Maybe it’s been a while? Perhaps a lot has happened since we saw one another?
Let’s get back to the core of Yoga’s transformational power and be strengthened by our collective presence.
Gather your favourite warm blanket or shawl, your favourite candles and cup of tea and let’s create a unified a space for love, learning, community, sharing and oneness in a place free from the requirements of physical proximity.
Details
Date: Wednesday 21 June, 2023
Time: 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Where: Online via Zoom (register to receive link)
Cost: FREE
Hosted by: Director of The Yoga Institute, Michael de Manincor
Who is it for? This special online gathering is for our special ‘Yoga Institute Family,’ including past & current students, teachers and friends of the centre.
Register here:
We will be sending you a Zoom link shortly. (Don’t worry if your registration processing appears to freeze, this can happen sometimes, but we can see your registration and we’ll be in touch soon after with the Zoom link!)
What You Will Enjoy On The Evening
During this free online event we will
Commemorate the International Day of Yoga,
Remember our direct bridge to the extraordinary wisdom of Sri T Krishnamacharya: the gentle and wise TKV Desikachar on the day of his 85th birthday.
Share energy during a group mindfulness practice,
Enjoy a talk from Michael, and an opportunity to share life’s gifts and hard-won lessons over recent years, and
We will get back to the beloved yoga philosophy – Together, let’s explore how we can live the way of the Yoga Sutras.
PLUS,
Importantly, we will re-connect and acquaint with the very special group of people that is the inner-community of The Yoga Institute. We get so much joy from all of you, we want you to be able to receive this joy from one another too and to be a circle for each other, inspiring, supporting, and helping one another both personally and professionally.
“Mutual aid, social cooperation, civic activism, hospitality or simply caring for others: these are the kind of things that go to make civilisations” (David Wengrow, Professor, University College London)
Not Just An Aussie Sandwich! What Is a Yoga Sanga?
Sanga (or ‘sangha’ as it may also be spelt) means community. While our yoga practice is a personal journey inwards, the exquisite irony is that the deeper inwards we go with our practice, the greater the connection we feel with other people and other living things.
In a yogic sense, what connects us is greater than geography, shared experiences or even whether we think the same on various issues.
It is the quality of connection: It is about a sense of unconditional belonging and acceptance; helping and encouraging one another continue along the path towards our spiritual, mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, while providing a sanctuary-like space of non-judgement, support and care through life’s ups and downs.
“Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher” (Oprah Winfrey)
We are a spiritual tribe or spiritual family for each other. Cultivating community connection allows us to:
Experience the comfort and joy of inclusion and acceptance
Learn from one another and feel inspired by one another
Practice qualities such as non-judgement, compassion, gratitude, and being fully present
Practice self-expression and using your voice
Set aside individual ego and contemplate the collective consciousness
“There is something very powerful about being surrounded by people who will not judge you for whatever you are feeling or expressing in the moment.” (Lesley Kaminoff, YogaAnatomy)
Celebrating the Life & Legacy of TKV Desikachar
TKV Desikachar (1938 – 2016) was the son and one of the students of the man known as the father of modern yoga, Sri T Krishnamacharya, the source of our teachings here at The Yoga Institute.
Countries like Australia and New Zealand benefitted greatly from Desikachar’s deep understanding and patient transmission of Krishnamacharya’s extraordinary knowledge.
Our own Michael de Manincor was fortunate to be taught and mentored by Desikachar and today we use Desikachar’s seminal book, The Heart of Yoga, as a key and cherished reading that we guide students through in many of our flagship courses.
Why We Honour Our Yoga Forebears
We acknowledge, honour and give thanks to those who came before, who helped to pass the wisdom of yoga on. By honouring those who came before us, we can better be a link in an unbroken chain of yoga’s rich and healing traditions. Honouring lineage connects our practice to something greater than ourselves, strengthens our ‘gratitude muscle’, and helps protect us from the hazards of over-associating with individual ego.
Read More about Desikachar’s life here, and more about Michael’s personal connection to Desikachar here, and let’s celebrate the birthday of this kind and wise spirit.
International Day of Yoga
Since 2015, the 21st of June each year is recognised as International Day of Yoga under the auspices of the United Nations (UN).
Yoga’s international acknowledgment under UN recognition correlates with yoga’s increasing prevalence and acceptance as a healing modality, and its integration into more mainstream healthcare, helping prevent and treat the burgeoning array on non-communicable conditions plaguing humankind such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, preventable cancer, arthritis and of course deteriorating mental health.
The UN also recognised how Yoga helps humanity live in greater harmony with nature, and could play a role in helping humankind deal with issues such as climate change and biodiversity loss.
Ready For An Amazing and Uplifting Evening Together?
What better way to spend the International Day of Yoga than with your Yoga Institute community in the spirit of family, learning, and care. Many members of our beloved teaching and mentoring faculty will also be online with you, and they can’t wait to see you too!
Register now to receive the Zoom link – we are so excited to see you!
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“The friends I made during my time at The Yoga Institute will be life long. My yoga community is a special and vital part of my life.” (Anne, graduate)
