yoga teachers fellowship

Venue: The Grace 54 Bath Avenue, Rosebank

Kundalini Yoga The teachings of Kundalini Yoga invite us to touch our sacred self and shine our truth. We can let go of the subconscious burden that makes us react in set ways, reset and boost our vitality for a magnificent way forward. In the practice of this powerful yoga and the deep meditations, we unfold to the mystery and sacredness of life. The sacred and secret art of Kundalini yoga was taught by Yogi Bhajan who tirelessly travelled and taught from the late Sixties until some years ago. Kundalini Yoga is well established and loved in South Africa.  www.kundaliniyoga.co.za

Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa of Golden Bridge Yoga LA, is returning to South Africa to spread her message of service, upliftment and healing through this Golden form of Yoga. Gurmukh continues to be one of the outstanding yoga teachers of our time, a true inspiration, bringing her dedication to peace and transformation fully into her own life, and spreading it widely in her teachings. Guided by work with her self and others in this yoga of awareness, you are invited to become part of the ‘golden’ chain where the transmission of teaching and consciousness happens through the lineage of Master teacher Yogi Bhajan.

Sharon Gannon and David Life are the creators of the world-renowned Jivamukti Yoga Method, which is a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. They are pioneers in teaching yoga as spiritual activism.

YOGA JOURNAL Magazine has called them innovators and VANITY FAIR gives them credit for making yoga cool and hip. The Jivamukti Method has been recognized by TIME magazine as one of the nine forms of Hatha yoga practiced in the world today.

The popularity of the method is spreading internationally with Jivamukti Yoga centres opening in such diverse locations as Munich, Berlin, London, Toronto, Whistler, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. It is one of the fastest growing and most highly regarded modern approaches to the ancient art of yoga. Sharon Gannon and David Life have certified hundreds of students to teach the Jivamukti method through the intense one-month residential 300 hour Teacher Training course which is offered each year in the US and in Europe.They travel extensively teaching and presenting at American, European, Canadian, Asian, South and Central American Conferences. With their Yoga DVDs and the books, Jivamukti Yoga, (also translated into Russian & Italian) The Art of Yoga, Yoga andVegetarianism and Cats and Dogs are People too! Gannon and Life are changing the way that people view, spirituality, life, themselves, each other.

“I didn’t actually start practicing yoga until two years, eight nightclub jobs and countless parties later. I liked yoga at first because of how it made my body feel, but within a few short years, yoga infiltrated every part of my existence. Because of the practice, I quit smoking, drinking, doing drugs and eating animal products. Because of the practice, I meditate, breathe, pray and serve. Yoga created the foundation that allows me to feel connected to spirit, the world and all her inhabitants. The concept of God no longer frightens me, for I learned that God is truth and love and exists in all moments, light and dark, and fully within each being. God is not something to be discovered, simply uncovered, and the journey of self-awakening will be unique for each soul. I believe this is exactly what Billy had wanted me to understand. We each have a “story” and karma that must be worked out. We each struggle, but we’ll eventually find our way to love, in God’s time. Don’t judge. Let God do his/her work, and have faith in the process. What Billy had told me simply, but masterfully, was that God is everywhere. We are all connected. We are all one. So remember to love.”