At the heart of any yoga practice is the willingness to feel. When yoga is practiced through the lense of sensitivity we encounter a deep intimacy with what is happening. An intimacy we so often seek in places far away from where we actually are.

Birgitte will guide you through a 3 hour practice sensitizing especially the joints and inviting you to feel the whole of your body more clearly and directly. The practice alternate between waves of yoga postures and subtle micro movements or stilness. An invitation to release any tension your body is willing to deeply feel and embrace.

Time: 10.00-12.30

Price 300 DKR

Booking: Secure your space by paying over mobile pay 26169309. Send an email to info@dynamicyoga.dk to register with your name. Bank transfer and electronic invoicing is also an option is you don’t have mobile pay.

Teaching yoga is a rewarding job in itself. It is also a job that takes a little extra. The originality and freshness of your teaching comes from the depth of your living practice. This retreat helps you find ways to teach from your body rather than from knowledge or belief. It is also an opportunity to get inspiration and peer support to help you thrive in your working life. We are open for trained (and trainee) yoga teachers from all branches of the yoga family tree. The retreat is not a training in any particular approach to yoga. Instead, we will refine the way you translate the feeling intelligence of your own body into verbal instructions. You will receive 35 hours of teaching in 5 days, deepening your somatic understanding of yoga posture practice.

A typical day

Each day begins early with a quiet sitting followed by a long flow-based yoga class addressing the theme of the day. You will learn to activate your body in a way that supports feeling sensation as the compass for your practice (as oposed to learning fixed principles of alignment or traditional “full” postures). Birgitte will take you through a structured sequence of classes based on becoming a little more sensitive to the changes in sensation within you. This way of teaching is an invitation for you to access an intelligent response to what you can feel from the wisdom of your own body. Each day will sensitize specific joints of the body and invite you to listen deeply to what they have to say.

Afternoons will focus on somatic self-enquiry and/or refining your teaching skills. Guided experiments on the mat will help you explore the difference between “action” and “impact” in yoga postures to help you get clearer about how instructions could be more helpful for your students. You will be introduced to two levels of verbal instruction useful to promote safety, clarity and depth in your teaching. You will spend time in groups clarifying muscular actions and their impacts in the body and playing with layers of instruction.

The evenings focus on dialogue and reflection. Birgitte will use the Big Mind process (developed by Genpo Roshi) to facilitate a group dialogue. We will explore themes and dilemmas that comes up for you professionally and find resources to support you where you are. The evenings are structured gruup dialouges allowing you to tap into the wisdom already within you.

Place: A beautiful 250-m2 house in Sweden, surrounded by a private forest. (at the border between Skåne and Blekinge, nearest town in Lönsboda) Accommodation in shared rooms . Maximum number of students is 10

Price: 4.895 DKR. This covers 35 hours of teaching and food/chef. We  know you don’t make much money as a yoga teacher, so on this retreat we keep accommodation FREE and instead we help each other out around the house and kitchen during the retreat.

Birgitte Gorm Hansen

Birgitte has been teaching workshops for yoga teachers for the past many years and have served as external examiner and guest teacher in several teacher trainings. Her 20 years of spiritual practice (14 of them teaching yoga) adds a rare depth and clarity to her work. Her workshops have inspired many students to let go of the need for external authority and allow the wisdom of their own body become the driving force in their practice. She has a nerdy and fun approach to exploring yoga practice and never ceases to learn from her body, her students, her colleagues and her teachers.  Originally trained as a psychologist (PhD) Birgitte has taught well over 5000 hours of yoga. In the past 2 years she has been in training with zen master Genpo Roshi to become a Big Mind Facilitator.

Pull the plug, take the plunge and dive into the depths of yoga. This urban retreat will take place in the beautiful Metropolis Yoga Shala at Sluseholmen, an undisturbed city space with plenty of open sky, ocean view and nature walks just around the corner. Each day we will dive deeper into yoga posture flows and meditation allowing you to tune into the subtle delight of being deeply present in the body. Parts of the retreat will take place in practical silence, giving you the opportunity to go deep within.

We offer donation-based accomodation for up to 4 students during the retreat if you are travelling from outside Copenhagen.

The urban retreat is open to all . All classes will be taught by Birgitte

Friday 17.30-20.30: Introduction and gentle evening yoga class.

Saturday & Sunday 9.00-12.30: Pranayama session, flowing yoga posture practice, seated meditation

Saturday & Sunday 14.00-17.00  Exploration, dialouge, soft yoga posture practice, guided relaxation

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk  (spaces are booked first come first serve by payment over bank transfer).

Price:

Single class: 400 DKR

Single day: 700 DKR

Full workshop 1700 DKR (includes 15 hours of teaching, tea and snacks)

For an extra 150 DKR per day a warm vegetarian lunch will be provided on saturday and sunday.

Yoga is no longer just the privilege of meditating cave men. Modern yogis live engaged lives full of relationships and responsibility. This sometimes leaves us with an apparent dilemma of balancing our time for practice and “normal life”. Instead of seeing yoga as the art of balancing two separate things, this series og mini-workshops will approach yoga as an invitation to intimacy with what is here. Perhaps yoga practice is not something “other” than our daily activities, but rather an invitation to become one with them. Using your body as a doorway, we explore the underlying unity between apparent separations. Perhaps, your practice really is no other than your life.

Contrary to the traditional yoga retreat, an urban retreat invites you to bring the depth of your yoga practice into the city space, your social comitments and relationships. It takes place in the beautiful Metropolis Yoga Shala at Sluseholmen, an undisturbed city space with plenty of open sky and ocean view, yet only 15 minutes from the center of the city. Each day we will dive deeper into yoga posture flows and meditation allowing you to tune into the subtle delight of being deeply present in the body. Parts of the retreat will take place in practical silence, part of it will take place in lively dialouge.

We offer donation-based accomodation for up to 4 students during the retreat if you are travelling from outside Copenhagen.

The urban retreat is open to all . All classes will be taught by Birgitte

Friday 17.30-20.30: Introduction and gentle evening yoga class.

Saturday-Monday: 

9.00-12.30: Pranayama session, flowing yoga posture practice, seated meditation

14.00-17.00  Exploration or group inquiry, soft yoga posture practice, relaxation.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk  (spaces are booked first come first serve by payment over bank transfer).

Price:

Single class: 400

Single day: 700

Full retreat: 2400 DKR (includes 21  hours of teaching, tea and snacks)

For an extra 150 DKR per day a warm vegetarian lunch will be provided on saturday, sunday and monday.

It’s December again. If you have already maxed out on corporate christmas trees, jingles, junk food and drunk middle managers then join us for an alternative christmas party. Invite your friends to a day of intimatly sensitive yoga and delicious vegetarian food.

Morning classes are taught by Birgitte as an energizing flow of yoga postures that recalibrates and sensitizes your whole body.

At lunch our experienced yoga-retrerat chef Melodie will serve a warm, home-cooked meal with a special christmas theme. Melodie has extensive experience with cooking for Dynamic Yoga retreats and is well attuned to the needs of your body between and after yoga.

In the afternoon Birgitte guides you back to the mat for a softer practice allowing you to let go of unneccessary tension. The day ends with a hot drink and raw food sweet treats prepared by Melodie, leaving you time to hang out, ask questions and share experiences before going home.

You can book each day or each class as an individual event or come and stay for the whole weekend if you prefer. Studetns from outside Copenhagen are welcome to sleep over in the yoga room.

Maximum number of participants in this exclusive workshop is 14. Spaces are booked first come first serve.

Program:

Saturday December 6th

9.30-12.30: Energizing yoga class

14.30-17.30: Deepening and gentle yoga class

Sunday December 7th 

9.30-12.30: Energizing yoga class

14.30-17.30: Soft restorative glass

Prices:

All weekend 1200 DKR

One day 700 DKR

Single class 400 DKR

Lunch per day: 130 DKR

Teaching in English if required

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

We are going again! Get ready for a Dynamic Yoga intensive in the island of Lesvos. Practice yoga in one of the most beautiful, well-kept yoga shalas in Europe. Every wooden nail is hammered in with love! Milelja retreat center has been hosting retreats for nearly 30 years in a homely and intimate atmosphere, plunged right in between the deep blue Mediterranean and the rough volcanic mountains. We welcome students of all levels and branches of the yoga family tree. You will be given a carefully sequenced somatic education that takes you straight to the subtle heart of yoga posture practice.

Our spring intensive takes place April 7-14th 2015 (for flight flexibility we offer check in already on the 6th of april, giving you an extra day of rest before we begin)

PS: we are also going on October 2015, click here for more info

A typical day:

Each day will begin with a sunrise pranayama session in our warm, wooden yoga hall. From sitting in silence we then rool directly on to the yoga mat for a slow-flowing, dynamic posture practice landing in relaxation and seated meditation. Over the week Birgitte will guide you through 6 progressive practices allowing you to sensitize, recalibrate, mobilize and strengthen your body without struggle or pain. After the morning practice our hosts will serve a full vegetarian brunch buffet (fresh local produce is used whenever possible). Morning yoga is nice to do on an empty stomach. However, if you do need to eat a little breakfast before the morning classes we have fruit, nuts or müsli available in the dining room early in the morning and during the day if you need a snack.

The afternoon sessions will alternate between longer workshops or shorter gentle yoga classes. The workshops will help you clarify the Dynamic Yoga Training Method to make sure it works for the body you have today. Here we will do little explorations together through dialogue and partner work ending with a gentle floor-practice and preparing you to dive deeper the next day. The shorter yoga classes are to nourish and relax you by tuning in to the subtle presence of body and breath. On days with shorter sessions you have some free time between brunch and afternoon class where you can rest, chill at the pool, hike or explore the beautiful nature of the north island. Some days the retreat center arranges a hot pool dip for muscle relaxation. You can also book a massage or treatment in the in-house wellness clinic.

Most nights we will gather for an early home cooked dinner at the retrerat center. For the first and last evening of the retreat we will eat out. The old village of Molyvos is just 20 minutes away by foot and kept in its original narrow streets and stone cottages with lots of lovely tavernas and cafes.

Evenings you will be given the space to sit in silent meditation with the rest of the group before going off to bed. We sit in intervals ranging from 15 to 60 minutes depending on your experience and training. Everyone is free to drop quietly in or out of the yoga hall. Instructions will be given on how to sit comfortably either on a cushion or a chair if  needed.

We offer practical silence periods between 22.00 and 7.30 each day (meaning we go quiet, but of course can ask questions or give practical messages). Meditation and silence periods are optional. They are offered as an opportunity to deepen your practice if you have the interest. If you want to take an offline detox from your electronic communication we can fully support that. For those who need to use email, intenret or skype their loved ones during the retreat we have a free wifi zone near the pool deck.

Program

April 6th: As flight connections for the 7th may be limited for last minute bookings hosts have offered early arrival for those who wish to travel already on the 6th of april. The teaching officially starts on the morning of the 8th so feel free to arrive on the 6th or 7th as you like and get a chance to relax and explore the village before we begin. (check in time from 15.00 owards)

April 7th: Arrive at Milelja Retreat Center   (check in time from 15.00 owards). Settle into your room and explore the local village and beach. For late arrivals (after 21.00) we will have a simple meal ready you can grab in the kitchen. If you arrive early we will help you book at table in one of the village tavernas. If enough students arrive early on this day we may plan an early evening class.

April 8th: Sunrise yoga class, welcome and introductions over brunch, afternoon workshop, dinner, meditation

April 9th: Sunrise yoga class, brunch, soft yoga class, dinner, meditation

April 10th: Sunrise yoga class, brunch, afternoon workshop, dinner, meditation

April 11th: Sunrise yoga class, brunch, restorative yoga class, dinner, meditation

April 12th: Sunrise yoga class, brunch, afternoon workshop, dinner, meditation

April 13th: Sunrise yoga class, brunch, soft yoga class, sharing session, dinner in the village

April 14th: Most will catch an early flight before 7AM. However we have open yoga hall for meditaiton and self practice and breakfast buffet for those who want a slow morning. Check out from the room at 10.00 but feel free to hang out and use the pool area until 12.00

Prices and Booking:

The teaching fee is 399 EUR covering all yoga and meditation sessions (total of 35 contact hours). You can reserve a space by paying a non-refundable deposit of 200 EUR. (The remaining 199 EUR is due before February 1st). Everything else is paid separately and directly to our hosts.

Board and lodging is payable directly to Milelja Retreat Center on arrival.  Treatments, dinners outside the retreat center, local transport and flight are not included in the prices. We will do our best to help you organize airport taxis so you can share if anyone arrives around the same time.

Send an email to info@dynamicyoga.dk to book your space.

Food: For 1 arrival meal, 1 departure breakfast, 5 brunch buffets, 5 dinners, complementary fruit, müsli, tea and water the price is 185 EUR.

Airport taxi: 70-80 EUR

Room prices per person for the whole retreat (7 nights):

Category A
Room with terrace and bathroom, spacious balcomy with ocean peek or
Room with Spacious balcony, sharing bathroom with room next door
Double pr. person:                 320 EUR
Single:                                   445 EUR

Category B
Room without balcony or apartment. Sharing bathroom with room next door.
Double per person:              285 EUR
Single:                                    395 EUR

Category C
23 m2 apartment with terrace, bath & Kitchen
Double per person                   360 EUR
Single:                                        490 EUR

Category D
40 m2 luxurious apartment, Terace, bath & Kitchen
Double pr. person:                   400 EUR
Single                                          590 EUR

Category E
40 m2 luxurious apartment, Terace, bath & Kitchen

Triple per person                           330 EUR

This workshop allows you to explore the relationship between awareness, movement and breathing. Following the natural rythm of he breath rather than having to syncronize with the rest of the class invites you to explore the inner rythms of breath, body and awareness. The workshop is open to all and beginners are welcome. The class is especially well-suited of you like to practice yoga in flow and would like to take your practice deeper.

The class is taught in English if required.

Price: 400 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

an evening workshop with Birgitte in Metropolis Yoga shala.

Stay tuned for more details coming up soon

TANTRA: THE ART OF LIVING
Being fully alive does not depend on knowledge, wealth, possessions but on being authentic in your own nature. To truly flourish as a human being your true nature as unconditional love needs to be the foundation of your living. This workshop will present Tantra as a way of deep, loving intimacy rather than a practice of exotic erotic sexuality. There will be no exploration or presentation of sexual techniques. Instead we will use yoga posture praxis, pranayama and meditation to engage, release and assimilate the deep energies of being human that underpin our ability to be intimate and satisfied as sexual beings.

Friday 17.00-20.00

TANTRA, THE ART OF LIVING

Godfrey will give a talk on the tantric approach to life, and its implications for human spirituality, sexuality and relationship. The talk will provide a conceptual contextualisation for the weekend workshop, but is open to anyone interested in relationship, sexuality, spirituality or self enquiry.

price: 300DKR

Saturday all day 10.00-18.00 (with lunch break)

MAKING LOVE: THE ART OF INTIMACY
Making love is not a skill, but a frame of mind. Becoming intimate with your own presence as love is the only way to become able to be genuinely intimate in love with others. This session will explore the experiences, attitudes, and tools that can make genuine love a real possibility, while remaining clothed. Using yoga posture praxis, pranayama and meditation godfrey will use refined and focussed instruction to invite you to experience the deep, impersonal love at the heart of human consciousness. Open to anyone interested in love and intimacy regardless of experience in yoga. There will be no sexual activity during this workshop, as we will be exploring the love upon which satisfying sexual activity depends.

Price 700 DKR

Sunday all day 10.00-18.00 (with lunch break)

TANTRA: THE ART OF LIVING
To thrive as a human being in relationship to others core sexual energy must be flowing freely without repression or indulgence.  This requires a deep intimacy with the subtle presence of your body that can allow you to let go of the habits that distort your sexual energy creating difficulties with sensitivity, honesty, openness, intimacy and authenticity. Using yoga posture praxis, pranayama and meditation while clothed godfrey will use intimate instruction and contact to invite you to  access, release and harmonise your core sexual energy so that you can live more freely and fully. Open to anyone interested in being fully alive regardless of experience in yoga. There will be no sexual activity during this workshop, as we will be exploring the energies upon which satisfying sexual activity depends.

Price: 700 DKR

Monday 17.00-20.00

DYNAMIC YOGA WORKSHOP

Price: 300 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

If you book the entire workshop series from Friday night to Monday evening  price is 1700 DKR

Sensations are the inner compass of yoga posture practice. Everything you learned, everything you know, everything do rests on your ability to feel sensation.Feeling is not the same as knowing, observing or labelling what is happening within you. When yoga posture practice takes us deeper than knowledge and internal discourse we come face to face with the teacher within. This intimate evening workshop gives an introduction to Dynamic Yoga as a sensation-based practice. A series of moon salutations landing in supine and prone postures help you go quiet by feeling deeply what is happening in your body. The class ends in a long relaxation and a short seated meditation.

Open to all interested in yoga and/or meditation.

price: 400 DKR

Registration: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Metropolis yoga shala is hosting this evening workshop. Before the practice you can have an ocean dip in the free swimming facility next door. Before you go home we serve a cup of tea on the balcony. If you are travelling from outside copenhagen we offer you to stay overnight (accomodation on donation basis, bed linnen and towles for rent if you dont have your own). Mats, blankets and meditation cushions are provided if you are not bringing your own.

Soak into softness with an evening floor practice. The class teaches you to activate the deep spinal muscles in a series of safe, gentle backbends. We end our practice with a deep release into the core of your body by way of gentle wave-like movements.

The class is english if required.

Suitable for all levels. No prior knowledge of yoga is neccessary. After the class we serve tea and you can ask questions about the practice or just hang out and enjoy the sunset.

Price: 400 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Pull the plug, take the plunge and dive into the depths of yoga. This urban retreat will take place in the beautiful Metropolis Yoga Shala at Sluseholmen, an undisturbed city space with plenty of open sky, ocean view and nature walks just around the corner. We also have a beautiful wooden swimming facility (Havnebadet sluseholmen) next to the venue if you want a free ocean dip or a rest in the sun between classes.

Each day we will dive deeper into yoga posture flows and meditation allowing you to tune into the subtle delight of being deeply present in the body. Parts of the retreat will take place in practical silence, giving you the opportunity to go deep within.

We offer donation-based accomodation for up to 4 students during the retreat if you are travelling from outside Copenhagen.

The urban retreat is open to all .

All classes will be taught by Birgitte

Friday 17.00-20.00: Introduction and gentle evening yoga class.

Saturday & Sunday 9.00-12.30: Pranayama session, flowing yoga posture practice, seated meditation

Saturday & Sunday 14.00-16.30  A little dialouge, soft yoga posture practice, meditation

Optional extra evening class: If you want an extra day added to your retreat you can book the thursday evening workshop “softening” (17.00-19.00) and add an extra day to your retreat. If you are booked for the urban retreat you will get a 100 DKR discount on thursday night.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk  (spaces are booked first come first serve by payment over bank transfer).

Price:

1600 DKR (includes 15 hours of teaching, tea and snacks)

For an extra 200 DKR a tasty vegetarian lunch will be provided on saturday and sunday.

A full day workshop open to all from beginner yogis to meditation masters (or vice versa).

Our common sense understanding of the words “yoga” and “meditation” suggest that they are two separate things: One of the body and one of the mind. But as begin to practice either one, we find a deeper unity at their core. This one-day workshop introduces you to the dynamic yoga training method as a way to facilitate meditation in movement. We move from the obvious movements to more subtle ones as we gradually come to stilness in seated meditation towards the end of the day.

10.00-13.00: Movement meditation

a three hour flow of simple and accessible postures taking you deep into your experience of the body as unity

14.00-17.00: Stilness meditation

three rounds of seated meditation bridged by gentle posture practices on your back takes you deeper into stilness

price. 700 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

the workshpop takes place in the beautiful metropolis yoga shala located at the water front

Shoulder inversions are often used as a brief cool-down toward the end of a yoga practice, usually limited to 2-3 of the most well-known variations. However, taking time to prepare for and explore the variations of shoulder inversions is a deeply nourishing practice in itself.

A gentle three-hour flow prepares you for shoulder inversions through the practice of chandra namaskar (moon salutation), activating and integrating the body for inversions while releasing the neck and shouders. The second part of the class will take us up on the shoulders to explore different variations. If you rachh the limit of your capacity Birgitte will help you find alternative postures. The class ends in relaxation and seated meditation.

Price: 400 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

the workshop takes place in the beautiful Metropolis Yoga Shala

OPENING IMMERSION FOUR: focusses on using the Seven Universal Actions of Yoga Posture Praxis to develope the power, flexibility and resilience of the spine and its supporting musculature. You will learn how to apply the Dynamics of Integrity to mobilise and strengthen the spine as the core of the body, and the heart of yoga posture praxis. This immersion has a strong emphasis on backbends, and is open to anyone, teachers as well as pratititioners, interested in the bionechanical and energetic integrity of the bodimind. It is especially fruitful for newcomers to yoga posture praxis, and anyone who considers themselves to be an advanced practitioner.

Each morning Olivia guides a long yoga practice incouding pranayama and meditation. After the practice Olivia and Birgitte presents the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. After lunch birgitte leads a guided exploration of the techniques to help you assimilate and integrate them in your own practice. If we have time we conclude the day with a short, soft yoga class.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk.

Price: The price for one immersion module will be 550 EUR (appr. 4000 DKR). You can reserve a space in advance by paying a non-refundable deposit of  200 EUR. The remeining amount is due 1 month before the immersion starts.

About immersion modules and Dynamic Yoga Teacher Training

The immersions with Olivia and senior teachers are offered several times a year around Europe and constitute the first half of the 400-hour Dynamic yoga teacher training (4 immersions in total). To become a Dynamic Yoga teacher you will need to complete all four immersion modules (again in no particular order) plus a 3 week residential ‘Teaching Skills’ intensive with Godfrey Devereux and Olivia Crooks. This is held each September in France at Windfire School of Yoga. Any trained teacher with a 200 hour certificate from another school of yoga, can add hours from immersion modules and teacher trainings to move towards 500hour or 1000 hour certification.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN DATES
Module III: Octobe 24-27 2014
Module IIII: November 7-19 2014

THE TEACHERS:

OLIVIA CROOKS (www.dynamicyoga.com)

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN (www.dynamicyoga.dk)
Is one of the five senior teachers in Dynamic Yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she started practicing yoga in 1996 and has taught since 2001. Birgitte is based in Copenhagen, Denmark but frequently teaches workshops and retreats in Scandinavia and around Europe.

Birgitte has studied with Godfrey Devereux through all her years of teaching and has been assisting Dynamic Yoga Teacher trainings since 2006. Her instruction is joyfully clear and comes from a deep commitment to help students access their teacher within. Her classes invite you to subtlety deepen the awareness of your physical body and establish the deepest possible intimacy with life, just as it is.

In her practice and teaching she enquires into the possibility of falling lightheartedly from the pedestal of knowledge into the arms of wisdom.

RELEASING IMMERSION THREE: focusses on using the Seven Universal Actions of Yoga Posture Praxis to release the spine and its supporting musculature from habituated tension so that the body as whole becomes more stable and integrated. You will learn how to apply the Dynamics of Integrity to open and release the body while internalising and clarifying the mind. This immersion has a strong emphasis on forward bends, and is open to anyone, teachers as well as pratititioners, interested in the biomechanical and energetic integrity of the bodimind.It is especially fruitful for newcomers to yoga posture praxis, and anyone who considers themselves to be an advanced practitioner.

Each morning Olivia guides a long yoga practice incouding pranayama and meditation. After the practice Olivia and Birgitte presents the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. After lunch birgitte leads a guided exploration of the techniques to help you assimilate and integrate them in your own practice. If we have time we conclude the day with a short, soft yoga class.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk.

Price: The price for one immersion module will be 550 EUR (appr. 4000 DKR). You can reserve a space in advance by paying a non-refundable deposit of  200 EUR. The remeining amount is due 1 month before the immersion starts.

About immersion modules and Dynamic Yoga Teacher Training

The immersions with Olivia and senior teachers are offered several times a year around Europe and constitute the first half of the 400-hour Dynamic yoga teacher training (4 immersions in total). To become a Dynamic Yoga teacher you will need to complete all four immersion modules (again in no particular order) plus a 3 week residential ‘Teaching Skills’ intensive with Godfrey Devereux and Olivia Crooks. This is held each September in France at Windfire School of Yoga. Any trained teacher with a 200 hour certificate from another school of yoga, can add hours from immersion modules and teacher trainings to move towards 500hour or 1000 hour certification.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN DATES
Module III: Octobe 24-27 2014
Module IIII: November 7-19 2014

THE TEACHERS:

OLIVIA CROOKS (www.dynamicyoga.com)

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN (www.dynamicyoga.dk)
Is one of the five senior teachers in Dynamic Yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she started practicing yoga in 1996 and has taught since 2001. Birgitte is based in Copenhagen, Denmark but frequently teaches workshops and retreats in Scandinavia and around Europe.

Birgitte has studied with Godfrey Devereux through all her years of teaching and has been assisting Dynamic Yoga Teacher trainings since 2006. Her instruction is joyfully clear and comes from a deep commitment to help students access their teacher within. Her classes invite you to subtlety deepen the awareness of your physical body and establish the deepest possible intimacy with life, just as it is.

In her practice and teaching she enquires into the possibility of falling lightheartedly from the pedestal of knowledge into the arms of wisdom.

NOURISHING IMMERSION ONE: focusses on cultivating the Dynamics of Integrity in the whole body so as to access somatic intelligence consciously. You will learn how to activate the body with integrity in a broad range of dynamic and static supine, prone, seated, standing and inverted postures. This immersion is open to anyone, teachers as well as pratititioners, wishing to establish a stable basis of integrity for their praxis or teaching. Especially fruitful for beginners, and those who think that they are advanced practitioners.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk. The price for one immersion module will be around 4200 Swedish Kroner. A fixed EUR price is coming up very soon. We offer discounts if you book all 4 mopdules before march 1st 2014 and also offer discounts to yoga teachers trained at windfire yoga who want to brush up their understanding of the method.

Prices and payment: You book your space by paying a non-refundable deposit of 40% the imersion module price. The remeining amount is due 1 month before the immersion starts.

About immersion modules and Dynamic Yoga Teacher Training

In 2014 dynamicyoga.dk and Yogarummet  will be hosting 4 immersions in Stockholm. The modules are open to anyone wanting to deepen their yoga practice. Each immersion can be booked individually and can be taken in any order. The immersions are open to all yoga practioners

Taken together, the four immersions constitute the first half of the 200-hour Dynamic yoga teacher training. In practice though, this involves close to 300 hours of contact hours in training. To become certified in this 200hour training you will need to complete all four immersion modules (again in no particular order) plus a 3 week residential ‘Teaching Skills’ intensive with Godfrey Devereux and Olivia Crooks. This is held each September in France at Windfire School of Yoga. Any trained teacher with a 200 hour certificate from another school of yoga, can add these hours to this 200hour training to make 500hours.

Each day will include a long yoga practice with pranayama and meditation and a presentation of the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. The afternoon consists of a guided exploration of the techniques and if time another short yoga class at the end of the day.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN DATES
Module I: March 28-31 2014
Module II: June 6-9th 2014
Module III: Octobe 24-27 2014
Module IIII: November 7-19 2014

THE TEACHERS:

OLIVIA CROOKS (www.dynamicyoga.com)

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN (www.dynamicyoga.dk)
Is one of the five senior teachers in Dynamic Yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she started practicing yoga in 1996 and has taught since 2001. Birgitte is based in Copenhagen, Denmark but frequently teaches workshops and retreats in Scandinavia and around Europe.

Birgitte has studied with Godfrey Devereux through all her years of teaching and has been assisting Dynamic Yoga Teacher trainings since 2006. Her instruction is joyfully clear and comes from a deep commitment to help students access their teacher within. Her classes invite you to subtlety deepen the awareness of your physical body and establish the deepest possible intimacy with life, just as it is.

In her practice and teaching she enquires into the possibility of falling lightheartedly from the pedestal of knowledge into the arms of wisdom.

INTEGRATING IMMERSION TWO WITH OLIVIA AND BIRGITTE: focusses on integrating the Seven Universal Actions of Yoga Posture Praxis as the muscular basis of the bandhas in the whole body. You will learn how to refine your actions on the basis of their impacts so as to be able to enjoy the spontaneous internalisation of awareness that flows from effortless effort. This immersion is open to anyone, teachers as well as pratititioners, interested in the biomechanical and energetic integrity of the bodimind. It is especially fruitful for newcomers to yoga posture praxis, and anyone who considers themselves to be an advanced practitioner.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk. The price for one immersion module will be around 4200 Swedish Kroner. A fixed EUR price is coming up very soon. We offer discounts if you book all 4 mopdules before march 1st 2014 and also offer discounts to yoga teachers trained at windfire yoga who want to brush up their understanding of the method.

Prices and payment: You book your space by paying a non-refundable deposit of 40% the imersion module price. The remeining amount is due 1 month before the immersion starts.

About immersion modules and Dynamic Yoga Teacher Training

In 2014 dynamicyoga.dk and Yogarummet  will be hosting 4 immersions in Stockholm. The modules are open to anyone wanting to deepen their yoga practice. Each immersion can be booked individually and can be taken in any order. The immersions are open to all yoga practioners

Taken together, the four immersions constitute the first half of the 200-hour Dynamic yoga teacher training. In practice though, this involves close to 300 hours of contact hours in training. To become certified in this 200hour training you will need to complete all four immersion modules (again in no particular order) plus a 3 week residential ‘Teaching Skills’ intensive with Godfrey Devereux and Olivia Crooks. This is held each September in France at Windfire School of Yoga. Any trained teacher with a 200 hour certificate from another school of yoga, can add these hours to this 200hour training to make 500hours.

Each day will include a long yoga practice with pranayama and meditation and a presentation of the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. The afternoon consists of a guided exploration of the techniques and if time another short yoga class at the end of the day.

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN DATES
Module I: March 28-31 2014
Module II: June 6-9th 2014
Module III: Octobe 24-27 2014
Module IIII: November 7-19 2014

THE TEACHERS

OLIVIA CROOKS (www.dynamicyoga.com)

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri  Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN (www.dynamicyoga.dk)
Is one of the five senior teachers in Dynamic Yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she started practicing yoga in 1996 and has taught since 2001. Birgitte is based in Copenhagen, Denmark but frequently teaches workshops and retreats in Scandinavia and around Europe.

Birgitte has studied with Godfrey Devereux through all her years of teaching and has been assisting Dynamic Yoga Teacher trainings since 2006. Her instruction is joyfully clear and comes from a deep commitment to help students access their teacher within. Her classes invite you to subtlety deepen the awareness of your physical body and establish the deepest possible intimacy with life, just as it is.

In her practice and teaching she enquires into the possibility of falling lightheartedly from the pedestal of knowledge into the arms of wisdom.

Jo Kemp is one of the five senior teachers of Dynamic Yoga, in February she will stop by Copenhagen to share it with us. Check out Jo’s website here

Saturday 9.30 a.m – 1.30 p.m: The Spine

The spine is central to our movement and experience. When the spine is carrying unhelpful and habitual postural and movement patterns the experience of our body can be less than pleasurable and we can often find ourselves in pain and discomfort or lacking in mobility.

If yoga posture practice is to release us from the imprints of life held within our structure and musculature, e.g.  high shoes, bags on one shoulder, accumulation of hours on the computer, it needs to be undertaken with a keen sense of listening to the whispers of sensation within the spine. In this workshop we initiate a vital sensitization of the mind to the spine, exploring specific sequencing to bring release to muscles that may overwork, and awaken muscles that may be inactive. Within the arena of yoga posture practice and pranayama we are guided to a deepened level of intimacy  to what’s actually happening in our unique body mind, moving towards balancing, mobilizing and finally strengthening the spine.

The workshop will include, posture practice, pranayama, relaxation and clarifying discussion, exploration and demonstration.

Suitable for all levels of practitioner from those newly exploring yoga to advanced practitioners and teachers.

Sunday 9.30 a.m- 1.30 p.m:   Sadhana – Deepening practice

Subtle yet powerful, with inquiry at the very heart of the practice, this workshop proves valuable and insightful for students, practioners and teachers from all styles and levels of practice.

Using skillful Vinyasa Krama (progressive instruction), intelligent and effective sequencing of Asana, movement and Pranayama, this workshop invites you into feeling and experiencing the deeper, less explored areas of posture practice, taking us via body and breath beyond belief and acquired knowledge  into a steady and continuous flow of simply experiencing the wisdom of the body expressing itself in any given moment. When the intelligence of the mind free from agenda and imposition  meets the body deeply, the apparent split between the two dissolves and Yoga is !!

The workshop will include, posture practice, pranayama, relaxation , sitting and  shared group inquiry…

Price: one workshop day: 500 DKR.  Both days booked together: 800 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

These 4 immersions are open to anyone wanting to deepen their yoga practice. Each immersion can be booked individually and can be taken in any order. Taken together, the four immersions constitute the first half of the 200-hour Dynamic yoga teacher training. In practice though, this involves close to 300 hours of contact hours in training. To become certified in this 200hour training you will need to complete all four immersion modules (in no particular order) plus a 3 week residential ‘Teaching Skills’ intensive with Godfrey Devereux and Olivia Crooks. This is held each September in France at Windfire School of Yoga. Any trained teacher with a 200 hour certificate from another school of yoga, can add these hours to this 200hour training to make 500hours. This course is also highly recommended if you are already trained at windfire yoga and want to have refresh your understanding of the latest developements in the method or build towards a 500 or 1000 hour certification.

Each day will include a long yoga practice with pranayama and meditation and a presentation of the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. The afternoon consists of a guided exploration of the techniques and if time another short yoga class at the end of the day.

Dates:
Module I Nourishing: March 28-31 2014
Module II Integrating: June 6-9th 2014
Module III Releasing: October 24-27 2014
Module IIII Opening: November 7-10 2014

Prices:

Single module: 550 EUR

All four modules booked before March 28th is 1.900EUR

A deposit of  170 EUR per module secures your space. The remaning amount is due one month before the beginning of each module. Your deposit is non-refundable and not changable for dates.

If you are booking all 4 modules for 1900 the deposit is 600 EUR.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk or call Birgitte on +45 26169309

OLIVIA CROOKS

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN
Is one of the five senior teachers in Dynamic Yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she started practicing yoga in 1996 and has taught since 2001. Birgitte is based in Copenhagen, Denmark but frequently teaches workshops and retreats in Scandinavia and around Europe. Birgitte has studied with Godfrey Devereux through all her years of teaching and has been assisting Dynamic Yoga Teacher trainings since 2006. Her instruction is joyfully clear and comes from a deep commitment to help students access their teacher within. Her classes invite you to subtlety deepen the awareness of your physical body and establish the deepest possible intimacy with life, just as it is.

In her practice and teaching she enquires into the possibility of falling lightheartedly from the pedestal of knowledge into the arms of wisdom.

Yoga and meditation are often seen as two distinct and separate practices. One dynamic and physical and the other still and mental. However, both practices are an invitation to experience the unity within body and awareness. This three-hour workshop will explore meditaton and yoga posture practice as an undivided whole through movement, breath and stilness.

Both yoga postures and meditation will be guided as invitations to become deeply present to what is actually happening here and now. We begin and end the class in seated meditation. The two rounds of sitting will be connected by a simple and nourishing flow of yoga postures taking you deeper in your experience of body and awareness.

The workshop is open to everyone, from beginners to the most advanced

Price: 400 DKR

Registration: info@dynamicyoga.dk

The advantages of doing backbends in yoga are many, especially for us bent-over westerners who tend to get stuck at the desk in a forward bend for many hours a day. This workshop allows you to enjoy a sensitive step-by-step journey into back bending where the opening up in the front of the body goes hand in hand with a loving care for your lower back and other soft spots. “Opening your heart” as it is often said in yoga is not just a matter of pushing into more and more crazy postures. It’s rather about embracing what is actually happening within you right here and now. Birgitte will guide two classes that take different approaches to backbends as a way of feeling and responding lovingly to the whole of your being.

The classes are open to all from beginners to the most advanced and can be booked individually or together as you see fit.

Program

10.00 – 13.00 Loving the lower back.
A long and energizing flow of postures teaching you how to support the lower back as you begin to open the front of your body. This class prepares you for backbends by teaching you how to activate the whole of your body to protect the vulnerability of your joints.

14.00 – 17.00 Opening the heart.
A meditative three-hour flow will take you through a progressive series of backbends, closing with a deep release of the spine. As the class progress, supported alternatives will be given to those who have reached the limit of their capacity.

Price: 450 swedish kroner for one class. 800 for both

Booking: yogarummet@gmail.se

The bandhas are often taught as techniques to “lock” or harness the energy of the body. But when practiced sensitively they have a much deeper power to integrate and “unlock” your being in the body and invite you to experience the inherent unity of yoga. This is by no means mystical, esoteric or difficult. Activating the bandhas is a natural response of the body when doing yoga postures (asana) with integrity. Practicing asana as bandha is an invitation cross the threshold from experiencing yoga postures as just being physical “shapes” to acessing the subtle energetic resonance within them all. This workshop will explore the bandhas as an organic and natural event in your body rather than a separate “technique”. You will be guided towards physical and energetic integration in four sessions. We will mainly be engaged in flowing yoga posture practice but the workshop also offers a bit of group work and pranayama practice.

Friday 19.00-21.30: Softening

Soak into softness with a gentle floor practice of spinal extensions, gentle backbends and twists. The class teaches you to access the deep spinal muscles and invite release into the core of your body. This yummy evening practice is highly recommended as a preparation for the weekend workshop “asana as bandha” and suitable for everyone.

Price: 350 SEK    book here>>>

Saturday-Sunday 9.30-16.30: Asana as bandha

9:30 to 12:30: Dynamic yoga class, relaxation and seated meditation

13:30 to 16:30: Afternoon clarification and a soft yoga class

Price: 1600 kr     book here>>>

Sunday 17.00-18.30: Bandhas for yoga teachers

There will be an extra class for yogateachers clarifying the teaching methodology behind the workshop. Which instructions are key to activating the bandhas within a posture flow? How to sequence a class focusing on the bandhas? Why are the bandhas important and what are their implications for the yoga posture practice? What are the common misunderstandings about the bandhas? The afternoon class will take place in dialouge and little explorations on your yoga mat.

Price for teachers: Friday+Saturday+Sunday+ special session 1740 kr or Saturday+Sunday+ special session 1360 kr 

questions and booking for yoga techers, please contact:  studion@studiofrid.se

The date is set! We are going to Ibiza for a yoga retreat extravaganza!
We are proud to be working with one of the worlds best retreat centres on this luxurious week of high quality yoga, stunning nature and delicious detoxing food. The award winning retreat provider started in Formentera and quickly earned its space in Tachens “Great yoga retreats of the world”. Since then it has received wide recognition for its top quality retreats venues. In 2012 they opened a new venue in the north of Ibiza that is likely to go straight to the top ten in Europe. They feel especially passionate about the Dynamic Yoga Training Method and this is their first retreat hosting a senior Dynamic Yoga teacher. Our Ibiza Country House is away from the city, has a lovely seaview and is within walking distance of one of the finest beaches in Ibiza (Aguas Blanchas).

What´s its all about:

This 7-day retreat will take you on a step by step journey into loving yourself just as you are by becoming deeply intimate with your body and mind. Sunrise pranayama and yoga posture practice, afternoon softening explorations and a progressive series of evening meditations allow you to take your practice deeper day by day and discover the wisdom and unbounded love within you.

The food for this retreat is tailor made to fit your body-loving yoga practice. You will enjoy some super delicious home cooked vegetarian food that awakens your senses while allowing your body to cleanse itself. Detoxing is a delight with the right chef in the kitchen!

Holiday programme:

12.07.14
Settle in to your country house, have a dip in the pool and soak into softness with a delicious home cooked meal and tea. For those who arrive late in the evening we have a light snack before bedtime. Introductions and all neccessary information will be given the next morning so we can accomodate all arrival times. Check is possible from 3 PM, most will arrive late in the evening though.

13.07.14 – 18.07.14
Each day will begin at dawn in the cool morning air. A gentle pranayama session followed by a long, slow-flowing yoga posture practice gradually awakens the feeling intelligence of your body and invites your mind to go quiet. Birgitte will guide you through 6 progressive posture practices allowing you to sensitize, recalibrate, mobilize and strengthen your body without struggle or pain. Each morning class lands you gently in deep relaxation and awakens you to seated meditation.

After the morning practice we will serve a fresh tasty lunch at the pool. You can spend your day chilling at the beach, receiving a healing massage under the trees or exploring the stunning beauty of the Ibiza with your new friends.

We have scheduled 4 afternoon sessions clarifying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method to make sure it feels great for your body. Here we will do little explorations together through dialogue, partner work and/or a gentle floor-practice preparing you to dive deeper the next day. At dinner time we all delight in good food and share experiences.

Evenings Birgitte will lead an evening meditation inviting your mind to go quiet before bedtime.

19.07.14
Sunrise yoga class and a beautiful sharing experience before breakfast. A quick shower and you are ready to meet the world arms open. Latest check out time is 11.00 AM

About:

This retreat is suitable for all levels of yogic surfers. There is no need to grind your theeth, grab your toes or hold your breath for you to dive into the deep end of yoga. Beginners, intermediate as well as very experienced students will be supported accordingly in their practice. Families and friends are most welcome. We have 9 luxury double rooms with en suite bathrooms. We have exclusive limited places for this Ibiza retreat to make sure you get to explore and go deeper.

Price: Early bird price (full and final booking before April 1st 2014) is 1100 EUR per person staying in a shared luxurious double room with en suite bathroom. After April its 1275 EUR. This includes accommodation, delicious healthy lunches & dinners, all sunrise and afternoon sessions as listed above, fruit breakfast, water and mats.

Dinner outside retreat venue, flight and local transportation is not included. We can share cars or taxi’s for most things when getting around the island.

Booking: To proceed, write an email to info@dynamicyoga.dk or call Birgitte at +45 26169309. You can reserve your space now by paying a deposit of 510 EUR.  Booking is valid and binding from the day your deposit has been recieved. The remaining amount is due April 1st for early bird booking and June 1st for standard price booking. Both deposit and booking are non-refundable and not changable for dates.

Pull the plug, take the plunge and dive into the depths of yoga. This urban retreat will take place in the beautiful Metropolis Yoga Shala at Sluseholmen, an undisturbed city space with plenty of open sky, ocean view and crispy winter nature walks just around the corner. Each day we will dive deeper into yoga posture flows and meditation allowing you to tune into the subtle delight of being deeply present in the body.

Parts of the retreat will take place in practical silence, giving you the opportunity to go deep within.

The urban retreat is open to all . If you don´t live in Copenhagen, cheap accomodation is available in the yoga room on friday and saturday night.

Friday 17.00-20.00: Introduction and gentle evening yoga class.

Saturday and sunday 9.00-12.30: Pranayama session, flowing yoga posture practice, seated meditation

Saturday and sunday 14.00-16.30  A little dialouge, soft yoga posture practice, meditation

Price: 1600 DKR (includes 15 hours of teaching, tea and snacks)

For an extra 150 DKR a vegetarian lunch will be provided on saturday and sunday.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Bliss (“Ānanda”) is a word often used in relation to yoga. But the bliss that yoga has to offer is much more than a brief peak of ecstasy or a temporary pit stop in relaxation. Ānanda, by contrast, is a baseline for being conscious and alive. You don’t need flexibility, strength or yogic superpowers to access the subtle experience of being bliss. All you need is to deeply feel your body – just as it is. These four classes invite you to take the plunge into the quiet world of sensation to uncover the subtle heart of yoga within the body you have today. Especially suited for beginners AND extremely advanced yogis/meditators.

The four classes can be booked individually or as a progressive series going from the obvious to the subtle aspects of yoga posture practice.

Friday 7.00-9.30 pm: Softening
Soak into softness with a gentle floor practice of spinal extensions, rotations and twists. The class teaches you to access the deep spinal muscles and invite release into the core of your body.

Saturday 2-5 pm: Feeling
Sensitivity is the ultimate compass of a nourishing yoga posture practice. Feeling your way through moon salutations, standing postures and seated backbends takes you step by step into the delight of being deeply present in the body. The focus of the class is to sensitize all of your joints so your body can teach you how to balance activity and release.

Sunday 1.00 – 3.00. Opening
Sun salutations like you´ve never done them before! Often squeezed in as a warm-up or transition between postures the true potential of this classical practice easily gets overlooked. A deep and continuous flow takes you from basic to advanced variations without pain or struggle. The activation of the whole of your body supports the opening quality of backbends and forward bends and invites you to feel the vibrant aliveness of the spine.

Sunday 4.00-6.30: Being
A series of inverted, supine and seated postures allows you to settle into quiet stillness as we hold gentle postures for longer periods of time. The class may include restorative variations using blankets, blocks and bolsters to support you in exploring the subtle heart of sensation. We close the practice with a guided meditation.

The Workshop takes place in Synergy Yoga, Miami’s first and oldest yoga studio.  Booing and prices coming up at the Synergy website

Holding gentle yoga postures for a longer period of time can bring about a deep release. This evening workshop will explore the effects of settling into stillness in safe and accessible floor-practice. The last part of the practice releases you in restorative postures where your body will be supported with bolsters and blankets to allow you to go deeper.

As we approach the dark winter time the body needs to nourish itself and recharge. Enjoy a deeply nourishing release into the core of your body. A gentle evening flow of moon salutations and seated/supine postures moves softens you up before a short seated meditation. A hot lemon drink sends you home to soak up the nourishmenf of you practice overnigh

This years Copenhagen Yoga festival will be even bigger than the last one. and it loks like its going to be a sunny weekend so bring your bathing suit and beach towel!

The danish yoga community are all looking forward to a weekend of yoga, good food and lovely company in Amager strand (tiøren). All teachers work for free and this means you can bring all your friends to free yoga classes all weekend.

Sunday at 13.00 in TENT 1 you can enjoy a Dynamic Yoga class with Birgitte. The theme of the class is “being bliss”

Read about the Dynamic Yoga event  here

see the whole festival website and program  here

Pranayama and yoga posture practice

There is many a myth out there on what the breath should be doing in yoga posture practice, and much confusion on how to apply the breath when moving.  This workshop will take you on a journey into a deep experience of your own breath. Without distracting you with borrowed dogma you will be invited to experience for your self how to release the breath in action and enjoy the benefits of free, conscious breathing in yoga posture practice.

Suitable for all posture practitioners, from those who have much experience to those to have very little.

About Olivia:

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method

Price: 400 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

NB: the venue may change to a different location depending on the number of bookings.

Pull the plug, take the plunge and dive into the depths of yoga with a weekend dedicated to nourishing your body. This urban retreat will take place in the beautiful Metropolis Yoga Shala at Sluseholmen, an undisturbed city space with plenty of open sky, ocean views and green walks just around the corner. Each day we will dive deeper into yoga posture flows and meditation allowing you to tune into the subtle delight of being deeply present in the body.

Parts of the retreat will take place in practical silence, giving you the opportunity to go deep within.

The urban retreat is open to all . If you don´t live in Copenhagen, cheap accomodation is available in the yoga room on friday and saturday night.

Friday 17.00-20.00: Introduction and gentle evening yoga class.

Saturday and sunday 9.00-12.30: Pranayama session, flowing yoga posture practice, seated meditation

Saturday and sunday 14.00-16.30  Short talk or dialouge, soft yoga posture practice, meditation

Price: 1600 DKR (includes 15 hours of teaching, tea and snacks)

For an extra 150 DKR a vegetarian lunch will be provided on saturday and sunday.

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Sun salutation is often used to “fire up” yoga posture practice, either as a transition or a warm-up. But it can also become a meditative practice in itself when approached with sensitivity and patience. Releasing the natural rythm of the breath in a continous flow is an invitation for your mind to go quiet and enjoy the flow. This workshop is in danish only. A few english instructions can be given if needed.

This mini-workshop will explore the internalizing power of yoga posture practice. How can an active, physical practice allow you to fall freely into meditation? A soft flow of seated, prone and supine postures invites your awareness to tune into subtle sensations and your mind to enjoy the delight of being deeply and fully present in the body. The workshop ends in relaxation and seated meditation.
Open to all

booking info@dynamicyoga.dk
Price: 400 DKR
Time 17.00-20.00

Place: The spectacular Metropolis building is home to one of the most beautiful yoga rooms in Copenhagen. It is situated at Oscar Pettifords Vej 25, only a 20-minutes bike ride from Copenhagen central station. You can get to Sluseholmen by water bus, bus number 10 and 30. Nearest train station is Sydhavn, nearest metro is Bella Center. If you arrive early by car you can purchase a guest parking permit for 40 DKR at the studio.

The immersion will explore the flexibility and power of the human spine, as the core of yoga posture practice. Extensions, rotations, forward bends and backbends will be presented and explored in sequences that can access, release, strengthen and integrate the spine into the whole body as the source of its power and the medium of its intelligence. The short sequences (meruvinyasa, dandavinyasa, vritavinyasa, and xakravinyasa), which can be combined, can be used to develop genuine core strength while also strengthening and integrating the muscles of the pelvic floor, abdomen, back, spine and ribcage and developing a healthy spinal flexibility.

DAY-PROGRAM FOR IMMERSIONS:

8am-4pm with a 1,5 hour lunch break.

Each day will include a long yoga practice with pranayama and meditation and a presentation of the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. The afternoon consists of a guided exploration of the techniques and if time another short yoga class at the end of the day.

THE TEACHERS:

OLIVIA CROOKS

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN is one of the few senior teachers in Dynamic yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she has practiced since 1996 and has taught yoga since 2001. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, she teaches workshops in Scandinavia and around Europe. Her instruction is joyful and clear and she teaches with the deepest respect for the student’s internal experience. Birgitte has studied and worked with Godfrey Devereux through all of her 11 years of teaching experience and has assisted in Dynamic Yoga Teacher training since 2007.

Price: 3.950 DKR Bookings is done first-come-first-serve. You can book modules by paying a non-refundable deposit of 40%. The remaining amount is due on the 1^st of  November.

Booking:

For registration, please write Heidi Lykholt at: til@heidilykholt.dk

This immersion intensive will explore the integrating power of the spiral dynamic of integrity. This allows the Seven Universal Actions of yoga posture practice to be integrated throughout the whole body via the relationship between the ribcage and the pelvis into the release of the breath. The spiral dynamics of the arms, feet and legs will be explored by way of the interconnected nature of the relationships between the body parts in a variety of standing postures, lunges, backbends and suryanamaskar.

DAY-PROGRAM FOR IMMERSIONS:

8am-4pm with a 1,5 hour lunch break.

Each day will include a long yoga practice with pranayama and meditation and a presentation of the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. The afternoon consists of a guided exploration of the techniques and if time another short yoga class at the end of the day.

THE TEACHERS:

OLIVIA CROOKS

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN is one of the few senior teachers in Dynamic yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she has practiced since 1996 and has taught yoga since 2001. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, she teaches workshops in Scandinavia and around Europe. Her instruction is joyful and clear and she teaches with the deepest respect for the student’s internal experience. Birgitte has studied and worked with Godfrey Devereux through all of her 11 years of teaching experience and has assisted in Dynamic Yoga Teacher training since 2007.

Price: 3.950 DKR Bookings is done first-come-first-serve. You can book modules by paying a non-refundable deposit of 40%. The remaining amount is due on the 1^st of  November.

Booking:

For registration, please write Heidi Lykholt at: til@heidilykholt.dk

This immersion invites you to awaken the latent intelligence of the body. You will learn a complete practice series ( The Vinyasxandrasya Practice Series ) which systematically sensitizes and awakens the whole body while awakening the mind to the power and wisdom of somatic intelligence. You will learn how to access the inherent intelligence of the body by way of the Seven Universal Actions of yoga posture practice, so that your practice can deepen safely and effectively.

The immersion starts at 8am and ends at 16.00 pm with a 1 hour lunch break.

Each day will include a long yoga practice with pranayama and meditation and a presentation of the postures and techniques used in the morning practice. The afternoon consists of a guided exploration of the techniques and if time another short yoga class at the end of the day.

Booking: til@heidilykholt.dk

Price: 3.950 DKR  Booking is first-come-first-serve. You can book a space by paying the entire fee or a non-refundable deposit of 40%. The remaining amount is due on the 1^st of the month of each immersion module.

OLIVIA CROOKS

Totally committed to allowing the wisdom of life to guide her through the intelligence of the body Olivia has a manner and teaching style based on the depths and subtleties of her personal practice. Inspiring and supportive, she is able to invite practitioners of all experience to go deeper into their own nature safely and effectively, while bringing new, liberating insights from the mat into daily life. She began formal Yoga teacher training in Sydney, Australia by completing 1000hrs in 2001. Since 2004 she has been studying the Dynamic Yoga Training Method closely with its originator Godfri Devereux, and has completed 10,000 hrs in a Teachers Apprenticeship with him. She is one of only two certified Senior Trainers of the Method.

BIRGITTE GORM HANSEN is one of the five senior teachers in Dynamic yoga. Originally trained as a psychologist (Ph.D) she started practicing yoga in 1996 and has taught since 2001. Based in Copenhagen, Denmark, she teaches workshops in Scandinavia and around Europe. Her instruction is joyfully clear and comes from a deep commitment to help her students access their teacher within. Birgitte has studied with Godfrey Devereux through all her years of teaching and has been assisting Dynamic Yoga Teacher trainings since 2006.  In her practice and teaching she enquires into into the possibility of falling lightheartedly from the pidestal of knowledge into the arms of wisdom.

Friday 8/11, 17.30 – 20.30: Rotations and twists
Releasing tension in the core of the body is one of the ways in which yoga posture practice can bring about deep nourishment. This evening class will explore the possibilities of releasing the core of your body through spinal rotations and twists. The beginning of the class will explore releasing through action in a dynamic flow of xandra namaskar (moon salutation) and a couple of standing rotations. The class ends by letting go into soft, nourishing flow of seated rotations, seated twists, supine and inverted postures. The class invite you to access the deep spinal muscles and help your body to let go of whatever unnecessary tension it may be carrying.

Being Bliss – weekend workshop

Bliss “Ānanda” is a word we often hear in relation to yoga. This does not mean that yoga will draw you into a “blissed out” hypnotic trance state. Ānanda is much more than a brief peak of wild ecstasy or a quick pit stop in final relaxation. Ānanda is a ground state, a baseline for being conscious and alive. Its subtle universal quality is always available whether you are sad or happy, in pain or in love, grieving or celebrating. Its not the light at the end of the yoga-tunnel. Bliss is your birth name.

Saturday morning 10.00 – 13.00: Tuning in
This slow-flowing class invites you to take the plunge into a quiet world of physical sensation. By effortless action and soft movements we flow through a simple vinyasa sequence of standing, inverted and supine postures. You will be invited to feel the subtle sensations of your body, thereby inviting a quiet, soft experience of being conscious bliss (Sat Cit Ānanda).

Saturday afternoon  14.00-17.00 Exploring
After lunch we will have a brief exploration of the techniques used in the morning practice. Little experiments on the mat help you clarify how yoga posture practice can be an invitation to go deeper without pain or struggle. We close the day with a soft yoga class on the back and shoulders.

Sunday morning 10.00 – 13.00 Letting go
This morning class will be taught as a soft, meditative flow. You will be guided slowly through a series of supine, prone and sitting postures ending in two rounds of seated meditation. The sequence invites you to access your innate blissful being state.

Prices: Friday evening 400 SEK,  Saturday and sunday: 1300 SEK , All classes: 1600 SEK.

Registration: tania.grosjean@telia.com

Webpage: www.yogarummet.se

Birgitte is back in Studio Frid with a three hour vinyasa flow unleashing the natural rhythm  of the breath. The flow will take you through basic standing and sitting postures which softens and opens the ribcage as an invitation for you to breathe freely. The class begins with a short seated pranayama practice and ends in relaxation and  breath-meditation.

Price: 450 Swedish Kroner

Booking: kim@studiofrid.se

Bliss “Ānanda” is a word we often hear in relation to yoga. This does not mean that yoga will draw you into a “blissed out” hypnotic trance state. Ānanda is much more than a brief peak of wild ecstasy or a quick pit stop in endorphine-induced relaxation. Ānanda is a ground state, a baseline for being conscious and alive. Its subtle universal quality is always available whether you are sad or happy, in pain or in love, grieving or celebrating. It’s not a light at the end of the yoga-tunnel. Bliss is your birth name.

09:30-13.00 Tuning in A long slow-flowing class focused on becoming sensitive to physical sensation. By effortless action and soft movements we flow through standing, inverted and supine postures to deepen your ability to feel more subtle sensations, thereby inviting a quiet, soft feeling of being deeply present in the body.

 14.00-15.00 Exploring After lunch we will have a brief exploration of the techniques used in the morning practice. Little experiments on the mat help you clarify how yoga posture practice can be an  invitation to go deeper without pain or struggle

15.00-16.30 Leting Go  The afternoon class will be taught as a soft floor-flow. You will be guided slowly through a series supine, prone and sitting postures ending in two rounds of seated meditation. This very meditative and soft flow invites you to explore the blissful being state of human embodiment.

Price: 700 swedish kroner

Booking: kim@studiofrid.se

Open classes:

Friday 13/12 at 17.00-20.00:  Yoga posture praxis for alert relaxation

Saturday 14/12 at 8.00-11.00: Yoga posture praxis as meditation

Sunday 15/12 at 8.00-11.00 : Yoga posture praxis as pranayama

Monday 16/12 17.00-20.00 Seated paranayama

no experience with yoga is required to participate in the open classes

Full course for Yoga teachers:

Any trained or trainee yoga teacher can register for the full course with Godfrey as advanced teacher training days. This includes all open classes plus two extra sessions focusing on teaching and instruction:

Saturday 12.30-16.30:  Ujjayi breathing and active pranayama

Sunday 12.30-16.30 :  Teaching Ujjayi in yoga posture praxis

As the afternoons will be going into the methodology of teaching that lies behind the morning sesions, You need to register for the full course to join the afternoons.

Prices:
1 open class: 450 DKR.
Four open classes 1600 DKR

Full course (trained or trainee yoga teachers only) 1900,-

Booking:
info@dynamicyoga.dk

Godfri Devereux

Godfrey Devereux has been teaching and practicing yoga for over 40 years and his contribution to the art and science of yoga is unique and remarkable. His discoveries and developments are numerous, ongoing and allow yoga to be experienced without reference to esotericism or unverifiable concepts. Unintimidated by the ideologies and hierarchies of tradition he has been able to cast clear light not only on the subtleties of yoga practice, but also on the nature of the body-mind relationship and the significance of human consciousness.

Godfrey’s pioneering journey into the roots of human experience is grounded in a lifetime of yoga practice on mat and cushion that began when he was 16 years old. Fertilised by professional training in Child Development and Education, Oriental Medicine, and dedicated study with masters of Zen, Advaita and Tantra as well as Indian Yoga Gurus, Godfrey’s practice has brought him to a deep, lucid intimacy with the subtleties of being human within which its apparent paradoxes are all heart-warmingly resolved.

At the heart of his teaching is a presentation of yoga as unity, rather than union, intelligence not knowledge.

godfreys website is www.dynamicyoga.com

Releasing tension in the core of the body is one of the ways in which yoga posture practice can bring about a deep nourishment. This evening class will explore the possibilities of releasing the core of your body through spinal rotations and twists: The practice invites the body to breathe freely, the internal organs to be nourished and the mind to take a well deserved rest. The beginning of the class will explore  releasing through action in a dynamic flow of  xandra namaskar (moon salutation) and a couple of standing rotations. The class ends by letting go into soft, nourishing flow of seated rotations, seated twists, supine and inverted postures.  The class invite you to access the deep spinal muscles and help your body to let go of whatever unnecessary tension it may be carrying.

Price: 450 Kr

Booking: info@yogaivalby.dk

Dynamic Yoga is visiting the yoga festival in Århus: Yoga Days 2013 with a Master class on moving meditation. learn more about yoga days 2013 athttp://yogadays2013.wordpress.com/program/

all classes in the festival are non profit and free of charge. donations for the festival are welcome but not required t participate

Feel-good-yoga

I yoga tales der meget om ”bliss” eller ”fryd” (Ānanda). Men mange af os kommer til yoga og oplever at vi skal bide tænderne hårdt sammen for at komme igennem en moderne flow-baseret yogaklasse. Er man et helt almindeligt moderne menneske kan mange yogastillinger føles som fysiske umuligheder og Ānanda lyder lidt som en by i Rusland.

”Bliss” er imidlertid ikke en præmie du får hvis du gennemfører en yoga-boot-camp. Ānanda er en grundtilstand  i mennesket, en tilstand du er født med og som yoga tilbyder dig at genopdage.

På denne klasse får du en introduktion til hvordan Dynamic Yoga arbejder med kroppens naturlige intelligens, sådan at du kan få en aktiv fysisk yogapraksis der føles godt. En praksis hvor du undersøger muligheden for at finde fryden ved, simpelthen at være i live.

Den første halvdel af klassen er baseret på serien månehilsen (chandra namaskar), et aktivt og meditativt flow af yogastillinger der vækker sensitiviteten og kommer hele kroppen igennem. Den sidste del af klassen er et mere blidt flow af liggende og omvendte stillinger. Vi slutter med afspænding og en kort, siddende meditation.

Workshoppen er for alle. Fra nybegyndere til de mest avancerede. Tag en varm trøje og et tæppe med til den sidste del af klassen så du ikke bliver kold.

This mini-workshop allows you to explore grounding as the basis for yoga posture practice. A series of standing postures focusing on the activation of the feet invites you to explore gravity as a foundation for all of life’s impulse to grow, reach and expand. Finding your feet is a powerful and deeply healing practice for advanced students and beginners alike.  The class lands in deep relaxation and sitting meditation. An invitation to trust life and let go into that, which has been carrying you all along.

Time: 10.00-13.00

Price: 400 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Place: Metropolis Building, Oscar Pettifords Vej 25. 6th floor, Copenhagen SV

The mind is the great divider, but in dividing body from mind and mind from consciousness endless suffering results. This workshop will provide you with the practical tools, and a foolproof itinerary for accessing consciousness as the core human intelligence. You will be guided through yoga posture praxis  in to the subtle depths of both body and mind, so that they reveal not only their inherent relationship to each other, but their relationship to consciousness also.

June 21 17.00-20.00   OPENING THE BODY This yoga posture session will show you how to open your body and your mind to the subtle presence of consciousness through a simple, nourishing yoga posture praxis.

June 22 10.00-13.00 INTEGRATING ACTION
This yoga posture session will focus on refining and integrating the Seven Universal Actions so that the inherent singularity of the body as consciousness expresses itself freely and consciously.

June 22. 14.00-17.00  INTEGRATING BODY AND MIND
This yoga posture session will use the Dynamics of Integrity to integrate body and mind as consciousness by way of action and movement.

June 23  10.00-12.00: MEDITATION IN ACTION
This yoga posture session will focus on accessing the meditative mind through sensitive, rhythmic yoga posture practice.

June 23 14.00-17.00 INTEGRATING BODY MIND AND SPIRIT
This meditation session will focus on revealing the nature and relationship between body mind and consciousness.

Prices:

Friday night 400DKR

Saturday-sunday: 1400 DKR

Friday-sunday: 1500 DKR

Booking. info@dynamicyoga.dk

The biannual festival takes place near Barcelona (same venue as 2010). This year we have decided to offer more classes taught by senior teachers and dynamic yoga trainers. As last time there will be lots of fun for the kids and possibility for babysitting during classes.

With affordable prices for families bringing children this is the ideal opportunity to take your yoga practice beyond the mat and share it with your family and friends. Chill out in the early morning self practice or attend classes during the day. Hang out with the kids at the pool or take a drive to the nearest beach and come back to the amazing windfire kitchen, live music events, chanting and the yoga party of the year!

Festival Website is here

December darkness softly wraps around us, seeds are waiting under ground and in the forest far away the animals are in curled up in winter sleep. Winter solstice is an invitation to nourish your body and replenish your energy. The value of deep relaxation is ever more present at this time of year as our bodies naturally requires us to recharge and rest before the light returns and deeper states of letting go is more easily available.

A 3-hour candlelight yoga class allows you to softening deep into the core of the body by a series of supine, inverted and restorative postures, focusing on gentle backbends. The posture practice ends in deep relaxation and a short seated meditation inviting your mind to take a well-deserved rest. After the class you can enjoy a cup of steaming hot lemon tea with honey and a sweet snack to warm you before going home.

Time 21-12-12 from 18.00-21.00

Place: This event takes place in the spectacular Metropolis building, Oscar Pettifords Vej 25, 6. th at Sluseholmen . There is a very limited number of spaces for this intimate evening event, so book fast if you want to come.Price: 400 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Practical: bring a yoga mat and a blanket. If you dont have ne please send an email to info@dynamicyoga.dk and one will be provided. How to get to the metropolis building: Sluseholmen is within easy biking distance from central Copenhagen. You can also take the train to sydhavnen station and /or bus number 10 to Sluseholmen. Bus number 30 from vesterport  is stopping the same place. If the harbour is not frozen, Havnebussen (harbour bus service) sails  straight to the door. If you arrive by car, guest parking spaces right next to the building can be provided if you bring 40 DKR in cash.

the class is open to all and will be taught in english.

Godfrey is back with the popular advanced teacher training days This two-day workshop is open to any trained or trainee teacher wanting to refine their instruction and deepen their practice.

Both days begin at 8.00 and end at 17.00.

April 15th : Teaching from action -how not to waste words

April 16th: Teaching Yoga Posture Practice as meditation – how to integrate body, mind and conciousness.

Price: 1500 DKR

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

APRIL 12:  Human intelligence as the key to life and yoga (talk).

This talk will explore the depths and subtleties of human intelligence to contextualise and fertilise yoga and meditation practice and their relevance to daily life. It will explore the three aspects of human intelligence and their interrelationships: somatic, cerebral and spiritual.

APRIL 13: SOMATIC MEDITATION WORKSHOP   (10.00-18.00)

To become intimate with the subtle presence and nature of the body is to become able to be intimate with mind and consciousness. Only then is it possible to fully integrate the intelligence and power of consciousness with that of mind, so that mental activity can be grounded in the nondual intelligence of consciousness. This workshop will present a progressive methodology for accessing the nondual, impersonal intelligence of consciousness from the body. No prior meditative experience required.

APRIL 14  TANTRA YOGA WORKSHOP   (10.00-1800)

The postural practices of Hatha Yoga have their origins in Tantra. The Tantric approach to life regards the body as a temple,  and its sexuality as an expression of spiritual energy. The systematic sensitisation of the bodimind through subtle, sensitive action can be used to access, awaken and integrate the subtle energy body. In doing so core sexual energy  is released as a healing, nourishing circulation throughout the whole body that enlivens and harmonises both body and mind. This workshop will explore the somatic practices (asana, bandha, mudra and pranayama) that unlock the healing power of sexual energy as a process of deep psychosomatic and spiritual release.

Registration: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Prices: Friday night 250

Saturday: 800 DKR

Sunday: 800DKR

Friday-sunday: 1500

Senior Dynamic Teacher Jo Kemp is back in Copenhagen with three sweet sessions on shoulder inversions. For the exact timetable, prices and more info, Contact info@kbhyogaa.dk

This workshop will take us on a vinyasa krama (step by step progression) of shoulder inversions. Often just squeezed in at the end of a practise, the benefits of inversions can be overlooked. They are a potent means to pacifying and providing complete rest to the cellular structure of the whole body, while simultaneously lending to an experience of internalisation and release.

Friday February 15th. 5 – 8pm.
The first session begins with a specific sequence to sensitize, awaken and prepare the body for going up on the shoulders. Guided using layers of instruction so that the body can develop pathways, assimilate and deepen ones capacity for coming and being on the shoulders with integrity. Whether you are very comfortable on your shoulders or have never been up on them you will benefit from understanding how to sequentially prepare the body, so that when you do come up your experience is a nourishing and pleasurable one.

Saturday February 16th. 9 – 12am
In the second session we gather a little more momentum and move through a complete practise sequence that takes us from preparation and into actually being on the shoulders, journeying into the different shoulder stand variations as they are interweaved into the practice. The shoulder inversions take us deeper into understanding how to use the arms in relation to the shoulders and spine. They develop the wrists and arms and they soften and awaken the spine in easy gentle forward and back bending shapes. The nourishing supportive arena of being upside down leads us towards an experience of effortless integration and we can benefit greatly from the heart been rested over the head.

Saturday February 16th. 1 – 5pm.
The third session begins with a short presentation (where you will be able to see many of the inversions you have been taken through in the morning). Followed by a question and answer time, with plenty of opportunity to gain individual feedback and clarification.
Each session includes posture practice, relaxation, some sitting and a little dialogue.
The first session is beneficial as a stand-alone experience, yet to attend the third session students need to have attended session 1 and 2

Prices:
Friday 5 – 8pm: 400,- DDK
Saturday 9 – 12am: 400,- DDK
Saturday 1 – 5pm: 450,- DDK
Booking: Registrations: Info@kbhyoga.dk
Questions: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Jo Kemp

is dedicated to inspire her students towards deep inquiry, discovering the infinite wisdom, unity and love within. She is the founder/director of the Now Be Yoga space in Sitges, Spain, where she teaches classes and courses, weekend retreats and leads residential mentoring programmes for yoga teachers. Jo is registered at 1000hrs with the I.Y.T.R. Having explored and taught many of the varied approaches to yoga Jo now teaches within the frame of the Dynamic Yoga method developed by Godfrey Devereux. Jo began studying yoga while living in India in 1989 after has been teaching since 1998.

Visit Jo’s website at: www.nowbeyoga.com

Strengthening the deep spinal muscles is a key to going deeper in yoga posture practice for beginners and advanced students alike. A strong spine allows you to release unnecessary tension in the core of the body and soften into even more challenging postures. Releasing tension in the core of the body is also one of the ways in which yoga posture practice can bring about a deep nourishment. This class will explore the possibilities of activating the spine in a slow, deep flow of spinal extensions and rotations. The practice invites the body to breathe freely, the internal organs to be nourished and the mind to take a well deserved rest. The beginning of the class will explore  the possibility of release through action in a dynamic flow of  chandra namaskar (moon salutation) and a couple of standing rotations. The class ends by letting go into soft, nourishing flow of seated and supine rotations.  After a long guided relaxation we land in seated meditation and a little dialogue, clarifying the impacts and effects of softening the core.

to book: contact kim@studiofrid.se

December is the time of sharing and giving, but for many of us it is also the busiest month of the year. To be fully open and present to those we love requires that we remember to nourish ourselves and care for the body. This slow-flowing backbend-class is dedicated to open your heart and replenish your resources. A meditative three-hour flow will take you through a progressive series of backbends, closing with a deep release of the spine. Birgitte will teach you how to support the vulnerable joints in the lower back and neck in active backbends, so you can safely take yourself deeper. As the class progress, supported alternatives will be given to those who have reached the limit of their capacity. The flow lands softly in a guided relaxation and awakens you to seated meditation.

Time: 11.30-14.30

Place: Studio Frid, Köpenhamnsvägen 46

Price: 400 swedish kroner

Booking: kim@studiofrid.se

Dynamic Yoga workshop with José Luis in Copenhaguen! This is a great opportunity for all levels of practitioners from total beginners to teachers of any style to practice with one of the only two certified Senior Dynamic Yoga Trainers. José Luis will guide you into the nourishing & accessible depths of yoga and life exactly as you are in the moment. The friday night workshop can be booked as a stand-alone event but is recommended as a preparation for the saturday workshop.

Friday night 17.00 – 20.00 Introduction to the practical and functional depths of Yoga  .

Introductory contextualizing talk continuing with an accessible 2 hours Dynamic Yoga flow of postures and movements, guided relaxation & meditation, then little talk & clarifying dialogue.

Jose Luis is  one of the two certified Dynamic yoga trainers. He is the director of yogastudio: Dynamic Yoga Barcelona and runs both the  Ibiza Dynamic Yoga Retreats and the SatCit Publishing House. Jose Luis gives Yoga Personal, Professional & Teacher Training Courses worldwide, especially in Europe and America. www.yogadinamico.com

Price: 400 DKR

Place: Københavns Yoga, Willemoesgade 14, st. Copenhagen

Booking: info@dynamicyoga.dk

4 dybtgående yoga-flows. Weekenden former et progressivt forløb der tillader dig at bygge videre på det du lærer fra session til session. Workshoppen er åben for alle. Hvis du er ny vil du få en grundig introduktion til yoga, hvis du er øvet eller yogalærer vil finde ny inspiration til en sikker og sensitiv måde at undervise og praktisere på. Lørdag morgen og søndag eftermiddag kan bookes individuelt. De to andre klasser (bagoverbøjninger og solhilsen) forudsætter at man har været med lørdag morgen.

Lørdag den 13. oktober
10.00-13.00
Månehilsen (chandra namaskar)
Mærk din krop. Denne dynamiske serie af yogastillinger giver dig alle grundstillingerne i Dynamic Yoga og introducerer de 7 universelle aktioner der ligger bag en sikker og dybtgående yogapraksis. Klassen foregår som et dynamisk flow af yogastillinger der øger sanseligheden og sensitiviteten i kroppen samtidig med at åndedrættet sættes fri. Vi starter med de mest enkle variationer af den klassiske serie månehilsen (chandra namaskar). Derfra folder serien sig gradvist ud mens opmærksomheden går længere indad. Klassen slutter med afspænding og siddende meditation. Åben for alle.

14.30-17.30
Bagoverbøjninger: Åben dit hjerte – elsk din lænd
Elsk din krop. Workshoppen undervise som et langsomt men dybtgående vinyasa flow hvor vi gradvist bevæger os dybere ind i bagoverbøjningerne. Du vil få nogle enkle teknikker til at øge bevægeligheden i rygsøjlen uden at din lænd skal betale prisen. Du vil blive guidet til at bevæge dig opmærksomt så der er tid til at opleve stillingernes effekt på kroppen og sindet og finde alternativer til dem der har nået deres grænse. Workshoppen slutter med en lang afspænding og en guidet meditation. Åben for alle der har deltaget lørdag morgen.

Søndag den 14. oktober
Morgen 10.00-13.00
Solhilsen (suryanamaskar)
Åben din krop. Denne workshop fokuserer på den klassiske serie Suryanamaskar (solhilsen). Workshoppen undervises som et langt flow af solhilsner hvor vi starter med de let tilgængelige grundstillinger og bevæger os gradvist over i mere udfordrende variationer. Tre timers sensitiv og afbalanceret yoga hjælper dig til at øge sanseligheden og energiniveauet i kroppen samtidig med at kroppen åbnes og mobiliseres. Klassen ender i en lang afspænding og siddende meditation. Åben for alle der har deltaget på klassen “månehilsen”.

14.30-17.30
Restorativt flow – soft core yoga.
Giv næring til din krop. Som kronen på værket slutter weekenden med et blidt flowaf yogastillinger. Klassen undervises som en ekstra langsomt flydende serie af rygliggende, omvendte og siddende stillinger hvor hver asana holdes i længere tid. Serien tillader hele kroppen at lade batterierne op og påvirker de indre organers funktion så du bedre kan rense ud. Birgitte vil guide dig igennem et dybtgående flow der tager dig helt ind i dig selv og inviterer dig til at slippe spændinger helt inde fra kernen af kroppen. En klasse der afbalancerer dig og lader baterierne op til resten af ugen. Klassen er åben for alle.

Priser:
En klasse: 400 kr. (Kun klasserne ”månehilsen” og ”restorativt flow” kan bookes individuelt)
To klasser: 700 (Klassen ”bagoverbøjninger” lørdag eftermiddag samt klassen ”solhilsen” søndag morgen kræver at man har deltaget på ”månehilsen lørdag formiddag.)
Tre klasser: 950,- (Klassen ”bagoverbøjninger” lørdag eftermiddag samt klassen ”solhilsen” søndag morgen kræver at man har deltaget på ”månehilsen lørdag formiddag.)
Fire klasser: 1100,-

Booking:
Mail til Heidi Lykholt på: til@heidilykholt.dk. Tilmelding kun mod betaling, Tilmelding er bindende.

Releasing tension in the core of the body is one of the ways in which yoga posture practice can bring about a deep nourishment. These two evening classes will explore the possibilities of releasing the core of your body through spinal rotations and twists: The practice invites the body to breathe freely, the internal organs to be nourished and the mind to take a well deserved rest. The Monday class will explore the possibility of release through action in a dynamic flow of standing and seated rotations and twists. The second class explores release through letting go into soft, nourishing flow of supine, seated and inverted postures where each pose is held for a longer period of time. Together the two classes help you to access the deep spinal muscles and help your body to let go of whatever unneccsary tension it may be carrying.

book with Jo kemp : nowbelove@yahoo.com

Feel the glow of Suryanamaskar (sun salutation) as you return from the summer holidays. This classic sequence of postures strengthens and mobilizes all the major joints and muscle groups while allowing you to feel sensation more clearly. The class will allow you to explore the different variations of suryanamaskar, starting with easy and accessible versions and moving gradually into more challenging ones. Three hours of sensitively guided yoga posture practice lands you in deep relaxation and awakens you gently to seated meditation.

suitable for all

after the workshop you will recieve an image file with the Suryanamaskar-series i to help you if you want to practice at home.

Time: 9.00-11.30

Place: Københavns Yoga, willemoesgade 14, Copenhagen Ø

Price: 300 DKR

Registration: info@kobenhavnsyoga.dk

9-week.course on awakening sensitivity and inviting movement into your practice. Taught in Danish with a few instructions given in english if required.

Tuesdays 16.15.18.15

Price: 1600 DKR (possible t pay in two rates)

Place: Københavns Yoga, Willemoesgade 14, st.

dates: 28/2, 6/3, 13/3, 20/3, 27/3, 3/4, 10/4, 17/4, 24/4,

Registration: info@kbhyoga.com

Recently there has been much debate among yoga teachers on whether yoga posture practice causes injury. The short answer is no. Yoga, if approached as a practice of self-enquiry and not self-improvement is a journey into sensitivity and can neither wreck your body, nor that of your students. Teaching based on anatomical knowledge and fixed principles of alignment is a good start, but for your students to practice safely they have to act on their internal sensation rather than your external authority. Leading a sensation-based yoga class is not only a safe approach to teaching, it is also an efficient method by which your students can become fully present in their practice.

Day one : Sensation-based posture practice: Letting your body guide your actions on the mat.

Day two: Teaching sensation-based posture practice: Guiding your students by internal sensations rather than geometry, knowledge or principle.

Each day begins with a long master class taught by Godfrey. The class will then be broken down to show the methodology behind the practice and give you inspiration to use the method in your own teaching.

Time: June 21. and 22. from 8.00-16.30

Price: 1500 DKR

Registration: eva@borrit.dk

Releasing tension in the core of the body is one of the ways in which yoga posture practice can bring about a deep nourishment. This evening class will explore the possibilities of releasing the core of your body through spinal rotations and twists: The practice invites the body to breathe freely, the internal organs to be nourished and the mind to take a well deserved rest. The beginning of the class will explore releasing through action in a dynamic flow of xandra namaskar (moon salutation) and a couple of standing rotations. The class ends by letting go into soft, nourishing flow of seated rotations, seated twists, supine and inverted postures. The class invite you to access the deep spinal muscles and help your body to let go of whatever unnecessary tension it may be carrying.

booking: bela@akasha.cz

This course consists of four long, gentle yoga classes that gets your body ready for bedtime. You will be instructed in a supine practice series which calms down the nervous system, releases the breath and prepares the body for sleeping. The course is taught mainly in danish but a few english instructions can be given if needed. Included is a sound file with a 60 minute practice (in danish) and an image file with the practice series so you can use it at home. The course is open to all, from beginners to the most advanced. If you are recovering from injury, stress or just have trouble sleeping this course is especially relevant.

Time: Tuesdays 19.00-21.00 on the following dates: 10/4, 17/4, 24/4, 1/5

Place: Yoga i Valby, Valby Langgade 25.

Price: 800 DKR. (includes eight hours of teaching, one image file and one 60-minute yoga class you can download to your computer).

Registration: iben@yoga4you.dk

two-day yoga posture practice, pranayama and meditation workshop on the unity of breath, body and awareness.

taught in danish, few instructions can be goiven in english if need be.

register with info@nordiskyoga.dk

A RADICAL ENQUIRY INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEDOM
awakening to your inner wisdom

Your mind is heavy with unexamined ideas, unsubstantiated beliefs, unchallenged prejudices, unquestioned assumptions. Their presence in your unconscious drives the shape and content of your conscious experience. Only when they have been resolved in the light of your own clear seeing can you awaken to genuine freedom, and enjoy the peace of deep, unconditional contentment. This is not a matter of accepting any concept, belief, dogma or doctrine. It is a question of seeing for yourself the way things actually are. This can only be done if you are able to put aside all the veils that obscure the light of your own wisdom.

Taking place as a dialogue between your unconscious and your conscious mind the Radical Enquiry will painstakingly and systematically expose, discredit and dismantle the false ideas, beliefs, prejudices and assumptions by which your wisdom, happiness and freedom are habitually obscured. As they fall away they take with them the roots and possibility of shame, guilt, resentment, contempt, pride, regret, manipulation, hostility, animosity, exploitation, blame, anxiety and despair. All you need do is hear clearly and acknowledge fully with your own mind the truth that lies in your own heart. Within the clear and simple framework of the Radical Enquiry this is very easy to do.

The Radical Enquiry takes place in gradual, progressive stages each one bringing you closer to the peace of a radical and permanent freedom. It is conducted by Godfridev who has been helping seekers to discover the light of their inner wisdom for over 30 years. From the light of his deep wisdom he will serve as a mirror in which you will be able to find the depth and power of your own wisdom, freedom and happiness.

The day wil be divided into three parts with a break in between each session. Bring your own meditation chair or pillow.

Registrations: first come first serve. Mail to eva@borrit.dk to book your space

This 5-week course gives you a posture practice “to-go” for your summer holiday. The 5 classes focus on an challenging but accessible series of yoga postures including standing postures, a simple arm balance, sitting and supine postures, inversions on the shoulders and relaxation. The course includes an image file of the practice series and a sound file with a 90 minute guided instruction of the series for your practice at home (in Danish).

The course is taught in Danish but a few English instructions can be provided if neccessary.

Time: Tuesdays 16.15-18.15

Dates: 1/5, 8/5, 15/5, 5/6, 12/6

Place: Københavns Yoga, Willemoesgade 14, København Ø

Price: 900 DKR. (10 hours of teaching + course materials)

Registration: info@kbhyoga.com

Three hour workshop on how yoga can help you improve your sleep. Especially suited for people with stress-symptoms and insomnia. Taught in danish. few instructions in english can be given if needed.

The workshop is open to all.

Tilmelding: info@dynamicyoga.dk

Price:  350 DKR)

This workshop on sensation-based posture practice is taught In danish. Few instructions will be given in english if required.

This workshop explores how yoga posture practice can invite a deep release in body and mind. It is taught in two parts. The morning class explores how movement and the natural rhythm of the breath can help you let go of unnecessary tension. You will be guided through a gentle flow of yoga postures which brings movement and life to the whole of your body, internalizes awareness and awakens the senses. The afternoon explores stillness as a path to letting go and by way of a long, restorative yoga class. Your body will be supported by bolsters, blankets and belts to allow you to go deep within. Each class ends in a long relaxation and seated meditation.

The workshop is open to all and will be taugh in english if required.

Program:

10.00-12.30: Gentle vinyasa flow

12.30-13.30: Break, smoothie and snack

13.30-16.30: Restorative class, seated meditaiton, dialouge

Price. 600 DKR

Booking: http://yoganet.dk?hold=3290