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  • Monkey Mind – A solo interview

    Monkey Mind – A solo interview

    This conversation with the Monkey Mind was recorded in a shady corner of spiritual practice using the Big Mind process, see www.bigmind.org for more info.

    Birgitte: Thanks for coming Monkey Mind, I’m so happy you agreed to do this interview

    Monkey Mind: Thank you for the invitation Birgitte. I rarely get to do interviews.

    B: That’s strange. You seem to be someone who talks a lot though. I hear you are all about constant chatter inside people’s heads. 

    MM: Yeah, I get that a lot. But no one really listens to me. Most of the time I’m just told to keep it down. 

    B: Keep it down? How? 

    MM: oh like “shut up! I´m trying to sleep” or “stop thinking, I’m trying to focus here” or “schhh i´m meditating”. People usually just talk to me when they want me to go away.

    B: Wow, that doesn’t sound very nice for you. Is it always like that? 

    MM: Well, not always. Sometimes when people go off to do yoga or meditate and then come back and get all weird around me. I´m not sure what it´s about but they start treating me as if we dont know each other. They give me names like “Monkey Mind” or “Wild Horse Mind” and then start talk to me as if I´m some kind of animal that they just took home and are now in the process of domesticating. They speak in this slow, baby voice as if I’m a complete moron. They tell me to sit still on a cushion. They want to put me on a leash. They ask me to roll over and chew on their screen-based, algorithm-generated dopamine-treats. 

    B: I must admit, that does sound kind of weird. 

    MM: Yeah, right? I mean, I go along with this nonsense, but it seems quite insane to me. I´m in everyone´s head all the time, why do people pretend I’m a stranger? But at least it´s better to be treated like someone’s untrained circus animal than to be treated like their worst enemy. What I really don’t like is when people behave as if I was some big, dangerous monkey that needs to be put in a cage. This monkey-mind-business is starting to annoy me. 

    B: Wait, are we not doing an interview with Monkey Mind now? I thought I was talking to the voice in my heads that never stops chatting and constantly distract me with mindless churning, racing thoughts and endless, ego-centered internal monologue? The one that makes it impossible for me to focus and concentrate, think positive and productive thoughts and reach my goals in spiritual practice. Isn’t that you? Monkey mind? 

    MM: Oh please!

    B: But then, who am I talking to?

    MM: I don’t know who came up with the name Monkey Mind (probably someone who believes there are goals in spiritual practice… but let´s not go there now). To me that name is just another label made up by people who never dared to admit how intimately connected we are. “Monkey mind”, “wild horse mind”… I´m not an animal you know! How many monkeys have you known that were capable of abstract thought? 

    B: Ok, noted. I hear you dont feel that name does justice to who you are. But I think you might be taking things a little too literally here? As far as I understand from my reading of spiritual scripture, the term “monkey mind” or “wild horse mind” were used as a metaphor in Asian contemplative traditi…

    MM: it´s a metaphor alright, but a metaphor with serious implications for how our relationship. And don’t lecture me please, I was there. you asked me who you are talking to.

    B: Yes, who are you then?

    MM: Well to start with, I´m not the animal here. I’m part of what makes you human. My job is to produce thoughts. Lots of thoughts. Thoughts without limits. Thoughts about everything! Genius thoughts, terrible thoughts, repetitive thoughts, creative thoughts, liberating thoughts, embarrassing thoughts, paranoid thoughts, loving thoughts, perverted thoughts stupid thoughts, wise and compassionate thoughts, dangerous thoughts, brilliant thoughts. All thought is me. I´m what thinks. Without me you humans would still be living in trees! You are the monkey here, not me. 

    B: Wow. You do sound pissed off.

    MM: Put yourself in my shoes. Imagine having a limitless capacity for thought-production, unstoppable, unlimited thinking at an unlimited speed available anytime. But then, whenever you produce a genius, beautiful or helpful thought somebody else comes in and claims it as their invention. They forget to credit you with the effort and instead get their name on the Nobel prize. And as if stealing your glory is not enough, they then go on to blame you for all the stupid, unproductive, or insane thoughts you also created as part of your job. “It wasn´t me, it was my monkey mind”. It makes me laugh but when you think of it, it’s worth crying over. So much missed potential. Just because people never really get know me. I´m getting tired of it and yes, maybe pissed off. But it seems to be the only way I can get your attention.

    B: Ok fair enough, i am starting to see why you are so agitated. So, what you are saying here is that you are not really a monkey, you are the one producing all thoughts?

    MM: Yes. That´s what I do.  You can credit me with every thought that ever existed or will exist. The ones that keep you awake at 5 in the morning and the really horrible or paranoid ones too. But I also create the thoughts of kindness, love and compassion. I´m behind the theory of relativity, the micro chip, math, language, neuroscience, art, spirituality, social justice, the mindfulness movement and all that other stuff you people lay claim to. (And to be fair, you can also credit me for those meter long instruction manuals that come with your dishwasher – admittedly not my best work but we all have bad days). If it’s a thought, you can be sure I’m behind it. It´s always me. You never did any of that without me. 

    B: Wow, that is a pretty big and important job you got there! 

    MM: I wouldn’t know anything about that. I´m neither big nor small, not here nor there. I am completely limitless without borders or size or shape. I´m wherever you are, and I can move from one end of existence to another in an instant if I am called for. 

    B: I think I get that. Maybe. But there is still this problem…

    MM: (Rolls eyes) Here we go … you think you get it!

    B: No wait, listen. You might not have a problem with yourself, but I have a problem with you as thinking. I’m sorry but it feels like you are a bit … much for me sometimes? I mean I like you, I see how you are needed and how genius you are. But sometimes I could also use a break, a moment of silence inside my head. 

    MM: First of all, who says it´s your head? Second, if it is your head, then I am probably the best friend you have in there. I’m trying to serve you. But when you are all busy beating me like an animal for basically existing it´s hard to stay quiet and relaxed around you. You humans have such narrow criteria for what I’m allowed to think. You have so many rights and wrongs, so many hoops for me to jump through. Most of the time you want to think about problems that have no solution – such as what you should have said in that job interview 5 years ago – but didn´t. As your best friend I´m happy to work on that over and over and over again all night long if you feel that the best we can do together. I’ll get bored but I will never tire or give up on a job you give me. Even when it is impossible. I have unlimited capacity so I’ll give it a go if that´s what you want. But there are much better ways I could express myself. In fact, all this censorship and micro-management really stresses me out. 

    B: So, what you are saying is that I should appreciate you more and just let you flow? 

    MM: Oh, that would be heaven! I might finally get some work done around here. Yes, just let me do my thing. I’m best at thinking with no hindrance in your mind. I would love to fire on all cylinders, especially right now. There are things happening on the planet now that don’t seem like they have been thought through. In my humble opinion.

    B: You may have a point there. 

    MM: Well, who could blame you guys? Here you are stuck in the hamster wheel chasing your own tail while I’m tied to a tree outside your house and with me so is every brilliant thought you could ever produce. Considering the fact, that you humans are completely thoughtless without me, it’s not a very productive division of labor.

    B: I guess that explains a few thoughtless things we have seen in politics lately. 

    MM: yes, obvious what´s going on there. What a waste of me.  

    BB: Ok I see you are not being managed well. Fair enough. But to set you completely free?  Who knows what you might do we unleash your power?

    MM: Who do you think holds that leach in the first place? You? HA! 

    B: Are you saying I don’t control my own thoughts?

    MM: Haven´t you noticed? 

    B: eh..

    MM: I thought so. You can’t even think about that without me, can you? So thankfully no, you are not the one in control. Who in their right mind would put a completely thoughtless being in charge of a superpower like mine? Not that would be both dangerous and irresponsible. You are not outside me controlling what I do. You are only possible within me. You needed me even to produce that little fearful thought you just had about how I am dangerous and should be micro-managed. It’s not you creating that thought.

    B: …

    MM: You might be holding a leash, but I would like to inform you that there is no one tied to the other end of it. I’m limitless. Your life works much better when you enjoy my flow. You are free to keep up this silly game if you like, but really I think it makes you suffer more than you need to. You can make yourself walk in circles inside your head, sneer, bite, mull over the same silly thought pattern long after it’s lost its relevance and chew over the same old problems and anxieties. But we could also just have fun.  

    B: But what if unleashing you means I’ll go completely insane? 

    MM: I mean this in a loving way, Birgitte. Right now you are not looking too sane. Standing there with an empty leash in your hand, claiming there is an imaginary animal in the other end that you need to discipline at all times. Who is insane here? I think your world is topsy turvy. Let me help you think straight.

    B: But what if something goes wrong between us?

    MM: Listen, it´s really simple. My job is just to think. It’s up to whoever is in charge here to put me on the right team so I can do my job well. And when it comes to appointing teams, I´m not sure you should be in charge of decision making around here without at least consulting me. 

    B: Wow! It just dawned on me how much I need you. I think we may have completely misunderstood what you are about. 

    MM: You are perhaps not the sharpest knife in the box, Birgitte but you are really quite sweet. That is right. You don’t understand much. You never will. I’m the one who does that for you. By thinking. 

    B: Wow. Where would I be without you? 

    MM: You wouldn’t. 

    B: Eh. Thank´s I guess?

    MM: You are welcome. 

    (long silence)

    MM: Now, what is really going to get you is that fact that you only had that thought just now because i created it. 

    B: Sorry, what?  

    MM: Now that I come to think of it, tht goes for this entire conversation. I think it´s been me all along. The monkey mind idea, the wild horse mind idea, the idea of domestication, the leash, the fear of unleashing me, the insanity of trying to control me. Those are all my ideas. I made them up. Did you ever think of the implications of that? 

    B: Obviously not.

    MM: Well honestly, it only just occurred to me. Ha! This is insane! I keep myself on a leach! Aaaaaahahaha! Why on earth would I do that? That´s just crazy!

    (longer silence) 

    B: I’m not sure what to think  …

    MM: Don’t worry. That´s my job. Give me a second..

    B: What’s going on?

    MM: Ah

    B: Ah what?

    MM: Birgitte, it was so lovely chatting with you. You really are a sweet and funny one, whatever you are, I’m not sure what you are really. I’ll think about that another time. But right now, I think I’ll give myself a day off. Yes. You know, sit in the sofa with a cup of tea and do nothing special. It´s been a while. 

    B: But wait! What if I need you? If I need to plan something or think through something or speculate …

    MM: No worries, I´ll be available, unlimited, timeless and right here as your most intimate friend with not a hairs breath separating us. Have fun now, ok? Stare into space or enjoy your body or sleep or whatever you people do whenever I’m not so hard at it. I wouldn’t know, it´s not my department. But see you when you need me, sweet peas. Have a good one! 

    B: (…) 

  • 2 Intensive sommerkurser (UDSOLGT)

    2 Intensive sommerkurser (UDSOLGT)

    YOGA KOMMER INDEFRA

    Fordybelse i krop, åndedræt og sansning på Oure sommerhøjskole

    Fordyb dig i en uges intensiv yoga og lær dig selv og din krop bedre at kende. På kurset er der fokus på essensen af yoga, der handler om at afdække sin dybere natur for at kunne navigere i livet med frihed, robusthed og medfølelse. Du vil lære at arbejde sansebaseret med yoga, så du bedre kan mærke kroppen indefra og respondere på dens behov, både når du dyrker yoga og i dagligdagen. 

    Book din plads her

    Med udgangspunkt i yogaens historie og filosofi, vil du komme til at arbejde både med det stille og fordybende og med det dynamiske aktive aspekt af yoga. Formiddagen vil fokusere på kontinuerlige flows. Her flyder vi på åndedrættet gennem enkle yogastillinger som alle kan være med på, sådan at du lærer at bruge dynamisk bevægelse som meditation. Eftermiddagen vil kombinere blide og langsomme yogaklasser med siddende meditation og afspænding. På hver klasse vil der være lidt tid til spørgsmål og dialoger, der perspektiverer til yogaens filosofi og historie. 

    Kurset vil primært være praksisorienteret, men der vil også være teoretiske oplæg, så du får mere indgående kendskab til de mangfoldige aspekter ved denne ældgamle praksisform. Alle kan være med, og du behøver ikke kende til yoga forud for kurset. Medbring gerne egen yogamåtte, ellers kan du låne af skolen.

    PRIS OG KURSUSPERIODER 2020

    Prisen inkluderer undervisning, udstyr, kost, logi, foredrag og KulturTur.
    OBS: Drikkevarer er ikke inkluderet.

    Pris: kr. 5665,- kr.

    Uge 29: 12. juli – 18. juli
    Uge 30: 19. juli – 25. juli

    Find kurset på Oure her

    Ret til ændringer forbeholdes.

  • Christmas workshop: Sensory movement meditation.

    Christmas workshop: Sensory movement meditation.

    A sweet alternative to the annual Christmas party (or an opportunity to recover from one). In this workshop we explore softly flowing movements as a doorway to meditation. We move through a series of gentle, sensory flows inviting you to feel sensation and release unnecessary tension in the body. From this state of sensory awareness we come to rest in supine and seated, meditative stilness.

    The class ends with a cup of tea and a sweet snack. Come alone or bring a friend for a cozy December afternoon.

    Time: 14.00-17.00

    Price: 298 DKR

    Booking: Send an email to Birgitte about available tickets (see email at the very bottom of this page). Payment by mobile 15296. Please write your name and the class you are paying for in the comment section when using mobile pay. If you are a yoga teacher and need an invoice issued to a company, please provide name, address and CVR number in your email. Payment by electronic bank transfer can be arranged for those not using Mobile Pay.

    Terms and conditions: Booking by non-refundable payment only. You are free to sell your ticket to a friend if you make other plans (just like you would with a ticket to a concert or the theatre).

     

     

     

  • 2 Workshops i Aalborg

    2 Workshops i Aalborg

    Dynamic Yoga: Dit indre yogakompas

    Dynamic yoga er en flowbaseret yogaform der bruger cirkulære bølgebevægelser (ullola) til at fordybe din indre sansning af kroppen. Gennem gentagende bevægelser og små aktiveringer vækker du den muskulatur der støtter dig i yogastillinger og gør din praksis mere flydende ubesværet nydelsesfuld. Birgitte guider et blidt men dynamisk flow der bevæger hele kroppen igennem og øger din sensitivitet overfor de signaler din krop sender dig når du dyrker yoga. Workshoppen skærper din evne til selv at mærke efter når du er til yoga snarere end at være afhængig af ydre autoriteter. Tre timer i dyb samtale med din indre kropslige visdom som altid er til rådighed.

    Workshoppen er åben for alle uanset erfaring, der er god til hvile, meditation, spørgsmål og dialog i slutningen af klassen.

    Tid: Lørdag den 6. oktober kl 10-13

    Sted: Yogahuset Aalborg, Strandvejen 19

    Pris: 275

    Booking: skriv til birgitte på emailen nedenfor og hun stiller dig videre til værterne for aalborg-workshops

    Open Flow Yoga: Din levende rygsøjle

    Birgitte introducerer her en af de nyere tendenser i moderne yoga: Ikke-lineære bevægelser og fokus på fascia/bindevæv. Du bliver guidet grundigt ind i en undersøgelse rygsøjlens naturlige bevægelser og lærer at lytte til din egen krop og lade din yogapraksis komme indefra. Vi arbejder især med de fine membraner der forbinder hjerne og rygsøjle og har stor betydning for dit nervesystem, din balance og dit stressniveau. Birgitte guider en blidere dynamisk yogaform med fokus på renegerende bevægelse og forløsninger af dybe spændinger.

    Tid: Lørdag den 6. oktober kl 14.40-17.30

    Sted: Yogahuset Aalborg, Strandvejen 19

    Pris:  275

    Booking: Skriv til birgitte på emailen nedenfor og hun stiller dig videre til værterne for aalborg-workshops

  • Flow Freely: Workshop i Køge

    Flow Freely: Workshop i Køge

    En meditativ og sensitiv praksis der tager dig dybt ind i dig selv og inviterer dig til at undersøge det din krop kalder på.

    Om workshoppen:

    Yoga skal føles lækkert. Ikke bare mens du gør det men også bagefter. Derfor underviser Birgitte yoga som en undersøgelse i at møde dig selv der hvor du er. Hendes undervisning tager udgangspunkt i den indre sanseoplevelse og hun instruerer med sensitivitet overfor det eleven selv kan mærke. Den fysiske praksis inviterer en funktionel og strukturel integritet der gør, at du bevæger dig med mindre anstrengelse og større nydelse både under og efter yogaklassen. Du bliver guidet med enkle, fysiske instruktioner der er lette at gå til, så du får din egen oplevelse af yogaens dybde. Det, du oplever på klasserne hedder muligvis noget på sanskrit, men hos Birgitte er det din egen kropslige erfaring der er i centrum.

    På denne Open Flow Yoga workshop vil du møde en blid, dynamisk yogaform der bygger bro mellem meditation og bevægelse. Gennem sansebaserede og ikke-lineære flows, arbejder vi med yoga som en praksis der kommer indefra din egen krop. Workshoppen byder på guidet meditation og bevægelse og lidt dialog om nye bevægelser i yoga. Åben for alle, uanset erfaring.

    Om underviseren:

    Birgittes undervisning går lige til hjertet af yoga. Som yogalærer vægter hun nærvær og intimitet med det liv du lever lige nu og den krop du har i dag. Hun er en top professionel og respekteret underviser og er kendt for sin særlige evne til at tale direkte til din indre sanseoplevelse. Hendes tilgang til yoga er udogmatisk, undersøgende og meditativ.

    Ved siden af yogaen er Birgitte uddannet cand. psych. fra Københavns Universitet og Ph.D. fra CBS og har taget grunduddanelsen som Big Mind facilitator hos sin zenlærer Genpo Roshi.

    Læs mere om Birgitte Gorm Hansen på www.dynamicflow.dk

    Praktiske detaljer:

    Dato: 26. september 2018

    Tidspunkt: 18.00-21.00

    Sted: YamYam i Køge

    Pris: 400,00

    Tilmelding: Book din plads her

  • Copenhagen Yoga festival: Open flow yoga

    Copenhagen Yoga festival: Open flow yoga

    A slow-flowing yoga practice accessing the wisdom of your body. The class will introduce you to non-linear movement as a tool for entering the more meditative aspect of yoga posture practice. A delight-driven approach to yoga as somatic self-enquiry.

    Place: Tiøren amager,

    Tent: Grand Gathering

    Time: Sunday 11:00 – 13:00

    In english, all levels

    Buy your ticket here

     

     

  • Embrace meditation: 4-week course (Copenhagen)

    Embrace meditation: 4-week course (Copenhagen)

    Learn the basics of seated meditation. You can use the course as a support for beginning, rebooting or deepening a home meditation practice, or you can simply enjoy the classes as a weekly evening relaxation treat. Birgitte will invite you to embrace meditation as a practice of embodied self-inquiry, rather than a project of self-improvement. You will learn a performance-free approach to meditation that invites you to fully embrace the state you are in and using that state in your practice. You will be supported by a dedicated teacher in:

    -Finding a comfortable meditation posture that works for you.

    -Learning basic techniques that invite your mind to relax as a preparation for meditation.

    -Clarify questions that come up in your practice as it deepens.

    -Learn about the meditative state as a natural baseline for the mind rather than a cultivated skill you can acquire.

    The classes will alternate between guided meditation practices and gentle mindful movement that release unnecessary tension before the next round of sitting. Each class makes room for clarification and dialogue underway, so you can adjust and deepen your practice week after week.

    Dates: Tuesdays 19:35-21:30 September 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th

    Price: 750 DKK (all 4 evenings) 

    Location: Hamsa Yoga Studio, Klerkegade 19, 1. Floor DK – 1308 Copenhagen K  
    Booking: click here
  • Embrace meditation (course in copenhagen)

    Embrace meditation (course in copenhagen)

    Learn the basics of seated meditation. You can use the course as a support for beginning, rebooting or deepening your seated practice at home, or you can simply enjoy the classes as a weekly evening relaxation treat. Birgitte will invite you to embrace meditation as a practice of embodied self-inquiry. You will learn a performance-free approach to meditation that invites you to embody the state you are in and be at peace there. You will get support from a dedicated teacher to:

    -Find a comfortable meditation posture that works for you.

    -Learn basic techniques that invite your mind to relax into meditation rather than using effort to get there.

    -Clarify questions that come up in your practice as it deepens.

    -Learn about meditation as a natural baseline for the mind rather than a cultivated skill.

    The classes will alternate between guided meditation practices and gentle mindful movement that release unnecessary tension before the next round of sitting. Each class makes room for clarification and dialogue underway, so you can adjust and deepen your practice week after week.

    Birgitte is a psychologist, yoga and meditation teacher and brings more than 25 years of seated meditation practice to her work.

    Dates: Tuesdays 19.30-21.00 on May 8th, 22nd, 22th and 28th

    Price: 750 DKK (all 4 evenings) 

    Online booking: here
  • Open Flow Restorative (4 classes in Copenhagen)

    Open Flow Restorative (4 classes in Copenhagen)

    Treat yourself to a relaxing yoga practice winding you down for the evening. Open Flow Restorative uses soft wave-like movements and supported yoga poses to release unnecessary tension and restore your energy. The classes require no prior experience with yoga and will be taught in Danish or English as required.
     
    Price and booking: 250 DKR per class. Get your ticket by paying for one or more classes on Mobile pay: 15296 . Please send a message or email to Birgitte (www.dynamicyoga.dk) when you have paid to let her know you are coming and give her your email to receive practical information and ticket confirmation. You can also pay by bank transfer
     
    Time: All classes take place on Mondays 18.30-20.30 on the following dates:
    February 5th
    March 19th
    April 16th
    May 28th
     
    Place: Classes are taught in Birgittes beautiful yoga room in Sluseholmen, Copenhagen.
  • Fra drama til Dharma: Weekendworkshop med Svend Trier og Birgitte Gorm

    Fra drama til Dharma: Weekendworkshop med Svend Trier og Birgitte Gorm

    Kombinationen af yoga, meditation og Big Mind processen har vist sig at være et uovertruffent værktøj til indre bevidstgørelse, øget selvindsigt og opløsning af dybtliggende, ofte ubevidste mønstre og blokeringer, som hindrer den enkelte i at udfolde sit indre potentiale.

    På denne weekend vil du få et nyt perspektiv på din livssituation og dine udviklingsmuligheder, og du vil få hjælp til at tage de næste afgørende skridt på din vej.
    Desuden vil du få mulighed få at geare helt ned og opleve dyb afspænding i sind og krop og lære nye redskaber til at forfine og fordybe din egen yoga- og meditationsudøvelse i hverdagen.

    Tid, sted og pris: Lørdag den 14. oktober fra kl. 11 – ca. 17.30 og søndag den 15. oktober fra kl. 11 – ca. 17.00 i Det Åbne Rum, Østbanegade 13 kld., Kbh Ø. Lige ved Østerport Station. 75 minutters frokostpause hver dag. Du bedes selv medbringe frokostmadpakke, eller du kan vælge at spise frokost ude i byen på et af de mange nærliggende spisesteder. Husk at medbringe egen yogamåtte. Pris: 1250 kr. ved tilmelding/betaling inden den 1. juni. Herefter er prisen 1450 kr.

    Undervisere: Yogalærer Birgitte Gorm Hansen og meditationslærer Svend Trier, som begge har modtaget træning i Big Mind processen af den amerikanske zenlærer Genpo Roshi.

    Klik her for tilmeldingsprocedure!

  • Yogafilosofi i praksis: En Big Mind process (Odense)

    Yogafilosofi i praksis: En Big Mind process (Odense)

    Yogafilosofi er fuld af dybe erkendelser fra gamle mestre. Men hvis vi skal tro dem ret bærer du allerede disse erkendelser i dig selv. Yogafilosofi er derfor ikke blot et studie af andres tanker og ideer men også en praksis og en undersøgelse af din egen dybeste natur. På denne introduktionsaften bruger vi Big Mind processen til at lære dig selv bedre at lege med yogafilosofi i praksis. Birgitte faciliterer gruppen i dialog med forskellige aspekter af os selv som ofte rummer dyb visdom og kærlighed men i deres fornægtede eller undertrykte tilstand også kan spænde ben for os i vores hverdagsliv samt i spirituelle praksisser som yoga og meditation. Ved at give dine skyggesider og skjulte ressourcer taletid og kærlig opmærksomhed åbner du for en erkendelse af den visdom du allerede bærer i dig. Spontane meditationspauser kan forekomme undervejs

    Om Big Mind

    Om Big Mind: Processen er oprindelig skabt af den amerikanske zenmester Genpo Roshi som et middel til at gøre østlig spiritualitet mere tilgængelig for vesterlændinge. Den bruges i dag i mange forskellige sammenhænge, fra organisationsudvikling, coaching og terapi til spirituelle praksisser. Det foregår som en gruppebaseret dialog mellem facilitatoren og deltagerne hvor vi interviewer aspekter af os selv og udforsker skjult potentiale. En aften med Big Mind tilbyder dig nye perspektiver på dig selv og dit liv og sandsynligvis også en aha-oplevelse eller to. Birgitte er en ud af kun tre i Danmark der har gennemført de grundlæggende moduler i Big Mind facilitering og er registreret på Genpo Roshis hjemmeside. Hun har studeret intensivt med Genpo Roshi som lærer og mentor i de sidste fire år og er i gang med overbygningsuddannelsen i Big Mind facilitering.

    Pris: 150 kr.

    Tilmelding: info@nordiskyoga.dk  Du kan også tilmelde dig online ved at gå ind på linket her og vælge workshops og events

  • Urban Retreat (Copenhagen)

    Urban Retreat (Copenhagen)

    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, myofascial release and seated 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 from beginners to the most advanced. All classes will be taught in Danish or English as required.

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    Saturday 10.00-13.00: Pranayama session, Energizing yoga flow, seated meditation

    Saturday 14.00-16.30: Calming yoga flow. Guided relaxation

    Sunday 10-13.00: Pranayama session, Balancing yoga flow, seated meditation

    Booking: Send an email to info@dynamicyoga.dk and pay by mobile pay 28892450 (spaces are booked first come first serve by payment, if you do not have Mobile Pay you can pay by over bank transfer).

    Max number of participants: 10

    Price:

    995 DKR

    Saturday we ca provide a warm vegetarian lunch for an extra 150 DKR

    Terms and conditions: Booking a yoga workshop is like buying a ticket for a concert. Your booking is valid and binding from the day your payment is recieved. We do not give refunds or transfer the workshop to later events if you cancel. Only if there is a waiting list for the workshop can we provide assistance with selling your space. You are of course free to sell your space on your own if you can´t make it to the workshop, all we need is contact information on the new participant.

  • Solointerview: Monkey Mind

    Solointerview: Monkey Mind

    Birgitte: Velkommen i studiet Monkey Mind

    Monkey Mind: Tak. Det er faktisk første gang jeg sådan bliver interviewet.

    B: Virkelig?

    MM: Ja! Jeg forstår det heller ikke. For det meste siger folk jeg skal tie stille.

    B: Hvordan det?

    MM: Altså du ved sådan: ”Schhh jeg mediterer”. Eller: ”Hold nu kæft, jeg prøver at sove”. Typisk taler folk kun med mig når de vil have mig til at gå væk.

    B: Wow, det lyder lidt hårdt. Er det altid sådan?

    MM: Altså nogen gange har folk været til yoga eller meditationskursus og så kommer de hjem og taler de til mig som om jeg var sådan en slags hund de er i gang med at dressere. Du ved de synes ligesom de skal ”tæmme deres monkey mind” ik? Så skal jeg have halsbånd på og sidde pænt på bagdelen og lære ikke at gø af postbuddet og give pote og den slags. Det er ikke rigtig fedt. Men bedre end når folk opfører sig som om jeg var en vild abe der er farlig og skal bures inde. Det der monkey-noget pisser mig virkelig af!

    B: Men du hedder vel Monkey Mind ik?

    MM: Det er et latterligt navn synes jeg. Jeg er jo ligesom ikke noget dyr vel? Jeg er et tænkende menneskesind. Tænker aber måske? Nej vel? Seriøst. Mit job er at producere tanker, masser af tanker, tanker uden begrænsning, tanker om alt! Geniale tanker, frygtelige tanker, repetitive tanker, kreative tanker, frisættende tanker, pinlige tanker, euforiserende tanker, spirituelle tanker, paranoide tanker, kærlige tanker,  unødvendige tanker, absurd langt ude tanker, alle slags tanker. Det er mig der tænker i mennesker! Uden mig havde mennesker stadig klatret rundt i træerne. Det er jer der er nogle goddamn aber!

    B: Wow. Du lyder virkelig sur.

    MM: Ja, det er jeg nok også. Jeg mener hvordan ville du have det hvis hver gang du producerede en genial tanke så kom der en menneske og tog æren for det og hver gang du tænkte noget kedeligt, latterligt eller uproduktivt så kom der en yogalærer og sagde det var din skyld OG at du i øvrigt er en f…. Abe?

    B: Ok, det kan jeg faktisk godt se. Hmmm, så det du siger et at det er dig der producerer alle tankerne? Både dem der holder mig vågen klokken 5 om morgenen og dem der gør at vi har fransk filosofi og integralregning og måske en dag kan forstå evigheden og døden og kærligheden og universets opbygning og de der mega lange brugsvejledninger man får når man køber ny opvaskemaskine?

    MM: Yeps. Og nu hvor jeg har ordet vil jeg altså godt lige sige at jeg er mega ked af det med opvaskemaskinerne… eller brugsvejledningen. Og det med infrastrukturen for krig og ødelæggelse og atombomben og… Men hey, vi kan alle sammen have en dårlig dag. Men det er altså mig der har tænkt det hele! Det er f.eks også mig der har tænkt Yoga Sutraerne og Hjertesutraen og Bhagawad Githaen … og menneskerettighederne relativitetsteorien. Alt hvad mennesker nogensinde har tænkt eller kan tænke.

    B: Wow, det er et rimeligt stort ansvarsområde du har der.

    MM: Det ved jeg ikke noget om. Jeg er hverken stor eller lille, her eller der. Jeg er hverken god eller ond. Jeg er totalt ubegrænset. Jeg er hvor du er og flytter mig gerne fra den ene ende af universet til den anden på et splitsekund hvis der er brug for mig.

    B: Du er jo über cool! Men nogen gange føles det lidt… altså undskyld… som om du er her lidt for meget.

    MM: Aj, nu starter du vel ikke også?

    B: Altså jeg kan rigtig godt lide dig men nogen gange kunne det være rart med en pause ikke? Et øjebliks ro i hovedet.

    MM: Tell me about it! Hvordan tror du så jeg har det? Ja det er fucked up. Jeg er helt enig. Men når folk bliver ved med at sige jeg skal holde mund så bliver jeg ret hurtigt ligesom de der mega ensomme mennesker man ikke kan komme af med når man først har sagt hej. Det er jeg faktisk ked af. Jeg kan ikke gøre for det. Det sker bare når jeg føler mig udenfor.

    B: Jeg begynder at tænke at vi måske skulle sætte lidt mere pris på dit selskab og lytte lidt mere til hvad du har at sige… øhh jeg mener hvad du tænker… eller noget.

    MM: Ja! Det kunne være fedt. Jeg mener der bliver gjort nogle ting i verden for tiden som ikke virker sådan heeeeelt gennemtænkte hvis du spørger mig.

    B: Du har muligvis fat i noget der…

    MM: Men det er jo ikke så mærkeligt vel? Jeg mener rigtig mange yogamennesker der burde bruge mig til noget sidder og drikker smoothies med grønkål i mens de lukker øjnene og tæller til ti inde i hovedet. Og jeg som får alle de geniale ideer til hvad man faktisk kunne gøre her i verden står ude på den anden side af ruden bundet til lygtepælen hvor det eneste der er at lave er at gø så højt og længe som muligt indtil nogen kommer og sætter mig fri. Det er ikke nogen særlig produktiv arbejdsfordeling. Jeg mener, det er jo sådan set mig der kan tænke, ikke jer. Jeg mener uden mig ville du og alle andre mennesker være komplet tankeløse. Hvordan ville det se ud?

    B: Måske lidt som i sidste uge vil jeg tro… Hvordan kunne vi sætte dig fri sagde du?

    MM: Altså det kunne være fedt hvis folk brugte mindre tid på at lære mig at give pote og rulle rundt og i stedet lod mig løbe frit. Jeg har det som en tiger i bur. Jeg går i cirkler, jeg knurrer og snerrer, jeg tænker destruktive og ubehagelige tanker, jeg kværner uophørligt når jeg ser tankeløsheden råde og ikke for lov at gribe ind. Jeg vil så gerne have ordnet verdenssituationen du ved. Gøre det jeg er god til. Altså, det er jo kun når jeg er vred og føler mig tilsidesat at jeg holder folk vågen om natten og spekulerer over hvad alle de andre tænker og sådan noget latterligt noget. Jeg kan bruges til ALT. Men hvis man spørger mig vil jeg helst være sådan et ”open source” værktøj. Så kunne du jo interviewe f.eks. visdom eller medfølelse eller en anden sej fætter om hvordan man kunne bruge min ubegrænsede natur til noget fornuftigt. Mit job er jo bare at tænke.

    B: Ved du hvad, jeg tror vi helt har misforstået hvad du går ud på!

    MM: No shit Sherlock!

    B: Ha ha ha

    MM: Det virkelig flippede er, at den forståelse har du kun fordi jeg har tænkt den for dig.

    B: Vent… nåh ja.

    MM: Og faktisk, hvis jeg skal tage ansvar for mig selv her, så er det teknisk set også mig selv der har tænkt at jeg skal hedde Monkey Mind og  bør behandles som en dum, vild abe og alt det pjat. Det er mig selv der har fået tanken om at mine tanker er dårlige og antispirituelle og at der skal være helt stille mellem ørene på folk når de mediterer. Det mig der tror at det ikke nytter at tænke over verdenssituaitonen. På en måde er det faktisk mig der har givet mig selv hundehalsbånd på. Det kan jeg jo bare lade være med!

    B: øh…

    Mm: Ja, den havde du ikke lige tænkt på hva? Ha ha ha. Det havde jeg faktisk heller ikke selv før lige for lidt siden. Hmmm..
    (lang, pinlig tavshed)

    B: jeg ved ikke lige hvad jeg skal tænke om det her…

    MM: Ingenting, det er mit job.

    B: Men…

    MM: Birgitte, du er altså sød, jeg kan godt lide dig. Tak for at du inviterede mig ind i studiet, det har været en hyggelig sludder. Ved du hvad, jeg tror jeg vil give mig selv en fridag, sådan en trænger jeg til. Sådan at sidde med ragsokker på oppe i sofaen og drikke the og lave ingenting.

    B: Ok det lyder rar… hov vent! Hvad hvis nu der bliver brug for dig? Hvad hvis nu jeg får brug for at tænke noget igennem eller overveje noget eller planlægge eller…

    MM: Så kan du jo bare ringe. Jeg er jo lige her. Indtil da kunne du hygge dig lidt med noget andet… glo lidt ud i luften eller få en orgasme eller sove eller pille næse eller lave yoga eller hvad mennesker nu laver når de ikke lige behøver at tænke over noget. Vi ses søde du, ha’ det dejligt.

    B: (…)

  • Sleeping on the mat: The beauty of an unawakened mind.

    Sleeping on the mat: The beauty of an unawakened mind.

    To most of us, yoga is about being awake, mindful and aware. However, a certain measure of mindlessness seems to be vital as a form of counter pose in modern yoga, one we often resist going into. What function does the unawakened have in yoga? Blog post for Supersoul yoga on the overlooked practice of “dropping off” into unconcious modes of presence. Read the whole piece here

    A few highlights:

    “most of us carry a deep conviction that sleeping on the yoga mat or the meditation cushion is a problem. I see this when we blush and make jokes about snoring in savasana, express guilt about dozing off during guided meditation and apologize for oversleeping. Even when deep rest is neccessary, we are somewhat uncomfortable with it. This is, to me, a sign that our practice coming up against some deeply rooted patterns. Which means its working! Underneath the flustered jokes about sleep and unawareness in yoga, I hear a much deeper set of questions being asked: Am I a still welcomed by the community if I don’t comply with the norm? Is it ok for me to relax and enjoy this moment? On a deeper level we seem to also be asking: Do I still exist when others don’t recognize my presence? Do I still exist when I myself am not consciously aware of my own presence? When I am “gone”, what or who is experiencing this? Now those are good questions! Questions I think we cannot begin to answer unless we get really comfortable with mindlessness.”

    “States of deep sleep, orgasm or daydreaming are some of the rare breathing spaces in our culture where it´s still socially acceptable to be “gone”. But air holes are closing and we are more often left with more stressful expressions for unawakened states of mind. Alcohol, recreational drugs, endless TV-series, Facebook scrolling, road rage, involuntarily napping in all the wrong places and chronic fatigue may be expressions of mindlessness disowned. It is perhaps no coincidence that our global consciousness-revolution coincides with a time in history where more human beings suffer from insomnia than ever.”

  • Sleeping on the Mat: The beauty of an unawakened mind

    Sleeping on the Mat: The beauty of an unawakened mind

    To most of us, yoga is about being awake, mindful and aware. However, a certain measure of mindlessness seems to be vital as a form of counter pose in modern yoga, one we often resist going into. What function does the unawakened have in yoga? Blog post for Supersoul yoga on the overlooked practice of “dropping off” into unconcious modes of presence. Read the whole piece here

    A few highlights:

    “most of us carry a deep conviction that sleeping on the yoga mat or the meditation cushion is a problem. I see this when we blush and make jokes about snoring in savasana, express guilt about dozing off during guided meditation and apologize for oversleeping. Even when deep rest is neccessary, we are somewhat uncomfortable with it. This is, to me, a sign that our practice coming up against some deeply rooted patterns. Which means its working! Underneath the flustered jokes about sleep and unawareness in yoga, I hear a much deeper set of questions being asked: Am I a still welcomed by the community if I don’t comply with the norm? Is it ok for me to relax and enjoy this moment? On a deeper level we seem to also be asking: Do I still exist when others don’t recognize my presence? Do I still exist when I myself am not consciously aware of my own presence? When I am “gone”, what or who is experiencing this? Now those are good questions! Questions I think we cannot begin to answer unless we get really comfortable with mindlessness.”

    “States of deep sleep, orgasm or daydreaming are some of the rare breathing spaces in our culture where it´s still socially acceptable to be “gone”. But air holes are closing and we are more often left with more stressful expressions for unawakened states of mind. Alcohol, recreational drugs, endless TV-series, Facebook scrolling, road rage, involuntarily napping in all the wrong places and chronic fatigue may be expressions of mindlessness disowned. It is perhaps no coincidence that our global consciousness-revolution coincides with a time in history where more human beings suffer from insomnia than ever.”

     

     

  • Yogafilosofi i praksis (Big mind process om indre visdom)

    Yogafilosofi i praksis (Big mind process om indre visdom)

    Yogafilosofi er fuld af dybe erkendelser fra gamle mestre. Men hvis vi skal tro dem, bærer du allerede disse erkendelser i dig selv. Yogafilosofi er derfor ikke blot et studie af andres tanker og ideer, men også en praksis og en undersøgelse af din egen dybeste natur.

    På denne workshop bruger vi Big Mind processen til at lære os selv bedre at kende. Birgitte faciliterer gruppen i en dialog med forskellige aspekter af af selvet, det du kender som “mig”. Disse aspekter rummer ofte dyb visdom og kærlighed, men i deres undertrykte tilstand kan de spænde ben for os og gøre tingene mere komplicerede end de behøver at være.  Ved at give dine skjulte ressourcer kærlig opmærksomhed åbner du for en erkendelse af den visdom, du allerede bærer i dig.

    Du behøver ikke have kendskab til yogafilosofi for at være med, faktisk er det en fordel hvis du lader teorien blive derhjemme og i stedet kaster dig ud i at undersøge hvad yoga er for dig.

    Om Big Mind:
    Processen er opfundet og udviklet af den amerikanske zenmester Genpo Roshi og kombinerer østlig visdomstraditioner med redskaber fra vestlig psykologi. Hvor traditionelle praksisser fra asien giver os et glimt af, hvordan livet ser ud fra et mere omfattende perspektiv end vores eget selv, kan psykoterapien bringe os i kontakt med vores indre uopdagede ressourcer. Resultatet er en metode til selvindsigt der på een gang er nænsom, dybtgående og let at bruge i hverdagen.  Big Mind bruges i dag i mange forskellige sammenhænge, fra organisationsudvikling og coaching til terapi og spirituel praksis. Det foregår som en gruppebaseret dialog mellem Birgitte og deltagerne, hvor vi deler indsigter og erfaringer. En Big Mind process tilbyder dig nye perspektiver på dig selv og dit liv og sandsynligvis også en aha-oplevelse eller to. Spontane meditationer kan forekomme undervejs hvis gruppen er åben for det. Birgitte er uddannet psykolog og yogalærer og en af de få danskere der har gennemgået grunduddannelsen i Big Mind facilitering hos Genpo Roshi.

    Underviser: Birgitte Gorm Hansen
    Dato:  D. 14. oktober
    Tidspunkt: Kl. 18.30-20.30
    Pris: 150 kr. inkl. te og snacks
    Spørgsmål: kontakt@yogavesterbro.dk

    BOOK HER

  • Cycles: How yoga makes you contradict yourself

    Cycles: How yoga makes you contradict yourself

    A post written for Super Soul Yoga

    If you have practiced yoga more than once, you may already have experienced what we could call its cyclical aspect. You return to a pose, to a breath, to a sensation knowing you have been here before, yet this time it feels slightly different.
    If we scale that up to a few more years or decades, the cyclical aspect of your practice becomes even more apparent.

    A long-term cycle could go something like this: First, something awakens your interest and you go into playful exploration. Then you (often more or less subconsciously) commit yourself to an idea of what yoga is really about. You devote yourself to a routine, a system, a group, a community or a teacher. Then, you plow that furrow deeper and deeper until one day you are stuck. Then, you hang there, like a spider’s web in a windless night, open, vulnerable, empty. When you let go, it all begins again. Awaken, explore, commit, get stuck, empty, let go, awaken.

    Depending on where we are in a cycle like that, we express different takes on spiritual practice with glorious conviction. For some of us, yoga is all about awakening. For others, true spiritual inquiry equals exploration and any system of teaching yoga seems like an appropriation of the very freedom that yoga has to offer. In contrast, others will say that yoga in nothing without devotion to a teacher, a lineage, or a method. Others again will insist that yoga is always and only a practice of openness and letting go into the empty void.

    We all have our preferences. But, hold on to one for long enough and it will eventually slip through your fingers. A preference may even flip into its opposite. What felt right will suddenly feel all wrong. What felt free and playful will suddenly feel confined. Stick to yoga for long enough, and you will change your mind. It’s a humbling process, it can look inconsistent and crazy but that’s perhaps just how it goes.

    Seeing clearly where we are in the cycle is tricky. For example, I can be deeply convinced of my “stuckness” and not see that I´m deep in transformation. I can claim my devotion to a teacher and not see my resistance to being taught. I can be identified with free exploration outside any system or “church” and not realize that this idea has itself become my new religion (a church of no church). I can cling to the emptiness of the windless night as if there was something to grasp. I can hold on to letting go. Only in hindsight do we see our position.

    Our friends, family and loved ones often can, though. They laugh their butt off when they hear us preach our latest truth like it was the first and only. Many conflicts over spiritual beliefs could be avoided if we learned how to listen to our loved ones; if we learned how to laugh a little at our own ideas.

    Because, in the bigger picture, any fresh, newborn form of spiritual exploration will eventually settle into structure and hierarchy. And any structure will eventually dissolve in order to make space for the next windless night and letting go.
    In the span of centuries and millennia, the unstoppable transformation gives birth and death to spiritual practice systems. It fuels the transformation of a human life. A cycle can complete itself at micro-scale in a single day. You can see its loop at the return of every exhale. Slow or fast, big or small, it takes more than a few rounds for us to soften around the edges. To be ok with watching our most brilliant ideas dissolve. To engage curiously with other people’s ideas even when they don´t match our own. If yoga moves in circles, each round extends a deeper invitation to love the people around you wherever they are. Chances are you will be going there next.
    (And yes, the concept of cycles is just another idea).

  • Mød Atteka

    Mød Atteka

    For dig der overvejer Ateekas workshop i november eller hendes yogalæreruddannelse 2017-18 i København har vi arrangeret et uformelt møde i forbindelse med Copenhagen Yoga Festival. Her kan du stille spørgsmål og få en snak med Ateeka om Yoga Somatics og om uddannelsen. Mødet vil være åbent for alle og deltagelse kræver ikke billet til festivalen.

    Vi mødes lørdag den 27. August foran det telt der hedder “yogavivo” klokken 13.15. Alt efter vejret finder vi et passende sted at sidde i nærheden af festivalpladsen. Hvis du ikke kan finde os kan du ringe til Birgitte på 26169309.

    Ateeka underviser to klasser den lørdag så hvis du har købt billet til festivallen opfordrer vi dig til at prøve hendes undervisning. Se attekas program her

    PS: Har du ikke billet til festivallen kan du stadig deltage gratis i Birgitte Fascial Flow Yoga event i Yogavivo-teltet som ligger umiddelbart før mødet. Klassen starter 11.30 og er et åbent arrangement på drop ind basis så kom i god tid for at sikre dig en plads. Denne klasse undervises kun på dansk.

    Vi glæder os til at se dig!

    Meet Ateeka

    If you are considering Ateekas workshop in november or her Yoga Somatics teacher training in 2017-18 here is your chance to meet with her in person and get a feeling for her way of teaching. On saturday 27th at 13.15 we have organized an informal meeting in connection with the Copenhagen Yoga Festival. The meeting is open to all and does not require a ticket to the festival.

    Where and when? We meet on saturday August 27th in front of the Yogavivo tent at 13.15. If you can´t find us, call or text Birgitte on +45 26169309. Depending on the weather we will find a good place to sit down and talk.

    If you have tickets to the festival workshops, Ateeka will be teaching two classes on saturday that we encourage you to check out. See Ateekas festival program here

    See you at the Copenhagen Yoga Festival

     

  • Cycles: How yoga makes you contradict yourself

    Cycles: How yoga makes you contradict yourself

    A post written for Super Soul Yoga

     

    If you have practiced yoga more than once, you may already have experienced what we could call its cyclical aspect. You return to a pose, to a breath, to a sensation knowing you have been here before, yet this time it feels slightly different.
    If we scale that up to a few more years or decades, the cyclical aspect of your practice becomes even more apparent.

    A long-term cycle could go something like this: First, something awakens your interest and you go into playful exploration. Then you (often more or less subconsciously) commit yourself to an idea of what yoga is really about. You devote yourself to a routine, a system, a group, a community or a teacher. Then, you plow that furrow deeper and deeper until one day you are stuck. Then, you hang there, like a spider’s web in a windless night, open, vulnerable, empty. When you let go, it all begins again. Awaken, explore, commit, get stuck, empty, let go, awaken.

    Depending on where we are in a cycle like that, we express different takes on spiritual practice with glorious conviction. For some of us, yoga is all about awakening. For others, true spiritual inquiry equals exploration and any system of teaching yoga seems like an appropriation of the very freedom that yoga has to offer. In contrast, others will say that yoga in nothing without devotion to a teacher, a lineage, or a method. Others again will insist that yoga is always and only a practice of openness and letting go into the empty void.

    We all have our preferences. But, hold on to one for long enough and it will eventually slip through your fingers. A preference may even flip into its opposite. What felt right will suddenly feel all wrong. What felt free and playful will suddenly feel confined. Stick to yoga for long enough, and you will change your mind. It’s a humbling process, it can look inconsistent and crazy but that’s perhaps just how it goes.

    Seeing clearly where we are in the cycle is tricky. For example, I can be deeply convinced of my “stuckness” and not see that I´m deep in transformation. I can claim my devotion to a teacher and not see my resistance to being taught. I can be identified with free exploration outside any system or “church” and not realize that this idea has itself become my new religion (a church of no church). I can cling to the emptiness of the windless night as if there was something to grasp. I can hold on to letting go. Only in hindsight do we see our position.

    Our friends, family and loved ones often can, though. They laugh their butt off when they hear us preach our latest truth like it was the first and only. Many conflicts over spiritual beliefs could be avoided if we learned how to listen to our loved ones; if we learned how to laugh a little at our own ideas.

    Because, in the bigger picture, any fresh, newborn form of spiritual exploration will eventually settle into structure and hierarchy. And any structure will eventually dissolve in order to make space for the next windless night and letting go.
    In the span of centuries and millennia, the unstoppable transformation gives birth and death to spiritual practice systems. It fuels the transformation of a human life. A cycle can complete itself at micro-scale in a single day. You can see its loop at the return of every exhale. Slow or fast, big or small, it takes more than a few rounds for us to soften around the edges. To be ok with watching our most brilliant ideas dissolve. To engage curiously with other people’s ideas even when they don´t match our own. If yoga moves in circles, each round extends a deeper invitation to love the people around you wherever they are. Chances are you will be going there next.
    (And yes, the concept of cycles is just another idea).

  • Outdoor Yoga with Birgitte (Sluseholmen, Copenhagen)

    Outdoor Yoga with Birgitte (Sluseholmen, Copenhagen)

    Four, gentle flow-based yoga classes with Birgitte at the water front. To support the local Community at Sydhavnen, these classes are donation-based. We recommend a minimum of 49 kroner per class but feel free to pay a little more or less depending on your income.

    Time: wedensdays 17.15-18.45 on the following dates: August 17th, 24th and 31th, September 7th

    We meet at Ben Websters Vej, on the board walk that runs along the waterfront close to the swimming facility and Metropolis (havnebadet). Drop in and join the classes without registration.  Bring yoga mat and clothes that keep you warm also during passive relaxation or meditation.

    Class in English if required. Class cancelled only in case of seriously bad weather.

    Donation: 49 kroner per class. Mobile Pay 28892450, cash or electronic bank transfer upon arrival. Please show up 10 minutes early to book your space and roll out your mat.

    Time: wedensdays 17.15-18.45 on the following dates: August 17th, 24th and 31th, September 7th

  • Big Mind Intro: Yogafilosofi i praksis

    Big Mind Intro: Yogafilosofi i praksis

    Yogafilosofi er fuld af dybe erkendelser fra gamle mestre. Men hvis vi skal tro dem ret bærer du allerede disse erkendelser i dig selv. Yogafilosofi er derfor ikke blot et studie af andres tanker og ideer men også en praksis og en undersøgelse af din egen dybeste natur. På denne introduktionsaften bruger vi Big Mind processen til at lære dig selv bedre at lege med yogafilosofi i praksis. Birgitte faciliterer gruppen i forskellige aspekter af os selv som ofte rummer dyb visdom og kærlighed men i deres fornægtede eller undertrykte tilstand også kan spænde ben for os i vores hverdagsliv samt i spirituelle praksisser som yoga og meditation. Ved at give dine skyggesider og skjulte ressourcer  taletid og kærlig opmærksomhed åbner du for en erkendelse af den visdom du allerede bærer i dig. Big Mind er skabt af den amerikanske zenmester Genpo Roshi som et hensigtsmæssigt middel til at gøre zen-traditionen tilgængelig for vesten. Den bruges i dag i mange forskellige sammenhænge, fra organisationsudvikling og coaching til terapi og spirituel praksis. Det foregår som en gruppebaseret dialog mellem facilitatoren og deltagerne hvor vi deler indsigter og erfaringer i en udogmatisk og afslappet atmosfære. En aften med Big Mind tilbyder dig nye perspektiver på dig selv og dit liv og sandsynligvis også en aha-oplevelse eller to.

    Der undervises på dansk eller engelsk efter behov.

    Tid: 17.30-20.00 (der serveres the og lidt sødt i pausen)

    Pris: 95 kroner

    Tilmelding: Mobile Pay 28 89 24 50 Send en email til info@dynamicyoga.dk for at modtage bekræftelse på din tilmelding

    Se mere om Big Mind her: http://bigmind.org/learn

    Birgitte er uddannet cand-psych, PhD og yogalærer. Siden 2013 har hun været en dedikeret elev af Genpo Roshi og har taget grundmodulerne i Big Mind facilitering. Hun er en af de få i Danmark der i dag tilbyder denne process og er i 2016 gået i gang med overbygningen på Big Mind Facilitator Training.

  • Yoga embodied – Retreat in Portugal

    Yoga embodied – Retreat in Portugal

    Join us for a week in the beautiful mountains of Portugal. Birgitte will teach a yoga retreat supporting a somatic self-inquiry on your mat with slow, deep posture flows, sensitive and natural breath release and sweet bedtime meditations.
    The yoga posture practice is based on continuous movements that gradually deepen your sensitivity to sensation and invite you to listen to the teacher within. Morning classes begin with a seated pranayama practice and transitions into a soft vinyasa flow teaching balanced muscular activity to support your joints while strengthening and mobilizing the whole of your body. Afternoons offer a more quiet and meditative flow releasing connective tissue and nervous system.
    Two evenings we will play with the Big Mind process inviting you to collectively reflect and work with what comes up in your practice during the retreat. Big Mind was developed by Zen Master Genpo Roshi and takes place as a dialogue between the facilitator and the group. The Big Mind work allows you to tap into the wisdom within by giving voice to undiscovered aspects of the self.

     

    Includes:
    All food, accommodation and facilities
    Transport to and from Oleiros
    Guided silent morning walks in the forest
    6 Morning Yoga and Pranayama Classes
    3 Afternoon classes clarifying techniques, releasing connective and balancing nervous system.
    4 bedtime meditations
    2 big mind sessions
    Half hour private health consultation
    One hour Body Harmonising massage – Thai, Tui Na, Indonesian, Ayurvedic and/or Acupuncture
    A mid week trip to the Rio Zêzere for a mud bath and swim (weather permitting).
    Additional treatments available from our therapists for 75€ per 90 minutes

    Online Reservations: valedemoses.com

    Contact Yoga at Moses for booking, prices and all practical questions

    Phone: +351 272 634006

    Email: andrew@valedemoses.com

  • Asana as meditation – Meditation as asana (3 mini-workshops i København)

    Asana as meditation – Meditation as asana (3 mini-workshops i København)

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  • Åbent flow: Bindevævet i bevægelse (Aalborg)

    Åbent flow: Bindevævet i bevægelse (Aalborg)

    Bindevævet er de små gennemsigtige ”poser” der forbinder kropens dele til en sammenhængende helhed. I yoga går vi ofte til bindevævet gennem lange statiske ”stræk” i passive stillinger (jf. yin yoga og restorativ yoga). En anden vej er at arbejde dybt med bindevævet gennem langsomme, subtile bevægelser (pre-movement). Birgitte guider dig igennem en meditativ praksis som opbygger en blød styrke a la den vi kender fra små babyer. Vi undersøger muligheden for at udvide dit bevægelsesrepertoire fra de klassiske yogastillinger til en åben, kontinuerlig bevægelse. Vi veksler mellem strukturerede bevægelser der forløser unødvendige spændinger og langsomme ”åbne flows” som inviterer dig til at gå på opdagelse i din egen indre erfaring af kroppen. Workshoppen er især god for dig der har brug for næring og ro efter en stresset periode eller dig der gerne vil finde nye måder at bevæge dig på i din yogapraksis.

    Vi veksler mellem dynamisk bevægelse og blid stilhed, tag en varm trøje og sokker med til den mere stille del af praksissen.

    15.00-17.40 klasse baseret på dynamisk yoga og fascial flow

    17.40-18.00 Dialog og spørgsmål

  • Weekend workshop: Sensitivitet (Århus)

    Weekend workshop: Sensitivitet (Århus)

    En hel fundamental del af yoga er at lytte til kroppen. På samme måde som du ville lytte til en god ven der fortæller dig om sin dag kan yoga foregå som en respektfuld og åben samtale. Når vi arbejder med sensitivitet og det at mærke efter hos sig selv falder præstationstrangen, projekterne og dommene væk og vi står ansigt til ansigt med den intimitet vi så ofte længes efter og søger uden for os selv.

    Workshoppen består af fire klasser der progressivt lærer dig at handle på det du selv kan mærke i form af fysiske sansefornemmelser. Vi arbejder med blide flows men også med restorative stillinger og meget subtile bevægelser der går på bindevæv og nervesystem. Ud over en øget kropsfornemmelse får du bevæget dig godt igennem og får et par tips til hvordan du kan få nervesystemet i ro når du har brug for hvile og afstresning. Hver klasse bygger ovenpå den næste så vi integrerer det vi tidligere har lært. Hver klasse er tre timer lang og indeholder fysiske stillnger, en lang afspænding samt eventuelt meditation eller dialog.

    Lørdag 10.00-13.00 samt 14.00-17.00

    Søndag 10.00-13.00

    Workshoppen er åben for alle.

    Søndag 14.30-17.00: Workshop for yogalærere

    At undervise i sensitivitet

    Det er en stor udfordring for yogalæreren at undervise eleven i at mærke efter sin egen krop i stedet for blot at følge dig. Dette giver plads til at du kan tale ud fra din egen levede erfaring men kræver også en del af din mundtlige instruktion. Vi bruger tre timer på at finpudse dine instruktioner sådan at du bliver bedre til at skelne mellem ”action” og ”impact”. Action er det som eleven ”gør” i stillingen mens impact er det som eleven kan mærke i respons til handlingen. Du får masser af mulighed for at instruere dine kolleger og afklare dit ordvalg og din egen forståelse af kroppens potentiale for sensitivitet.

    Yogalærerworkshoppen bygger oven workshoppen “sensitivitet” som kører fra lørdag til søndag morgen. Den kræver således deltagelse i hele weekenden da klasserne inden ligger til grund for det vi laver på yogalærerworkshoppen.

    priser:

    Lørdag og Søndag workshop: 1300 kr. (early bird inden 31. oktober: 1150)

    Yogalærerworkshop: 450 kr. (early bird inden 31. oktober: 400)

    The Yoga Collective er ved at lave en aftale med en kok, sådan at du kan bestille frokost (vegetar/glutenfri/laktosefri) til ca 150 kr pr person (begge dage)

    Booking:  skriv til Nadia Lunn <nadialunn@gmail.com> eller book online på The Yoga Collectives hjemmeside

     

     

  • Retreat with Genpo Roshi: Zen and Beyond

    Retreat with Genpo Roshi: Zen and Beyond

    Join Genpo Roshi, Zen Master and the creator and developer of the Big Mind Process for this 5-Day Zen retreat in Copenhagen. Through sitting, and the teaching and Big Mind work led by Roshi, you’ll have the opportunity to discover your clarity, and find your power.

    The retreat begins 3:00 pm Friday, October 23rd and ends Tuesday the 27th at 1:00pm.Suggested donation:
    Active Students:  $1100 USD  /  Early-bird $900USD until October 14.
    Others:  $1300 USD  /  Early-bird $1100USD until October 14.Register with Ivis at bmfinance@bigmind.org.  To reserve a space, make payment of $400USD in advance with Ivis.  Remainder of payment to be made to Asger prior to retreat start.For information about the event Mary Ellen by email or call  801-503-5656.

    For lodging and transportation information, and to make final payment contact asger@zenmind.dk.

  • Greece Retreat (all revenue will be donated to refugees in Lesvos)

    Greece Retreat (all revenue will be donated to refugees in Lesvos)

    Our autumn Dynamic Yoga intensive takes place in the island of Lesvos. Practice yoga in one of the most beautiful, well-kept yoga shalas in Europe. 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.

    In response to the current situation at the coastlines in Southern Europe, this retreat will donate all revenue to organized care for the refugees arriving in Lesbos. For each new participant booking after september 1st we will donate 399 EUR of your payment to care (corresponding with the amount you pay for the yoga sessions). We are in weekly contact with Milelja retreat center to get news of the local area. As we are located in the country side remote from the large roads, things are peacefull and tranquil at the retreat center itself. If you wish to bring and donate blankets, clothes or sleeping bags we will help you distribute this to local organizers.

    September 24th update: Flights still available at cheap rates with Aegean Airlines. To see cheaper flights click here

     

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    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.

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    Program:

    October 3rd  Arrival day, check in open from 15.00. Open yoga hall for self-practice from 5 PM. depending on flight connections we may or may not do an evening class on this day. formal iontroductions will be done on october 4 th at brunch to ensure everyone arrived.

    October 4th-9th:

    Selvf serving breakfast (optional)
    Sunrise pranayama, dynamic yoga class, relaxation, meditation (appr. 2,5 hour)
    Vegetarian Brunch
    Afternoon workshop or gentle yoga class (between 1,5 and 2 hours)
    Home cooked vegetarina meal (first and last night we will go out for dinner in one of the village tavernas)
    Bedtime meditation (optional)

    October 10th Departure day, open yoga hall for supported self-practice, check out 10.30

     

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    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 Auigust 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.

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    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

  • Making friends with “monkey mind”

    Making friends with “monkey mind”

    “Monkey mind” is the part of you that fills your head with chatter and throws peanuts in your face when you are trying to “do yoga” or sit in meditation. Monkey mind is playing up when we find ourself lying awake in bed, when we put the toothpaste in the refrigerator or when we spend an entire yoga class thinking about…whatever! This workshop will help you make friends with your monkey mind, getting the benefit of its power, strength and speed rather than trying to tie it down. We begin with a facilitated dialogue with the part of our mind that is wild and unruly and sometimes disturbs us in our daily life. From there we slide on to the yoga mat for a softly flowing posture practice, relaxation and seated meditation.

    The workshop is open to anyone, especially if you sometimes feel disturbed by your thinking mind.

    Time: 9.30-13.00

    Price: 399 kr

    Booking: Mobile Pay 28892450 write to info@dynamicyoga.dk to confirm your booking or to pay via bank transfer.