Awakening the Heart
- A half-day workshop exploring “heartfulness” through yoga practice
- Josh Gale
The practice of mindfulness involves the heart as much as the head. Some contemporary mindfulness teachers say “heartfulness” might be a fuller expression. It’s not only about cultivating greater present moment awareness, it’s also about having a compassionate, kindly attitude towards ourselves and others in every moment.
During this half day workshop, we will explore “heartfulness”, including loving-kindness meditation practices towards oneself and others. We will begin the workshop with a mindfulness yoga class focused on gentle, heart opening movements. We will then discuss themes relating to self-compassion and loving-kindness before diving into the meditation practice itself. The aim of the workshop is to inspire us to live kinder lives.
About the teacher:
Josh Gale is from Auckland, New Zealand and has been practicing yoga since 2002. In 2006, Josh completed his first yoga teacher training course, and 10 years later he completed another one, this time focused on a Buddhist mindfulness approach to yoga. He recently completed his training as a mindfulness teacher with UK organisation Breathworks and is presently doing an advanced course with the Zen Yoga school in Berlin.
Please bring your own yoga mat and a cushion for meditation. Registration is required, please send an email to Evelyn Bausch by Thursday, March 15: ebausch@dai-heidelberg.de.
Costs: 35 Euro // 30 Euro for DAI-members
Language: English
The workshop ends at 6:30 pm.
