Zen and Yoga
- Josh Gale
- A half-day workshop exploring mindfulness through yoga practice
- Social Activity, Workshop, Yoga
“In Zen, there is no next”, an old Zen proverb goes. Which is to say there is only this moment now. A nice idea, yet, if we live in our heads, addicted to thinking, it’s hard to truly be in the present moment. This is where the practice of yoga can complement meditation – by quieting the mind. Indeed, the Yoga Sutras say yoga is the cessation of mental fluctuations. During this half-day workshop we will explore how sitting meditation and yoga can complement one another. There will be two meditations, walking meditation practice, mindful tea drinking and invigorating postural yoga practice.
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, May 3: ebausch@dai-heidelberg.de.
Costs: 35 Euro // 30 Euro for DAI-members
Language: English
The workshop ends at 5:30 pm.
