Workshops and Special Events

World Famous Yoga Teacher Danny Paradise comes to Manchester with his own inimitable style to teach a weekend yoga workshop

'Shamanism, Total Freedom, Evolution and Ashtanga Yoga'

"Yoga arose out of man's perception of nature and is a journey back to Nature." -- As an ancient Shamanic practice, Yoga is about creating personal empowerment, personal authority and total freedom with an understanding that Nature is our Spiritual Teacher and Guide.

The classes are suitable for all ages and levels of experience from beginners to advanced practitioners of ALL forms of YOGA.

Timetable

Friday 22nd Oct 7pm - 9pm Introduction to the workshop - this will include a discussion and an extended standing sequence with about 25 to 30 variations in the standing sequence and then an extended finishing sequence. The standing sequence has variations, derivative poses and modifications.

Saturday 23rd Oct 1pm – 5pm This session includes a discussion followed by the expanded standing sequence, an exploration of the primary series and some 2nd series with some derivative routines, variations etc. Following this we will be exploring the Ashtanga Yoga pranayama routine.

Sunday 24th Oct 1pm – 5 pm Brief discussion followed by the expanded standing sequence and an introduction to 2nd series and elements of 3rd that is accessible for all levels of students and teachers. Ashtanga Yoga. Pranayama routine to finish.

Booking

Cost Full w/shop £140 – £120 early bird booking if booked and paid for by Sept 1st. Single sessions Sat & Sun £60. Fri £40.

Venue Dancehouse Theatre Oxford Road Manchester M1 5QA

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About Danny

Danny Paradise has been practising Ashtanga Yoga since 1976 and teaching worldwide since 1979. He initially studied with the first Western teachers of Ashtanga, David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff. Danny learned the beginning and advanced sequences from them over five years and has studied with Sri Patabbhi Jois in 1978 and 1980. Danny has also studied and practised with Yoga teachers and Spiritual guides in many other lineages and traditions as well as teachers of Kung fu, Tai Chi and Karate.

For 30 years Danny has introduced all levels of the practices of Ashtanga Yoga to students and teachers worldwide. He has also introduced the Ashtanga practices to world-renowned artists, musicians, dancers, Buddhist Lamas, actors and sports champions. He incorporates several indigenous spiritual traditions into the practice and philosophy of Yoga, relating Yoga to all Shamanic nature-based cultures. Danny draws from the teachings of Krishnamurti, Buddha, ancient Egypt as well as many Indigenous Cultures: Hawaiian, Mayan, Native Americans.

Danny passes on ancient traditions in a non-dogmatic, contemporary,compassionate, humorous way. His purpose is to help people develop a Sacred, safe, meditative, healing, joyful, expanding, pain free, personal self-practice. Danny teaches all the Ashtanga Sequences with emphasis on an expanding evolving practice. He shows derivative poses, modifications and variations with the structure of all the sequences of Ashtanga Yoga.

Classes include Pranayama, Asana, and open discussions on topics such as:

1. Shamanic and Historical Roots of Yoga and the connection to other ancient cultures: Egyptian, Mayan, North and South American Native, Chinese, Polynesian
2. Healing Processes of Ashtanga Yoga, and other healing traditions.
3. Relationship of Yoga to Sacred Indigenous Spiritual traditions worldwide,
4. Spiritual Intelligence and Evolution.
5. Responsibility, Personal Authority, The Sacred, Fulfilling Personal Destiny and Yoga
6. Food, Diet and the dangers of the Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Genetically Modified Food Industries.
7. Medical Intuition: Understanding the processes that create disease and healing and the relationship to Chakras and glandular systems.
8. Yogic and Shamanic perspectives on Ageing and Death.