Using The Five Elements To Inspire, Heal and Transform
Sunday 24th April 2022 | 9am – 11am (GMT)
In this yoga workshop with one of our most popular teachers, Zephyr Wildman, we will explore how the five basic Elements of nature can be used in our yoga to create a deeper practice. Zephyr’s classes are well known for combining deep Vinyasa with the philosophy of yoga. Her Transformation Course is one of the most popular challenges on the site, with deep life lessons contained in adventurous Vinyasa.
During this practice, the elements Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Space are used to understand and discover more of our inner and outer ecosystem.
The workshop will include individual yoga sequences (Kramas) that are inspired by each of the Elements: Earth – Grounding; Water – Fluidity; Fire – Transformation; Wind – Inspiring; Space – Stilling. This will be layered with pranayama kriyas, mudras, and mantras to make this workshop an integrative experience.
Yogis understood and utilised the laws of nature to attain greater health, power, knowledge, wisdom and sustained contentment in themselves by using practices effectively to heal, inspire and transform – cultivating equanimity in the body-mind connection.
The elements are:
Earth | Solid | This relates to form, structure, physical integrity, bones, muscles and tissues.
Water | Liquid | The fluidity that sustains life, nourishes and moves our joints; blood and fluid that circulates within.
Fire | Heat | Temperature, metabolism, energetic drive and confidence to fulfil purpose.
Wind | Gas | Direction of movement of the breath, Prana (life force), and channels of communication within that carry the creative expression of life.
Space | Intergalactic material that suspends or contains it all. We feel space which provides a platform for all the other elements within ourselves. We sense this in our mouth, hollow organs and bone, but also the space between the breath, cells, atoms, even the space between our thoughts.
The use of these elements and Prana is the main link to the sister science of yoga called Ayurveda.
Both yoga and Ayurveda use Prana (vital energy) to sustain balance with the elements and to effectively heal ourselves. Yogis used the heat of Prana to inspire a balance, transform imbalances and create a natural harmony amongst all the others elements.
In this yoga workshop, we will focus on an Element drawing on its characteristics, corresponding Chakra, Mantra, Hasta Mudra and sense organ associated with the Element, in the hope you too will find a harmony and equanimity in body, energy and mind.
What to expect:
- a yoga workshop with world class yoga teacher, Zephyr Wildman, accessible to all levels and abilities
- a series of yoga sequences, with breath work, mudras and mantra which you add to your personal practice
- an exploration of the elements to help find balance and healing
- a transformative experience to inspire calm and harmony
Zephyr Wildman has been teaching yoga for 20 years and is a teacher of teachers. As well as the physical side of yoga, she has a great interest in integrating psychology, yogic philosophy, and the attraction of self study within her practice. She shares the courage, strength and blessings found in tantra and ayurveda to bespoke therapeutic practices for students of different abilities.
You can try the Transformation Course here, or explore more of Zephyr’s classes here.
Can’t make it live?
We will be offering a on-demand playback of the workshop for 14 days afterwards, so you don’t have to miss out!
Cost
£20 for subscribers
£25 for non-subscribers
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Questions
If you have any questions about this online workshop with Zephyr, drop us a message on support@movementformodernlife.com
Terms & Conditions
Practising safely
The live online workshops are for your education and your enjoyment only. You are participating in the live classes at your own risk. You are encouraged to to take breaks when needed and/or when in doubt, don’t do sequences that you are even a little concerned about. If you have any health condition, please seek medical advice before taking any form of exercise. If you have any concerns, please let us know before the workshop starts.
If you feel unwell in any way or if you experience any discomfort during class, please stop the class and consult your health practitioner immediately. Remember that yoga is mostly a journey off the mat and into life, and it is a journey about taking responsibility for our own actions and cultivating self-knowledge. Only choose exercises which will nurture and support you, and please take responsibility for yourself and your current abilities during your practice. Remember that each day is different, and even if yesterday you were able to perform a movement, that is no indicator that the same exercise is possible today. Please move within your comfortable limits and if you’re in any doubt whatsoever, please seek medical advice.
We are not medical practitioners and we do not seek to offer medical advice. Please consult your healthcare practitioner before starting any new exercise. This is particularly important if you have any limiting condition or are, pregnant, nursing, regularly taking medications, or have any existing medical conditions. We do not accept any liability whatsoever for any injury or damage, either during or after this retreat. Your participation in this retreat is entirely voluntary and at your own risk, and you agree to abide by the T&Cs of Movement for Modern Life.
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