CANCELLED – we are sorry to inform you that dear Lakshmish is not able to come as EU-visa has not been issued!
Vidwan Lakshmish Bhat from KPJAYI in Mysore will be visiting our shala from 10th to 13th of May 2018.
He will give lectures of chanting Astanga yoga mantras and explanations of the yoga text Hatha Yoga Pradipika which forms the basic for yoga practitioners.
We are very honoured to welcome him to Copenhagen and our shala on his first trip to Europe. You will have a unique opportinity to meet a genuine Indian scholar teaching directly from the source of Indian yoga philosophy. Here is Lakshmish melodious chant of the Astanga yoga mantra
Lakshmish is the teacher of Sanskrit, Chanting and Philosophy incl. the Bhagavadgita at the renowned Vidwan Shri K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Yoga Institute (KPJAYI) in Mysore, India since 2003.
He was born in 1978 in a small village, Madgeri, nearby Gokarna (Shivas holy place) in the north of
Karnataka in India into a Brahmin family of very humble circumstances. He studied Sanskrit by the traditional method in his village for continuous 8 years and in the year 2000 he came to the Mysore Maharaja Sanskrit College for further studies of Advaita Vedanta. He has obtained the Vidwan title also in that subject and subsequently received a master’s degree from Mysore University in 2006.
In 2006 he married Ranjita and have a son, Gautama who is now 10 years old.
Lakshmish also conducts the traditional Brahmin puja rituals every day in his home and at the yoga shala for the benefit of the students and the family, as part of his work at KPJAYI.
Lakshmish will also be visiting Stockholm, Bruxelles, Budapest and Duisburg.
Programme May 10th – 13th:
Thursday
9-11 Mysore with Susanna (use your card)
12-14 Welcome with Ganesha puja- Open for all, donations welcome!
– Explanations of Puja and hindu rituals/bhakti Yoga
Friday
9-11 Mysore with Susanna (use your card)
16.30-18 Lakshmish, his family tradition, vedic studies in Mysore and connection to Jois’ family
– basic chanting and explanation of mantras the mantra means, history of astanga yoga mantra, asana and numbers.
18.30-20: Dinner at South Indian restaurant (not included in the price)
Saturday
9-11 Led primary with Susanna (use your card)
12-14: Hatha Yoga Pradipika – what is this yoga text about and what does it mean in the Indian tradition of Yoga, including chanting of verses especially from the 1st chapter.
14.30-16: Hatha Yoga Pradipika – the basics for a practitioner of yoga including the relationship between teacher and student, guru-śiṣya, parampara and the significance of this in Indian view.
Hopefully with a few stories of Lakshmish’ experiences in Mysore.
Sunday
9-11 Mysore with Susanna (use your card)
12-14: HYP more selected verses, chanting and explanations.
Lakshmish will take us further into HYP step by step based on yesterdays teachings and discussion
15-16: Chanting of mantra – astanga yoga, asana names and numbers.
Price
All lectures with Lakshmish 500dkk by sign up before May 1st (after 600kr) or 1 single day 250dkk.
All classes with Lakshmish and yoga with Susanna 1000dkk.
Sign up
yoga@astanga.dk
Payment
Payment to our account and please remember to cover all fees also receivers and mark “Lakshmish” – if you choose EU-transfer, sharing transfer fees, then add 50dkk to cover receiver’s fee!
Danske Bank 3409 konto 10942535
IBAN: DK3930000010942535
SWIFT: DABADKKK
Mobile pay
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