harshvardhan jhaveri
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program
track a track b
title
yoga
focus
mixed ideas
description
the human being has been bestowed with a native longing to reach out to the transcendental states of consciousness. this inclination led the ancient seers in india to develop ways of this mystical quest the modes of which are experiential in nature. this workshop is a exploration of these experiential time tested and eternal modes of investigation which dig deeper and deeper into the inner space until the inner and outer merge. through āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra (the art of abstraction), and subtler yoga practices like meditation, the human being is endowed with existential health through an inward movement of awareness, introspection, tranquility, transcendental joy and freedom. yoga philosophy begins with recognising human suffering, its cause, and also provides the practical tools to be liberated from it. this workshop is a synthesis of philosophy and practice delving into the core tenets and themes such as the triad of pain, the triguṇa theory, the three bodies and five sheaths, karma, and metempsychosis. this investigation will use concepts like phylo-synthesis, parallel vigilance and life, death, and breath practices. practices include: āsana, prāṇāyāma, pratyāhāra, dhārāṇā, dhyāna - meditation, mantra, mudrā, kriyā, yoga nidrā, śavāsana.
biography
harshvardhan is a young, practicing yoga scholar from kaivalyadhama yoga institute, india, where he just completed a masters degree in yogaśāstra. his mission is to live, teach and widen the horizon of the spiritual message of yoga. he has co-founded the yoga education collective with eddie stern and robert moses and is dedicated to preserving and teaching traditional yoga practices and philosophies in an increasingly modernised world. harsh is a member of the ad-hoc board of studies for yoga in h.s.n.c university in mumbai. he is an avid swimmer and beginner freediver and is always on the lookout for a dip in nature - be it in the mountains or the ocean. an ascendance of mighty peace is the greatest takeaway experienced by his students.