fundraising
Suryanamaska peace celebrations
~ 108 sunsalutations ~
Join together to dedicate your practice for world peace.
Special guest on 21st June - I am delighted to welcome Craig Pruess who will be playing live Sitar during relaxation session for the students who have participated in this event. Craig plays music to integrate the whole nervous system, to harmonise our emotions and to uplift our consciousness.
Date ~ Saturday 21st June ~ Summer solstice 2008
Time ~ Arrive at 8.45am.
Venue ~ The Yoga Studio, 28 Newburn Centre, Dean Street, Swindon SN1 5ES.
Cost ~ minimum donation £12 ~ maximum as much as you can gather in sponsorship.
To book a place please send cheque payable to 'Frances Lewis' for £12 - this includes breakfast.
Once booked there will be no refunds under any circumstances.
Next dates are:
Sunday 21st September 2008 Autumn Equinox
Sunday 21st December 2008 Winter Solstice
Fundraising event for:
TWIGS - Theraputic Work In Gardening in Swindon (www.richmondfellowship.org.uk/twigs/)
Amnesty International - (www.amnesty.org.uk)
Trees for the future - (www.treesftf.org)
80% money raised to charities above and 20% to Namaste Yoga for organisational costs.
We will practice 108 sunsalutations followed by deep relaxation and breakfast. We will practice the simple 7 part sunsalutation from knealing. There will be 4 rounds of 27 suryanamsaka with a minute rest inbetween each round.
27 rounds for your personal healing -
27 rounds for friends and family -
27 rounds for projects that you are linking into -
27 rounds for the world.
Why 108 many people ask?
In Yoga 108 is considered a sacred number - it symolises the fulfilment of human life.
Number 1 represents oneness, unity, perfection, totality.
Number 8 symbolises Nature, the manifest universe, as well as the individual personality.
Number 0 symbolises transparency or emptiness.
108 indicate that when there is complete transparency (0) between the individual personality and (8) and the totality (1), there is a state of Transcendence. Yoga is often translated as Union. The aim of yoga is to lead us to the realisation of our essential Nature.
Quote by Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati in his book Ashram Chants. Mandala Yoga Ashram 2003.
Quote Shiva Rea " The distance between the earth and the sun is approx 108 times the sun's diameter. The diameter of the sun is about 108 times the earth's diameter. The distance between the earth and the moon is 108 times the moon's diameter."
It is my intention to offer this practice 4 times per year to celebrate the changing seasons:
Spring Equinox
Summer Solstice
Autumn Equinox
Winter Solstice
Namaste ~ Frances
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