Category Archives: Yantra Yoga

Alessandra Policreti teaching in Dzamlingar

The Breath in Movement: optimising breathing performance, training for health and setting the foundation for contemplation practice.

AMSTERDAM OCT 30TH – NOV 1TH

Moving from Functional Breathing Towards a Deeper Experience of Rhythmic Breathing and Kumbhaka

Integrating the science of the Buteyko, Oxygen Advantage, and Respira Evolution methods with the ancient tradition of Yantra Yoga, Pranayamas and Rhythmic Breathing, to understand and experience deeply an improved breathing performance, greater mental and physical health, and stability in presence and awareness.

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PROGRAMME

scroll down for a more detailed version of the daily contents

The programme is offered in 2 parts – a public one, and one dedicated exclusively to those who have received Dzogchen Transmission.

Open part (Friday and Saturday): an exploration of functional breathing and the principles of Complete and Fluid Breathing, integrating elements from the Buteyko and Oxygen Advantage Methods, Respira Evolution and Yantra Yoga. Through awareness, diaphragmatic work, ribcage mobility and rhythmic breathing, participants will develop a smoother, more efficient and more integrated way of breathing.

Reserved part (Sunday): For practitioners who have received the Dzogchen transmission. A dedicated day for deepening our understanding of Kumbhaka and Barlung through the practice of Rhythmic Breathing.

FOR WHAT AND FOR WHOM

The course is adapt for beginners as well as advanced practitioners who want to deepen their understanding and practice:

HEALTH: individuals wanting to improve their health and professionals helping individuals improving their health. Learn to adopt effectively breathing practice to improve mental health (anxiety, mental fog, depletion, agitation) and physical health (physiologic, metabolic, cognitive, muscular). The course will cater also for seniors, people with reduced mobility and their specific condition.

SPORT AND PERFORMANCE: for those who wish to enhance their clarity and breathing awareness and efficiency to increase their performance (in every day life or in sports); adapt for both athletes and trainers.

MINDFULNNESS, CONTEMPLATION AND PRACTICE WITH PRESENCE: for more experienced practitioners who want to deepen their experience in meditative practice through the foundation of breath. This stream will develop all the way to the Sunday’s reserved session, dedicated exclusively to practitioners of Dzogchen who have received transmission from the lineage. The teachings that will be shared (Kumbhaka and understanding of Barlung) are very specific and require handling with care, both by the instructor and the students.

The Teacher

Alessandra Policreti has been practicing Yantra Yoga for over 25 years. She trained with direct students of the Tibetan master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, who granted her teaching authorization. Developing her practice through 15 years of teaching, today she is a second-level Yantra Yoga Teacher. She is an an advanced Oxygen Advantage® instructor and developing her training in the Buteyko Method.

She is a mindfulness facilitator and was among the first teachers and instructor trainers of the Respira Evolution Method. For years, she has been guiding people to improve their health, energy, and well-being through mindful breathing.

Her approach is characterized by calmness, clarity, and precision, offering practical and accessible tools that can be easily integrated into daily life, fostering greater awareness, presence, and the quality of relationships.

DETAILED DAILY PROGRAMME

Friday evening — Awareness and Release. Introduction to functional and complete breathing, open to all: assessing our natural breathing pattern, releasing habitual tension, and a first taste of Complete and Fluid Breathing as taught through Yantra Yoga.

Contents:      

  • Introduction: what do we mean by functional breathing?
  • A simple assessment of our natural breathing pattern
  • Becoming aware of habitual patterns of tension and restriction
  • Introduction to Complete and Fluid Breathing, as taught through Yantra Yoga and the Respira Evolution Method
  • Exploring the movement of the diaphragm
  • Exercises to release unnecessary tension and improve diaphragmatic movement
  • Experiencing the breath as a three-dimensional, continuous movement
  • Short practice and integration

Saturday — From the Diaphragm to Fluid Breathing. Diaphragm and ribcage work in the morning; functional and rhythmic breathing in the afternoon, including an introduction to Rhythmic Breathing, the pranayama of Yantra Yoga.

Contents:

Morning: Diaphragm, ribcage and the movement of the breath

  • Revisiting the natural diaphragmatic movement
  • Understanding the relationship between diaphragm, abdomen and ribcage
  • Exercises for ribcage mobility and flexibility
  • Exploring the lateral and posterior movement of the ribs
  • Understanding how the breath can expand horizontally into the chest
  • Developing a smooth, continuous and fluid breathing pattern
  • Practising Complete and Fluid Breathing
  • Integration and relaxation

Afternoon | Functional breathing and rhythmic breathing

  • What makes breathing functional?
  • Nasal breathing and breathing volume
  • Exploring the relationship between breathing and the nervous system
  • Simple exercises from the Oxygen Advantage and Buteyko methods
  • Breathe Light
  • gentle, comfortable breath holds
  • developing awareness of air hunger
  • Bringing functional breathing principles into Complete and Fluid Breathing
  • Introduction to Rhythmic Breathing, the pranayama of Yantra Yoga
  • Practising the rhythm while maintaining a smooth, continuous breath
  • Understanding the relationship between movement, rhythm, breath and attention

Sunday — From Rhythmic Breathing to Kumbhaka. A dedicated day on Kumbhaka and understanding of Barlung through Rhythmic Breathing. As many of you will know, given the nature and power of these practices, this day is only for those who have received direct introduction from a Dzogchen lineage holder. If you haven’t yet had this transmission and would like to know more about receiving it, please reach out — we’re glad to help you find the way there.

Contents:

Morning: Understanding Kumbhaka

  • What is kumbhaka?
  • Kumbhaka in the context of Yantra Yoga
  • Why holding the breath is not simply about “holding your breath”
  • Exploring the relationship between breath, prana and attention
  • Simple exercises from Yantra Yoga and the Respira Evolution Method to understand the sensation of directing and containing the prana below the navel
  • Developing stability and containment without unnecessary tension
  • Practice

Afternoon: Deepening Rhythmic Breathing

  • Revisiting the structure of Rhythmic Breathing
  • Understanding the different phases of the breathing cycle
  • Working with higher counts
  • How rhythm, breath and retention relate to one another
  • Can Kumbhaka arise naturally? Introduction to Barlung
  • Exploring the internal experience of the practiceA longer guided practice
  • Questions and integration

WHERE

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COST

Attendance to the open section of the programme (Friday 30th, Saturday 31st):

  • Onsite: €135 for the entire weekend course, €120 Early Bird (register before Sept 30th) with discounts of30th) with additional discounts of 20%, 50% and 80% for members of IDC
  • Online: €100 for the entire weekend course, 10% discount for Early Bird (register before Sept 30th)

Attendance to the full programme (including Sunday 1st)

  • Onsite: €220 for the entire weekend course, €198 Early Bird (register before Sept 30th) with additional discounts of 20%, 50% and 80% for members of IDC
  • Online: €100 for the entire weekend course, 10% discount for Early Bird (register before Sept 30th)

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COMPLETE BREATHING & YANTRA YOGA
3-hour Introduction to Yantra Yoga & Breath Awareness

Next Session: May 31st

This workshop is built around one thing: the breath.
Not as a technique to perform — but as something your body already knows how to do, and has slowly forgotten.

Over three hours, we work through the anatomy of breathing, simple exercises to restore its natural completeness, and sequences from Yantra Yoga — an 8th-century Tibetan system that coordinates breath with precise, unhurried movement.

We close with the Nine Purification Breathings, a practice that precedes most formal Tibetan sitting practices. You’ll understand why.

No previous yoga experience needed.

You leave with a practice that belongs to you.

We will breathe together through:

  • Breath Perception. The anatomy of complete breathing. Simple exercises to release tension and restore the body’s natural respiratory pattern.
  • Body & Breath. Yantra Yoga movement sequences. The Nine Purification Breathings. Integration and rest.
  • Short breaks between blocks.

Lily Orlova

The instructor of the workshop

“I came to Yantra Yoga in 2010, when I met the Dzogchen master Chögyal Namkhai Norbu. I had practised Hatha and Iyengar yoga for years before — but this was different. The precision of it. The way breath and movement were inseparable.
I trained with senior instructors Fabio Andrico and Laura Evangelisti over several years and began teaching in Amsterdam in 2018. What I teach now is what I wish someone had shown me earlier: that the breath is always available, and that learning to use it changes everything about how the body holds the day.”

Lily Orlova

About the Method

Yantra Yoga is one of the oldest documented yoga systems in the world. It arrived in the West in the 1970s, brought by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu — one of the foremost Dzogchen masters of the 20th century.
Where Hatha yoga works primarily with posture, Yantra Yoga works with the relationship between movement and breath. The positions are precise. The timing is precise. The result is a practice that works at the level of the nervous system — not just the body.
It was developed for this. The Tibetans knew, long before the term existed, what regulation feels like.

Practical Information

Location
Svaha Yoga (Downtown), Begijnensteeg 1, Amsterdam (city centre)

Timing 14:30 – 17:30
Please come at least 15 mins in advance to change, look around and prepare for the session.

What to wear — Comfortable, layered clothing. Warm socks. No shoes in the space.
What to bring — A mat and blanket if you have them; we have spares.

Price
€35 If finances are a barrier, write to us: yantrayoga@dzogchen.nl

Spots are limited. Reserve yours with a €15 deposit or full payment → bank link to secure a spot

This workshop is part of a series.

These workshops are not drop-in classes.

Each session builds on the last —
breath, movement, perception —
until you have a complete practice
you can return to independently.

We meet a few times a year, in small groups.
You leave with something that belongs to you.

COMPLETE BREATHING & THE MINDFUL YOGA
OF MOVEMENT

3-hour Introduction to Yantra Yoga & Breath Awareness Session

This 3-hour session explores the importance of complete breathing in daily life and in spiritual practice. We will learn, experience and train very simple yet effective breathing inquiries that allow your body to rediscover the natural intelligence of our breath and develop breathing awareness.

Through simple movements of Yantra Yoga, a sytem that combines breath awareness with mindful movement to harmonize body, energy and mind, we will connect with the ever-present resource of the breath, a practice preserved by Tibetan yogis since the 8th century.

Finally, introducing aflavour of Pranayamas (the regulation of the breath through certain techniques and exercises) by applying the famous «Nine Purifiation Breathings» practice, in which we will focus on our perception on all three levels of Body, Energy and Mind to discover why this practice precedes most of the formal sitting practices.

*This workshop is open to all levels and requires no previous yoga experience.

*This session is the first of a series weekend afternoon sessions.

We will breathe together through:

1. Breath Perception: Understanding of Complete breathing
Simple Exercises for Complete breathing

Breathing is the most readily accessible resource you have for creating and sustaining your vital energy.

We will learn the anatomical foundations of breathing, the science behind optimal breathing, and its effect on our biological functions and health.
We will realign our posture, release muscular tension and restore the freshness and well-being of the body.

1st block: 15.00 – 16.20

2. Body Breath Synchrony: Yantra Yoga – The mindful yoga of movement.
Simple Yantra Yoga Exercises for Complete breathing – Pranayamas – Breathing techniques «Nine Purification Breathings»

We will put our learnings and breathing to regulate the state of our mind, through awareness and relaxation of the movements from the ancient Tibetan Yoga discipline: Yantra Yoga. And we will study some easy-to-remember sequences from this wonderful yoga tradition to build an anti-stress and relax toolkit routine.

Relaxation

2nd block: 16.40 – 18.00

Take the opportunity to discover how to breathe without tension, in a more complete and fluid way.

Location
Svaha Yoga (Downtown), Begijnensteeg 1, Amsterdam

Timing
15:00 – 18:00 with 1-2 short breaks
Please come at least 15 mins in advance to change, look around and prepare for the session.

What to bring
Blanket and Cushion: We have cushions and blankets for you but please feel free to bring your own.
Clothing: wear comfortable warm clothing, that you can remove or put on easily in layers if you get too warm or too cold.
Shoes and socks: no shoes are allowed in the yoga spaces. Wear warm socks.

Price
€35
(In case of financial difficulties please contact for a arrangement: yantrayoga@dzogchen.nl

! Limited capacity !
To reserve a spot make a partial (€15) or full payment via this link.

(feel free to input the full amount if you prefer not to split into multiple transactions)

In case of questions please contact: yantrayoga@dzogchen.nl

Lily Orlova

Instructor of the course

Lily was born in the mid-’80s in Caucasus region. She became interested in Buddhism, in particular the Dzogchen Atiyoga Teaching, in 2010 when she met the great Master Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche and discovered the ancient system of Yantra Yoga, transmitted by him. By that time, she had practiced different systems of Hatha Yoga and Iyengar Yoga. Once meeting Yantra Yoga she started practicing it regularly. She took multiple trainings and breathing courses with senior instructors and in 2018 became an instructor of “The 8 Tibetan Movements That Purify The Prana”. Since that moment, she leads regular Yantra Yoga classes in Amsterdam.

Yantra Yoga Fall Continuation

Based on the stable interest in public Yantra Yoga classes even during these Summer months, July and August, we continue public YY classes in September and October! Huray!!

Everybody’s welcome!
Yantra Yoga classes are open for people of any skills level and age.

The classes will take place on Sunday at 16:00 till 17:20.

Adress of the yoga studio:
Svaha Yoga – Downtown Studio
Begijnensteeg 1
1012 PN Amsterdam

Price:
-Dzogchen community members EUR 5,-
-non-members EUR 9,-

Some basic info can be found here: yantrayoga-amsterdam.tilda.ws
For contact please use yantrayoga@dzogchen.nl

E-mail: yantrayoga@dzogchen.nl
Phone: +31 (0) 633 17 95 32

Yantra Yoga | New space | Open classes

We have exciting news to share!

Next July and August we will try out running Yantra Yoga classes at a yoga studio in the very city center, hidden in one of the oldest and most historic alleyways of Amsterdam.
The space is large and shoe-free, which is ideal for breathing. There is shower available, all the props, tea.

The classes will take place on Sunday at 16:00 till 17:30.

Price:
-Dzogchen community members EUR 5,-
-non-members EUR 9,-

Everybody’s welcome!
Yantra Yoga classes are open for people of any skills level and age.

Some basic info can be found here: yantrayoga-amsterdam.tilda.ws
For contact please use yantrayoga@dzogchen.nl

Adress of the yoga studio:
Svaha Yoga – Downtown Studio
Begijnensteeg 1
1012 PN Amsterdam

E-mail: yantrayoga@dzogchen.nl
Phone: +31 (0) 633 17 95 32

Practice Retreat of Pranayama with Zoltan Cser May,31-June,3

We are delighted to invite you to a Practice Retreat of Pranayama with Zoltan Cser on the 31st of May to 3rd of June.
The main focus will be on Harmonious breathing and developing Kumbhaka for Tsa Lung practices. We will get explanations according to Yantra book of how these practices effect the different kinds of Pranas that flow through the channels and how this effects our body and mind. We will work with the Pranas and the channels (tsa, lung, thigle), doing pranayamas The Four Characteristic Conditions, The Four Profound Applications, and The Secret Breathing for directing Prana into the Central chanel, practicing the three preliminaries: Loosening the joints, Purifying the Prana, Controlling the Channels.

Zoltan’s BIO:

Zoltan “Zoli” Czer lives in Hungary, works as a director in the Dharmagate Buddhist College in Budapest.
He started practicing Chan in 1986, met Chogyal Namkhai Norbu in 2002 and has been the member of the International Dzogchen Community since 2004. Since 2013 he is the 2nd level Vajra Dance instructor, since 2015 – SMS Base instructor and since 2016 – 2nd level Yantra Yoga instructor.

Friday 31 May
9.00 Yantra Yoga
10.00 – 13.00
15.00 – 18.00

Saturday 1 June
9.00 Yantra Yoga
10.00 – 13.00
15.00 – 18.00

Sunday 2 June
9.00 Yantra Yoga
10.00 – 13.00

|Sunday 2 June afternoon public talk, presentation YY & VD|

Monday 3 June
9.00 Yantra Yoga
10.00 – 13.00
15.00 – 18.00

Location: Rangdrolling (Overbrakerpad 2, 1014 AZ Amsterdam)
Registration via email: info@rangdrolling.nl
IBAN: NL72INGB0006065880 with mention Pranayama Retreat
Price: sustaining € 95.-  ; ordinary € 130.-
Early bird price: sustaining € 80.-  ; ordinary € 110.- (before 1st of May)
*in case of financial toubles please contact  info@rangdrolling.nl

*Public talk is not a part of the retreat program. It will be a part of the program of the “Tantra Roots Festival” held in the “Centrum voor happiness” (HW10), Hendrik van Wijnstraat, 10. Everybody is welcome to join.

Sangha Retreat

This year we were invited to the first ever IDC Annual Sangha Retreat in Dzamling Gar. You can read about it here: melong.com/idc-annual-sangha-retreat-asr/
It is a beautiful opportunity for collective practice and we want to support this event locally.

In case the event is webcasted we can join from the Ling.

We are very delight to invite you to the Sangha Retreat at Rangdrolling on March 30, 31. Same idea: we will practice together celebrating the fact that we have each other as a community, connected through the transmission, sharing knowledge and experience.
Anyone who can join is very welcome, either one day or a specific session:

 

Saturday, March, 30

09.45 – Dance of 12 A

10.00 – 11.15 Complete breathing exercises and basic Yantra Yoga (three preliminaries), rhythmic breathing in preparations of Sog Thig and Tsa Lung.

11.30 -12.30 Guru Yoga of White A

12.30 – Dance of 12 A

-break-

14.30 – Purification of Six Lokas

16.30 -Green Tara

19.00 – Medium Ganapuja with an invocation of Ekajati (protector of Dzogchen)

 

Sunday, March, 31

09.45  – Dance of 12 A

10.00 – 11.15 Complete breathing exercises and basic Yantra Yoga (three preliminaries), rhythmic breathing in preparations of Sog Thig and Tsa Lung.

11.30 -12.30 Guru Yoga of White A

12.30 – Dance of 12 A

-break-

14.30 – Purification of Six Lokas

16.00 – Mandarava with Tsalung

Location

Rangdrolling (Overbrakerpad 2, 1014 AZ Amsterdam)

Costs

Free. Donations are highly appreciated.

Contact
If you have any questions and/or suggestions, want to offer your help in leading some practices please contact us on info@dzogchen.nl or call us +31 (0)633179532

Hope to see you at Rangdrolling!

Open Yantra Yoga Course Spring 2018

 

Registration Yantra Yoga Open Course – Deadline 4th May

This is an Introduction Course to Yantra Yoga with Marc van Westreenen, organized specially for newcomers and beginners

One of the most ancient recorded systems of yoga in the world, Yantra Yoga was
first taught in Tibet in the eighth century. It has been preserved in its unadulterated form to this day, and as an excellent method for attaining optimal health andrelaxation is just as relevant for the contemporary world. Emphasizing the coordination of breath and movement, Yantra Yoga helps us learn meditation through experience.

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, an eminent Tibetan scholar and Dzogchen master, first began to teach Yantra Yoga to Western students in the early 1970s. Courses are now taught all over the world by a growing number of instructors accredited in a rigorous training and examination process supervised by the two main instructors
appointed by Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Fabio Andrico and Laura Evangelisti.

1st WEEKEND

Friday, 25 May 1 session 20:00-22:00
Saturday, 26 May 2 sessions 10.00- 12.30 & 15.00 – 17.30

2nd WEEKEND

Friday, 8 June 1 session 20:00-22:00
Saturday, 9 June 2 sessions 10.00- 12.30 & 15.00 – 17.30

This course consists of two weekends and it covers the preliminary practices of Yantra Yoga. You will learn:

· Basic warm-up exercises

· Nine purification breathings – is a pranayama used for exhaling the stale air at the beginning of our practise , it also trains for complete breathing.

· Tsigjong. In Tsigjong we work with the joints and the sense doors. It is made up of 5 movements combined with rapid breathing.

· Lungsang. Main part of the course is a set of 8 exercises called Lungsang, or purifying the prana. Each movement teaches a different way of breathing or retention of the breath. By learning Lungsang we are introduced to one of the main characteristics of Yantra Yoga: The breathing guides the movement, and the movements shape the breathing.

· Tsandul. Last part of the preliminaries practices is Tsandul.
Tsandul has two parts, a pranayama and 5 movements. These exercises prepare and train the channels for more advanced Yantra’s and breath-work.

If you are interested to learn more about Yantra Yoga then it is the best to follow both weekends. Then you will receive the complete preliminaries and you have a base for deepening your practise.

*This is a rare oportunity to learn Tibetian Yoga of movement. There probably won’t be organised other beginner’s courses any soon (by us).

Location: Veemarkt 151, 1019 CC Amsterdam
Price: Course (2 weekends – 6 sessions) – 100 euro
1st weekend (3 sessoons) – 65 euro with a possibility to join 2nd weekend for 45 euros
Deadline: 1st May
Registration: info@rangdrolling.nl

For general information about Yantra yoga: http://www.yantrayoga.net/

Yantra Yoga helps coordinate body, energy, and mind while making us more
balanced and free from tension. When we have a more relaxed mind, it is possible to
have a better, more harmonious, and healthy life.
– Chogyal Namkhai Norbu

If you have any questions or you know that you are going to join the course for sure, please let us know: contact us!

Gakyil of Rangdrolling

Open Yantra Yoga retraite 11-12 november 2017

Rangdrolling nodigt je uit voor een:

Open Yantra Yoga retraite 11-12 november 2017

Deze retraite geeft je een basis in de voorbereidende oefeningen van Yantra Yoga.
Onderwerpen die in ieder geval aan bod komen zijn:

Lungro Salwa
Wordt ook wel de 9 ademhalingen genoemd. Pranayama gericht op het ontwikkelen van de complete ademhaling en het uitademen van alles wat je niet meer nodig hebt.

Tsigjong
5 oefeningen gericht op het opwarmen van de gewrichten gecombineerd met een snellere
ademhaling.

Lungsang
Lung betekent prana in het Tibetaans, en Sang betekent purificeren. Dus letterlijk het purificeren van de prana. 8 oefeningen die ieder een specifieke manier van de ademhaling of retentie van de ademhaling  trainen. Het fundament van de Yantra Yoga beoefening.

Sabmo Jorwa Zhiden
Letterlijk “de vier diepgaande toepassingen”. Een pranayama die zich richt op het ontwikkelen van  de 4 fasen van de ademhaling: inademing, retentie, uitademing en een retentie zonder adem.  

Dorje Lab
Letterlijk betekent het Vajra golf. Het is een afsluitende oefening in Yantra Yoga om de energie te balanceren aan het einde van de beoefening.

De retraite  wordt geleid door Marc van Westreenen. Marc is sinds 2006 student van Chögyal Namkhai Norbu en heeft intensief Yantra Yoga beoefend vanaf die tijd. Na jaren van supervisie en training is hij sinds augustus 2010 officieel als Yantra Yoga instructeur geautoriseerd door Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.

Locatie
Broedplaats HW10
Adres: Hendrik van Wijnstraat 10, Amsterdam
Dichtbij treinstation Amsterdam Lelylaan

Kosten
Early bird korting – registeren en betalen vóór 25 oktober:
100 euro voor niet-leden van Int. Dzogchen Community
80 euro voor ordinary members
30 euro voor sustaining members

Na 25 oktober:
125 euro voor niet leden van Int. Dzogchen Community
100 euro voor ordinary members
50 euro voor sustaining members

Tijdschema
Zaterdag 11 november: 10.00 – 13.00 uur en 15.00 – 18.00 uur.
Zondag 12 november: 10.00 – 13.00 uur en 15.00 – 18.00 uur.

Registreren
Via een e-mail naar info@rangdrolling.nl

Betaalinfo
Je kunt je betaling storten ten name van Stichting Dzogchen
IBAN: NL72INGB0006065880
Onder vermelding van Open Yantra Yoga


Yantra Yoga
Yantra Yoga werd  al onderwezen in Tibet vanaf de achtste eeuw en is daarmee een  van de oudste vastgelegde systemen van yoga ter wereld. Yantra Yoga is bewaard gebleven in zijn oorspronkelijke  vorm tot de dag van vandaag.

Het is een uitstekende methode om tot optimale gezondheid en ontspanning te komen en is daarmee een systeem dat goed aansluit op de behoefte aan diepe ontspanning en vitaliteit in de hedendaagse wereld. Met een focus op  de coördinatie van ademhaling en beweging helpt Yantra Yoga ons om meditatie te leren door ervaringen.

De beoefening bestaat uit 3 groepen voorbereidende beoefeningen, 5 series van Yantra’s en verschillende unieke Pranayama’s.

De functie van de voorbereidende oefeningen zijn : ze warmen het lichaam op, het trainen van verschillende aspecten van de ademhaling en het openen van de energie kanalen.

Elke houding (of Yantra) van de 5 series bestaat uit 7 fasen van beweging met 7 daarmee verbonden fasen van ademhaling.

Een van Yantra Yoga’ s meest onderscheidende kenmerken is de positie van de centrale fase, omdat deze houding vorm geeft aan de specifieke retenties van de ademhaling die op een diep en subtiel niveau werken.

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu is een eminent Tibetaans geleerde en Dzogchen meester die  begonnen is met het onderwijzen van Yantra Yoga aan westerse studenten in het begin  van de jaren zeventig. Wereldwijd wordt Yantra Yoga nu onderwezen in retraites door een groeiend aantal leraren die geautoriseerd zijn door middel van een rigoureus trainings -en examinatie proces onder supervisie van Fabio  Andrico en Laura Evangelisti. De twee senior Yantra Yoga leraren benoemd door Chögyal Namkhai Norbu.

Voor meer informatie bezoek www.yantrayoga.org