Sunday Afternoon: Focused Mind, Open Heart — and

Relaxation

2½ hours — 3:00-5:30

The afternoon will be devoted to practices of focus, breath, and relaxation. The highest ‘mudra’

in the yoga systems is not a position of the body, but a state of mind, which is subtly and

progressively achieved through simple practices leading to deep relaxation or Yoga Nidra, the

effects of which carry over into your normal waking state.

We’ll do several practices of focus and breath, supported by mudra and drishthi. And we’ll

explore the power of nostril breathing without the use of the hands, making it a practice you can

turn to in any setting for centering and focus - without people even noticing!

Along the way, we’ll come to a better appreciation of the idea of chakras as tools for focus,

clearing, and centering as we move into practices of relaxation.