Meditation retreat
connecting to nature through the elements, chakras and mantra
Engage in a variety of meditative practices, including sitting, writing, and walking meditations and times of silence to deepen the connection to your inner light. The retreat will provide both theoretical insights, the science of the breath and mantra as well as practical lifestyle applications to support your journey.
"Why Mantras? The body is nothing but compressed energy, and this energy responds to vibrations. This energy is so subtle and sensitive that any thought, idea or emotion can alter its nature…..There are certain mantras which can vibrate the energies of the body at certain frequencies and ranges...to demagnetise the energies of the body, strengthen them and to awaken their creative qualities.” Swami Niranjanananda
Chakra
Immerse yourself in the study and practice of Asana, Pranayama, Mudras, Bandhas, and Meditation techniques. This retreat weaves together the theory and techniques to experience your Chakras, by exploring the nervous system, breath, vibration, energy flows, and lifestyle applications. It offers a unique opportunity to integrate ancient wisdom with modern understanding where you will discover new ways to channel your energy, elevate your consciousness, and connect with your true essence.
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Mudra
Delve into the world of Mudras, gestures that express particular states of consciousness and energy. Learn how to consciously use Mudras to influence mental and emotional states, enhance health and wellbeing, and awaken, balance, and redirect Prana.
Yantra Practices
Geometrical forms influence the mind working beyond the intellect. Yantras can be used in meditations, sometimes together with the focus on Mantra and Chakra to connect and harmonize the whole body.
Mantra Practices
Discover the profound effects of sound vibration on the body and mind. Explore how ancient rishis and yogis used specific vibrations to influence their physical and energetic states. Engage in Nada Yoga, the Yoga of Sound and Bhakti Yoga practices, like kirtan, to support management of emotions and mind, open the heartland the flows of Prana within.
“Kirtan is not religious chanting, nor is it just singing one word many times. It is part of Nada Yoga, the yoga of sound in which you produce sound waves and follow them with your awareness.” Swami Satyananda
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The teachers:
Swami Karma Karuna
Main teacher for the retreat is Swami Karma Karuna Saraswati. She is an engaging, intuitive yoga and meditation teacher, inspirational speaker, writer and IAYT certified Yoga Therapist with 30 years of experience. She has been trained in the Bihar Yoga traditional system and visits India to spend time with her spiritual guides yearly.
Swami Karma Karuna is a co-founder and director of Anahata Yoga Retreat, New Zealand, a Residential yoga retreat offering and integral yogic lifestyle. https://www.anahata-retreat.org.nz/
She also travels throughout the world leading workshops, training yoga teachers, presenting at international events, guiding spiritual sadhana retreats and offering one to one yoga and lifestyle sessions.
Silje Sridharana Indreeide
Silje runs Anahata Yoga and is the assistant teacher for the retreat. Since her teens she has been passionate about how to find inner peace. Yoga and meditation met that need and she has been practicing since she first went to India as a 20-year old. She has studied 1 year at Yogalærerskolen i Norge, 6 years apprenticeship with Yggdrasil Yogaskole and has her teacher training from Bihar School of Yoga, the Rikhia Ashram. Silje also studied medicine for 1 1/2 years. Silje has 20 years experience teaching yoga and meditation, the last 13 full time.
“I love to use mantras when I teach, the stillness you can find trough the use of sound is powerful, and now I seldom teach without my harmonium”
Schedule
07.00 - 08.50 Mantra, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha & Meditation
09.00 - 10.45 Breakfast and karma yoga
10.45 - 12.50 Theory & Prana Nidra / Meditation
13.00 - 16.30 Lunch and free time
16.30 - 18.15 Mantra, Yoga Nidra & Meditation
18.30 Dinner
19.30 Only some evenings we have program
The schedule may alter, but this is a rough outline.
Day of arrival our first class is at 16.30 and our first meal is dinner. Day of departure our last class finishes at 12.50 and our last meal is lunch at 1 pm.
What to expect?
Hatha Yoga with Chakra, the Elements and Mantra Integration: Explore the depths of your practice with guided sessions that harmonize body, mind, and spirit.
Meditative Practices: Engage in Mantra, Yantra and Chakra meditations to awaken and balance your inner energies.
Creative Meditations: Experience walking meditation, silence, and other creative practices to cultivate presence and mindfulness.
Community and Connection: Gather with like-minded individuals, sharing experiences and building lasting connections.
Practical Tools for Daily Life: Learn practical techniques to integrate mantra practice everyday living.
Restorative Yoga: Rest and Nurture Your body and mind through yoga
Location
Tronsvangen Seter, Alvdal
Food
Food is vegetarian based on ayurvedic principles.
Havan
We will have a fire ceremony, also called havan, to get in touch with the deeper layers of our beeing.
Accomodation in a cabin
Accommodation is in single or shared room. You can also choose to bring your own tent or campervan.
Anbefalinger / Recommendations:
"Jeg fikk stort utbytte av retreatet med Swami Karma Karuna og Silje Sridharana Indreeide." Per, 62, yogalærer
Tone Mette Wenger
Fysioterapeut
“Jeg vil på det varmeste anbefale alle yoga-interesserte å gå kurs med Karma Karuna. Hun både gjør og er yoga med kropp og sinn. Hun har en utrolig formidlings-evne, og en unik personlighet.
Yogakurs med Karma Karuna er ga meg mulighet til å erfare den sterke og gode effekten yoga kan ha både der og da, men også en innsikt og erfaring jeg kan ta frem når jeg trenger det i hverdagen.”
Kjersti Svenning
“Jeg har tidligere deltatt på Chakra Sadhana kurs, Nature Connection Retreat og Prana Vidya Retreat med Karma Karuna, og vil fra hjertet anbefale et kurs med henne!
Med dybdekunnskap formidler hun med grundighet, nærvær og personlighet. Det at hun er direkte knyttet til Satyananda-tradisjonen gir kurs med henne en ekstra verdi for meg. Hun bygger bro mellom gammel indisk yoga-tradisjon og vår tid/sted på en unik måte.”
Viveka
Yogalærer
"Jeg deltok på Chakra Sadhana med Karma Karuna i 2019. Det var ni fantastiske dager til stor inspirasjon, der vi fikk fordype oss i temaet gjennom blant annet fysisk yoga, pust og filosofi.
Jeg opplevde Karma Karuna som en varm, empatisk og tilgjengelig lærer, som virkelig ser hver enkelt og gir av seg selv. En opplevelse jeg vil anbefale på det varmeste."
Åse Lærø
Yogalærer, eier av Verket Yoga
“Karma Karuna er en yogalærer i særklasse med unik formidlingsevne, en varm og åpen personlighet, humor og undervisningsglede. Jeg fikk et stort personlig utbytte av retreaten samtidig som jeg hentet ny inspirasjon til bruk i min egen yogaundervisning. Chakra Sadhana kurset tilfredstilte mange behov; både tid for å utføre den omfattende yogapraksisen og det å dykke dypere inn i yogaens teori.”