The Sacred Thread of Yoga: Monday October 11 to Sunday 17, 2010

Announcing Our Eighth Set of 10 Tweets

We send out a tweet on Twitter every day—a "message" inspired by one or another of the classes offered at the Festival. They are inpirational messages or quotes from one or another ancient text, sacred scripture and/or a saying by some famous personality. This is the eighth set of ten. You can see the others on our site. You can also sign up on Twitter to receive them daily on your mobile. Our Twitter handle is: scrdthrd.

Please Enjoy!

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[1] If desiring complete union in Yoga, then renounce mental activity & direct an attentive mind to Nada (sound) Pradipika Saturday, April 10th Baird Hersey (and Prana): Nada Yoga / The Sacred Inner Sound 

[2] This is the way prana & breath are quietened. This is the way death, infirmity & ill-health are defeated Pradipika 3:75 Sunday, April 11th Paul Cabanis: The Bandhas

[3] “Only the hand that erases can write the true thing”. “Every creature is a Word of God”. Meister Johannes Eckhart Monday, April 12th H S Arun: In the Beginning Was the "Word"

[4] “I am chaos. I am alive, and I tell you that you are free.” Eris, in Malaclypse the Younger’s ‘Principia Discordia’. Tuesday, April 13th K K Ledford: The Dance Of Effort And Ease - Discovering Purna

[5] When effortful effort becomes effortless effort the infinite being within is reached Yoga Sutras II:47 Wednesday, April 14th Joan White: Discovering yourself through intense forward bends and twists

[6] I felt more profoundly than in any other subject of study the shuddring sensation of the unfathomable mystery of life. Cajal Thursday, April 15th Roger Cole: Science And Stretch

[7] “Don’t kill the instinct of the body for the glory of the pose”. Dr. Swami Karmananda Saraswati Friday, April 16th Pat Deacon: Backbends Without Tears

[8] The Journey: With Earth we Will; Water Allows; Fire Transforms; Air Enlivens; Ether we Embrace & Are Embraced Saturday, April 17th Katchie Ananda: The 5 Elements (mahabhutas) And The 5 Principles Of Anusara Yoga

[9] “I don’t think you can ever regain your ignorance.” “What’s interesting about a person without problems?” Carla Bley Sunday, April 18th Edward Clark: Overcoming Fear And Other Obstacles

[10] “To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.” Sir Francis Bacon. (Essays: ‘Of Seditions and Troubles’ 1625). Monday, April 19th Amy Weintraub: Lifeforce Yoga To Manage Your Mood

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The Festival

The Sacred Thread of Yoga is a Festival in which many Esteemed Presenters from all over the world will be gathering together to express their profound gratitude for yoga. They will salute the Ancient Teachers who have transmitted the 'sacred thread of knowledge' down through the ages. The classes are an expression of gratitude and respect for those who have preceded them, who kept the subject alive over the aeons, and who brought to each of them the blessings and inspiration of Spirit.

The first part of the Festival, Monday 11 to Friday 15, will be a 5-Day Iyengar Yoga Intensive. The Assembled Faculty is a collection of Advanced Certificate Holders, Teacher Trainers, Moderators and Assessors from all over the world. They have each been running teachers' training programs and assessing and moderating for at least two decades. The level of classes offered range from 'Mild', which are intended for beginners and the less experienced or those who are restricted, to the 'Intense', intended for the accomplished. Classes are also offered for those new to the Iyengar style and those who are familiar with it. There is something for every age, expertise, and level of ability.

The second part of the Festival, Friday 15 to Sunday 17, is an Open Weekend featuring some of the best known names in yoga drawn from all around the world. An exceptional body of world-renowned teachers, they have been teaching, training, and passing on the light of yoga for many decades. They gather to express their thanks for what they have received, and to carry on the ancient tradition of spreading the light of learning. Classes are offered at a variety of levels, ranging from the beginner to the advanced, and in a wide variety of styles. There are classes geared to asana practice, meditation, chanting, talks on various themes, and the role of yoga within the community.

We look forward to seeing you in October and wish you blessings and peace in the months ahead.

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