There have always been close connections among yoga, medicine, and alchemy. The Hatha Yoga Pradipika describes the deepest states of meditation in the same terms used for the alchemical preparation of mercury, and some of the most powerful Ayurvedic medicines for longevity and psychospiritual healing are alchemical in nature. The promise of yoga and Ayurveda could be put this way: the base metals of our existence can be transformed into the gold of health, happiness, and spiritual insight.

Internal alchemy through yoga practice requires a direct relationship with the vital force, or prana, that links our physical body to the subtle realms of mind and spirit on a thread of breath. Successfully forging this relationship involves practicing the postures, breathing techniques, and meditations-and more importantly bringing the alchemists' spirit of experimentation and inquiry into examining how our beliefs, attention, and behaviors shape our bodies and understanding of reality.

This workshop will present practices and perspectives on prana and internal alchemy found in Shadow Yoga, a hatha yoga system informed by Ayurvedic and Siddha medicine. All levels welcome. Prior yoga experience recommended.

Scott Blossom is a traditional Chinese medical practitioner, Shadow Yoga teacher, and Ayurvedic consultant. He has studied yoga for over eighteen years and taught for twelve. His primary teachers are Zhander Remete, founder of Shadow Yoga, and Dr. Robert Svoboda, renowned Ayurvedic physician and scholar.

DETAILS
Sunday, October 31
10:00AM-4:00PM
CIIS Main Building
$110

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