Open Courses

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Consisting of different Modules which contain the elements of Yantra Yoga practice.
These are for anyone who wishes to learn about and benefit from the practice of Yantra Yoga

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Yantra Yoga: Base Course Module: (sometimes referred to as a Beginners Course):

This Module contains the Preliminary Practices called:

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The Nine Purification Breathings:

The practice of Yantra Yoga begins with a breathing exercise called the Nine Purification Breathings. This is an extremely effective method for exhaling stale air. Its purpose is to purify the function of our prana life force and coordinate and expand the capacity of our breathing in a correct, relaxed way.

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The Five Tsigjong Movements – Loosening the Joints:

The preliminary practice of the five Tsigjong movements helps to loosen the various joints, tendons, and nerves of the body. This sequence of movements is a warm-up routine that is part of the original practice of Yantra Yoga.

First Tsigjong – Tightening

In the First Tsigjong, Tightening, we contract and relax all five sense organs as well as all the muscles, tendons, and nerves of the body.

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Second Tsigjong – Shaking

The Second Tsigjong has three phases: first, we shake only the hands, then the feet, then hands and feet together.

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Third Tsigjong – Pulling

The Third Tsigjong, Pulling, has two phases. In the first phase, we focus mostly on loosening the joints of one leg, then the other, with women and men starting on opposite sides. The second phase is done in the same way by both genders, but takes some practice because it involves balancing on the buttocks.

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Fourth Tsigjong – Bending

The Fourth Tsigjong, Bending, involves twisting and bending the spine and stretching the sides.

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Fifth Tsigjong – Rotating

The Fifth Tsigjong, Rotating, has the unique quality of challenging us to simultaneously engage in both sensory and motor aspects of our awareness as we perform multiple activities at once.

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The Eight Lungsang Movements – Purifying the Prana:

The purpose of the eight Lungsangs is to harmonize and strengthen our energies through dynamic and effective exercises that act on the physical level through body movements and on the subtle level through coordination of the breath. Aside from toning and training the body, these movements have the very specific goal of training and developing four different ways of inhaling and exhaling and, especially, four different ways of holding the breath.

First Lungsang – Inhaling Slowly

The First Lungsang trains and develops the experience of long, complete inhalation and open hold.

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Second Lungsang – Open Hold

The Second Lungsang consists of three phases, first on one side, then on the other, and finally on both sides at the same time. The air is first held open, and then directed downward while still holding.

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Third Lungsang – Directing

The Third Lungsang focuses on directed hold. This Lungsang gives you a much deeper experience of directed hold than the subtle directed hold that occurs in the previous movement.

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Fourth Lungsang – Exhaling Quickly

The Fourth Lungsang is for training and experiencing quick exhalation.

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Fifth Lungsang – Inhaling Quickly

The Fifth Lungsang is for training in inhaling quickly and directly. It also introduces us to the experience of closed hold, the main focus of the sixth Lungsang.

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Sixth Lungsang – Holding Closed

The Sixth Lungsang is for training and experiencing closed hold.

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Seventh Lungsang – Contracting

The Seventh Lungsang is for training and developing contracted hold.

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Eighth Lungsang – Exhaling Slowly

The Eighth Lungsang focuses on the experience of a slow and smooth full exhalation.

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Yantra Yoga: First Module

This Module contains:

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The Five Tsadul Movements – Controlling the Energy Channels:

The characteristic function of the Tsadul movements is to help soften the muscles while opening and controlling the physical and energetic channels.This series of exercises, along with the related pranayama breathing exercise, reactivates the correct circulation of prana within our channels and eliminates all the defects hindering this extremely important function of our life energy.<.p>

Tsadul Breathing (Pranayama)

The main aim of this exercise is to balance the forces of the solar and lunar energy.

First Tsadul – Massaging

The First Tsadul includes a vigorous massage from the chest to the toes that helps us relax muscular tension and open the energy channels.

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Second Tsadul – Extending The Ankles

The Second Tsadul trains balance and works with the lower body and downward-clearing prana.

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Third Tsadul – Rotating The Arms

The Third Tsadul works with the upper body and ascending prana.

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Fourth Tsadul – Closing The Armpits

The Fourth Tsadul has a particularly strong action on the level of the channels.

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Fifth Tsadul – Stretching

The Fifth Tsadul is a highly effective stretch for the spine.

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The First Series of Yantras:

Like each of the five series of Yantras, the first series trains the five types of hold in succession, starting with open hold (Camel), followed by directed hold (Conch), closed hold (Flame), contracted hold (Turtle), and empty hold (Plow).The first series as a whole helps train and deepen the function of open hold in particular.

First Yantra – The Camel

The Camel trains and facilitates a clear experience of open hold.

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Second Yantra – The Conch

The Conch trains and facilitates a clear experience of directed hold. Directed hold is when the held air is directed either evenly downward or to one side.

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Third Yantra – The Flame

The Flame trains and facilitates a clear experience of closed hold.

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Fourth Yantra – The Turtle

The Turtle trains contracted hold.

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Fifth Yantra – The Plow

The Plow is for training and experiencing empty hold.

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Yantra Yoga: Second Module

This Module contains:

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The Second Series of Yantras:

In the second series, the Snake is for open hold, the Curved Knife for directed hold, the Dagger for closed hold, the Dog for contracted hold, and the Spider for empty hold.The second series as a whole helps train and deepen the function of directed hold in particular.

First Yantra – The Snake

The Snake is for the experience, training, and application of open hold.

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Second Yantra – The Curved Knife

The Curved Knife is for applying, experiencing, and training directed hold.

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Third Yantra – The Dagger

The Dagger is for developing and experiencing closed hold.

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Fourth Yantra – The Dog

The Dog is for training and applying contracted hold.

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Fifth Yantra – The Spider

The Spider is for experiencing and training empty hold.

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Rhythmic Breathing – A Pranayama for Harmonic Balance:

Rhythmic Breathing is a pranayama that effectively trains us to coordinate and improve the individual phases of the process of breathing. The balanced ratio between inhalation, open hold, and exhalation, followed by an empty hold, helps expand our breathing capacity while making our respiration calmer and more complete, allowing us to train to breathe in a conscious, continuous, uninterrupted, and natural flow. Beyond learning to breathe in a deeper and calmer way, it is important to train the flexibility of our breathing so we can gain the capacity to breathe in different ways and lengths with the same command and ease.

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The Vajra Wave – Overcoming Energy Obstacles:

The Vajra Wave is a sequence of movements to be performed at the end of every session of Yantra Yoga. Synchronizing strong, direct inhalations and exhalations with each and every phase of movement, its purpose is to help us overcome any obstacles affecting our breathing and energy. It has the capacity to coordinate the functions of our elements and to balance excessively strong or weak prana and other imbalances of the pranic energy.

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Yantra Yoga: Third  Module

This Module contains:

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The Third Series of Yantras:

The five Yantras in the third series are the Bow for open hold, the Half-Moon for directed hold, the Lion for closed hold, the Vulture for contracted hold, and the Triangle for empty hold.The third series as a whole helps train and deepen the function of closed hold in particular.

First Yantra – The Bow

The Bow is for applying, experiencing, and training open hold.

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Second Yantra – The Half-Moon

The Half-Moon is for applying, experiencing, and training directed hold.

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Third Yantra – The Lion

The Lion is for applying, experiencing, and training closed hold.

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Fourth Yantra – The Vulture

The Vulture is for applying, experiencing, and training contracted hold.

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Fifth Yantra – The Triangle

The Triangle is for applying, experiencing, and training empty hold.

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Yantra Yoga: Fourth Module 

This Module contains:

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The Fourth Series of Yantras:

the five yantras in the fourth series are the Locust for open hold, the Dove for directed hold, the Trident for closed hold, the Tiger for contracted hold, and the Jewel for empty hold. The fourth series as a whole helps train and deepen the function of contracted hold in particular.

First Yantra – The Locust

The Locust is for applying, experiencing, and training open hold.

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Second Yantra – The Dove

The Dove is for applying, experiencing, and training directed hold.

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Third Yantra – The Trident

The Trident is for applying, experiencing, and training closed hold.

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Fourth Yantra – The Tiger

The Tiger is for the experience and training of contracted hold.

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Fifth Yantra – The Jewel

The Jewel is for experiencing and training empty hold.

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Yantra Yoga: Fifth Module

This Module contains:

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The Fifth Series of Yantras:

the five Yantras in the fifth series are the Wheel for open hold, the Eagle for directed hold, the Sword for closed hold, the Frog for contracted hold, and the Peacock for empty hold. The fifth series as a whole helps train and deepen the function of empty hold in particular.

First Yantra – The Wheel

The Wheel is for experiencing and training open hold.

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Second Yantra – The Eagle

The Eagle is for experiencing and training directed hold.

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Third Yantra – The Sword

The Sword is for experiencing and training closed hold.

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Fourth Yantra – The Frog

The Frog is for experiencing and training contracted hold, in this case an empty contracted hold.

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Fifth Yantra – The Peacock

The Peacock is for experiencing and training empty hold.

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Supervision Courses for New Instructors:  First & Second Level

Supervision Courses are taught by Yantra Yoga Practitioners who have been training with the intention to become Authorized Instructors. During the course either Senior Instructor, Laura Evangelisti or Fabio Andrico, or sometimes both, are present and observing the new prospective instructor/s as they teach the course, which can last from 4 – 6 days typically.Therefore it is a unique opportunity to deepen the practice of Yantra Yoga and especially how to teach under the guidance of an expert Teacher.

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 Supervision Level 1: (Open Course)

First Level Supervision courses require the Potential New Instructor to teach correctly all the practices and information contained in the Base Course all the way through the Fifth Module of the Open Courses (with a special emphasis on the base, first and second modules) , the pranayama of the first series (the Four Characteristic Conditions)

Supervision Level II (Open  Course)  –  Pranayamas (DC)

Second Level Supervision courses require the Authorized First Level Instructor to teach and review correctly all the practices and information contained in the Base Course all the way through the Fifth Module of the Open Courses. In addition they must correctly teach the full Pranayamas of all 5 modules. Therefore there are some partial restrictions for attendance in this course. While the material from the Open Courses is available to everyone, the Teachings of the Pranayamas is reserved for members of the Dzogchen Community. Schedules will be adjusted to allow for both OC and DC participants.

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This course contains:

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