with Luke Karamol, RYT
When:
Friday, August 9 2024, 7pm–8:30
Saturday, August 10, 2024, 10am–12pm and 3pm–5pm
Sunday, August 11, 2024,10am–12pm and 3pm–5pm
Where: Lotus Light Contemplative Community Center
501 Arthur St, Knoxville, Tn 37921
What: Luke Karamol will train attendees in the Respira Method, a simple, inner-sensing approach to embodied awareness through the breath. It uses simple exercises and postures to restore our breath to its complete and natural flow.
Why: This entry-level method will provide attendees with simple foundations for more advanced yogas and pranayamas like yantra yoga and tummo. The workshop will appeal to those interested in yoga, meditation, breathwork, and general wellness.
How Much: $200 for weekend registration. Discounted enrollment is available on a scale from $150 to $100 (pay what you can). Dana (teacher offering) encouraged after the event.
Join us for an in-person weekend workshop at Lotus Light!
We’ll welcome yantra yoga certified instructor Luke Karamol (Oakland, CA) to lead us in a curiosity-rich, low-stress exploration of movement, breath, and meditation. This entry-level immersion welcomes people of many ages, abilities, and body types to experience the Respira Method, a fresh approach to embodied awareness that distills key insights from Tibet’s oldest form of yoga.
Breath is one of the “three gates” of embodied awareness and, in the Tibetan tradition, it is said that the mind “rides the wind” of the breath. But of course emotions and thoughts can pull attention, which can fragment the breath and we end up missing much of its replenishing activity. But the breath is still there, a ready source of rejuvenation.
Designed to be a wellness method that anyone can apply, Respira consists of a series of simple physical and breathing exercises. By focusing on relaxing the tension that makes us breathe in an unharmonious way, we can experience a profound relaxation even in the busiest times.
- Learn the 7 classical types of breathing
- Build confidence in your body
- Relax tension with nurturing postures
- Yantra yoga certified instructor
- $200 for a full weekend
Luke Karamol, Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), has been studying and practicing yoga for over 25 years and teaches Tibetan Yantra yoga, Hatha yoga, and breathwork in Oakland, California. He was authorized to teach yantra yoga by his teacher Chögyal Namkhai Norbu in 2013. He completed studies of Respira Method with Fabio Andrico in 2015 and has been inspired by the insight it has provided in unlocking the benefits of mindful breathing with people from all walks of life. A passionate learner, Luke’s classes are informed by his studies of yoga as well as his understanding in the somatic and manual therapy traditions. Luke has assisted programs at Kripalu, Shang Shung Institute, Yoga Tree-SF and presented at San Francisco State and Stanford Universities. Luke also has a private practice as an Ayurveda practitioner (NAMA-AD) clinical massage therapist in Oakland. You can find out more at thewisdombody.com.
Registration
$200 is the full rate for the workshop. Please pay that amount if you are able.
We always want the dharma to be in reach for everyone. If $200 is more than you can afford, choose a sliding scale amount.
Custom amount is for those who wish to pay more than $200 in order to help subsidize those in need. Send any questions to info@lotuslightcenter.org.
Dana (teacher offering) can be offered in cash or to Luke’s paypal account: lotusblossomkiss@yahoo.com