Workshops

The Vigyana Bhairava Tantra (VBT), a classical text from the Kashmir Shaivism tradition, contains a timeless resource of 112 different yoga and meditation practices that are as relevant to our lives now as ever. The practices offer us practical and accessible means of going deeper in our self-understanding even amid the busy and scattered world in which we live. 

In this day seminar we will explore selected practices from the VBT – using the breath, mantra, visualisation and contemplation – that refine the experience of our subtle energy body, thereby deepening our present-moment awareness and pointing us towards a deeper experience of Self. In addition, the day will also include guided asana/ postures, and yoga nidra (deep relaxation or yogic sleep). 

It will be a day of exploration within the beautiful Om Yoga Works studio, sharing practices which you can then continue at home. Open to all who wish to deepen their self-understanding and practice of yoga in daily life. 

Swami Krishnapremananda has been living,practising, serving and teaching in the ashram since 1997. He is a senior resident teacher and director of the ashram’s yoga teacher training course. His yogic understanding has gradually matured over the years through contact with inspirational teachers, combined with sustained and dedicated practice. Whilst living in the ashram, he has trained in many aspects of yogic study and practice, gradually deepening his capacities to deliver the teachings to others in a clear and accessible way. He regularly teaches both within and locally to the ashram and further afield on many aspects of yoga, for example, Mudra, Bandha, Chakras, Koshas, Meditation, Pranayama and the yogic texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and Vigyana Bhairava Tantra.
He is also a trained counsellor.

Mandala Yoga Ashram is an internationally renowned centre of yogic knowledge. It is dedicated to presenting yogic science, including meditation, to those who are seriously looking to awaken joy and develop harmony and depth in their life. Mandala Yoga Ashram is an independent institution which is not affiliated to any religious beliefs or sects; it is only concerned with awakening the intelligence and potential which exists innate in each human being. It is one of the few authentic ashrams outside of India. please visit the website for more information http://mandalayoga.net/