Beach & Lake Ayurvedic Resort

Yoga is not an ancient myth buried in oblivion. It is the most valuable inheritance of the past. In the essential need of the day and the culture of tomorrow, Yoga, the science of man, based on ancient Indian wisdom and culture, is an art of living a healthy, balanced, peaceful and contented life. Yoga, being a total integrated system, studies man in his wholeness - body, mind and spirit and is integrated to certain principles, ideas, values, attitudes and a way of life for personal and social benefits.

Conceived by the great sages in their quest for self-realization, it has come to be recognized during its; long travails from the hermitages to the cities, as the science of man, a philosophy old life, a code of conduct, an attitude and an approach, as well as an art of living which is capable not only of ensuring physical well-being, mental peace harmony, moral elevation and spiritual uplift of man but also of transforming man from his gross animal existence to the sublime heights of divinity. It must, however be kept in mind that it is a long and arduous journey calling for perseverance, persistence, dedication and total surrender.

To acquire a truly prosperous life style, all one needs, is regular exercise. Nothing is more likely to provide all-round health and balance than the practice of the traditional yoga sasthra. Yoga ensures complete health to all parts of our body.

There is no instant yoga. It is not a question of merely closing one's eyes or of sitting in a posture. It involves cultivation of an attitude and approach to life. It must not only be a philosophy to be imbibed but a practical philosophy, which must be lived. It is therefore, not enough to think of yoga but to do it and to live it in our lives. It is also necessary to understand that yoga is not a substitute for action. Human effort is indispensable. The transformation is not at the cost of action but to enable us to perform our duties more efficiently, more effectively and honestly.

Yoga had recognized and accepted the importance of the mind and the subconscious over the total human personality much earlier than modern psychology did in its present form. Yoga is a stepwise, stage wise eight-fold path to final liberation from pain and suffering. These steps progressively take us to the highest state of creativity, of discriminative knowledge and towards attaining the desired perfection.

The 8 steps in Yoga
I	YAMA	Conditional yoga behavior, personal and social
II	NIYAMA	Attitude sublimate to yoga norms
III	ASANA	Discipline of the physical body
IV	PRANAYAMA	Control over bio energy through respiratory action
V	PRATYAHARA	Withdrawal of the senses inwards through abstraction
VI	DHARNA	Concentration
VII	DHYANA	Meditation
VIII	SAMADHI	Tran consciousness

Of these, the first five, which border on the Psychosomatic Approach, are referred to as External (Bahiranga) yoga, popularly known as Hatha Yoga, while the latter three, which directly affect the psyche are known as internal (Antaranga) yoga, popularly known as Raja Yoga. It is almost impossible to try internal yoga (Raja Yoga) for the average man before accomplishing the external one (Hatha Yoga). The respective sequences of the eight steps are the standard methodology of yoga.

Yoga is based on a deep understanding of man and his position in this world and was the firstsystem evolved in the world to recognize the connection and the interaction between body and mind. It studies in depth the very structure of the human personality, through analysis the psychological complexities and the cause of human pain, sorrow and suffering. It has laid down psychosomatic means through its various psycho-physiological processes for dealing with the body mind complex and tries to harmonize and integrate the human personality at all levels and stages of life.

Yoga is basically a way of LIFE, which has been evolved as a system to go beyond the personality - complex and achieve absolute freedom-liberation of the spirit from the matter.

Guru Soorya Ravi is a profound mystic master of our time and is the founder of the "Mystic Art of Yoga". He teaches pure Yoga techniques par-excellence " a divine gift" that he alone has mastered. He is also the generaal secretary of the Yoga Federation in India.

Techniques

Kriya Yoga, Anatomical Hatha Yoga and Kundalini Yoga. Also offeres Metaphysical Relaxation and Teachers training course.

Cost per session (90 mins) : Euro 9

Kalarippayattu (Euro 605 - one month - session 90 mins) Certificate Issued

Kalaripayattu is the martial art form of Kerala, which is as old as the green land itself. Kalaripayattu means martial art training inside a Kalari or arena. The training is done in a Kalari or arena, which is dug into the earth and lit by oil lamps.

The “gurukkal” or master who is an exponent in the field teaches Kalaripayattu. It is taught by the master to the students and is considered to be a sacred art form of Kerala. The warrior clan of Kerala, the Nair community to defend the state and the king, practiced Kalaripayattu developed during the 9th century. The Nair community considered it an honor to die for the nation and the king. Karate and Kungfu are believed to have originated from Kalaripayattu when Bodhi Dharma took the art of Kalaripayattu to China. This martial art is as much a spiritual discipline, as it is physical.

Kalaripayattu is basically a philosophical system aiming to nurture a precise way of 'non-violent life' far from any form of aggression and structural more towards introspective self-analysis and self-control. The final goal of a kalari practitioner is not just to know exactly all the techniques of defense and offence or the proper use of the various weapons, but also to overcome and rationally tame the anger and any kind of impulsive and violent behavior, which can have extremely dangerous effects on one and others.

Kalaripayattu helps the students in character build up, self-confidence and adoptability to circumstances. Kalaripayattu helps systemize the flow of energy in the body.