Quiet Mind, Steady Heart - A Vinyasa Weekend and Meditation Workshop plus bonus Yoga Sutra Study Group with Rolf Gates

Don't miss this opportunity to study with Rolf Gates at Hot Asana Southern Pines Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023.

Investment $65 per session or Complete weekend $250 which includes 2 bonus hours with Rolf studying the Yoga Sutras.

Join us for a dynamic weekend of Vinyasa, meditation, pranyama and lecture/discussion as we explore the practices that create a life that works. Throughout this weekend, we will dive into the tools of yoga that allow us to stay connected to the truth of who we are as we practice new ways of being in the world.

The yoga will be a synergy of the freedom of a powerful Vinyasa class and the structural integrity of yoga's therapeutic alignment principles. The intensive is intentionally challenging, but open to all who wish to explore yoga as an evolutionary journey. The only 'requirement' is that you show up, do your best and let your best be good enough.

The sessions are intended as a whole weekend workshop, but the sessions may be taken individually. All sessions will be based around aspects of Rolf Gates' Meditations on Intention and Beings: Dally Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Mindfulness and Compassion.

Rolf Gates, author of the bestselling books on yogic philosophy, Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, and the newly released: Meditations on Intention and Being: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga, Mindfulness and Compassion, conducts yoga workshops, retreats, teacher trainings, and coaching and mentorship programs throughout the U.S. and abroad--and online. Rolf and his work have been featured in numerous media, including Yoga Journal, ORGINS, Natural Health, People Magazine, and Travel and Leisure's 25 Top Yoga Studios in the World.

Rolf is the co-founder of the Yoga, Meditation and Recovery Conference at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Lenox, Massachusetts and a teacher at Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center in Northern CA. He is also on the Advisory Board for the Yoga Service Council and the Veterans Yoga Project. A former addictions counselor and U.S. Army Airborne Ranger who has practiced meditation for over twenty-five years, Rolf brings his eclectic background to his practice and his teachings. Rolf and his wife, Mariam Gates, bestselling author of Good Night Yoga: A Pose by Pose Bedtime Story and Good Morning Yoga: A Pose by Pose Wake Up Story, and Meditate with Me: A Step by Step Mindfulness Journey live in Santa Cruz, California with their two children. Also check out Rolf’s NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK: Yoga Friends; A Pose by Pose Partner Adventure! And his latest book: Daily Reflections on Addiction, Yoga and Getting Well For more information check out: www.rolfgates.com

Balance: Vinyasa Session - Friday Sept 29th 6:30-9pm

In this asana-based session we will explore being grounded in our practice and inspired in our lives. We will allow our practice to give voice to the great heart within us.

The session will include Vinyasa, meditation and lecture/discussion. The yoga will be a synergy of the freedom of a powerful Vinyasa class and the structural integrity of yoga's therapeutic alignment principles.

Being Still with Skill - Saturday Sept 30th 10am-12:30pm

Yoga is the cultivation of inner space and the ability to use it well. In this meditation workshop, Rolf will describe the opportunity presented to us in the teachings of the Buddha and Patanjali. This experiential workshop will explore how these great contributions to consciousness weave beautifully together to enhance the quality of our daily lives. This will be in lecture discussion form and guided meditation experience with support in beginning or building on your own meditation practice.

Connection: Vinyasa Session - Saturday Sept 30th 2:30-5pm

'In our fear we believe that we must make things happen; in our practice we learn to let things happen.' Rolf Gates

In this asana-based session we will explore and practice how we create the experience of 'sanctuary', the experience of the sacred in our every day lives.

The session will include Vinyasa, meditation and lecture/discussion. The yoga will be a synergy of the freedom of a powerful Vinyasa class and the structural integrity of yoga's therapeutic alignment principles.

Freedom: Vinyasa Session - Sunday Oct 1st 9:30am-12 noon

The pose is what we are doing; the yoga is how we are being in the pose.

Knowing the heart offers us new possibilities in every aspect of our lives. The session will include Vinyasa, meditation and lecture/discussion. The yoga will be a synergy of the freedom of a powerful Vinyasa class and the structural integrity of yoga's therapeutic alignment

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Bonus Yoga Sutra Practice Group add on is available for $50 or is FREE if you purchase the entire weekend.

We can think of yoga poses, breath work, and meditation as the “What” to practice.The Yoga Sutra’s are an ancient practice manual that explains “Why” and the “How” to practice. This training will be a two week (Sept 20th & 27th at 7pm EST) practice group in which we come together to learn, then apply the teachings found in the Yoga Sutra’s to our poses, meditations, and everyday experiences. This will be a chance to deepen our practice while getting to know each other and learn from one another. The sessions will be an hour long on Zoom and recorded so you will be able to review them if you attend or, if you miss a session, you can get caught up. There will also be recorded yoga classes and meditations archived for this group so that you can practice using recorded classes that explore the themes we are learning during this training. Look forward to learning together! - Rolf