Out with the Old, in with the New

Three week intensive with Julia and John Scott

16th December, 2023 – 6th January 2024, Purple Valley, Goa

Over this Christmas and New Year we will explore the importance of our personal yoga practice. The practice which is our rock, our precious sword, which cuts through the drama and reactiveness and allow us to live intelligently, while transforming our outer environment and centring our inner environment.

Our immersion is designed to keep bringing us back to breath, back to mantra, back to self-responsibility, while teaching that these ancient techniques of yoga hold the secret to discovery – the discovery that our only responsibility is the ability to respond to all situations in life with awareness, attention, inquiry and imagination. Together as a collective we will discover that from these key responses, the world around us blossoms into the mystical, magical miracle it is to be alive.

The true gift of this immersion is what you will take home, not just a holiday, but a memory that has feeling, a memory of knowledge, a memory that inspires you to continue on your personal path, renewed and empowered.

Event Description

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This course is designed as a 3 week immersion a full vinyasa, completing One Year and beginning a New Year with the theme of creating a new moment which celebrates life.

Our immersion will begin with Morning Asana Practice, initially presented as a Counted group class to set the focus and foundations to progress to self-counted / self-directed Assisted Self-Practice. Each morning session will close with a sound relaxation.

We will have 3 weekly afternoon classes, where w together will explore Theory, Technique, Philosophy, Pranayama, Sound/Chanting and Meditation. There will be a strong focus on Self-Empowerment through journeying deep into the enquiry of ‘SELF’ – Hearing Self, Seeing Self and Feeling Self. Reclaiming ones one sovereignty and dominion of Mind, Breath and Body.

From our deep explorations into Self, we will arrive in the coherence of Mind and Heart. Learning how to love our self, in this body and with this mind, and from the moment of acceptance and love, we will reach out to each New Moment, knowing there is an opportunity to celebrate us individually and as a collective to shine and blossom together.

Saturday 12 Dec

Arrival Day
Students will have access to the rooms after 2pm.
6pm Introduction meeting followed by dinner.

We ask all students to try to and arrange flights and arrival to Purple Valley to participate in this first introduction together.

Below is an example of a weekly schedule. Please note that the timings of classes may be changed and adjusted to best nourish the teaching environment and the student. Additional activities not mentioned on the schedule may be added.

Sundays

8am Counted Method-Practice / Sound Relaxation
11am Brunch
3.30pm Chai and fruits
4.30pm Afternoon workshop
6.30pm Dinner

Mondays

8am Counted Method-Practice / Sound Relaxation
11am Brunch
Afternoon off
6.30pm Dinner

Tuesdays

8am Counted Method-Practice / Sound Relaxation
11am Brunch
3.30pm Chai and fruits
4.30pm Theory-Philosophy / Sound Play / Chanting
6.30pm Dinner

Wednesdays

8am Assisted Self-Practice / Sound Relaxation
11am Brunch
Afternoon off
6.30pm Dinner

Thursdays

8am Assisted Self-Practice / Sound Relaxation
11am Brunch
3.30pm Chai and fruits
4.30pm Theory-Philosophy / Sound Play / Chanting
6.30pm Dinner

Fridays

8am Assisted Self-Practice / Sound Relaxation
11am Brunch
3.30pm Chai and Fruit Afternoon off
6.30pm Dinner

Saturdays

10am Special Weekend Brunch
Day off
6.30pm Dinner

Please see the Purple Valley website for details on accommodation options