Satsang

Join us for a free (or optional donation) open Satsang with Sudhir Rishi, Director of Teacher Trainings at Sthira Yoga. With over 30 years in the fields of yoga, meditation, philosophy, and Ayurveda – including eight years as a monk – Sudhir shares deep insights from his personal journey and vast teaching experience. Having led over 200 yoga teacher trainings and countless retreats across Asia and Europe, his teachings are known for blending profound wisdom with simplicity.

This Satsang offers a space for Q&A on yoga and spiritual matters, guided by a teacher who has studied with masters, practiced diverse traditions, and lived near Sri Ramana Maharshi’s Ashram for over two decades, combining his time in the Ashram with teaching Yoga.

Come explore timeless truths, ask your questions, and connect with the joy of self-discovery.

Dandelion Cafe will be open from 6-7pm to order hot or cold drinks only.

Free or optional donation. Please do book your spot.

Invoking Inner Strength & Balance : A Day Immersion

Yoga philosophy gives a lot of importance to mental health, strength and resilience. It gives many cognitive tools and techniques to achieve this. In the modern day yoga excess importance is given only to Asanas and hardly focusing on inner strength and balance. Mental health is closely connected to our emotions, knowledge and capacity to manage emotions, clarity on values and beliefs, clarity about confusing concepts, understanding relationships,  discernment and decision making. Emotions make us more human. Emotions are the spice of life. Emotions move us. Unfortunately, there is no training in our education system about how to deal with our own emotions especially when we go through intense emotional disturbances.

In this day’s immersion you will focus on our inner life where we experience joy and sorrow, pain and pleasure, insecurity and sufficiency, fear and strength. We understand the principles of inner health, balance and resilience. Looking briefly into the neuro-chemicals of emotions and their effect on our health, placebo & no-cebo effects. We dive into the Indian Philosophical aspects connected to Inner well-being.

During the day we will discuss and practice 3 important cognitive tools for inner strength, balance and well-being. Sudhir will provide you with practical and easy to practice techniques to help stay calm amidst stressful situations and gain mastery over our emotional upheavals.

The retreat will end with a  Q&A session. Sudhir is known to support his students with podcasts and personal guidance even after the course. He does this free as a good karma and as a labour of love.

10 to 10.30 AM : Pranayama & Meditation
10.30AM to 12PM : Introduction the topic
12PM to 1PM : Lunch
1 to 2PM : Practice
2.15 to 3.45PM  : Continuation of the theme topic
4 to 4.45PM : Practice
4.45 to 5.30PM : Q & A

There will be 1 hour lunchbreak from 12pm . Lunch is not included, but a pre-booked £15 fully plant based delicious lunch and herbal tea at Dandelion Cafe will be available to order. An email will be sent to confirm your booking. Dandelion Cafe is open on site, but we cannot guarantee availability for ordering, so recommend prebooking. Or bring your own (we operate a plant based only policy so please respect that if you bring consumables to the yoga centre.) There’s also plenty of cafes, takeaways and mini supermarkets in the local Saltaire & Shipley area for purchasing food.

£80 or £115 if booked with Breathwork Intensive.

Breathwork Intensive

Prana is the life force. You do not see the life force. You only experience the effects of life force. Prana is subtle. The most ancient practice of Pranayama is to learn to expand and experience this life force. All modern breathwork practices are derived and inspired by these ancient practices of pranayama. Nowadays, especially after the pandemic, a lot of interest is generated about breathing and a lot of research is going on.  But unfortunately there are many practices in the market which are  not good  and safe but they use some scientific jargon to sell them.

Prana is directly connected to the functioning of all our bodily systems from nervous system to immune system. It is intimately connected to our energy levels, moods and emotions.

In this half day workshop Sudhir brings in his 34 years of experience and wisdom supported by his scientific background to explain about biomechanics and bio-chemicals of breathing. He gives a summary of the power of pranayama for physical and mental wellbeing and how to use pranayama / breathwork to train our nervous system. This is followed by a 60 to 90 mins of intense guided breathing practice.

The workshop will end with a  Q&A session.  Sudhir is known to support his students with podcasts and personal guidance even after the course. He does this free as a good karma and as a labour of love.

10 to 11AM : Science of Pranayama
11 to 1PM: Practice / Immersion
1 to 1.30PM : Q & A

These sessions are for everyone. No age limit or health limitations.

Contraindications for the practice are given at the time of the practice. Modifications will be given.

Please bring a cushion for sitting.

Again, Dandelion Cafe will be open if you would like to order food or drinks for after your workshop.

£50 or £115 if booked with Invoking Inner Strength & Balance: Day Immersion.