– YOGA IMMERSION WITH EMMA PALMER
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin
In the sacred texts of Yoga, the concept of fear is known as Bhaya and considered to be one of the direct causes of our suffering. This isn’t referring to our rational survival response to physical danger, but the unseen hand behind our anxiety and the background murmurings at the root of our resistance – subtly driving our lives, influencing our every decision, and limiting our apparent choices.
Over the years we can become desensitised to even noticing the hold this fear can have over us, orchestrating so much of our lives from the shadows in keeping us small and seemingly “safe” within known confines of the familiar, while we find ourselves holding back, contracting and avoiding the call of our true potential.
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell
Yet this fear isn’t to be overcome, it is to be understood. To gain a true appreciation of the intricate anatomy of fear has the potency to positively impact our lives and expand our horizons in immeasurable ways. When we learn how to sit with fear we can hold space for it, get to know its real nature and feel its grip over us loosen when we shine the light of awareness into its roots.
We recognise that Beyond the Fear lays the growth that unlocks our deepest sense of fulfilment as the frontiers of our life expand, we shed the confines dictating to us what is possible and take a step further into compete expression of who we are. We take back the wheel of our lives and ride along with fear in our passenger seat as a navigator through the barriers to new adventures, experiences and levels of aliveness in our continual blossoming into wholeness.
“Fear doesn’t shut you down; it wakes you up.” – Veronica Roth
In our Beyond the Fear Yoga Immersion with Emma, we will embrace fear in a way that perhaps we never have before and learn how to hold the space to truly get to know it, so we can become re-empowered to freely continue forward along the highway of heart intelligence. Opening with a Dharma Talk on the philosophical teachings of fear, there will be space to reflect on how fear may be showing up for you before moving into the ways you can move this through and rise to meet what is waiting.
The vibration of mantra and chanting then welcomes in a deeper knowing of what is true for you and not what has been learnt, while the flow state of a gentle Āsana threaded with breath awakens a curiosity to explore where these seeds were sown and how to excavate them from fabric of your current knowing. To close we dive deeper into the world of Prāṇāyāma, before moving into meditation and contemplation practices for your own honest reflection and deeper revelatory insight on how you can embody these teachings and enjoy the fruits of a life lived Beyond the Fear.
Explore into the deeper layers of your practice, experience its transformational gifts and allow the true essence of liberation to become realised by immersing yourself in a 3-hour journey devoted to your mind, your body and your spirit – open to students and seekers of all levels of experience.
Spaces in the Śāla are limited so please be sure to secure your spot early to avoid disappointment.
Date: Friday 19 April 2024
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Venue: Moksha Yoga – 437A Centre Road, Bentleigh 3204
Investment: $70
Registration and payment is required to secure your spot – booking early is recommended as places tend to fill quickly. Don’t hesitate to contact us if you need any further information!
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