Celebrating the Sun
On occasion of the International Yoga Day and Summer Solstice on 21st June, we invite you to a vibrant day of celebrating Sun and Consciousness!
On this joyous and animated day we will take you through lectures on the Sun and what it represents in spiritual traditions, Yang Diet and on the Great Deity of Consciousness, Shiva. We will practice Hatha Yoga, do a Yang Spiral Meditation and savour a delicious yang lunch together (available for 80kr).
Program:
10.00-10.30: Welcome (Introduction)
From the morning we happily invite you to a welcome introduction to Natha Yoga Center.
10.30-11.00: The Worship of the Sun in Tradition (Lecture)
Esoteric notions on the Sun. The Sun seen in light of anthropomorphism, a short introduction to Hindu deity Surya. In this lecture we will offer suggestions as how the Sun can support our everyday personal development or spiritual practice.
11.00-12.30: Hatha Yoga with Surya Namaskar (Practice)
Rejuvenating practice of Surya Namaskar and Hatha Yoga in a solar spirit!
12.30-13.00: Restoring Balance with Yang Diet (Lecture)
The saying, You are what you eat, is true in so many ways and in this lecture we will address which foods help us increase the yang or conscious aspect of our being. We will learn which foods are considered Yin and which are considered Yang, and how such a diet can help with multitudes of imbalances and even serious illnesses. Increasing our ability to be focused, lucid and healthy.
13.00-14.00: Lunch by Santosha Catering (Break) – available for 80kr
Healthy and delicious yang lunch that shows the power of food composed of yang elements, supporting our well-being and consciousness.
14.00-14.30: Shiva the Light of Consciousness (Lecture)
Shiva represents the Inner Witness in a Noisy World.
In the modern age, we’re constantly bombarded with Information and distractions — social media, news, noise, identity crises. The mind races, reacts, performs. Shiva invites us to step back and witness. Shiva is the awareness behind your thoughts.
We will get a glimpse into how Shiva who is the perfect Yogi can support us in life and in making real transformations which will bring us closer to our spiritual purpose.
14.30-15.00: Yang Spiral Formation (Introduction)
Come, learn about and practice the fascinating meditation done in a group who together form a spiral. The spiral is charged with multiple symbolic meanings, many of them referring to the dynamic interaction between yin and yang.
The yang spiral expresses the luminous, solar, dynamic and optimistic energy, that moves along the connected arm’s of the participants leading to its center, which represents the Source of Creation from which everything that exists originated and to which it will all return. Increasing in this way our ability to connect with the universal consciousness, the silent witness. The yang-spiral thus represents the circular centripetal movement of returning to the Center, and is related to spiritual evolution that leads to liberation from the cycle of reincarnations.
15.00-15.30: Yang Spiral Meditation (Practice)
Together we will form a large spiral, using the power of unison to enter higher states of meditation.
15.30-16.00: Sharings and Goodbyes
Lunch:
Price: 80 kr
The meal is vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free. Made with love and predominantly-yang ingredients!
Menu:
Basmati rice
Roasted brocoli with sunflower seeds
Red cabbage salad
Tahini sauce