Light on the Fluid Body Immersion (In Person)
OrangeYoga Studio, Cheltenham
Upon Tias' and Surya's first return to the UK in over 4 years, we extend a warm (and fluid) welcome to join them for an immersion in Cheltenham.
In this immersion, we take a deep dive into the fluid system as it is expressed through the spine, brain, fascia and organs. In our SATYA, asana and breathing practices, you will learn new pathways of movement and new ways of articulating the fluid based, biodynamic potency within us all. After many months on-line, we invite you to join our sangha to share, re-connect, explore, study and practice with one another.
Description
Yoga is all about staying fluid in both mind and body. In this immersion we will explore how to hydrate the body by freeing up the thousands of small tributaries of blood, lymph, and nerve that travel through our connective tissues. It is said that there are 350,000 tributaries of internal flow in the body. These little rivers (nadis) move in arcs, curves, spirals and elliptical patterns.
In practice, we do circular movements, twists and spirals to increase circulation through all the channels of the body. Whether holding still in a pose or moving between poses, we cultivate a mind/heart that is both supple and fluid. Through asana, breath work, meditation and yoga nidra, this fluidity leads to a direct experience of absorption.
What will be covered?
In this immersion, we “soak” into awareness itself, and in so doing, embody a space of sublime, unconditional presence. For teachers, this course will both stimulate your teaching and give you the space and time to immerse yourself deeply in the more subtle aspects of practice.
Who is this immersion for?
For teachers and more experienced practitioners.
A bit about SATYA
Modern styles of living require a practice that allows all of your tissues to open and breath. Tias and Surya designed a unique body of work to support ease, joy and flow within the body and have called it Somatic Awareness Training for Yoga (SATYA). SATYA is like a dance, yin yoga, Feldenkrais and myofascial release. The practice reduces fatigue by improving prana filling the body and is also a practice that will sustain and nourish you over the decades.
Meet the Teachers
Tias Little synthesises more than 30 years of study in classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhism, anatomy, bodywork, and trauma healing in his dynamic, original style of teaching. Tias began studying the work of B. K. S. Iyengar in 1984 and in 1989 resided in Mysore, India, where he studied Ashtanga vinyasa yoga under the tutelage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. A licensed massage therapist, Tias has in-depth training in craniosacral therapy. His practice and teaching is influenced by the work of Ida Rolf, Moshé Feldenkrais, and Thomas Hanna. Tias earned a master’s degree in Eastern philosophy from St. John’s College in Santa Fe in 1998.
He is the founder of the Prajna Yoga school. in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Surya. In 2010, Tias created SATYA, Sensory Awareness Training for Yoga Attunement, a therapeutic movement system. He also offers a wide array of online classes through Glo, YogaU, Yoga Journal, Embodied Philosophy, and Shambhala and teaches internationally. The author of three books: The Thread of Breath, Meditations on a Dewdrop and Yoga of the Subtle Body, his fourth book, The Path is the Practice: Lessons and Reflections on the Transformative Power of Yoga, was released in June 2020.
Surya Little has travelled the globe studying various facets of yoga philosophy and practice and her path includes parallel studies in yoga and nutrition. She teaches from an intuitive understanding of the energetics of the body and combines expertise in yoga therapeutics and nutritional knowledge. She is an avid student of the Chinese Five-Element theory and studies Gigong with the MogaDao Institute. Her extensive training is in both Iyengar and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Surya began her studies in Iyengar Yoga with Karin Stephan and Aadil Palkhivala and continues to study today with Patricia Walden. Co-founder of Prajna Yoga with her husband, Tias, Surya specialises in women’s health, nutrition and therapeutic yoga. Her classes are dynamic and light-hearted while cultivating a strong mental and physical practice.
