Master Plan 2021 Curriculum Master Plan 2021

The Essence of

This is your curriculum for the Master Plan 2021 - The Essence of Yoga. Throughout the year we will move through the Four Pillars together to explore the Eight Limbed Path of Yoga. This exploration will be both based in practice and self-reflection. Each month with the New Moon we share a new practice with you, going along with the current theme and tuning into the energy of the moment. Each New Moon is a moment to set our intentions together before we start a new the next morning. Besides the guided (daily guidance emails) each of the four pillars comes with an extra online Masterclass, a 2,5 hour online workshop that adds to your progress and transformation.

FOUR PILLARS

• LIFESTYLE / January - April

• PRACTICE / May - July

• MIND / August - October

• REALISATION / November - December Pillar 1 Yogic Lifestyle January / February / March / April 2021 01 Yogic Lifestyle

Exploring the &

In the first four months we set the foundation for the whole year and we work on purifying our body, mind and soul. We kick of the new year by breaking habits that are not supporting us any longer and you will receive daily guidance to support you with that during the first Sadhana that is linked to the first limb of the Eightfold path, Yama (integrity), specifically (non violence), asteya (non stealing), brahmacharya (moderation) and aparigraha (non attachment). During our second Sadhana we focus on which is all about being truthful. After this we dive deeper into the second limb named Niyamas (positive actions) with a physical detox in which we explore saucha (cleanliness of body & mind), (contentment) and (self discipline). We end the first pillar of Yogic Lifestyle with a Sadhana that revolves around Svadyana (Study of the Self). After this Sadhana you will have deeply explored the first two limbs of the Eightfold Path, the Yamas & Niyamas.

Sadhanas

• Breaking Habits / 14 January - 4 February (22 days)

• Speak your Truth / 12 February - 5 March (22 days)

• Detox / 14 - 21 March - 4 April (22 days)

• Know thyself and be you / 13 - 23 April (11 days)

Masterclass

• Sunday 25th of April 2021 Pillar 2 Practice

May/ June / July 2021 02 Practice

Exploring & Pranayam

In the second pillar we explore the third and the fourth limbs Asana & Pranayam with three Sadhanas, starting with a Sadhana focussing on the main we use in Yoga and other specific practices we use such as bandhas and . In the second Sadhana we dive deep into the practice of , the fourth limb and we conclude this pillar with a Sadhana in which we learn from the ancient wisdom teachings of yoga philosophy.

Sadhanas

• Essential Asanas of Kundalini Yoga / 12 - 22 May (11 days)

• Exploring Pranayama / 11 - 21 June (11 days)

• Yoga philosophy / 11 - 21 July (11 days)

Masterclass

• Sunday 25th of July 2021 Pillar 3 Mind

August / September / October 2021 03 Mind

Exploring & Dharana

After completing the first two pillars and four of limbs (Yama, , Asana, Pranayama) we are now ready to proceed into the more subtle realm of mind. We start with understanding more about the workings of the mind through the lens of and we draw our focus within, which is limb number five Pratyahara. As this is an important turning point on the path of yoga we also dedicated the second Sadhana of the pillar to Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses). We end this part of the journey by increasing our capacity for one pointed concentration, the 6th limb named Dharana.

Sadhanas

• Understanding the mind through the lens of Ayurveda / 9 - 19 August (11 days)

• Withdrawal of the Senses / 8 - 18 September (11 days)

• One pointed Concentration / 7 - 17 October (11 days)

Masterclass

• Sunday 24th of October 2021 Pillar 4 Realisation

November / December 2021 04 Realisation

Exploring Dhyana &

After all the preliminary work in the first three pillars we now enter the realm where our minds will most probably be much calmer and you can deeper into your practice and experience an uninterrupted flow of concentration named Dhyana and feel the bliss of your existence, Samadhi. This last pillar we commit to a 40 day Sadhana as a deep integration of your process over the past year and we dedicate it to Self-Realisation as we explore the last two limbs Dhyana and Samadhi.

Sadhanas

• Self-Realisation / 20 - 29 November (40 days)

Masterclass

• Sunday 12th of December 2021