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Cakra Sādhana and the Yoga of Interpersonal Relationship with Gary Kraftsow


Zoom invitation email will go out to pre-registered students 1 hour before the class, and again 15 minutes before the class begins. Please make sure we have the correct email address on file for you so you receive your invitation! Contact the studio at 617-566-9642 with any questions.


3 Thursdays: January 14, 21 & 28
5:30–8:30pm • Livestream

According to the Ancients, human beings experience suffering as a result of our entanglement with the World of Name and Form through identification and attachment and because of our ignorance about the true nature of ourselves, the world around us, and Ultimate Reality. There is perhaps no greater context in which we experience this tension and suffering than in the area of our personal relationships.

At the same time, according to the Ancients, each of us has within us extraordinary and mostly untapped potential which, when actualized, will transform our lives at every level. There is perhaps no more important context for this transformation than the area of our personal relationships.

Deep Inner Practices evolved in the tradition of Tantric Yoga through which we can:

  • Break identification and attachment.

  • Realize our true nature.

  • Actualize our innate potentials.

  • Improve our relationships at every level.

  • Ultimately, become free.

These Inner Practices were transmitted generationally and relied on complex symbol systems.

Laya Yoga is one of these ancient systems of Inner Practice. It uses the symbolism of the Cakra-s as both a map of the landmines (the sources of suffering) to be deactivated and a treasure map to help us uncover and activate our innate potentials.

In this three-part workshop, we will explore the dynamics of interpersonal relationships using the Cakra Symbol system as a focal point and working with the Laya Yoga methods of Bhūta Śuddhi and Cakra Sādhana.

Each three-hour session will include a presentation and discussion followed by an integrated practice that will include āsana, prānāyāma, mantra japa, and meditation.

Each session will be recorded and the recordings will be available to participants until February 4, 2021.

Cost: $160

Note, this event is hosted by Down Under School of Yoga, and so you will register through Down Under’s Mindbody page by clicking “Sign Up” below.