Sharon Gannon and David Life are the creators of the world renowned  Jivamukti Yoga method, which is the path to Enlightenment through compassion for all beings. They are pioneers in teaching yoga as spiritual activism. We are delighted to welcome them to Australia for the first time.

'Jivamukti means 'liberation while living', and the students of this method are taught to seek spiritual realisation by being agents of change in the world.' - Yoga Journal USA

Sharon & David are here for workshops in Sydney and a retreat in Byron Bay and are ON SALE NOW at Samadhi, we anticipate that these will sell out quickly, so get in early! 

Jivamukti Yoga - Sydney workshops February 2010

Saturday Feb 13th 10-6pm (1-3pm lunch break)

Sunday Feb 14th 10-6pm (1-3pm lunch break)

Monday Feb 15th 6-8pm

Tuesday Feb 16th 6-8pm

Total Cost: $450 (no partial enrolments) Early bird price $400 (book and pay before Dec 22nd 2009)

Venue: Petersham Town Hall, 107 Crystal Street, Petersham

This four-day workshop will include dynamic asana (physical practice), chanting, pranayama (breathing practice) and meditation, as well as having time for Q and A and lecture discussion sessions lead by Sharon and David. Each session will be 2 – 3 hours in length and will focus on a different aspect of yogic spirituality, asana, pranayama and philosophy that will lead to the goal of ever-lasting happiness and enlightenment. These workshops will open up your yoga practice, your mind and your world!

Jivamukti Yoga - Byron Bay retreat at Lake Ainsworth Sport and Rec centre February 2010

Friday 19th Feb - Sunday 21st Feb 2010

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Sharon Gannon and David Life, supported by a faculty of Australian Jivamukti Yoga teachers. Includes Saturday night Kirtan extravaganza.

Total cost: $430, early bird price $380 (book and pay in full before 22nd Dec)

Includes dorm style accommodation and vegetarian/vegan meals. Travel costs not included in price. To book in please call us, we do need to take payment with booking. A 50% deposit is required when booking. Call 02 95173280 or email info@samadhiyoga.com.au

Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to learn from and be inspired by Jivamukti founders Sharon and David as well as the Australian Jivamukti community!

Lake Ainsworth Recreation Centre (pictured right) is nestled between the Tea Tree Lake of Lake Ainsworth and the beach on acres of dedicated bushland and recreational facilities, including a swimming pool, large new yoga hall and dining hall. This will be the perfect environment for a lively and inspiring weekend.

This retreat will give you a chance to spend time with like-minded souls, in yoga this is called a satsanga and is seen as an important part of spiritual practice. The accommodation is simple and consists of large lodges with bunk beds in the rooms. These will be allocated on a first come best dressed basis, so if you would like to share with friends make sure you arrive with a time to spare, you are able to arrive from 4pm onwards. We invite you to arrive in time for a lavish vegan/vegetarian dinner at 6pm, followed by a meditation session lead by Katie Manitsas (Advanced Jivamukti teacher and director of Samadhi Yoga)

All day Saturday will be spent with our very special guests Sharon and David who will lead us in a day of dynamic asana (physical practice), chanting, pranayama (breathing practice) and meditation. Saturday night will be a night of ecstatic chanting with special guests to be announced, accompanied by the Samadhi Jivamukti faculty.

Sunday morning will be an asana (physical practice) led by Katie Manitsas followed by a lovely vegan lunch. You are then free to have an afternoon swim in the ocean and then trundle back home!

Sharon Gannon and David Life are living embodiments of the Yoga Sutra II 46 – ‘The connection to the earth should be steady and joyful’. This relates o both your asana practice and to your connection to the planet we live on and that supports us. We are working to make Sharon and David’s trip to Australia as environmentally friendly as possible. We encourage you to take your yoga practice off the mat and to consider the environment both before, during and after your time with Sharon and David.

A little more about Jivamukti Yoga: YOGA JOURNAL Magazine has called them innovators and VANITY FAIR gives them credit for making yoga cool and hip! The Jivamukti Method has been recognised as one of the nine forms of Hatha yoga practiced in the world today.  It is one of the fastest growing and most highly regarded modern approaches to the ancient art of yoga.

Sharon Gannon and David Life have certified hundreds of students to teach the Jivamukti method through the intense one-month residential 300 hour Teacher Training course which is offered each year in the US and in Europe. They travel extensively teaching and presenting at American, European, Canadian, Asian, South and Central American and Conferences.

With their Yoga DVDs and the books, Jivamukti Yoga, (also translated into Russian & Italian)The Art of Yoga, Yoga and Vegetarianism and Cats and Dogs are People too!, Gannon and Life are changing the way that people view, spirituality, life, themselves, each other, animals and the environment. 

Hold onto your hats folks, its going to be an amazing experience!

Click here for tips for a green retreat from Jivamukti teacher Kirileigh!

To book please call 02 9517 3280 and pay over the phone or come into the studio and pay in cash or eftpos. Please email info@samadhiyoga.com.au for an info pack.