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The Awakening Program (TAP)

The Awakening Program [TAP] at Ananta, offers a variety of retreats to help practitioners achieve a diversity of / or specific goals, be it a connection to their Self, a sense of purpose, fitness, understanding our offerings or just a break from routine.

TAP is a wonderful segue to begin the yogic journey for a practitioner that is new to Yoga, or helps direct an existing practitioner to a more impactful set of techniques and practices to enhance their knowledge and journey overall. TAP introduces participants to the various courses at Ananta and helps them identify individually with specific programs that they can choose to progress with.

Pranayama – Guided Breathing

Pranayama is the regulation and extension of Prana, the life force. Breath affects our memory, sleep, concentration and energy levels.  Every aspect of our personality depends on our breath.  Most people have a fast and shallow breath due to a sedentary lifestyle thus reducing the need for deep breathing. They hence get excited too quickly, are quick to be angry, or suffer from anxiety and thus lose the control of their breath.  Breath is the vehicle of Prana. Since Prana is the life force, we aim to retain as much of it as possible within the body – thus helping elongate our lifespan. By doing so, they are able to remove the impurities in the system, develop a calm and still mind, and eventually extend their breathing capacity to retain more Prana within the body.

Asana – Regulating Posture

Asana refers to the physical practice of Yoga and relates primarily to the body.  By marrying the movement of the body to the breath, and form to the flow – the practitioner is able to bring a complete sense of balance between their physiological and mental capabilities. Ananta’s Asana courses are firmly entrenched in the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya.  

• Vinyasa (special placement) krama (sequence) – the intelligent placement of steps that help us move toward the goal
• Linking the breath to movement to amplify the natural movement of the breath and help one achieve the posture effectively

Dhyana – Guided Meditation

Joining the mind to intelligence is the origin of yoga, this refers to meditation or Dhyana.  It is thus important to remember that Yoga is primarily Dhyana – when we talk about Yoga, we should refer to Dhyana. Yoga always calls for total involvement in anything and everything that we do. We teach Dhyana through a mantra-based technique – the mantra is referred to as Japa.  The Japa helps us focus on the object of our choice, and it is usually recommended to focus on the Devata (higher being) of the individual’s choice.  The practice of Dhyana has immense benefits in addition to reducing illness, alleviating unhappiness and reducing reliance on medication.