Swami Karma Karuna is a founding member and director of Anahata Yoga Retreat, New Zealand. She is a dedicated, intuitive yoga teacher with more than 25 years of experience. From an early age, she travelled worldwide exploring diverse spiritual traditions, including in depth yoga certificate trainings in Nepal, India and Australia and 18 years living in and developing an integral yoga retreat centre.

Swami Karma Karuna shares a unique and practical approach, drawing on personal experience of living as a sannyasin with a foot in the world of motherhood and modern western life, thus imparting and inspiring the integration of yogic principles and practice into everyday activities.

Session 1 – Awaken Anahata Chakra - The Heart Centre

Enjoy theory and practices to explore the qualities of Anahata chakra, the heart centre; love without attachment, self-love, positive direction of emotions, compassion, powers of manifestation, your immune system, the physical heart, the breath and more. Hatha yoga, Pranayama, Mudra and Meditation to connect with, purify and awaken the heart chakra.

Session 2 – Yoga Nidra – Deep Relaxation Practice

Relax and recharge your entire system with “Yoga Nidra” or Yogic Sleep. With a 30 minute Yoga Nidra equivalent to three-four hours of deep sleep, this proven relaxation technique will leave you feeling grounded, rested and rejuvenated. Also, learn about the different stages of the practice and how they work on the body, mind and prana as well as explore the therapeutic effects of Yoga Nidra for different needs such as insomnia, anxiety, stress related conditions, chronic fatigue, digestive issues and more.

Session 3 – Balancing Masculine & Feminine Energies

Two forces always operate whether in the human body, an electrical system, or in the greater cosmic experience; the feminine/masculine, Yin/Yang, Ida/Pingala, mental energy/physical energy, sun/moon. Para-sympathetic/sympathetic nervous system etc. The main aim of all yoga practice is to create balance in these opposing forces so that a third force, the spiritual energy can awaken.

The balancing of these forces, also allows for more equanimity in daily life. This workshop will be theoretical and practical, exploring the balancing of the masculine and feminine energies within.

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