Tantra Shakti: The Power and Radiant Soul of Yoga
A ParaYoga® Master Training and 5-Day Intensive with Rod Stryker
January 18-22, 2012

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“The ultimate aim of Yoga is to empower you to see, feel, and live life fearlessly. The greatest accomplishment of practice is to fully be the luminous being you were meant to be.”

At least 5,000 years ago tantric visionaries, inspired by the deepest reverence and passion for unveiling the sacred beauty and mysteries of life, developed what we know as the practice of Hatha Yoga.
As described in the various tantric texts, Hatha Yoga includes the following practices: asana, pranayama, bandha, kriya, mudra, mantra, meditation as well as practices pertaining to kundalini awakening, along with a seemingly endless array of other techniques and knowledge.
Tantra, by providing infinite ways to expand the reach and power yoga, is its most complete and sublime approach. Incorporating the wisdom of ayurveda and the whole of brahma vidya (“supreme science”) or knowledge of the underlying reality, tantra provides a direct and accelerated path to achieving life’s ultimate aims.
Tantra's core principle asserts that through self-knowledge and the cultivation of our innate power, we can unfold our fullest potential and thus achieve both worldly and spiritual prosperity.

This 5-day training* is open to practitioners and teachers of all levels. Master teacher and guide, Rod Stryker, will lead students, through theory and practice, on a journey of self-empowerment and discovery. The training will demystify the tantric approach to yoga and explore its key touchstones of practice and wisdom that open the doorway to thriving: physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Using the traditional tools of Hatha as our foundation we explore, through practice and theory, Tantra as the full flowering of Yoga, as well as, its uniquely profound approaches to meditation. Practices will weave together dynamic vinyasa flow, asana, bandhas, and mudra in combination with breath work, meditation, and visualization techniques. Class time will also include lecture, theory, Q & A, meditation, and chanting.

This 35-hour training also serves as one module of the nine-part ParaYoga® Master Training curriculum. Upon completing the full curriculum, including related assignments, one is eligible for 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher (R.Y.T.) status.

Some topics we cover include:
• Ayurveda and Yoga
• The Prana of Asana
• Awakening the Spirit (Shakti) of Practice
• Laya Yoga––the science of the chakras
• Meditation in the Tantric tradition
• Yoga Nidra

Recommended Reading: Kundalini Tantra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati (first 193 pages).

Certificate of Completion: Please note that at the close of the training all participants are eligible to receive a certificate of completion. However, it is not rewarded on the basis of enrollment. Attendance at all sessions and completion of all contact hours is required. Certificates can only be issued on the basis of hours completed by the close of the training.

Morning Classes: $55 each or $250 for all 5
Full Training Cost: $725
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Rod Stryker
Rod is the founder of ParaYoga® and the author of The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity, and Freedom. He is widely considered to be one of the West’s leading authorities on the ancient traditions of yoga, tantra, and meditation. His teaching weaves together a profound breadth of knowledge and experience, along with his unique ability to make the deepest of the ancient teachings accessible to students of all levels. Rod has taught for more than thirty years and leads retreats, workshops, and trainings worldwide. Rod can be found at www.parayoga.com