Philosophy
The seven dhatus or tissues of the body uniquely form the basis for understanding the ayurvedic perspective on physiologic health and immunity: rasa - plasma; rakta – blood; mamsa – muscle; meda – adipose tissue; asthi – bone; majja – nerve and connective tissue; and shukra/atharva – reproductive tissue. These each systematically and progressively nourish one another. In this unique offering, Robin shares Vasant Lad’s teaching on the dhatus and constructs practices which embody them fully, providing a way to experience the dhatus within, and build ojas throughout your being. (12 one-hour practices)
$75
Zoom Club: $50
We are elemental beings, made of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space. Explore the doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) and their subtle essences through this creative and inspiring series. Discover how the elements mingle and merge within you. Steeped in the teachings of Ayurveda, these classes will enlighten your understanding of what you are made of and how with practice, you can harness the power of the elements to bring balance and harmony to your body, mind, and heart. Classes combine movement, breath, meditation, along with education from various Ayurvedic texts.
$155
Zoom Club: $130
$175
Zoom Club: $150
$75
Zoom Club: $50
While the pandemic crisis, climate change, and culture wars may feel like new age issues, thousands of years ago Patanjali identified the ‘kleshas’ as the seeds that constrict us and thus sprout such destructive energies. The human tendency to armor and defend our heart when we feel vulnerable is a weathered tome. Yet, yoga encourages us to rewire our reactivity with practice and close examination of the internal workings of the mind. In this series, Robin will lead us through mindful practices to help untether us from the bondage of the kleshas: ignorance, ego, attachment, aversion, and fear. This course is intended to challenge us to be our boldest, brightest, and most courageous self, so we can become the enactors of the change that’s needed in our world today!
Contains 18 hour-long practices
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$135
Zoom Club: $110
Following up on our deep exploration of yamās and niyamas in the spring, our fall Zoom Club will be a journey back to the basics of practice: body, breath, mind. October will provide an opportunity for us to explore asana through the lens of Patanjali’s teaching. We’ll take four weeks to study how our posture and movement patterns reflectduality: instability and poise; ease and rigidity; presence and distraction. In November, we’ll study the breath and the inner practices of pranayama and pratyhara, drawing from the Vedic texts for inspiration. In December as winter escorts us inward, we will submerge in meditative processes that cultivate dharana and dhyana, attuning mind and intention towards stillness.
Contains 33 practices - after making your purchase, you will automatically e-mailed a document containing a Dropbox link.
$150
Zoom Club: $125
$125
Zoom Club: $100
Join Robin for a deep-dive into the yamas and niyamas! Highlighting each sutra teaching, we’ll work through all ten sequentially in formal practice and personal self-study. Intended as guideposts, the yamas and niyamas challenge us to re-examine our actions through the lens of our values. This 10-week Immersion is a call to compassionately hold our feet to the fire of ethical accountability. Contains 30 practices!
$125 for Zoom Club members - contact Gina at ginamanso51@gmail.com for the promo code.
$150
Zoom Club: $125
Explore light in all its forms: Levity vs. Gravity; Light vs. Shadow; Light-hearted Play vs. Serious Work, and of course tapping into the Spiritual Light within. Through poetry, sutra sharings, and even a surprise encounter with Squish the Fish, you’ll move, breath, laugh, and meditate on how light and its opposites color our internal world - and transform it as well! Contains 15 practices.
$125
Zoom Club: $100
There are a multitude of yoga techniques which manipulate the breath for a myriad of purposes. However, Patanjali’s pranayama sutras (sutras 2:49-2:53) consistently speak of pranayama, breath-control, as a means to still the mind and ultimately to induce samadhi. Over the course of a month, Robin has cultivated a life-time’s worth of uniquely meditative practices centered around the four phases of the breath. Through the deliberate application of mindful movement choreographed to the rhythm of breath, these sequences are layered with mantra, mudra, and sensory inhibition (pratyahara). Like a labyrinth, they lead the practitioner inward to experience a state of deep inner stillness, where all that remains is the silence between the breaths… between the thoughts…. (12 one-hour practices).
$75
Zoom Club: $50
$125
Zoom Club: $100