Godfrey Devereux

Friday 19.00 – 21.00   Sensitising muscles and joints.
In order to recalibrate the body clear distinction must be made between sensations generated by the muscles, and sensations generated in the connective tissue of the joints.

Saturday 10.00 – 13.00    The Bandhas in standing postures.
The bandhas as the expression of integrity in action. This session will explore their application as the spiral dynamics of hastabandha dn padabandha, and how they must be used to support the spine (merubandha) in standing postures.

Saturday 15.00 – 18.00   The art of movement to maintain softness in muscles, openness in joints. The structural power of standing poses often generates hardness. We will explore the principles of movement and breathing that can be used to fertilse the use of standing postures.

Sunday 10.00 – 13.00   VINYASAXIKTSA
This practice sequence focusses on establishing the bandhas as the basis of action taken by each part of the body. The series includes xandranamaskar, standing and supine postures and inversions. They are sequenced to facilitate, clarify and reinforce the activation of the bandhas in each part of the body so that they become the spotaneous, inevitable expression of action.

Sunday 15.00 – 18.00   The art of inversions.
The deep, opening challenge of standing postures can easily lead to exhausation. This session will explore the application of the dyanmics of Integrity to shoulderstand and plough variations., so that their deep nourishing potential can be activated.

Monday – 10.00 – 13.00   VINYASANIXSYA
This Practice Sequence focusses on releasing each part of the body from habituated tension and overexertion. The series focusses on the closed standing postures that invite deep structural interation.The postures used are are sequenced to create deep release in all the joints of the body, while strengthening the muscles supporting each joint, thereby inviting the possibility of deep integration in the whole body.

Monday – 15.00 – 18.00   THE ART OF UJJAYI BREATHING
pranayama in general and ujjayi in particualr are much misunderstood: especially in relationship to asana practice. This session will clarify the intentional and stuctural dyanmics of ujjayi breathing, and thereby the importance of pranayama to the practice of asana as a dynamic meditation.

Tuesday – 10.00 – 13.00   VINYASYOGASYA
This Practice Sequence focusses on establishing deep integrity in the whole body. The series includes xandranamaskar, standing postures, armbalances, strengthening backbends, spinal extensions, forward bends, rotations and inversions. They are sequenced to integrate all the motor muscles of the body into the relationship between the ribcage and the pelvis. This recalibrates the motor musculature to establish integrity in every major joint so that the body opens safely and effectively.