Yoga Retreats and Teacher Trainings
If you are seeking some of the finest retreats and teacher trainings, take a look at the various courses we offer.
Do you want to experience a life changing journey that opens the doors to your heart? Do you want to create a Yoga practice of love and compassion that will enhance the quality of your life? The 200 hours Anahata Yoga Teacher Training is an experience beyond words where you dive deeper into the understanding of Yoga. |
What is Unique About Our Yoga Teacher Training?
- The 5 Element Yoga Form (Pancha Tattwas)
- Our senior level teacher Peter has over 50 years of experience in yoga
- Totally unique styles of flow and moving sequences
- In depth teachings on classical methods using the koshas, chanting, pranayama, and yoga therapy
- Bio-mechanical explanations on how to get the most out of yoga and avoid injuries
The Five Element Form is part of an ancient Tantric Yoga practice known as Tattwa Shuddhi Sadhana element purification practice. This practice was shared with Peter Clifford at the Kamakhya Tantric Temple in Assam in Northern India by his teacher Swami Shankara. Peter is the only known yogi still teaching who was entrusted by his teacher to impart the knowledge to teach the Five Element Form to his own students. The Form is a sequence of flowing movements resembling traditional vinyasa yoga asana and although similar to Tai Chi and Chi Kung, it is a traditional ancient Indian practice. It connects us to the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and akasha. The Form uses breath, creative visualisation and healing colors and sounds in a powerful, transformative physical and spiritual practice that unites the five sheaths (Pancha Koshas).
THE FIVE ELEMENTSTraditional Ayurveda recognises that five elements provide the foundations for the entire physical world. The elements of earth, water, fire, air and akasha are the building blocks of the universe and are present in all organic and inorganic substances including the human body.
The Earth element is physically represented in the human body in the legs. It represents grounding, strength, structure, stability and support.
The Water element is represented in the body in the pelvis and it is associated with the qualities of fluidity and gracefulness, the ability to flow around obstacles, to change direction when appropriate and never feel stuck.
The Fire element is represented in the solar plexus region and is associated with creativity, free will and transformation.
The Air element is represented in the rib cage and is associated with life and vitality.
The element of Akasha in the throat is known as the element of connection. Acknowledgement and understanding of akasha means that you never feel alone because you understand that you are always connected to a greater consciousness than your own.
Connecting with the five elements personally reminds us of our relationship to the planet Earth and the entire universe and allows us to draw on the strength of all the elements of the universe in our daily lives.
THE FIVE ELEMENTSTraditional Ayurveda recognises that five elements provide the foundations for the entire physical world. The elements of earth, water, fire, air and akasha are the building blocks of the universe and are present in all organic and inorganic substances including the human body.
The Earth element is physically represented in the human body in the legs. It represents grounding, strength, structure, stability and support.
The Water element is represented in the body in the pelvis and it is associated with the qualities of fluidity and gracefulness, the ability to flow around obstacles, to change direction when appropriate and never feel stuck.
The Fire element is represented in the solar plexus region and is associated with creativity, free will and transformation.
The Air element is represented in the rib cage and is associated with life and vitality.
The element of Akasha in the throat is known as the element of connection. Acknowledgement and understanding of akasha means that you never feel alone because you understand that you are always connected to a greater consciousness than your own.
Connecting with the five elements personally reminds us of our relationship to the planet Earth and the entire universe and allows us to draw on the strength of all the elements of the universe in our daily lives.