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MOKSHA NIVAS Holistic Healing Centre
Palolem, Canacona, 403702
www.mokshanivas.com
(0091) 9890875992
space@mokshanivas.com
MOKSHA NIVAS Holistic Healing Centre is a centre for learning Yoga, cultivation of consciousness, exploration of Inner Space & Silence, Meditation and Massage techniques at Village Utopia, Palolem, Canacona, 403702, tel. (0091) 9890875992,
space@mokshanivas.com Mokshanivas was founded in 2004 by Greg & Dominique Wright. It is a centre dedicated to the cultivation of consciousness and exploration of Inner Space & Silence.
The centre started in the winter 2004 on Patnem beach under the shade of Coconut trees on an earthen floor and then in 2007 we shifted to Palolem and built a fully equipped centre made with wood and canvas.
We now invite teachers from around the world to hold workshops and trainings at
Mokshanivas. We are Located in a very calm and quiet part of Palolem, Canacona South Goa. Just 5 minute walk to beach.
The Yoga floor has the Western Ghats (Small mountain range running form Maharastra to Kerala) as a backdrop. Built with Eucalyptus & heavy duty ply board the floor is raised 60cms It can hold 20 students and has all the props they need + stage for demonstrations. There is green treated canvas roof & heavy duty curtains on 3 sides and mosquito netting on the end facing the Western
Ghats. The Goa centre operates between November & April every year. May to October 2008, We are at Casa
Tomaren, Lanzarote. This spring and summer we will shift to Casa Tomaren, Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
www.tomaren.com
Dominique (Uma) & Greg (Mahesh) Wright have been living in India, bringing up their children, studying and teaching Yoga together for over 10 years. They are full time yogis who have dedicated their lives to the practice of Yoga, not limiting the work to the non slip mat but also translating the Yoga and Meditation to their everyday lives.
This is what they want to share with you…
Dominique (Uma)
12 Years of Experience in Yoga. Her expertise and passion is teaching women how to use the wonderful tools that Yoga and Meditation have to offer, in order to ease the pains and difficulties that can arise during the challenging times of menstruation, pregnancy, post-partum, motherhood and menopause.
She has spent 4 years as an apprentice and Teacher Trainee at the Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre in India, where she assisted and conducted weekly Introductory Courses.
She has first hand experience with 2 successful pregnancies and home deliveries using Yoga throughout. She continues to explore the best ways to manage her life as a woman, wife and mother.
She is also adept in teaching beginners and evolving students regardless whether male, female, children or senior citizens.
Greg (Mahesh)
10 years experience in Iyengar Yoga. His Forte is inspiring students, both beginners and more experienced, to embrace Yoga and apply it in their everyday life. He spent 4 years as apprentice and Teacher Trainee at the Himalayan Iyengar Yoga Centre, India; 1 year TTC with Christian Pisano at the Institute de Yoga Iyengar, Nice, France. He continues to study with various senior teachers of the Iyengar method.
He is a dedicated practitioner, a permanent student to Yoga as a way of life and an attentive teacher, who approaches Yoga as an experiential science.
Yoga is an art, a way of life that can be learned by many different ways or paths. Literally, Yoga means integration, bringing together, Union of the body/mind complex with the universal spirit or god consciousness. Yoga is about cultivating a relaxed state of mind for Meditation. The practice of yoga postures (asana) and of breathing (Pranayama) helps us to come and exist in the present moment by developing watchfulness and stillness.
There are many different “styles” of Yoga: Ashtanga, Kundalini, Iyengar, Sivananda, Bikram, Anusara, the list goes on… These are just names either of the teacher who developed that approach or to describe the method. The teachers who work at Mokshanivas are trained in the Iyengar method but not restricted or limited by it.
In Hatha Yoga, the practitioner performs various postures to bring about strength and stability to the body and mind. Only through daily practice will the art of Yoga be kept alive, evolve, grow and become a way of life.
Yoga is an experiential science.
BKS Iyengar
Born in 1918, Mr. Iyengar is a great modern-day master who has, through his own intensive study and practice, developed a refined technique of practicing yoga in the most precise and detailed manner. According to his method, alignment has to be brought about in every pose. Thanks to the creation of yoga props (i.e. blanket, bricks and various other supports) and the diverse ways of performing the poses, Yoga is made available to all.
Shri BKS Iyengar will be 90 this year and he is still doing his practice. www.bksiyengar.com