A Yogi’s Guide to Chakra Meditation | The Functional Yoga Teacher Training

Casal Cabeceiras de Basto, Portugal

30 hours

Intensive Module

25 September - 01 October 2022

D’Alijo Yoga Retreats

Price: from €1675

We are overjoyed to announce we will be hosting our beloved teachers, Paul and Suzee Grilley, in Portugal this year!

The course is also available as a live online course!

About the Course

This course is a close study of Paul Grilley’s book ‘A Yogi’s Guide to Chakra Meditation.’ This book will be the textbook for our course.

Each day, for five days, we will read and expand on the theoretical material in the book such as: ‘What are chakras?’, ‘Why do we meditate on them?’, ‘Who was Patanjali?’, ‘What are the eight steps in his system?’

Each day we will have three meditation sessions. These sessions will be thorough explorations of the ‘Nyasa’ techniques of chakra meditation. These techniques are the foundation of chakra meditation practice. Repetitively and patiently practicing them together will give the student the confidence to explore these techniques in their own practice.

Each day will include yang asana practice in the morning, and yin asana practice in the afternoon. We will experience first hand how asana practice relieves the stresses and stagnation of sitting, and augments the practice of meditation.

If you would like to preview the content of this course, the best way is to purchase our text ‘A Yogi’s Guide to Chakra Meditation,’ and see if you resonate with this approach to pranayama and meditation. The text is available in hardback and ebook versions from most bookstores.

Daily Schedule

September 25th – Arrival day

Check in from 15.00
18.00	Course and venue introduction
19.30	dinner

September 26th to 30th

7.30 – 8.00	meditation
8.00 – 9.30	breakfast
9.30 – 12.30	lecture & asana practice
12.30 – 16.30	lunch and time off
16.30 – 19.00	asana and meditation
19.00	dinner

October 1st – departure day

7.30 – 8.00	meditation
8.00	breakfast
10.00	check-out

Location

D’alijo Yoga Retreat Centre
Portugal

D’Alijo Yoga Retreat Centre has a beautiful, fully equipped yoga studio overlooking the gardens and valley, a luxurious but cozy dining room, a beautiful pool, a large pond and much more.

The estate is remote, surrounded by nature. It has a couple of great hiking trails, which can lead you to rivers and waterfalls and natural pools. The closest town, Cabeceiras de Basto, is about 12 minutes by car. Guimarães, a Unesco listed beautiful city is just 25 minutes away. Porto and Braga are within one hour as well as an other Unesco sites.