Overview

One of the signs of mastery in Hatha Yoga is the ability to build our energy through practice while expending less and less - this is the very definition of efficiency.

The Building Prana with Hatha Yoga workshop series introduces principles and methods for developing just this efficiency in practice. Mastery of these techniques results in strong and free-flowing prana, which makes the fulfillment of worldly and spiritual aspirations much easier.

The Level 1 workshop prepared the foundation for this style of practice through increasing the power and functioning of the legs, enhancing the quality of respiration and charging our energetic center (known variously as the kanda, the hara, or the dan tien).

This Level 2 workshop focuses on the 'inner alchemy' of practice, or the synergy of form, energy and mind. When the body, breath and attention become integrated, we experience an inner flow or resonance which produces a highly efficient practice. The key mechanism for this integration is the use of bandha, which draws our physical, energetic and mental layers inward together.

This workshop includes a 25-minute lecture and a 75-minute guided practice session that is appropriate for students with a good grounding in the basics of Hatha yoga. No matter what style of yoga you have practiced, the principles laid out in this workshop will be useful to you.

We strongly recommend that you take the Building Prana Level 1 workshop first. The principles and practice in Level 2 build directly on the foundation of the first course.

Buyer's Guide

• Audience: Students with a good grounding in the basics of hatha yoga
• Focus: Building energetic capacity and establishing a strong foundation for more advanced work
• Intensity: Breath work and challenging postures that combine strength and flexibility
• Props: None required
• Style: Theory lecture and full practice

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About Mark Horner

Mark Horner has been teaching Hatha Yoga for 18 years throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. His primary guide is Zhander Remete, the founder of Shadow Yoga, with whom he has studied continuously since 1992.

In 1997, Mark founded Moksha Yoga Shala in Walnut Creek, California, where he leads teacher training courses, and a comprehensive program in Shadow Yoga. In addition, Mark leads frequent retreats and workshops in northern California, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Mexico.

Mark's teaching is enhanced by 8 years experience as a Certified Rolfer, many years of classical piano study, rock climbing, and the study of Ayurveda and the Taoist Internal Arts. Another major influence is the philosophy of Advaita Vedanta, as transmitted by the great Indian sage Nisargadatta Maharaj.

Mark’s focus is on imparting an in-depth understanding of practice, based on the methods and wisdom of the classical Hatha Yogic and philosophical texts. For Mark, the practice of yoga is a means to awaken the light of discriminative awareness, leading to a better quality of life, and the possibility of ultimate freedom.

You can read more about Mark and his work at www.horneryoga.com. You can also read more about Mark and his work in a recent Special Feature post on our blog The Sacred Cow.