Explore yoga as a vibrant, evolving, and deeply personal journey with renowned pioneer Danny Paradise. Drawing on decades of global experience, Danny blends traditional Ashtanga sequences with influences from ancient Egyptian Yoga, Tai Chi, and Kung Fu, creating an expansive, accessible, and playful approach for all practitioners. These weekend will leave you with powerful new ways to look at your practice and life.
Friday ( book via Eversports class schedule)
Masterclass 18:45 (2h)
SATURDAY
The living embodied dance of 8 Limbs through time and place
2pm- 6pm
Discussion: Healing Perspectives of Yoga, Shamanism, and Indigenous Traditions Worldwide.
Personal Authority, Personal Responsibility.
Freedom, Developing a Lifetime Sacred, Healing Practice
Effects of Pranayama
Practice:
Pranayama: Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga Pranayama.
An accessible exploration of the 6 exercises from the classical routine of Pranayama from the tradition of Ashtanga Yoga.
Asana Practice: An exploration of Ashtanga Yoga with modifications, variations and derivative routines in the standing sequence as well as using elements of primary and intermediate series including Egyptian Yoga and Kung Fu/Tai Chi poses…
SUNDAY
The Mythic Mystic Timeless: Yoga and Shamanism
2pm – 6pm
Discussion: Chakras-Balancing Life Force.
Yoga, Shamanism and Aging, Approaching Transition with Vitality, Clarity and Peace
Practice:
Pranayama: Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga Pranayama.
An accessible exploration of the 6 exercises from the classical routine of Pranayama from the tradition of Ashtanga Yoga.
Ritualistic, Meditative and Therapeutic exploration of Asanas, Martial Arts Positions, Egyptian Yoga with Ashtanga Yoga for all levels. Extended standing sequence, 2nd series and beyond, derivative routines.
About Danny Paradise:
Danny has been practicing Ashtanga Yoga since 1976 and teaching in 42 countries since 1979. He initially studied with David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff, the first Western teachers and adepts of Ashtanga Yoga learning all the sequences of Ashtanga from them from 1976-1981. In 1978 and 1980 he also studied with the Indian teacher Sri K. Pattabhi Jois. He was an early advanced practitioner and pioneer who played a seminal role introducing people around the world in public classes to the Ashtanga Yoga form. He was the first Western ‘Traveling Teacher’ Of Ashtanga Yoga and continues each year to introduce his style of the exploration of Yoga in new countries.
Danny also has taught some of the world‘s most renowned and talented musicians, actors, sports champions, artists, designers, film directors and dancers.
Danny teaches the Ashtanga Yoga sequences with emphasis on an expanding, evolving practice as well as showing derivative poses, modifications and variations. He strives to create independence from teachers and systems.
Danny draws from the teachings of Krishnamurti, Krishnamacharya, Buddhism, ancient Egypt, contemporary teachers such as Carolyne Myss as well as many Shamanic nature based indigenous native cultures including Mayan, Hawaiian and Native Americans.
He communicates the teachings of ancient traditions in a non-dogmatic, contemporary, compassionate, humorous way. He passes on how to experience and create a meditative, therapeutic and ritualistic Yoga practice.
Danny recognizes Yoga as an ancient Shamanic practice and relates Yoga to all Shamanic, nature based, indigenous explorations from North and South America, Polynesia, Tibet, Africa and Asia. The Yogis and Shamans were the early pioneers of consciousness, healing knowledge, and communication with the spirit realms. The basic premise of Shamanism is that nature is our spiritual guide and teacher. Danny’s main objective is helping people develop a healing, sacred, personal, meditative, joyful, non-dogmatic Yoga practice.
Yoga is designed to create well-being, help people fulfill personal destiny and learn to age with vitality, energy and grace. Danny teaches Yoga as a means of creating personal authority, personal responsibility leading to universal responsibility.
Danny also has studied Kung Fu, Tai Chi and Karate. Danny is a musician, singer, songwriter, performance artist, Human Rights Activist, film maker and film producer.
