Shantarasa School of Yoga

ABOUT US

Shantarasa School of Yoga was founded in 2005, yet its founders have been teaching, studying, researching and practicing Yoga since the mid seventies.

‘Shantarasa’ is a word derived from the Sanskrit language that describes the foundational rasa or relishment. Shantarasa awakens a state of ecstatic recognition and non-dual awareness that delivers the ultimate contentment. It is the very source, the centre point, and the inner upsurge of joy that expresses itself through the various pleasurable experiences we pursue.

The School was founded to provide the broader community with an authentic vehicle to meet and engage the fullness of the Yoga experience. Shantarasa School of Yoga offers expert instruction into the broad range of uplifting living skills that express the essence of yoga practice. While yoga is often associated with specific systems of movement to enhance physical and mental wellbeing, the true measure of yoga practice is to be realised through cultivation of bodily, mental and spiritual capacities inherently present but undeveloped. We draw inspiration and personal instruction from those unique and highly gifted adepts who have fully traversed the vast territory of Consciousness and then mapped out and contoured the means to potently access our extraordinary human potential.

Shantarasa through its range of services and courses gives the curious to the serious student a diverse range of methods to take steps to initiate or deepen their exploration and practice of the living science and path of yoga:

Weekly classes for the beginner right through to the advanced practitioner.
Specialised classes for pre and postnatal care, yoga therapy for recovery or for alleviating and transforming the experiences of various physical and mental disturbances.
Specialised asana clinics for the student teacher in training and the already qualified yogasana teacher.
Weekly session of meditation. Meditation workshops and retreats.
Specialised seminars, study programs and short courses in the study of yogic philosophy and psychology. Including Guest teachers.
Kirtan, chanting and mantra. Weekly sessions, monthly satsangs and special events exploring the practice of chanting and the use of potent sound for transforming mind and opening awareness.
Accredited training courses:

o Yoga Teacher Training Level 1 Certificate (1 year)
o Yoga Teacher Training Level 2 Diploma (18 months)
o Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultancy Cert IV (I year)
o Ayurvedic Medicine Full Diploma program commences 2011 (3 year)
o Certificate IV for trainers
o Basic and Advanced First Aid