Mira Murphy is an Ayurvedic Practitioner, Chef and Teacher. Born to yoga teacher Rama Jyoti Vernon, she grew up with Yoga all her life and trained
formally for yoga in 2005 and graduated from the Ayurvedic Institute in 2015. As an Ayurvedic chef, teacher and practitioner, she has a lifelong passion for studying and sharing the deep Vedic sciences.
Saturday 7:00-8:30am
Sunrise Sun Salutations with Mantra
Sun Salutations (surya namaskara) are so often a part of yogasana practice; however we forget that they are intended to be a prayer and honoring to the sun. The sun is our giver of all life, warmth, light, food and energy. Many traditions see the sun as a symbol of the illumination of consciousness and as a mirror reflecting our inner divinity. Surya Namasakara is a way to connect to this inner light within. This sunrise yoga will feature the 12 Sanskrit mantras paired with a practice of surya namaskara to honor and revere the sun. We will begin sitting and chanting the 12 mantras and understanding their meaning and then we will layer the mantra between each round of our surya namaskara. A beautiful way to start the day with a prayerful slow flow to honor our rising sun.
Audience level: All
Intensity: 6
10% lecture 10%chanting 80% movement
Saturday 4:15-6:00pm
Deepening into the Spine with Rama Jyoti’s Back Breathing Work
“You are only as old as your spine is young” is a saying my mother Rama Jyoti Vernon used to say. All yoga to her was yoga therapy but especially as she practiced and taught using a signature approach to asana. In this spine focused workshop, we will explore the dermatomes, the spinal nerve roots and which organs they innervate, to understand where our disorders may be rooted in a holistic understanding of the body. We will explore each of our spines to understand where our own spinal compression may be taking place and how we can work with yoga therapeutically to free up our own compression of body and mind.
Audience level: All
Intensity: 4
40% lecture 60% movement
Sunday 2:30-4:00pm
Aromatherapy Marma Meditation Send Off Ceremony
This group session will be an opportunity to reflect upon and integrate your weekend through sharing,
aromatherapy and guided meditation. We will explore seven marma points (acupressure points) called
“sealing the 7 gates” specific to prepare for travel and transitioning. We will use immune boosting
aromatherapy to protect your respiratory system for travel paired with these marma points and a
special guided meditation to ground, anchor and integrate your experience from the weekend. There
will be an opportunity at the end to share a takeaway from your retreat experience and set an intention
to integrate heading home.
Audience level: All
Intensity: 1
40% lecture 50% experiential aromatherapy, marma and meditation 10% share circle