Dive deeper into learning about our body’s unique information-gathering system, the senses, as we also dive into deeper practices of yoga, including a sound bath. Hearing will be the main focus, and we’ll spend time learning about the sense of “touch”–the most complex sense of all. We’ll also explore the relationship between the physical bodily senses and the chakras of the subtle body, including a guided meditation practice. Sound, chanting and mantra have perhaps the greatest potential to directly affect the nervous system.

Our senses use specialized cells and molecules to detect stimuli from the outside world, from the aroma of roasted garlic to the appearance of the sun’s last rays as it sets over the ocean. The senses create our inner world, built from the outside in. But our senses are not always reliable. Past experiences shade our perceptions, as do our attachments and aversions. Yoga practice helps us to experience our sensory perceptions as they truly are, rather than being ruled by our senses.

When you’ve completed this course you will have a better understanding of
– what the Yoga Sutras state about the senses
– the use of sound and mantra in yoga
– the chakra system and the sushumna, or central channel
– the fascinating anatomy and physiology of the senses, including taste, smell, touch, sight and hearing
– how our brains interpret outside information to form our understanding of the world

Course Outline

Sound Healing Music Session

Sound Healing Session

The workshop material comes to life in a beautiful Sound Healing Music Session inspired and created by Suzanne Toro.