Braga
BRAGA, PORTUGAL
In addition to offering weekly Hatha Classes, the Centro de Yoga de Braga offers weekly Hidden Language of Hatha and weekly Mantra chanting. In addition, we have a monthly session of Kundalini Yoga or Dream Yoga followed by Satsang.
We like to offer our students and yoga friends the opportunity to meet visiting teachers at our yoga centre or in our annual retreat each April as a way to expand their views and go deeper in their reflections. Visiting teachers from Yasodhara Ashram, and Yasodhara Yoga teachers from other European centres offer a variety of workshops that, from time to time, include Kundalini Yoga, Lifeseals, Dream Yoga and Music and Consciousness.
Workshops and Events
When the body is relaxed and the mind is still, intuitive insights may come forward from the inner wise Self, uncovering hidden obstacles and giving directions for the daily life. Using several yogic practices, such as postures, Light visualizations, breath awareness, relaxation and meditation, promotes calmness, and spiritual insight, bringing both physical and psychological benefits.
Swami Radha said (in KYFTW) “The Joy of Life is our inherited right” What is joy? Is it a mood, or a fleeting emotion, or something much deeper? The yogic scriptures say that joy is a state of being that arises from deep within when we are in alignment with our true selves. In this workshop we will have a chance to explore these questions. In the morning, we work with the HL system listening to what the body has to tell us, and in the afternoon, we go deeper into relaxation, meditation and reflection.
Contact: Jovita: geral@cybraga.com +351938423986
Jovita is the director of the Centro de Yoga de Braga, and has been teaching yoga since 1991. In 2010, Jovita took the Yoga Development Course and Hatha Yoga teacher certification at Yasodhara Ashram. She returned to Canada in 2013 to take the teacher certifications in Hidden Language Hatha Yoga, Kundalini Yoga and Dream Yoga. She has been returning to Yasodhara Ashram regularly since then to take recertification courses.
She now offers these classes at her studio in Braga and in nearby towns.
For class information visit http://www.cybraga.com/ Or contact Jovita:
geral@cybraga.com +351938423986
Swami Sukhananda is a resident and senior teacher at Yasodhara Ashram in BC, Canada, who was previously director of several Yoga Centres in England. Her connection with the Centro de Yoga de Braga, goes back many years – almost to the first opening of the centre. And she is a regular visitor to Braga whenever she returns to Europe on a teaching tour.
Speaking recently she commented on “the growth of students in Braga with a desire for the Light, and a willingness to reflect and speak courageously about their challenges and their victories. They open themselves up to self-enquiry and to possibilities for change.” Working with Swami Sukhananda is an opportunity to go deeper into your practices, to emerge shining with fresh insights and inspiration.
Recent Events and Workshops
Life Seals – February 2025
Dream Yoga – January 2024
Celebration of Braga Yoga Center twentieth anniversary – December 2024
Kundalini Yoga – a series March to June 2023
A well-structured practice that leads to the expansion of consciousness and the development of the potential that resides untapped within each of us.
By reflecting on the images of the chakras and exploring the symbolism, elements, senses and mantras associated with them, we can clarify the mind and access intuition and inner wisdom, to understand and guide our lives.
James offered a beautiful Retreat Day at our Yoga Centre – June 2024
Spring Retreat 2024
Still Mind, Peaceful Heart – with JaneCatherine Aldiss and Jovita Olivera – October 2023
“Nourishing ourselves on the inside of our very being helps us cope with the complexities and uncertainties of life. How can you make the best of your life…, especially in uncertain times?” Swami Sivananda Radha.
Spring Retreat 2023