Marrakech Yoga Congress Program
10 November
MYC
Move Yourself Connect
Opening masterclass marked by softness and sensations. Feel our body, our breath and explore the power of letting go. To feel our heart and the strength of gratitude.
14.00: Accreditations
15.00: Opening
15.30 – 16.45: Mindful Vinyasa
Mindful Vinyasa is a way of practicing yoga that unites the theoretical and practical bases of Mindfulness with Vinyasa. It offers a slow-paced, dynamic practice based on precision and functional alignment aimed at promoting mindful movement and the integration of the perennial wisdom of yoga.
Paty - English - Spanish
17.00 – 18.15: Yoga Integral
Its practice allows us to integrate the different aspects of the human being with the whole, leaving aside the ego that is latent in all of us. These classes apply tools such as: breathing, Asanas, mantras, visualization, meditation, relaxation, among others.
Belen Juarez - Spanish
18.30 – 19.45: Kundalini Meditation
11 November
Morocco, kingdom of light
A tribute to Morocco and its light. A light that has played a fundamental role as a source of inspiration for artists, such as Henri Matisse, who was captivated by the intense blue of Tangier. But it is also a light that has served as a source of movement and energy. A load of vitamins for those who visit Morocco, a light that has the power to inspire and energize.
7.00 – 8.15: Kundalini
In this Kundalini class we will perform a kriya that recalibrates our entire nervous system, activates blood circulation, balances both hemispheres of the brain, brings mental clarity and amplifies the aura. After the kriya, there is a long relaxation to integrate and an 11min meditation. What better way to start the day!
Carla Bliss - English - Spanish
8.30 – 9.45: Breathwork
Control nervous system through breathing. Theoretical and practical class. Breathe well, consciously, to live better. This is, in essence, one of the keys to yoga and one of the ways to achieve the connection of body, mind and nature, "union with the whole" that yogis defend and "the way to realize that being individual is one with the universal being"
Víctor De Miguel - Spanish
8.30 – 9.45: AcroYoga
Acroyoga combines acrobatics with yoga techniques: asanas, breathing, concentration, etc. This fusion is what makes acroyoga significant, besides that by practicing it you get multiple benefits, such as the development of communication and the relationship with oneself, as with the other.
Belen Juarez - Spanish
10.00 – 11.15: Dakini Flow
Hatha Yoga with fluid movements and transitions, mudras and bija mantras; Inspired by the enigmatic figures, symbology and strength of the Dakinis (female deities). The Dakinis are energetic feminine forms, which evoke the energy movement of space. In this context, the sky, or space, indicates the shunyata.
Paty G. - English - Spanish
11.30 – 12.45: Osho Active Meditation
It is a meditation in which your mind will remain in constant activity and at the same time it will allow you a high degree of relaxation and concentration. In addition, you will connect with your interior and this will provide you with high doses of energy and vitality. The goal is for you to achieve inner peace and harmony while doing any type of exercise.
Olga y Mireia - Spanish
11.30 – 12.45: Bikram Yoga
Bikram yoga is a contemporary yoga that offers 2 breathing exercises, as well as 26 postures, also called "asanas". Each of these postures allows you to work all parts of the body during the sessions. The 2 breathing exercises are performed only once. The first exercise is pranayama.The second is done at the end of the session and is called kapalabhati.
Mohamed Makroum - English
13.00 - 14.00: LUNCH
14.00 – 15.15: Yo Qi flow
Qi gong is a gentle Chinese gymnastics that integrates slow movements with harmonious breathing to combat energy blockages and promote the circulation of vital energy "QI", also known by yoga practitioners as prana. Qi gong strengthens joints and muscles and improves physical and mental health.
Kenza - English
14.00 – 15.15: Ishvaras
Gods of Hindù. Hinduism is a set of religions, beliefs and philosophies. Within it, different thoughts coexist, seeking a way of living in deep spirituality, based on harmony with one's own being and with everything that exists in this universe. There are multiple divinities (Ishvaras), with different names according to the various branches of Hinduism.
Belen Juarez - Spanish
15.30 – 16.45: Pranayama HY Pradipika
We will work the Pranayamas described in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika following the ancestral tradition of this practice, it will be a pleasant session that will help us achieve a state of absolute psycho-emotional well-being. Pranayama is practiced with the aim of controlling prana, or life force.
Victor De Miguel - Spanish
17.00 – 18.15: Chakra Flow
Carla Bliss - English - Spanish
18.30 – 19.45: Yoga Nidra
We prepare the body with passive yin yoga postures to create calm and stillness and enter into Yoga Nidra, a guided practice of meditation and deep conscious relaxation practiced in Savasana (lying relaxation pose) moving awareness from the external world to the internal world to access the subtle state between wakefulness and sleep, the state of Yoga Nidra.
Paty G. - English - Spanish
18.30 - 19.45: Oriental Dance
We start with a warm-up phase: head and neck, arms, chest, hips, legs and feet. Then we started learning the basic steps: jerky and baladi, rocking, then undulating movements: 8 and waves. We continue with the learning of the choreography to practice all its movements, and we end with a relaxation period.
Kenza - English
19.45: Kirtan
It is said that when the words are sung, a powerful vibration is produced in the body that acts directly on the mind and spirit of a person. Singing promotes holistic healing, and studies support chanting to help reduce stress by activating a relaxation response that reduces heart rate, brain waves, and breathing.
We are waiting for you with great enthusiasm to sing together.
12 November
A new light, a new soul
Today's Classes are entirely built around the ideals of freedom and letting go. A transcendental exploration that combines yoga, dance and rhythmic journey for a return to oneself full of beauty.
7.00 – 8.15: Pranayama
Class in which we will work on different Pranayama techniques, both in movement and stillness, providing our mind and body with special energy to face the rest of the day with joy and serenity. Pranayama is practiced with the aim of controlling prana, or life force.
Victor De Miguel - Spanish
8.30 – 9.45: Hatha Yoga Moon Flow
A class to honor the lunar energies on the eve of the full moon, we will practice salutations to the moon, movements that favor the opening of the hips and the stretching of the hip flexors, as well as balance poses. A practice focused on flexibility, the search for balance and the development of intuition.
KENZA - English
10.00 – 11.15: Kundalini Tantra Yoga
Kundalini is the creative energy, the energy of life, that every human being has. It lies asleep in the muladhara chakra (root chakra), due to the absence of stimuli in the form of spiritual practices. When Kundalini rises, it activates the different energy centers (chakras), generating a total renewal of energy. The practice of Kundalini Tantra Yoga is based on using the tools or techniques that yoga gives us such as: Asanas, pranayama, Kriyas, mudras , mantras and meditation, among others, so that Kundalini awakens.
Belen Juarez - Spanish
11.30 – 12.45: Yin Mantras
A passive, meditative and deep practice accompanied by the medicine of live music and mantras sung in a low voice, to anchor you through listening and surrender more easily to the present moment, to open spaces in the body, soften, let go and renew your whole being.
Paty y Reyes – English
12.45: Desert Blues
Tarwa N Tiniri
Final concert. Closing Congress