{"id":46501,"date":"2023-06-20T10:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/?p=46501"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:45:33","slug":"bonjour-tout-le-monde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/bonjour-tout-le-monde\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonjour tout le monde!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As usual, at the Zinal Congress (20-25 August) all sessions will be centred around the same theme – this year\u00a0Hridaya: the Way of the Heart –\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>but each teacher will explore and develop that topic in their own way. There will be sessions in seven languages, some of them talks, others more practical and others still a mix of discussion and practice, and it is hoped that this variety will enable all participants to find teaching that inspires and elevates them. In addition, this year there will be \u2018round table\u2019 discussions, where several teachers will come together to discuss the central theme and respond to participants\u2019 questions.<\/p>\n

Isabelle Daulte and Joy Charnley, Meeti<\/em><\/strong>ng Team, on behalf of the EUY<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ravi Ravindra<\/strong>\u2019s talks on \u2018The Heart and Purpose of Yoga\u2019 (English, French) will focus on the\u00a0Yoga Sutras<\/em>\u00a0and the\u00a0Bhagavad Gita,\u00a0<\/em>looking specifically at the relationship between the individualised prakriti within each of us, and the individualised Purusha, represented by the particle of Divinity keeping us alive.\u00a0<\/em>Study of the\u00a0YS\u00a0<\/em>will focus on the obstacles encountered by all searchers and the practices necessary in order to overcome them, while discussion of the\u00a0BG<\/em>\u00a0will involve exploring what the \u2018right actor\u2019 is according to Krishna and the various forms of yoga taught by Him.<\/p>\n

Dipa H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Marinetti<\/strong>\u00a0will study (French, English) the\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Pratyabhijnahrdayam\u00a0<\/em>or\u00a0<\/em>\u2018Secret of the Recognition of the Heart\u2019, a synthesis of the metaphysics of Kashmiri Shivaism, as well as offering mantra chanting, which is an effective way of entering into the vibration of the Heart and experiencing Peace and Happiness there.<\/p>\n

Jos\u00e9 and Ana Gil<\/strong>\u00a0(French, Portuguese)\u00a0<\/strong>will analyse the concepts of body, heart and nature from the perspective of Western philosophy and the practice of Yoga and consider the heart in the subtle anatomy and physiology of Yoga.\u00a0Carlos Fiel\u00a0<\/strong>will speak (French, Spanish) about warm-heartedness as an essential element in meditation and yoga and\u00a0Andrey Safronov<\/strong>\u00a0will talk (English) about \u2018Bringing the Mind to the Heart\u2019.<\/p>\n

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The more practical sessions will be equally varied, ranging from\u00a0Huguette Declercq<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>focus on kundalini yoga (French, English) to\u00a0Yvon Lebbihi<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>on the harmonisation of muscles in postural work (French). Kundalini yoga is the yoga of awareness, involving exploration of the body\u2019s physical, mental and nervous energies.\u00a0Aoife Lydon<\/strong>\u2019s sessions (English) will also be practical in nature, including asana, pranayama, meditation and relaxation and offering the opportunity to deeply connect with our true nature.\u00a0Igor Von Moos<\/strong>\u00a0(German) will approach the topic through an exploration of the koshas and on several afternoons will lead the Nada Yoga Soundwalk (English, French, German), where participants will explore their inner worlds and the transition from noise to silence. Silence is also key to the practices that\u00a0Wanda Vanni<\/strong>\u00a0will be working with (Italian, English), providing participants with practical experience of Hatha Yoga techniques to achieve global purification and experience Silence.<\/p>\n

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Seeking to combine practical sessions with more theoretical and philosophical exchanges,\u00a0Sergio Castello and Vicenta Server\u00a0<\/strong>(French, Spanish) will include both discussion of the \u2018Klesah\u2019 and asana, pranayama and mantra.\u00a0Ron van der Post<\/strong>\u00a0will offer theoretical explanations for asanas (Dutch), looking in more detail at physical, mental and emotional imbalances that might be experienced and how they can be improved. As for\u00a0Dagmar Nora Shorny<\/strong>\u00a0(am English, pm German), her sessions on \u2018Feeling the Poetry of the Texts\u2019 will trace Hrdaya through the ancient texts, and include gentle asana, pranayama, meditation, reading and focusing techniques of self-inquiry.<\/p>\n

Other teachers will focus on a more experiential approach either in the morning or afternoon, exploring theoretical considerations in the other part of the day.\u00a0Peter Van Lierde<\/strong>\u00a0will thus be offering both talks (Dutch, English) on the\u00a0Upanishads,\u00a0<\/em>which\u00a0<\/em>enlighten us on the vital, psychological and mystical aspects of the heart, and kirtan singing\/harmonium playing (in preparation for a small performance at the end of the week). Kirtan and bhajans (songs) are the simplest and most direct way to (and from) the heart and the only requisite for participating is to have a full heart, devotion and enthusiasm.\u00a0Walter Thirak Ruta<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>morning practice on the headstand (French, English) is intended specifically for more advanced practitioners; in the afternoon he will explore other classical postures and talk about Atman, which is hidden from most of us but is offered to us as an experience when the spirit flows from the source of the heart. Similarly,\u00a0Geza Timcak\u00a0<\/strong>(English) will combine his talks on the Tattwa Shuddhi with a practical, experiential session of tumo in the Navizence River to purify the pranas and tattwas.<\/p>\n

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For those who want to take a break from yoga sessions in order to get to know the geology of the Zinal Valley and the history of its occupation by humans,\u00a0\u00a0 the easy three-hour walk proposed by\u00a0Walter Wildi<\/strong>, a retired Professor of Geology (French, English, German) is a must. As he will explain, humans have been living in the Val d’Anniviers for 3,500 years, but the village of Zinal only dates from the 18th century and current development is highly dependent on tourism-related activities and conditioned by the evolution of various natural hazards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As usual, at the Zinal Congress (20-25 August) all sessions will be centred around the same theme – this year\u00a0Hridaya: the Way of the Heart –\u00a0\u00a0but each teacher will explore and develop that topic in their own way. There will be sessions in seven languages, some of them talks, others more practical and others still… Continue reading Bonjour tout le monde!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[466,465],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-euy","category-zinal","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46501\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.in.yoga\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}