Fasting as a Higher Practice

This month I broke a fast of 14 days with no food. Only drinking The Master Cleanse (water, lemon, maple syrup, cayenne pepper). Yes, you read correctly…NO food! I do this at least once a year as a cleansing, to give my system a rest and as a yoga tapas practice (austerity). As you can imagine, there is some serious transformation during a practice like this. And, each time I take this journey, I have some pretty powerful realizations.  I want to share with you how this Fast works, and what I was awakened to during this journey.

There are some useful lessons that come with it.
1- The first one is: We eat way too much stuff!

More than necessary. More than the body needs or even wants. Most species eat because their body needs something. Humans eat for fun. It’s like a sport. This is ok SOMETIMES! But when it becomes the norm, it is time to take a look at what we are doing to our bodies.

After a few days of drinking only this healthy lemonade, the body becomes quiet, relaxed and starts to purify.  After we stop stuffing the body with food for a few days, the body starts de-toxing. We start to eliminate so much crap that has built up over time.

After a couple days of de-toxing, the digestive system gets to take a holiday. And this means MORE energy for our body. You see, we typically are using up to 40% of our energy on digestion. All throughout the day this system is working from our stomach, to the small intestines, to the colon. It rarely stops. So, when we reach the point of having no solid food in the system, we have an energy surplus of up to 40%. And this extra energy can be used by the body for healing. Healing both acute as well as chronic imbalances. Stomach problems, ulcers, sinus problems, migraines, skin problems, back pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, etc… It all starts to disappear.

As the body is becoming healthier, the eyes and the mind start to open to see things that we don’t usually notice. One thing we notice is.….

Yoga Inauguration Party September 5 at 5pm!

GAVY Yogaloft opens September for classes on September 6!

There will be Guided Ashtanga Classes, Guided Vinyasa Classes and Mysore Style Classes. Plus some TantraAcroYoga.

Class Times:

Playa Mysore Club with Gannon everyday at 7am or 8am!

Monday – Friday at 6:30pm

Monday -Thursday at 7:45pm

Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 12:30pm

Plus, FREE Meditation Class with Gannon Wednesday at 7:45pm!

Fees:
Only 108 Pesos for local yogis
150 Pesos for non-locals

5 class card  $450 pesos        ($90 pesos per class)
13 class card  $1,080 pesos  ($83 pesos per class)
20 class card  $1,500 pesos, US$118 ($75 pesos per class)

(Gannon’s Playa Pysore Club sessions are US$200 per 10 days of practice)

Location:
GAVY Yogasloft
Calle Cozumel #5  @ Calle 28th
(behind Mamitas Beach)
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
tel: 984 151 3813

Price: $118

Gannon leading students

This course is a unique opportunity to join the energy of the GAVY Teacher Apprenticeship for the morning practice sessions only, with Michael Gannon

There are only 8 spaces available for each 10 day term. So you MUST book these in advance. Single Drop-in classes will only be possible if space is available.

Practice Times:
7:00am – 8:15am  OR  8:00am – 9:15am

Fees:
Full 20 days –   US$400      (2,900 pesos for locals; 40% OFF)
Only 10 days –  US$200     (1,900 pesos for locals; 25% OFF)
Single Drop-in — US$25      (250 pesos for locals; 20% OFF)

Location:
GAVY Yogashala
Calle Cozumel #5  @ Calle 28th
(behind Mamitas Beach)
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
tel: 984 125 9891

Price: $200

It happened the first time in 2004. Yoga students of Michael’s GAVY Teacher Apprenticeships were awarded a commemorative t-shirt design sporting the Yoga Dealer logo. Graduates were then sent out into the world as new yoga dealers.

Thus the Yoga Dealer brand was born.

It has since expanded beyond GAVY graduates, and was made available to yogis around the world, with distribution in the UK, Brazil and Mexico. In 2009 Gannon formed a partnership with the dynamic team at I Love Yoga in the United States. In 2010 Yoga Dealer is launching a new yoga mat, also with distribution in the UK, Brazil, Mexico and the USA.

Price: $35

(Click for more GAVY TA photos)

Location:
Playa del Carmen, Mexico

23 day Intensive

RYT200  10th Annual in Mexico

You may pay in 3 payment, in the Special Payments section.

$850 upon acceptance
$900 by April 1
$840 by July 1

First payment secures your space and allows you to start your GAVY Home Study Course.

Save $100! Pay a single payment of  $2,490,before May 1 (With Bank Transfer or Check payment only)

Get GAVY Teacher Apprenticeship Application 2010

Price: $2590

click to see retreat photos

Location:
Maya Tulum

More Info:
For any questions contact Johnna

Bookings:
call 888-515-4580 or email reservations@mayatulum.com

Rates:
Garden View Double: $1480;     Single: $1760
Ocean View Double: $1510;      Single: $1820
Beachfront Super Deluxe Double: $1630;     Single: $2060

All day drop in available for US$108 for all 3 yoga sessions, morning, afternoon and evening. Add US$60 for 3 full meals.

Location:
Anahata Yoga
Ave. Gomez Morin 938, Plaza Chipinque
Col Del Valle, San Pedro Garza Garcia
(81) 8356 7094

Website:
www. anahatayoga.com.mx

Schedule:
Monday, 14th – 6:30pm – 9:30pm — Ashtanga for Meditation
Tuesday, 15th – 6:30pm – 9:30pm — Asana Pranayama Dhyana

Location:
ARATI
Av. Ciruelos, El Pinar, Jurica
Queretaro, México

Date:
Friday: 18:00 – 21:00
Saturday: 10:00 – 13:30
Sunday: 10:00 – 13:30

Contacts:
mii.ashtanga@gmail.om  – 442 125 3738

beatrizalvaradoe@yahoo.com.mx  –   442 219 6417

Course Fee:
$2,300 pesos OR $1,990 pesos before May 15, 2010

Price: $185

David is returning to the Riviera Maya to teach his world famous Yoga Anatomy Course. The weekend is designed for the students of Gannon’s GAVY Teacher Apprenticeship, and some extra spaces are available for practitioners outside of the training.

If you practice yoga, this will change the way you understand your practice.
And if you teach yoga, you MUST attend this course!

Location
Exact location to be determined.

Website
www.yoganatomy.com

Click ‘read more’ below for course outline…

Price: $150

Welcome Yoga Kin!

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This years Teacher Training and Retreats are:

• Goa, India — February 28 – March 12
• Acapulco Beach, Mexico – March 29 – April 4
• Tulum Beach, Mexico- August 29 – September 4
• Playa del Carmen, Mexico – September 6-28

Check out the Schedule Page!  You can book these online with a credit card or Pay Pal.

Shanti Out

- Gannon

(welcome video from Iceland below)