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Therapeutic Yoga, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidras, Mantras and
Kirtans. Workshops on the subtle bodies, including the Koshas and
Vayus, were coupled with sound baths and even forest bathing
amidst the pines at the tree line.
The ambience was celebratory and enabled yoga to feel accessible
to all – with even beginners seeing their feet touch the sky at the
Handstand and Inversion Party led by one of the UK’s best-loved
teachers, Jeff Phenix (also at 2200 metres!). And for the athletes a
new ‘peak performance paradigm’ invited an integral and holistic
approach, with NLP- (neuro-linguistic programming) and EFT-
infused (emotional freedom technique) mind strategies from
physiotherapist, yoga/Pilates teacher and coach Penney Megginson
and ex-Verbier freeride world champion, Emilien Badoux, who
teaches mindfulness, breathwork and yogic techniques to younger
elite freeride professionals.
The festival culminated in a Bhajan where we sang together
and set our collective intentions for greater peace, health and
happiness for our world. We could feel this Sankalpa radiating
from our mandala of teachers, yogis, and support team: looking
forward already to the reunion, at the next instalment of INSPIRE in
the summer of 2020 – and to some mountain-top workshops and
retreats in between!Larah Davis is a certified yoga therapist, yoga teacher, holistic life
coach, NLP master and integrative quantum medicine practitioner
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