Marakata is the Sanskrit name for emerald meaning 'the green of growing things.'

 

This 90 minute MA-RA-KA-TA practice brings together 4 styles of yoga, offering the benefits to be found in the balance and growth of space, energy, connection, and peace.

 

MA (Yin Yoga)

The Japanese concept of Ma has been described as a pause in time, an interval or emptiness. Ma is the fundamental space from which life needs to grow. We start our practice working with the connective tissues and meridians of the body through longer held floor and seated poses, creating space through static stretches and somatic shapes.

 

RA (Sun Salutations)

Ra is the sun god of Ancient Egypt. He was the patron of the sun, power, light, and life giving energy. Here we generate momentum, focus, and heat, moving energy through flows of standing and floor poses.

 

KA (Breathwork)

In Ancient Egyptian beliefs, Ka represents the immortal spiritual aspect of a being, also interpreted as the life-force or the indwelling soul. From a yogic perspective, the breath is life-force energy. Here, we connect to this life giving force through pranayama: breath control through breathing exercises.

 

Ta (RELAXATION)

Ta is an informal way of saying thank you. Here we finish our practice in simple stillness, balancing and bringing home the energy we have moved with gratitude and peace.