
I arrived early for the 8:15AM Design for Human Health lecture with Environmental
Psychologist, Dr. Dak Kopec. I am planning on remodeling my master bathroom this spring so I was very interested to hear his thoughts. He spoke about how humans are spending more time inside now than ever and the important role that interior architecture can play on a person's health. He discussed concepts of Feng shui, the ancient art and science of arranging one's environment to promote optimal energy flow. He gave a brief introduction to the fibonacci sequence and showed visual representations of the "golden spiral" that can be found throughout nature; Dak explained how humans are naturally drawn to these wave-like shapes. He recommended viewing one's environment from the micro to the macro to determine its effect. He suggested going through both home and office and working to "remove the roughness". He also wanted us to consider how color affects us when decorating our interiors and he recommended that we "bring back the fun".
I had a little break at this point so I purchased a plate of freshly made Indian food for lunch. I saw two options for this in the main hallway and a hot tea booth doling out free samples so I enjoyed a nice little snack and then shopped around a bit through the various booths in this area. Some items that caught my fancy included the fantastic array of yoga attire available as well as an awesome assortment of mala beads. Feeling refreshed, I headed to my next scheduled workshop.
Audi Gozlan came in from Montreal to teach Intro to Kaballah Yoga alternately titled Rasa,
the Essence Flow. In a combination lecture, meditation and asana practice, the familiar yet fleeting feeling of rasa was examined and how best to draw it in deeper through a regular yoga practice. He stated that the soul is the seed planted by the divine into the garden or earth that is our body. The sun brings forth the heartbeat and the wind gives it breath. He believes the goal is to have a spiritual existence in this body while here on planet Earth. As each light needs a vessel to carry it through this world we know, we must care for our physical body. Each person's body is a temple, it is their soul's sacred space. Without a body, a soul cannot exist, it cannot "taste the juice" or "the essence" that is life.
My final session was Pranyama and Cosmic Consciousness with Pam Johnson. This was a
There were two more sessions that I could have attended as part of my Friday pass but I had a prior commitment for which I needed to return home. I plan on blocking out more time for this event next year to not only enjoy more of the conference but to allow myself more time at the vender booths as well. Highly recommended for all yoga lovers.
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