Guided by the Heart: A Workshop with Michael Hamilton & Sabine Glück

Growing up in apartheid South Africa led Michael to an early interest in the topic of individual and collective hardship and awakened within him the yearning to address and confront the challenges it brings. In his youth it spurned him on to political activism and rebellion, sublimated through studies in art and literature, which additionally offered helpful glimpses into the human condition. The discovery of Buddhism in his twenties brought about dramatic life changes resulting in his departure from the west to the east and long years of studies in yoga and Buddhism in Asia. After discovering satipatthana meditation with its direct application of mindfulness to progressive stages of development, he started studies in short- and long-term retreat formats with Sayday U Vivekananda. 
Currently Michael is undergoing a 3-year course in essential psychology, which combines skillful methods developed in psychology with the Buddhism teachings on wisdom, in order to better facilitate development and healing in individuals and small groups. He is deeply grateful to all those that have helped and guided him on his path, particularly Daido Roshi for his acts of kindness, Vivekanada and Baddhamanika for their endless patience, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor for their insights into approaching practice, Doug Keller for therapeutic body awareness and Wolfgang Erhard and Lama Lhündrup for awakening the Bodhisattva spirit within. Michael lives with his wife Sabine Glück in Ticino, Switzerland. 
For more information please see www.michaelhamiltonyoga.com

Sabine is a Yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher and is co-directing the Center of Mindfulness in Zurich. She has practiced and studied avidly since 2010. Her love and commitment to spiritual practice influences her life and what she shares as a teacher.
Sabine honors her primary teachers of Hatha and Classical Yoga, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, Michael Hamilton and Doug Keller as well as U Vivekananda and Baddhamanika for their compassionate and wise guidance in meditation practice. 
She holds an MA in Psychology from the University of Zurich and is a certified MBSR teacher (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction). Currently Sabine is absolving a 3-years training in Essential Psychotherapy, an approach integrating psychotherapeutic methods and Buddhist wisdom.  
Sabine lives in a remote valley in Ticino, Switzerland. She is regularly retreating for longer practice periods. 

Friday, May 5, 2023 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm:
In this class we lay a foundation. A grounding asana practice with standing postures and forward bends prepares us to connect with our inherent qualities of stability and gratitude. Visualization meditation and mantras connect us to our personal symbols of wisdom and compassion. 

Saturday, May 6, 2023 from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm:
On Saturday we start with an asana practice focusing on opening the front line with gentle back bending postures. In the second part we continue exploring heart opening practices through guided meditation and contemplation. 

Sunday, May 7, 2023 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm:
In the last session of this weekend the tool of asana connects us to a sense of playful determination, experiencing more challenging arm balances and inversions. In the second part we narrow down what could be guiding principles to navigate our lives in a courageous and meaningful way.

Michael and Sabine teach in English.

The costs are:
CHF 240.- for the entire workshop (3 sessions, 9 hours total) or
CHF 90.- per session.

The number of participants is limited.

Please note the reservation and cancelation policy for workshops at AIRYOGA.

For further information, please contact zuerich@airyoga.com