Jivamukti Yoga Barcelona

✨ **Jivamukti Yoga Urban Retreat — Lisbon** ✨

A weekend to go deeper into your practice through **asana, meditation, philosophy, pranayama & mantra**.

📅 September 11–13
📍 Jivamukti Yoga Lisbon
💫 €260
🧘‍♀️ With Maria Sousa Macedo & Olga Oskorbina

Come practice, explore and connect. All levels welcome. 🌿

Oṃ (ॐ): The sacred primordial sound representing the supreme, absolute reality (Brahman) or universal consciousness.⁠
Namo (नमो): Derived from Namah, meaning to bow, to pay homage, salutation or surrender.⁠
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Nārāyaṇāya (नारायणाय): This is the dative form of Nārāyaṇa, meaning “to/for Nārāyaṇa”. Nārāyaṇa is one of the 1000 Names of Vishnu. Nara: Refers to water, living entities, or humans. Ayana: Means resting place, shelter, or goal.⁠
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*Reverence to Lord who is eternal and the source of all beings. Lord Narayana lies on the serpent Ādi- Shesha, floating in the ocean of Brahman. His supreme abode exists beyond materiality, and is the realm of pure joy, bliss, and liberation. – Commentary by Sharon Gannon⁠
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August 2026 FOTM⁠
Oṃ Namo Nārāyaṇāya⁠
by Petros Haffenrichter Petros Haffenrichter⁠
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This is one of the most renowned mantras in the Vedic tradition. The original reference is in the Vedas, especially in the Nārāyaṇa Upanishad where the recitation for the purification of the heart is stressed, and the Mahā Nārāyaṇa Upanishad which discusses the significance of chanting the mantra as a way to delve into the nature of the Supreme Being, which is Nārāyaṇa who is creation itself, the ultimate cause of everything and according to the text is identical with the soul.⁠
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Today, if we want to learn something we can just access the internet and get the information. Which is both a blessing and a bit of Pandora’s box. Many have been educated in a way, that cognitive information is sufficient for understanding. Though, the Vedic tradition had and has different standards when it comes to comprehension of a specific subject. Knowing that both the thing and the entity perceiving it, are subject to change. Thus, the aim to explain something as “definition” is impossible. One of the known statements about this Vedic approach is commonly called “neti-neti” – not this, not this, or not this, not that.⁠
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As the importance is stressed, that every object receives its intrinsic qualities from the subject perceiving it, the Vedic culture has high standards for who is qualified to receive its teachings. So, just looking it up on the internet won’t work to know about the meaning of a Mantra. And Mantra (to stretch, transform or protect true consciousness) is arguably the most important yogic tool for transformation and realisation.⁠
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August 2026 FOTM⁠
Oṃ Namo Nārāyaṇāya⁠
By Petros Haffenrichter Petros Haffenrichter⁠
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🌿 Steadiness & Joy • Mallorca Retreat with Olga & Mitch 🌿

Join us in the peaceful foothills of Mallorca for a week of Jivamukti Yoga, meditation, pranayama, philosophy, and community. Together we’ll explore the balance of strength and softness, steadiness and ease, on and off the mat.

Surrounded by the beauty of nature, enjoy daily practice, nourishing vegan meals, inspiring satsangs, and time to reconnect with yourself.

📍 La Serranía, Mallorca
📅 April 10–17, 2027

Come as you are. Leave feeling grounded, energized, and inspired.

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By chanting Om namo bhagavate vāsudevāya, we use the vibrational energy to bow to the divine within, not necessarily to a particular form of God, but to a higher Self. Vāsudeva is a symbol for the indwelling consciousness present in every form of life. It suggests that the divine is not outside of us, but always present in everyone and everything. Vāsudeva is another name for Kṛṣṇa, represented as the Supreme Being, as God. In the scriptures, Kṛṣṇa is often described as saccidānanda: truth (sat), consciousness (cit), bliss (ānanda). Consciousness or knowledge here means remembering who we really are at the core of our being, understanding that we are part of a shared cosmic mind, not separate from the Other. As Sharon Gannon writes: “The purpose of our lives is to remember who we really are – to remember our eternal connection to the supreme source – to God. This remembrance is called Self-realization, awakening, enlightenment, or Yoga.” (Essay: “The meaning of Life” in Eternity is Happening now Volume 1, p.14).⁠
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July 2026 FOTM⁠
Walking with the Divine⁠
by Magali Lehners Magali Lehners

✨Deepen your teaching. Refine your practice. ✨

Join Olga Oskorbina & Mitch Burnett for a 35-hour Continuing Development Course for Yoga Teachers.

📅 October 26–31

Explore intelligent vinyasa sequencing, anatomy, pranayama, hands-on assists, Vedanta, Sanskrit, and chanting from the Bhagavad Gita.

Designed to further develop teaching skills for yoga teachers of vinyasa style.
Recommended teaching experience: minimum 2 years.

Limited spaces available. Link in bio.

Very often, the search for a purpose in our lives comes in a moment when something happens to us, when our lives are shaken and we want to understand why we are suffering or why things happen to us. Ultimately, this is the content of all the yogic scriptures. The Bhagavad Gita, for example, starts with an epic scene where Arjuna (the lower Self) is in despair, we could also say in a mental crisis, and asks Kṛṣṇa (the Higher Self ) for guidance. This inner dialogue about who we are, what we should do, and why we are here, constantly runs through us. It is often the fear of losing that causes us suffering. The answers ultimately come when we remember that there is something unchanging in us, something beyond our body and mind, something described as unconditional love – love that is purified from all egoic needs and from the need to be needed. It is the central radiance of our being, what shines through from our core, our ātman (the eternal Self within). The benefit, or consequence, of bringing unconditional love fully to the surface is that compassion becomes our natural state, and harming anyone or anything becomes impossible. We would be able to see ourselves in all beings, and the illusion of separateness would dissolve. We would be able to cultivate śraddhā, a deep faith in life, a trust in the process of life.⁠
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How can we move closer to that state, and how can we embody and cultivate it in our everyday lives?⁠
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The Bhagavad Gita suggests that we practice on mainly three different levels: purifying our actions through Karma Yoga, purifying our intellect through Jñāna Yoga and purifying our emotions through Bhakti Yoga.⁠
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July 2026 FOTM⁠
Walking with the Divine⁠
by Magali Lehners Magali Lehners
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Join us this Friday, June 19, for an evening of Kirtan with Petros Petros Haffenrichter , a joyful practice of chanting, listening, and connecting through sacred sound. ✨🎶

Let the vibrations uplift your heart, quiet the mind, and carry you into a space of presence and community.

🗓 Friday, June 19
🕖 19:45–21:00
💛 Investment: 15€
📍 Jivamukti Yoga Barcelona

All are welcome. Come as you are.

✨ Save your spot via the link in bio.

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