Shanti Golds Cousens
Shanti Golds Cousens, M.A. is the co-director of the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Arizona, where she teaches Kali Ray TriYoga®, aromatherapy, and other classes in the Center’s spiritual retreat programs. Shanti became a vegetarian at age 16 and she began her study of yoga at the age of nineteen. In 1986 Shanti became among the first of the trained Kali Ray TriYoga® teachers and taught as a Senior Teacher at the Kali Ray TriYoga® headquarters in Santa Cruz, California for 16 years.
Lectures and Classes for the 2012 Cruise
Lecture: Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is a healing art that uses volatile plant materials, known as essential oils, and other aromatic compounds for the purpose of altering a person's mind, mood, cognitive function or health. Shanti Golds Cousens trained extensively under Elizabeth Van Buren, and now offers her expertise in this refined art form to the world. Learn about the effects of aroma on consciousness. Discover how to use essential oils to foster positive changes in health or mood, and how to transmute negative internal and external elements into positive forces simply through the subtle sense of smell.
Class: Kali Ray TriYoga®
TriYoga® is a hatha yoga method with a trinity emphasis on asana (posture), pranayama (breath) and mudra (focus). The origin and continued development of TriYoga® is guided by kundalini-inspired kriyavati siddhi as expressed through Kali Ray. TriYoga® fundamentals include relaxation-in-action, wave-like spinal movements and economy of motion. With this systematic approach, students can remain with basics or progress to subsequent levels. Within each level, students increase their knowledge of posture and flow, as well as strength, flexibility, endurance and breath control. Through sustained awareness on all aspects of the practice, the movement of body, breath and mudra harmonize and the inner flow naturally emerges.