Afrishanti School of Yoga offers internationally-accredited yoga training, classes and mentorship in yoga, meditation & kriya.
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04/11/2025
๐ ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐! This is the last retreat for 2025. New dates for the 2026 retreat calendar will be released soon.
After 5 years of re-designing and enriching the original course layout, I am finally honoured and excited to bring you an opportunity to take your yogic studies to the next level!
If your 200 hour TTC was about laying the foundations and learning the language, then the 300 hour international certification is about building the sacred temple of your yoga teaching practice, and shining as a jewel of professionalism in the field ๐โจ
Whether you are currently teaching or not, this course is the crowning jewel for any serious student/teacher of yoga, and will be an asset to you both on and off the mat ๐
Free recording from this week's lecture: In this lesson, we discussed ANGEL MAGICK and, more specifically, Guardian Angels. This was to celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angel, observed annually on 2 October.
*THIS TALK COVERS:*
๐History of angels all around the world (including various cultures and religions)
๐Angels from a Spiritist perspective
๐The role (and assignment) of the Guardian Angel (even as described by Plato and Socrates as the "daimon")
๐How best to connect with your personal Guardian Angel (including angel altars, meditations, signs and journalling)
๐A little bit of Guardian Angel magick!
In this lesson we discuss angels and, more specifically, Guardian Angels. This was to celebrate the Feast of the Guardian Angel, observed annually on 2 Octob...
25/09/2025
My new SUMMER RETREAT is now open for bookings - and the EARLY BIRD TICKETS are available! โจโญ๏ธ
Heritage Day Gift Voucher* from Afrishanti Yoga School ๐ ๐๐ My gift to you today. Please feel free to share it far and wide, and come and join me for a class sometime ๐ Let's connect ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ฆ All levels of experience welcome ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐๐ฟ
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04/08/2025
๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฐ: ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ฐ, ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป & ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ!
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๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ?
๐ ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ?
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
๐ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ?
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐/๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ?
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All these things (and more), below...
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As we find the ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, you may want to use the beginning of this week to GET THINGS DONE. Later in the week, with ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป-๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐, we may notice that things are slower to move, or we just feel like we cannot keep up with the pace.
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๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ. Healing will take longer. Next week is best to avoid surgeries relating to feet, head or teeth - any other medical procedures on other parts of the body are fine.
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๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ด ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น ๐บ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐. Light a bright blue candle, take out some colourful pens, and do an eccentric mind-map outline for your goals and plans for the coming spring and summer months (until year end). Use creativity, imagination and your keen mind to help you - you can look at the big picture or the finer-tuned details. It's up to you! Want to sign up for something? Go away? Organise a party? Book flights? Now is the time to plan it!!
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๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ ๐๐๐ด, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ - and he is in detriment here! I find that when this transit happens, folks tend to have all the intentions to get things in order in their lives, but they either lack the gas to complete the task, or they lack the follow-through on their actions due to indecisiveness. This lack of focus creates frustration, as we have the best intentions to "get things done", but feel scattered and unable to forge a clear path ahead. Perhaps wait until 23 Sept when Mars is in his ruling sign of Scorpio to take action. Use the next few weeks to rather dream, plan, prepare and bring things to focus.
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Organs/body awareness for this week are liver, skin, knees, joints & hair. Yoga and herbs for health in these areas will be most helpful!
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ผ๐ - "KNOW THYSELF!" - Everything in our lives is a reflection of our inner world. Contemplate this over the week...
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๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ = ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐... taking time to distance yourself from things that cause you sadness/anger can be helpful, but just remember that we take ourselves with us wherever we go. Running away from our challenges (without dealing with them, healing them), just perpetuates old cycles. Leave the past behind you, and move forward lightly.
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๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐, ๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ป โจ๐ https://www.afrishanti.com/traditional-healing
We start off the week with the Moon visiting the mutable earth sign of Virgo. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐, ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฝ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐! With our current Mercury in Retrograde, this is especially a time to go back and tie up loose ends in the fields of studies, work, emails, and comms. Clean out your inbox, finish your assignment, and write up that grocery list!
๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ROUTINE is the key word to set the tone for this week.
Monday night we see the Moon join up with Mars in the sky (conjunction), which happens once a month - this makes ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐บ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ!!! Draw up your to-do list and MAKE. IT. HAPPEN!!
From Tuesday morning until Thursday evening, Mother Moon visits the sign of Libra. Maintain the rhythm of your week, and don't do anything too extreme. Weigh up your options, and rather choose what brings you harmony. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐. ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐-๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐. Stay the course. ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ - I suggest dandelion tea for bladder infections - and for focusing on your skin-care regime.
As Venus squares the Moon today, the ancients said this was a time when people couldn't pull the wool over your eyes!! ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. Don't make agreements without putting it into writing first (Saturn opp Moon).
๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง self-love, or spending quality time with someone you love - go out for coffee with a friend... finish a painting... sign up for an art workshop... get your favourite playlist out... decorate.
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ. It's okay to not feel too social, or want to leave the part early. Scorpio's moods are deep and unpredictable. Feeling miffy or passive-aggressive is normal. There is nothing wrong with closing the curtains and watching horror movies, or having an early night or two.
๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ!There may be the desire to go for a hike, spend time in nature picking herbs, or going to your favourite Afrishanti School of Yoga 8:30am YOGA CLASS with Ryan (ps. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ - so we will focus on these as well) Read a fantasy novel, or dive into something more philosophical - the moon in the sign of the Centaur will love it all!
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐/๐ง๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป - ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐. Saying "NO" to taking on new tasks that don't serve you, or committing to obligations that really don't bring you joy, is allowed. This week, focus on what you have on your plate - don't pile more onto it. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ "๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐", and be conservative with your time and personal energy.
๐๐ผ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ = ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ...
Don't make silly or spontaneous decisions. Err on the side of caution before taking a big step. Think things through. Listen to the advice of others before leaping into the unknown. Don't be foolish and let your inner rebel or teenager dictate your actions... check in with the wiser parts of You first. Hold back. This is not the right time to make hasty decisions. Maybe wait a week or so until the energy shifts. It's okay to feel a bit stuck in "boring" routines. For now, this is the best place to be! You will accomplish more through routine this week than through scattered energy.
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My name is Ryan Edmonds (Sevak Hari Singh), and I have been teaching yoga nearly every day for the past 17 years. I offer classes (suited for beginners and seasoned yogis alike) in:
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Authentic & traditional healing practices meshed together with cutting edge scientific research and (re)discovery - RYAN GARY EDMONDS
My name is Ryan Gary Edmonds. Within the tradition of Hatha Yoga, my name is Chakrananda Nagshanti. Several years later, when I studied Kundalini Yoga (as taught by Yogi Bhajan) I chose to align myself to my spiritual name within that tradition - Sevak Hari Singh. This name is my constant reminder of Service.
This page (like myself) has gone through many transformations and, like a the metamorphic Phoenix, each time arises renewed and reborn. Ready for the next step along the Road.
I have decided to travel (from midwinter next year) and this page will now allow me to connect to the thousands of students, clients, and friends who have honoured me by sharing sacred time on the mat over my decade of teaching.
Each time a teacher shares his love for the things he finds most exciting, he plants seeds into the world - and with a loving prayer and some trust in the Process, gets to witness the Great Unfolding.
This page is now my public journal... my diary of growth, travel, change and learnings.
As always, I want to share as much as I can with all those who meet me along the Way - as I learn, maybe I can spread some of the magick with you ;)