April 2007

Kundalini yoga sessions at One&Only Maldives at Reethi Rah are individually tailored to achieve maximum health benefits, depending on your personal goals and situation. Our resident yoga guru, Coco Ryoko Maruno, offers a regular programme of complimentary Kundalini yoga as well as personal tuition and training.

Kundalini yoga, the yoga of awareness, was brought to the West more than 30 years ago by Yogi Bhajan. It is a dynamic yoga which works on all aspects of the physical, mental and spiritual being. Coco is certified with the Kundalini Yoga Research Institute and is also a devoted follower of Shingon Zen Buddhism. She has also trained with celebrity guru Gurmukh in Los Angeles, yoga teacher to stars such as Madonna and Cindy Crawford.

Practiced on the Chi Pavilion within our One&Only Spa by ESPA, Kundalini yoga is a potent and effective system of self-transformation and personal development. The Chi Pavilion hovers above the ocean, creating an atmosphere of positive energy and the perfect platform for refocusing the mind and rebalancing the body before retreating into a yoga or meditation experience.

Included in the schedule of complimentary classes is yoga for fat burning, yoga for deep meditation and yoga for optimum health. Coco also offers one on one classes which will teach you to connect with your soul and balance the body’s chakras through exercises. Individual classes and courses are available for expecting mothers, teenagers and families with children.

Private yoga journeys with Coco offer a more intensive course of daily yoga and meditation sessions. Learn how to apply the principles of Kundalini yoga to your everyday life with a private 3, 5 or 7 day yoga journey or a specialist 3 day meditation course. For those looking for a complete detox and weight loss programme, the 10 day weight loss yoga course will both burn body fat through exercise, and teach meditation to control bad eating habits.

Coco as a Kundalini yoga teacher feels that it offers not only physical training but a personal spiritual practice to connect the soul and unlock inner guidance to reach your highest creative potential. Specific breathing patterns and a unique focus of concentration can change the entire biochemical profile, easing you into a calmer, healing state of mind and also stimulate brain functions.

In today’s modern and hectic world, Kundalini yoga is the ideal practice to gain new perspectives, capacities and habits that will support expanded awareness. The idyllic surroundings of One&Only Maldives at Reethi Rah are the perfect setting to achieve a relaxed mind for a fulfilled life.

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