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Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 8:11 PM
A physical practice is just a physical practice unless you bring into it the other elements.
"Many of you say that performing an asana is a physical
discipline, but if you speak in this way without knowing the depth of
asana, you have already fallen from the grace of yoga." BKS Iyengar Wow
how I love this man! I traveled to India this past fall and I had
hoped to say I studied Yoga in India. I took some classes,
I
stayed in an Ashram along the Ganga for a week, (bathing in a bucket I
might add) Participated in some amazing spiritual rituals, journeys and
tours, but I was really surprised at how little yoga I found. |
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Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 7:18 PM
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speaking of balance, their are many factors to take into consideration.
You first must have an awareness of gravity, as well as a sense of the
direction of movement. This awareness must be maintained thru out each
and every action. It is here that you will find and maintain your
center of gravity. If you overstretch in one direction your center of
gravity changes and you must balance your direction of movement to
maintain your center of gravity. |
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Posted on Wednesday, February 02, 2011 7:16 PM
Touch! Such a treat in a yoga practice, to receive the gentle confident, guiding touch of a teacher. I call thisThe Art of Compassionate Touchwhen
working with teachers. The confident guided touch of a yoga
instructor has more then just a temporary effect in the practitioners
body. It is often associated with what I like to call an Aha moment. I
am then able to really process and understand what is taking place in
my body while in the asana with a deeper awareness. |
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Posted on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1:44 PM
You may also find the achievements and
progression decrease as you learn to just be in the asana and it is
here, as the effort decreases that you find the joy.
When
speaking of balance, their are many factors to take into consideration.
You first must have an awareness of gravity, as well as a sense of the
direction of movement. This awareness must be maintained thru out each
and every action. It is here that you will find and maintain your
center of gravity. |
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Posted on Monday, January 24, 2011 4:47 PM
Touch! Such a treat in a yoga practice, to receive the gentle confident, guiding touch of a teacher. I call thisThe Art of Compassionate Touchwhen
working with teachers. The confident guided touch of a yoga
instructor has more then just a temporary effect in the practitioners
body. It is often associated with what I like to call an Aha moment. I
am then able to really process and understand what is taking place in
my body while in the asana with a deeper awareness. |
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