Yoga Blog - Inspiration for Yoga teaching and practice
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FINDING THE SELF - YIN YOGA THEMES
It is said that the source of unhappiness in our lives comes from our identification with the body and the mind. We can only be happy if we stop the identification with the body and the mind, believing that is who we are. Yoga and meditation are practices that bring the awareness of us as the observer of the experiences, reducing the attachment to the body and mind. Neti Neti meditation is a powerful tool we can use to grow on this understanding of the self.
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A STORY ABOUT LETTING GO - A SCRIPT FOR YIN YOGA
Are you going through changes and finding it difficult to let go of something or someone? Are there ideas you have about who you are or how your life should be that are keeping you in a place of resistance and rejection of reality, not allowing you to be fully present with what is? Are you clear on how you can "let go" and how you can guide your yoga students to observe, reflect and get clarity on this theme?There is a story that illustrates the meaning of "letting go" and provides a clear path for this process. I invite you to check it out and use it for your own yoga practice or to guide your students into a deep and enlightening reflection for the benefit of their own mental and emotional wellbeing. -
BALANCING THE METAL ELEMENT - SCRIPT FOR YIN YOGA
Are you currently going through changes and finding it difficult to navigate them? Are you so identified with ideas about who you are and how things should be that they are affecting your peace and happiness? Are you holding onto something that is no longer there or that it is time to release?
Chinese Medicine uses elements and seasons to explain the nature of our beings. The characteristics of the elements and energies of the seasons help us understand our own mental and emotional tendencies and identify imbalances. The metal element and season of Autumn are associated to the Lungs & Large Intestine meridians. When these meridians and the element are out of balance we can't let go of things or people or ideas and become stuck. This text will inspire your own reflection and will give you ideas to explore to get back to balance. If you are a teacher, you can use this script to guide your students in a Yin Class as it clearly shows the WHAT the theme is, WHY is releavant and HOW you can work on finding balance.
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A NEW APPROACH TO CHALLENGING TIMES: SHRADDA AND ISHVARA PRANIDANA
How does your mind react when you are facing a challenge? Do you want to get rid of it immediately? Do you run away? Do you blame yourself? Do you get frustrated? On and off your yoga mat, imagine a different approach to challenges, where they are welcomed and appreciated. How could we develop this nerw approach? -
LIVING THE YOGIC PRINCIPLES: SANTOSHA
LIVING THE YOGIC PRINCIPLES: SANTOSHA. Imagine a little girl or boy, her/his mother is constantly saying: “If you do your homework, you will get a... -
WHAT IS MEDITATION AND HOW TO MEDITATE?
I started reading about meditation more than 4 years ago. But it was not until a bit more than a year ago that I finally got to meditate. Why? Alt... -
MEDITATION ON THE YOGA SUTRAS: "YOGA CHITA VRITTI NIRODAH"
"Yoga Chita vritti nirodah" is one of the 196 Yoga Sutras (aphorisms). The Yoga Sutras were compiled by Patanjali, they contain the core knowled...
