This weeks sessions have been all about finding freedom in your practice.
How do we do this?
By slowing down, allowing the breath to lead the movements, letting go of the rushing and the ‘need to do ‘.
Let go of the idea of what you think the posture SHOULD look like, get into how it feels.
Can you stay and breathe? Soften the edges of the pose by softening the muscles around the bones, feel that you invite your mind to breathe into every part of your body.
Then you will feel the expansion , the release, lightness and ease.
Bring a deep awareness to your practice, DO LESS, STAY LONGER AND SURRENDER INTO STILLNESS.
Discover your true nature.
When you wake up, put your mind in your heart, hold it there, all day.
See what a difference it makes to yourself and those around you!
When you are practicing, always return your hands to your heart space, honor and nourish yourself at every opportunity!
‘Yoga is the ability to direct and focus mental activity’
Does my practice really transform how I think?
How much do I apply Yoga to my daily life?
Through yoga, can I become more aware of who I am and what I am doing?
Citta: the mind, intelligence, thought , emotions
Vritti: of fluctuations, movements activities
Nirodhah: stopping, controlling
Honour the spaciousness within.
Cultivate Inner strength.
Feel the awareness of the Universal Energy flowing through you as you rest joyfully in the stillness of the present moment.
This is our focus for the next few weeks of practice, when we learn to REALLY slow down, observe, and be quiet in our practice, we give ourselves the opportunity for surrender.
Taking the time to slow down enough to REALLY LISTEN.
The aim of our weekly class is to provide the support to continue this awareness throughout our daily lives.
We know how joyful this feels, when we take the time to JUST BE.
To be with our breath, our body to really look inwards and BE with ourselves.
Honoring the spaciousness within.
Practice photographs will follow, …….when Ive worked out how to do it!!!!
In the meantime, try a little breathing practice, a coming home to yourself….
Sit comfortably in your preferred meditation seat.
Allow your spine to be free.
Tune in to your regular breathing, observe where your body breathes in that moment.
Begin to REALLY observe the INHALATION, the nature of where it arises .
Observe the pause before you exhale
Begin to really observe the EXHALATION, the nature of where it releases
Observe the pause before you inhale.
Continue in this way, for as long as you have set aside, becoming completely absorbed in this circle of breath.
Everything else falls away, and you are just breathing, observing and resting in the stillness that is created in the pauses.
Feel the release and freedom that this practice brings you, use it when you need to create spaciousness in your life.
Jane’s audio recordings are available to download from iTunes to enhance your yoga practice at home.
Savitri Yoga teaches gentle breath led yoga for people of all ages and abilities, including weekly healing and antenatal yoga classes in Bromsgrove.
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