- by: Jane Bishop
- May 10, 2015
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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!
- by: Jane Bishop
- May 10, 2015
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‘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
- by: Jane Bishop
- May 5, 2015
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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.
- by: Jane Bishop
- May 3, 2015
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- by: Jane Bishop
- May 3, 2015
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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.
- by: Jane Bishop
- Apr 23, 2015
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At this time of year it is necessary to get your body moving, to keep your energies up, improve your circulation and lift your mood. When we have dark nights and short days, it is easy to get a little miserable and fed up. Our yoga practice helps us to feel light, energised, and at ease; little and often , a daily practice can keep away the winter blues!
Carry your class practice into your daily life. Bring in the deep breath awareness, when you need it most, remember to utilise the whole of your lungs and feel the ‘whole body’ breathing.
Use Mula Bandha in your asana, to create inner strength, stability and energy.
Be realistic with the time that you have, better to do a couple of postures well, with focused awareness on your breath, rather than rushing through every sequence you can think of!