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Experience the magic of my one-of-a-kind classes and workshops, blending Vinyasa Yoga, strength training, Qi Gong, Animal Movements, breath work, and voice activation. Suitable for all levels, from beginners to advanced practitioners, these transformative sessions offer a captivating journey for mind, body, and spirit.
Join me as we unlock your hidden potential, explore the interplay of body and mind, and awaken your inner strength and vitality. Embrace the beauty of movement, the power of breath, and the resonance of your voice on this extraordinary path to self-discovery.
THE ADVENTURE AWAITS.
"Yoga is the dance of every cell with the music of every breath that creates inner serenity and harmony." - Debasish Mridha
WHAT IS YOGA ?
Yoga is a Sanskrit word translated as “yoke” or “union.” To yoke means to draw together, to bind together; or to unite. It's aim is to yoke or create a union of the body, mind, soul, and universal consciousness. This process of uniting the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of ourselves is what allows yogis to experience deep states of freedom, peace and realisation.
Its origins date back thousands of years to the Upanishads, a collection of yogic texts dating from roughly 800 BC to 400 AD. While the word “yoga” was first mentioned in the Rigveda, but the first time it was used with its modern meaning is in the Katha Upanishad. This ancient spiritual text was written sometime between the 5th and 3rd century BCE. The Yoga Sutras is one of the most famous text on the fundamentals of yoga and was written by Patanjali around 200 BCE.
By calming our mental chatter, this contemplative practice connects to the source of our being where we can experience the unity of our own self, as well as the unity of everything else around us.
Yoga is a meditative process of self-discovery and liberation.
YOGA AS A PRACTICE
It is a diverse collection of practices that aims to control the mind, recognise a detached witness consciousness, and free oneself from the cycle of birth and death. It teaches us to see ourselves clearly, to understand what is true about who we are, and to let go of anything that does not serve us. It helps us to become aware of our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs, and to change them when they no longer serve us. It gives us the tools to make better choices in life, and to live more fully.
Yoga is a practice that allows us to transform and purify our bodies, minds, and souls. It expands our consciousness to help us connect with nature and the universe around us. It also gives us greater access to inner resources to teach us about self-awareness, acceptance, compassion, patience, gratitude, forgiveness, humility, love, peace, and joy.
MEDITATION
Most meditations begin by sitting in a quiet place, closing the eyes, calming the mind, and focusing on the breath. But there’s more to meditating than sitting quietly and breathing. When we meditate, we are essentially cultivating awareness and compassion; we are training the mind to stop being easily distracted and instead be more focused in the present moment. Using the breath as our anchor in the moment, we simply sit and gradually learn to let thoughts and feelings come and go.
It’s completely normal when we start to meditate for the mind to jump all over the place (commonly called "the monkey mind.") The mind’s nature is to think, so it’s going to think, meditation is not about stopping thoughts. We sit and practice to observe our thinking without getting caught up in our thoughts and emotions. We learn to tame this restlessness by developing an awareness for those moments when our attention has wandered off. Each time we notice we are distracted, we build our awareness, and we bring our attention back to the breath or other focus point. Through the process of meditation, the mind becomes more comfortable with this idea of sitting still, and we can begin to learn how to integrate the qualities experienced during meditation practice. Bringing calmness, focus, compassion and mindfulness into the rest of our day.
"Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It's a way of entering into the quiet that's already there." - Deepak Chopra
HOW TO KEEP THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION GOING:
Showing up for meditation day after day is essential. But how can you maintain a consistent practice with so many distractions and competing priorities? It may surprise you to learn that when it comes to meditation, frequency is more important than duration. In other words, meditating for 10 minutes a day, 7 days a week, is more beneficial than 70 minutes one day a week.
This “slow and steady” approach to building a regular practice allows your brain to learn at its own pace how to be open and present and how to extend that awareness into your everyday life. Moreover, if we are focused on maintaining a regular, consistent, manageable practice, we won’t become distracted from worrying about our progress or have to stop because we’ve overexerted ourselves.
Another thing that happens when we continue to show up for meditation day after day, is that we become increasingly more confident in the process. And, that confidence can be key on the days when meditation feels particularly challenging or difficult (it will happen). The more we meditate, the more we’re able to better understand what kind of approach is required each day. As we become more stable in our practice, we come to accept that on some days we may experience a relatively effortless practice; on other days, more effort is required. Whatever it takes, we are okay with that.
In this section of the course I have made some basic meditations for you to get started with your own journey towards living a more present and mindful life. These can be brought into any aspect of your day in what ever way you find fitting so that you can create your own practice fused with yoga or just on its own.
ENJOY THE JOURNEY.