A quote brought in by a class member. I will have to get more info about the source.
I asked God to take away my pride, and God said No.
He said it was not for Him to take away, but for me to give up,
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Early this morning we were able to view the full moon and a total lunar eclipse. Its the perfect opportunity to celebrate in our morning yoga class with the moon salutation.
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Pandit Rajmani Taigunait is the spiritual leader of the Himalayan Institute. He says,
“According to the Yoga Sutra, only a practice that helps us understand the unique privileges inherent in our body, breath, and mind qualifies as a yoga practice. Practices that help us become healthy in body and clear in mind, and eventually help us discover our dormant potentials, are yoga practices. “
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Between work, watching TV, internet surfing or playing computer games, Americans on average are sitting 9.3 hours/day, exceeding the 7.7 hours that we are sleeping. We take this way of life for granted, in the same way smoking used to be the social norm rather than the exception.
The season is here for our students to be camping, hiking, walking, running, traveling and getting outside. We encourage y’all to take a simple practice with you. This week we will learn a simple flow for the 6 movements of spine that is done standing up so appropriate for times when you can’t take your shoes off and get on the floor.
This week in our Rexburg Yoga morning class we will play with two poses that are very similar to each other: apanasana and squat. Apanasana is the same as a squat except the student is reclined. Here’s some more details about these postures.
When you see this woman doing the beautiful heron pose, do you ever wonder how many years it will take in a yoga practice before you can do this? Or do you sometimes push your body so you can get close to looking like this model? Both responses are normal human reactions.
This year during the Rexburg Yoga morning class, our intention is to understand what kind of a physical body we each have so we can understand and accept why some, or most of us in class will not ever do the posture like the model.
Most of the stories we have learned this whole year are of men, sages and animals. Saraswati is one of the personifications of the Divine Mother. Her seat is a lotus flower and her vehicle through the universe is a swan or a peacock.
We will explore and play with several hand mudras in our class this week. It’s a lovely way to bring meaning and intention into your practice. There can be many layers of meaning with each mudra and knowing them can enhance your personal practice.
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