Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “The Breath of Life.”
The Breath is the Water of Life
Our breath is constantly rising and falling, ebbing and flowing, entering and leaving our bodies. Full body breathing is an extraordinary symphony of both powerful and subtle movements that massage our internal organs, oscillate our joints, and alternately tone and release all of the muscles in the body. It is a full participation with life.
- Donna Farhi
The homework is to take the awareness of the breath that you bring to your asana practice and expand it to all aspects of your life. Learn the effects of being more aware of your breathing.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Asana
Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
Asana
The body is my temple and asanas are my prayers.
While practicing asanas, learn the art of adjustment.
When your posture is imbalanced, the practice is physical; balanced asana leads to spiritual practice.
As a goldsmith weighs gold, you have to adjust your body so that it is perfectly balanced in the median plane.
As pearls are held on a thread, all the limbs should be held on the thread of intelligence.
If your body can do more and you do not do it, that is unethical practice.
Ethical discipline of the asana is when you extend correctly, evenly and to the maximum.
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
If the brain is silent but attentive while performing asanas, your practice is nonviolent.
- B.K.S Iyengar
The homework is to read the quotes and reflect on them as they relate to your practices on and off of the mat.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
Asana
The body is my temple and asanas are my prayers.
While practicing asanas, learn the art of adjustment.
When your posture is imbalanced, the practice is physical; balanced asana leads to spiritual practice.
As a goldsmith weighs gold, you have to adjust your body so that it is perfectly balanced in the median plane.
As pearls are held on a thread, all the limbs should be held on the thread of intelligence.
If your body can do more and you do not do it, that is unethical practice.
Ethical discipline of the asana is when you extend correctly, evenly and to the maximum.
The brain is the hardest part of the body to adjust in asanas.
If the brain is silent but attentive while performing asanas, your practice is nonviolent.
- B.K.S Iyengar
The homework is to read the quotes and reflect on them as they relate to your practices on and off of the mat.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
Sunday, November 15, 2009
The Benefits of Relaxation
Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
The Benefits of Relaxation
When we are relaxed, calm and open like a pool in a glade, the quality of our inner nature stands out clearly. We have a keen and direct perception of ourselves and our interaction with everything that is going on around us. Our energy is well-focused; we can think clearly, and we are able to plan and organize our thoughts effectively. We are self-assured: we know what we want to accomplish, what our obstacles are, and how to dissolve them. We work with ease, moving fluidly, in tune with our work rather than resisting its requirements, simply doing what needs to be done. Our work takes on a vital texture, alive with challenge and fulfillment, and the results of our actions reflect the relaxed quality we bring to them.
- Tarthang Tulku
The homework is to make the connection between your Yoga practices and the resulting emotional qualities. How does practicing Yoga encourage us to cultivate relaxed qualities? Next consider what happens when we don’t practice.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
The Benefits of Relaxation
When we are relaxed, calm and open like a pool in a glade, the quality of our inner nature stands out clearly. We have a keen and direct perception of ourselves and our interaction with everything that is going on around us. Our energy is well-focused; we can think clearly, and we are able to plan and organize our thoughts effectively. We are self-assured: we know what we want to accomplish, what our obstacles are, and how to dissolve them. We work with ease, moving fluidly, in tune with our work rather than resisting its requirements, simply doing what needs to be done. Our work takes on a vital texture, alive with challenge and fulfillment, and the results of our actions reflect the relaxed quality we bring to them.
- Tarthang Tulku
The homework is to make the connection between your Yoga practices and the resulting emotional qualities. How does practicing Yoga encourage us to cultivate relaxed qualities? Next consider what happens when we don’t practice.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Under Your Own Steam
Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
Under Your Own Steam
The purpose of deliberate restraint and controlled relaxation is to confine tensions to their places where they can work constructively and not allow the energy of the body to dribble wastefully away in unnecessary motion. You should keep your steam in to run your own engine and not permit it to escape and befog your mind or cloud the lives of others.
- Marcia Moore and Mark Douglas
The homework is to ask yourself, what is the benefit of practicing Yoga asana? Can we define asana as deliberate restraint and controlled relaxation? How does the practice of Yoga asana encourage the sadhaka (practitioner) to not waste movement and to conserve energy?
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
Under Your Own Steam
The purpose of deliberate restraint and controlled relaxation is to confine tensions to their places where they can work constructively and not allow the energy of the body to dribble wastefully away in unnecessary motion. You should keep your steam in to run your own engine and not permit it to escape and befog your mind or cloud the lives of others.
- Marcia Moore and Mark Douglas
The homework is to ask yourself, what is the benefit of practicing Yoga asana? Can we define asana as deliberate restraint and controlled relaxation? How does the practice of Yoga asana encourage the sadhaka (practitioner) to not waste movement and to conserve energy?
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
Monday, November 2, 2009
Disharmony and Ill Health
Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
Disharmony and Ill Health
Every jerk of disharmony, every little sign of ill health, every trifle deviation from the normal rhythm of healthful living on the various planes of consciousness, even though it may not show any immediate evil effect, does not fail to leave a permanent mark on one’s health on the debit side. Such little acts and feelings of disharmony, besides producing ill health, deduct more from the years of life and complete living than anything else and, to a great extent, make life a failure and a burden instead of a benefaction and pleasure.
- Shri Yogendra
The homework is to use your Yoga practices to become more aware of the cumulative effects of the choices you make. Use your practices to explore how to interrupt the process of making a decision that will have negative consequences and turn it into a better choice that will encourage more harmony and better health.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embodying The Spirit.”
Disharmony and Ill Health
Every jerk of disharmony, every little sign of ill health, every trifle deviation from the normal rhythm of healthful living on the various planes of consciousness, even though it may not show any immediate evil effect, does not fail to leave a permanent mark on one’s health on the debit side. Such little acts and feelings of disharmony, besides producing ill health, deduct more from the years of life and complete living than anything else and, to a great extent, make life a failure and a burden instead of a benefaction and pleasure.
- Shri Yogendra
The homework is to use your Yoga practices to become more aware of the cumulative effects of the choices you make. Use your practices to explore how to interrupt the process of making a decision that will have negative consequences and turn it into a better choice that will encourage more harmony and better health.
Blessings,
paul cheek
Rushing Water Yoga
The BKS Iyengar Yoga School of Southwest Washington
417 NE Birch St., Camas, WA 98607
360.834.5994
www.rushingwateryoga.com
info@rushingwateryoga.com
Serving Yoga to Camas, Washougal, and Vancouver Washington since 2003
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