Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Conversing with Nature.”
Smile with the flowers and the green grass.
Play with the birds and the deer.
Shake hands with the ferns and twigs.
Talk to the rainbow, wind, stars and the sun.
Converse with the running brook
And the waves of the sea.
Develop friendship with all your neighbours,
Dogs, cats, trees and flowers.
Then you will have a wide, perfect and full life.
- Swami Sivananda Saraswati
The homework is to take more time to be outside and meditate on the qualities of nature. Remember that just a few minutes of contemplative time is a good start. Try a walking meditation in LaCamas Park or somewhere else. Observe your practice so deeply that you distinctly feel as if you are part of nature and not separate from it.
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, May 23, 2010
Conversing with Nature
Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Conversing with Nature.”
Smile with the flowers and the green grass.
Play with the birds and the deer.
Shake hands with the ferns and twigs.
Talk to the rainbow, wind, stars and the sun.
Converse with the running brook
And the waves of the sea.
Develop friendship with all your neighbours,
Dogs, cats, trees and flowers.
Then you will have a wide, perfect and full life.
- Swami Sivananda Saraswati
The homework is to take more time to be outside and meditate on the qualities of nature. Remember that just a few minutes of contemplative time is a good start. Try a walking meditation in LaCamas Park or somewhere else. Observe your practice so deeply that you distinctly feel as if you are part of nature and not separate from it.
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 “Conversing with Nature.”
Smile with the flowers and the green grass.
Play with the birds and the deer.
Shake hands with the ferns and twigs.
Talk to the rainbow, wind, stars and the sun.
Converse with the running brook
And the waves of the sea.
Develop friendship with all your neighbours,
Dogs, cats, trees and flowers.
Then you will have a wide, perfect and full life.
- Swami Sivananda Saraswati
The homework is to take more time to be outside and meditate on the qualities of nature. Remember that just a few minutes of contemplative time is a good start. Try a walking meditation in LaCamas Park or somewhere else. Observe your practice so deeply that you distinctly feel as if you are part of nature and not separate from it.
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, May 9, 2010
Seeing Beauty Everywhere
Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Seeing Beauty Everywhere.”
Yoga teaches that beauty is everywhere if one can learn to see it, and that complete concentration upon a beautiful thought, scene or object will result in relaxation of the mind and achievement of tranquility.
- Nancy Phelan and Michael Volin
The homework is to experiment with completely concentrating on a beautiful thought, scene or object. Sit in Sukasana supporting the thighs well and breathe normally for a few minutes and then bring into your minds eye the image. If the mind wanders from the image bring it back without judgment. Practice this for 15 minutes a day over a period of time and observe the results.
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 “Seeing Beauty Everywhere.”
Yoga teaches that beauty is everywhere if one can learn to see it, and that complete concentration upon a beautiful thought, scene or object will result in relaxation of the mind and achievement of tranquility.
- Nancy Phelan and Michael Volin
The homework is to experiment with completely concentrating on a beautiful thought, scene or object. Sit in Sukasana supporting the thighs well and breathe normally for a few minutes and then bring into your minds eye the image. If the mind wanders from the image bring it back without judgment. Practice this for 15 minutes a day over a period of time and observe the results.
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, May 2, 2010
Embracing Life
Greetings Yogis and Yoginis,
This week in class we are considering the topic “Embracing Life.”
You must learn to welcome consciously the most unexpected events of life, to be entirely transparent in front of them, without any motive, either right or wrong. At that moment avoid all judgment, for you do not know what law is in operation.
- Lizelle Reymond
The homework is to determine how to use your Yoga practice to prepare yourself for unexpected events. The Yoga philosophy encourages us to develop Vairagya or renunciation and detachment. Detachment requires total engagement and it does not mean you are uninterested. It involves freedom from passion, abstention and discrimination. Vairagya demands four qualities: disengaging and controlling the senses, carrying out one’s duties without thought of reward and acting with goodness and purity, avoiding desire and stilling the mind, freeing oneself from cravings.
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 “Embracing Life.”
You must learn to welcome consciously the most unexpected events of life, to be entirely transparent in front of them, without any motive, either right or wrong. At that moment avoid all judgment, for you do not know what law is in operation.
- Lizelle Reymond
The homework is to determine how to use your Yoga practice to prepare yourself for unexpected events. The Yoga philosophy encourages us to develop Vairagya or renunciation and detachment. Detachment requires total engagement and it does not mean you are uninterested. It involves freedom from passion, abstention and discrimination. Vairagya demands four qualities: disengaging and controlling the senses, carrying out one’s duties without thought of reward and acting with goodness and purity, avoiding desire and stilling the mind, freeing oneself from cravings.
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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