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