Yoga at the Retreat Centre Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

mmThe inspiration to teach this style of yoga I got from my experiences with buddhist meditation and the method of yoga I learned at the Bihar School of Yoga in India.
mmThe aim is not for building up a high energy level or developing a very flexible body even so this will occur with doing it regularly. It is to learn to relax and enhance a free energyflow in the pranic body as this is essential to find a more still mind in meditation.

Days 1 + 2
Lesson 1 - To prepare the body for sitting more comfortable in a meditation pose.

Days 3 + 4
Lesson 2 - Working on the upper part of the body.

Days 5 + 6
Lesson 3 - Working toward Surya Namaskara - salutation to the sun / Chandra Namaskara - salutation to the moon.

Illustrations of Surya Namaskara and Chandra Namaskara

Day 7
Lesson 4 - To relief discomfort and for strengthening the back.

Day 8
Lesson 5 - Physical vitalisation with Yoga Nidra at the end.

Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra leads to a very pleasant and open mind state but one of the main purpose is to enhance a free flow between the conscious and the subconscious. If we want to experience natural stillness of mind (samādhi) we have to understand and find peace with subconscious conflicts and tensions which manifests as memories. When we learn from such conflicts we can develop a natural sense of restrain (silā) and can use this knowledge (paññā) to protect us from future conflicts.

Sankalpa in Yoga Nidra
How to use sankalpa in the yogic tradition of Swami Satyananda Saraswati.


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