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Udana Vayu is the upward-moving, ascending and radiant life-force from the top of the heart and base of the throat. As it is active primarily in the region between the heart and the head, it is said to bring Prana from the energy centre, Anahata Chakra through Vishuddha Chakra to Ajna Chakra, which directs the…
Udana Vayu is the upward-moving, ascending and radiant life-force from the top of the heart and base of the throat. As it is active primarily in the region between the heart and the head, it is said to bring Prana from the energy centre, Anahata Chakra through Vishuddha Chakra to Ajna Chakra. Udana directs the…
This Meditation will utilise Surya Bhedi breathing which is a (Solar Ignition of Energy) breathing technique. To use this technique you will need to use Vishnu Mudhra, inhaling through both nostrils. Then, block your right nostril and exhale Bhastrika Pranayama (strong inhale and exhale but focusing on the exhale) twice. Then block your left nostril…
This Yoga practice will offer you strong standing poses and abdominal strengtheners mixed with Pranayama Kriya practices. When the two opposing energies Pran and Apana Vayu are balanced it is said to awaken SamanaVayu. Samana Vayu is the direction of Prana that is a concentrating, absorbing and consolidating force that digests and assimilates incoming energy. The function is…
This meditation is all about expelling the energy that does not serve you and finding 4th power of the exhale. We will use Kapalabhati Kriya, Kumbhaka on the inhale and exhale and brining some focus to our meditation with Prana, Ganesh and Apana hand mudras to guide awareness. You will find this meditation very therapeutic…
This meditation will use different Pranayama Kriyas to heighten focus on the inhale pattern Pran Vayu, and to utilise Prana to heal, inspire and transform. We are going to focus on PRAN VAYU, which is the movement inwards (drawn in) of the fundamental energising force of our vital energy. The easiest way we can receive Prana is…
Prana is life force Vayu direction of winds This class weaves dynamic asana with breath centric movement using different Pranayama Kriyas and ratios to cultivate a greater connection to Prana and a heightening focus on the inhale pattern. Building strong standing poses, with lateral relief to open pathways to effectively receive Prana and utilise it to heal,…
The Tantric text of practice, Gheranda Samhita, states that there are 5 Stages of Prana 1. Activation 2. Churn 3. Consolidate 4. Ignite 5. Direct Which implies that when we practice we need to make an intention, so that the Prana we cultivate can be directed to something useful. Through Yoga gaining Self-Knowledge and through…
The last of the Kleshas is Abinivesha, the fear of loss, change and death. The fear of change and death is a suffering deep within our instinctual subconscious, Fear is hardwired for self-preservation, reacting to avoid changing circumstances, being out of control, loosing something we are attached to and staying in denial of our unavoidable…
This session we are focusing our practice on the 4th Klesha which is Dvesa: Avoidance of previously experienced pain and suffering experienced. Just like last session focusing on Raga, we saw that not all desire is bad; desire to quench your thirst, to feed your hunger, the desire to get our fundamental needs met to feel…
A weird and wonderful paradox we have is the gift of a conscious mind that wants to escape itself and find itself at the same time. Yoga provides tools to skilfully manage the unmanageability of being human, yet guides us with more meaning, fulfilling a greater purpose of embodiment. In our practice of Yoga we come across…
Kleshas are fear based, mental-emotional afflictions that cause persistent distress, pain and suffering. The first Klesha is Avidya, which is our blind spots, our lack of awareness or misapprehension in what we are seeing. Asmita is the second Klesha meaning egotism, the “I – AM – Ness” of the ego falsely identifying by its distorted sense of self…