YIN YOGA.
YIN YOGA – is a slow-paced style of yoga – a gentle practice that usually consists of a series of long-held, passive floor poses that mainly work the lower part of the body – the hips, pelvis, inner thighs, lower spine. Energetically, Yin yoga improves the energy flow, enhancing the flow of chi in the organs. To be healthy, we need healthy organs as well as healthy muscles.
Yin yoga targets the deepest tissues of the body, our connective tissues – ligaments, joints, bones, and the deep fascia networks of the body – rather than the muscles (which are the physical focus of Yang yoga practices).
MEDITATION.
Meditation is the control of the fluctuations of the mind. It is a mental technique or practice that moves the mind and body towards deep relaxation. It orders the mind, slowly removes stress while moving the mind towards a state of calm. Meditation uses the mind to take control of our internal experience, rather than pushing out thoughts.
My goal is to show you different tools and practices so you can find appropriate techniques for yourself.
Meditation can be broken down in three steps, which are the different aspects of meditation that can be done individually or all together sequentially.
1. Preparation
Connect body & mind using the breath. The control of prana (not only as breath but also as energy in the body and mind) is the foundation of the control of the mind. This is why the Hatha Yoga Pradipika says that “the breath is the king of the mind.”
2. Deconstruction
Self knowledge and being comfortable sitting with yourself. Accept your thoughts even if they are chaotic at that very moment.
3. Reconstruction
Further development from the findings and application of the right tools and practices. Only if you know yourself deeply enough and understand yourself, you are able to shift your state of mind with the right practice.