Shavasana, the corpse posture, is always executed at the end of dynamic Yoga practice and is considered the most significant Asana of the entire session. Why?
Can you relax in Shavasana and enjoy all its benefits?
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SANKALPA
Satsang with Swami Niranjanananda
What is sankalpa? Many people say it is a positive affirmation, a positive thought, but sankalpa is a process of training the mind to develop the will and to develop clarity of thought. Through sankalpa we learn how to train the mind so that the will becomes alive. We lack willpower because we are undisciplined inside. Most of us during our lifetime have wondered what we should or shouldn’t do. Often we are frustrated because we are unable to extract ourselves from a situation dominating our mental behaviour. It is possible to wake up maybe for a week or a month at four o’clock in the morning, but be unable to continue doing that for the whole lifetime. You can do it for a week because the motivation is there, but when the drive is gone, then you say, “Five minutes more, ten minutes more. Today I would like to rest, it’s not necessary to wake up.” When the initial drive finishes, one is left with lethargy.
Yoga Nidra: the practice of conscious sleep
Yoga Nidra, the conscious sleep, is a Pratyahara technique, a bridge between Yogasana and RajaYoga. Do try an English session by clicking here.
Yoga Nidra is a systematic method that promotes deep physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Nidra means conscious sleep, a state of relaxation in which the inner consciousness is constantly awake.
The shala awakening
Every morning at 6:45 @ashtangayogaprem wakes up to the soft light of a couple of night-lamps and a scatter of strategically placed candles to brighten just the perimeter of the shala.
Tantra and meditation
Satsang con Swami Satyananda
The system of tantra is a very controversial and misinterpreted subject, and I do not agree with the way it is being presented in the world today. There are beautiful illustrated books, but they do not represent the tantric science truly and accurately. Therefore, I want to explain what I have been taught about tantra from my guru and my teachers, and how it brought about a metamorphosis in the entire structure of my own thinking.
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The yogis said that to implement this concept, one has to begin to work with oneself, with what is tangible, visible, to be in touch with the body. How do we manage the imbalances of the body? How do we eliminate the accumulated toxins? How do we remove the organic blockages? Asanas, pranayamas, mudras, bandhas and dharmatma are an applied part of this sadhana. We misuse our body day in and day out. With all this abuse of a body which is performing well, imagine how the body will perform when it is treated properly. Misuse and abuse of the body creates illness.
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Satsang with Swami Satyananda
The system of tantra is a very controversial and misinterpreted subject, and I do not agree with the way it is being presented in the world today. There are beautiful illustrated books, but they do not represent the tantric science truly and accurately. Therefore, I want to explain what I have been taught about tantra from my guru and my teachers, and how it brought about a metamorphosis in the entire structure of my own thinking.
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Satsang with Swami Niranjanananda
What is sankalpa? Many people say it is a positive affirmation, a positive thought, but sankalpa is a process of training the mind to develop the will and to develop clarity of thought. Through sankalpa we learn how to train the mind so that the will becomes alive. We lack willpower because we are undisciplined inside. Most of us during our lifetime have wondered what we should or shouldn’t do. Often we are frustrated because we are unable to extract ourselves from a situation dominating our mental behaviour. It is possible to wake up maybe for a week or a month at four o’clock in the morning, but be unable to continue doing that for the whole lifetime. You can do it for a week because the motivation is there, but when the drive is gone, then you say, “Five minutes more, ten minutes more. Today I would like to rest, it’s not necessary to wake up.” When the initial drive finishes, one is left with lethargy.
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