There’s a lady who shows up to my yoga class who I just could not place but looked like someone mnnnn … kept thinking … I have seen her somewhere – she looks like …
THEN today finally it hit me – the “placement” was made – YES, she looks like …. Annie Lennox !
Karaoke anyone?
Star struck? Sometimes a song will loop over and over and so does some thoughts. Pratyahara state comes and goes.
Chitta is the consciousness. Consciousness is comprised of the mind,
the intellect and the ego.
Yoga is a method of silencing the vibrations (disturbances) of the chitta.
My favorite pose these days … then you see photos of facial yoga very popular in Japan … Fumiko Takatsu is pretty amazing. I know serious students of yoga would be quite disdainful of this silliness? But if that’s what people want – give it to them. Spread techniques that bring cartoonish joy?
I am embarrassed to admit that I actually want to learn this method – as I am interested in facial muscles and how they work … upon learning all there is to learn – how about if I report back : )
When I was in Tokyo last summer, I was surprised that there’s such a thing as facial yoga – this kind of “beauty methods” self-help? seemed quite popular there. Lion’s pose has taken off from the classic posture demonstrated above by the master teacher to … something rather “wild” and varied over there …so commercialized, seems lion’s roaring all the way to the Bank. BKS must be turning in his grave … or maybe he’s having a great belly laugh.
Yama : Universal codes of morality
Niyama : Personal observances
Asanas : Body postures; poses
Pranayama : Breathing exercises, and control of prana
Pratyahara : Control (withdrawal) of the senses
Dharana : Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness
Dhyana : Devotion, Meditation on the Divine
Samadhi : Union with the Divine or transformation/Enlightenment.
7 steps to get there … it’s definitely a journey… a long one. No one said it’s easy BUT easy does it. Says the guru.