Just hanging out …dangling, spine elongated just by giving into gravity …<\/span><\/p>\n Great Wall Yoga is super yummy for back care and those none gymnasts, dancer, not even athletic- back ground, regular folks who want to stay fit mentally spiritually and physically\u00a0 – say goodbye to lower back compression; relieve neck\/shoulder stiffness –\u00a0 plus the benefits of an inversion – although these props have been used in Iyengar yoga from inception\u00a0 … so to have it here is a … wow.\u00a0 \u00a0What if I had curated music (No Coldplay – for my past post referencing, click HERE )<\/a>\u00a0and blended the wall practice with flowy mat practice … Mix the Styles …\u00a0 What might that look like and what might that be called ?\u00a0 Yoga for Creativity:) ?? With something like 20+ hrs training, had to think about how to incorporate the wall part with none-wall part … recalling how at Iyengar studio I used to go to, some students just went off on their own to use the wall.\u00a0 They knew what they needed and how to modify a pose to fit their needs.\u00a0 Interesting. It’s that safe container of adult playground:)\u00a0 Same goes for all props … some know exactly what they are doing and some using props for the first time … so fun to see how we explore and discover something about our own body each time.\u00a0 Letting go of our ego, just tending to our body-temple:)<\/p>\n Yoga could be thousands of years old, as is traditional martial arts, sure,\u00a0 but needs of our ancestors from waaay back then might have been vastly different than our needs today … while the underlying human struggles and suffering remain the same:\u00a0 we get sick; we get hurt; we experience loss; we will all die and no one is exempt (did I depress everyone?), it is what it is – or is it?\u00a0 Yoga allows you to question – if there’s another way.<\/p>\n So while the basics of humanness remain the same … back at the early stages of yoga practices, there may not have been any of all this sitting around,\u00a0 hours on chairs looking at screens …there were no processed foods; there were no …. (fill in the blanks); and in return we have today all these modern conveniences\u00a0 and medical advances … would the practice that served our ancestors serve our needs the same way today?<\/p>\n So today’s yoga is the evolution of all that has come before us.\u00a0 It keeps changing while the basic philosophy and tenets remain rock solid.\u00a0 It’s up to us to find and develop a practice that’s suitable to our own unique body bone structure, our own needs reflecting our age and condition … our own intention for getting on this mat today.\u00a0 Challenging ourselves help us grow but when what we are looking for is healing at every level, the practice starts to look a little different.<\/p>\n Yoga Therapeutics is not a “style” of yoga:<\/p>\n “Yoga therapy is the process of empowering <\/p>\n The teachings of yoga are rooted in the Vedas and grounded in classical texts and a rich oral tradition.This tradition recognizes that the human being\u2019s essential <\/p>\n Yoga is founded on the basic principle that intelligent practice can positively influence the direction of <\/p>\n Yoga therapy is the appropriate application of – excerpt from IAYT publication<\/p>\n You can find a certified yoga therapist at this site:\u00a0 Here:)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Fully supported inversion where you feel …weightless … thanks to Jason Cull, Yoga Therapist, Yoga Wall TT teacher \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Humble and yet thorough in his teachings … a yogi that he is.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/img_4334-300x225.jpg\")
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\nindividuals to progress toward improved
\nhealth and wellbeing through the application
\nof the teachings and practices of yoga.
\nYoga is a scientific system of self-investigation,self-transformation,and self-realization
\nthat originated in India.<\/p>\n
\nnature is unchanging awareness that exists
\nin relationship to and identification with the
\nchanging phenomena of the empirical world.
\nThe yoga tradition views humans as a multidimensional
\nsystem that includes all aspects of body; breath; and mind, intellect, and emotions and their mutual interaction.<\/p>\n
\nchange within these human dimensions, which
\nare distinct from an individual\u2019s unchanging
\nnature or spirit.The practices of yoga traditionally
\ninclude, but are not limited to,<\/strong> asana,
\npranayama, meditation, mantra, chanting,
\nmudra, ritual, and a disciplined lifestyle.<\/p>\n
\nthese teachings and practices in a therapeutic
\ncontext in order to support a consistent yoga
\npractice that will increase self-awareness and
\nengage the client\/student\u2019s energy in the direction
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