One of the many advantages a regular Hatha Yoga practice affords you with, is its potential to teach you how to attain to a state of inner harmony regardless of your exterior circumstances in life.
It teaches you to learn how to find the balance between activity and passivity, thus rendering them into a complete whole.
Its foundation are the conscious breath patterns and breathing techniques upon which the physical exercises are built. Actively inhaling fully and deeply, while maintaining physical receptivity, is complimented by the exhalation which is of passive nature, a letting go while simultaneously a state of physical alertness is being maintained. This way of breathing could be called an active surrender to the flow of life and breath passing through you.
The Asana (physical poses) afford the opportunity to practice this same principle upon yet a different level. And although you should strive to stretch your personal physical boundaries in the various poses, which naturally require conscious mental participation, simultaneously you are to remain soft, passive and receptive towards their positive effects on the physiological, mental and emotional levels.
Plus, in a class situation despite having to follow the teacher's instructions your practice ought to be in accordance with the guidelines your inner teacher(intuition) is giving you at the same time, which are of a much more subtle nature and define your personal ideal of any given exercise.
This kind of harmonious balance between the inner and outer life, activity and receptivity will through repeated practice by and by turn into your natural state of being, accompanying your every step and action in life. Thus living your life in an attitude of active surrender and servitude towards the Divine guidance speaking through the voice of your intuition, you are becoming a creative participant in the creation and unfoldment of your Divine Self.
It teaches you to learn how to find the balance between activity and passivity, thus rendering them into a complete whole.
Its foundation are the conscious breath patterns and breathing techniques upon which the physical exercises are built. Actively inhaling fully and deeply, while maintaining physical receptivity, is complimented by the exhalation which is of passive nature, a letting go while simultaneously a state of physical alertness is being maintained. This way of breathing could be called an active surrender to the flow of life and breath passing through you.
The Asana (physical poses) afford the opportunity to practice this same principle upon yet a different level. And although you should strive to stretch your personal physical boundaries in the various poses, which naturally require conscious mental participation, simultaneously you are to remain soft, passive and receptive towards their positive effects on the physiological, mental and emotional levels.
Plus, in a class situation despite having to follow the teacher's instructions your practice ought to be in accordance with the guidelines your inner teacher(intuition) is giving you at the same time, which are of a much more subtle nature and define your personal ideal of any given exercise.
This kind of harmonious balance between the inner and outer life, activity and receptivity will through repeated practice by and by turn into your natural state of being, accompanying your every step and action in life. Thus living your life in an attitude of active surrender and servitude towards the Divine guidance speaking through the voice of your intuition, you are becoming a creative participant in the creation and unfoldment of your Divine Self.
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