Yoga Notes 2016.4.8 - 10

How to get peaceful mind?

What's your focus (everytime during practice)?
When we let go, we can attain peaceful mind.

1. Identification
2. Understanding
3. Accepting
4. Move on  

Mind is like water. It can turn into different forms and quality. How we associate the mind, body and breath will make us receive different senses and form different forms of mind.

Frustration, depression and upset feeling come when you couldn't do something. Understand why and accept it and move on. Always prepare your mind for the whole process.

Weak Muscles?

The definition of weak muscles is relative with which posture you are doing.All Asanas access every parts of body in all aspects but they may penetrate different level or sides in a same part. So we need to address your weaker parts according your body condition.

Attain a balance practice

There should be a balance practice. And we must know the value of practice which is how you value and how much effort you put on your practice.

For example: Identify your tiredness, you start to rejuvenate your body. It's a process how you overcome your challenge. You shouldn't have a sense of feeling of irritation while it should be grateful. And also find the balance between satisfaction and dissatisfaction.

Involvement + joy = Gain energy from your practice

When tiredness shows up, we can try to cross our limit and gain some energy to move on. Refreshing your body is a way how you challenge your limitation.

Asana is not for weak person. Keep on practicing and you should be getting stronger. Yoga makes body function more effective and increase mental strength. The energy flow includes confidence, positive thinking and strength of mind.

Division of Society

While doing every things, we should bring passive, calm and peaceful mind into them. Be a neutral person who understand the inevitable life

A lot of division exist along the way we grow up. (Gender, countries, cultures...etc.) We can't hate anyone because spiritual way will go to the opposite way because the true nature of life is love but nothing. Try to stop your expectation about the external world (work, family, people ...etc) and start to change your internal world.

Don't expect anything or you will face situation like disappointment, frustration or anger. Clarity comes and ignorance will move away. Short cut never exists in spiritual journey. To get rid of your ego is the whole idea of yoga.

Short discussion about Iyengar yoga

Iyengar yoga is like having a slogan "Everyone can yoga" according to their condition. (Imitation of Air Asia slogan - everyone can fly)

There is always an unique way for yourself. You can modify every postures according your body conditions and it will change with time. Body is the living reason for the modification.

Why we use props?

1. Improve the pose
2. get support from the props
3. We need the props (Disabled/Injuries)

Slowly we will learn the purpose of doing each pose. Understand the role and play the role.