Saturday, November 15, 2014

Sadhguru on yogaasanas - being at ease not dis-ease

Nov 6

Woke up around 3 plus fresh but I slept back cos too early. Then woke up from a dream at 4.30 am.
Skip Angamardhana cos tonight got Hata Yoga training. Besides wants to give my spine a total rest.
Did cat stretch, towards 3rd cycle, the back stiffness reduces.
Breathing was good.
Shakti was good too. Little tots. Did 130 breathe count at slower pace, went in deep.
Shambavi was good too.
Now read the article below and tot Hata the way for me.

Sadhguru on yogaasanas
But if you build your system over a period of time, you can enjoy the benefits on all levels, all the time – not only in high altitude. If the body comes to ease, the other possibilities open up. If the body is not at ease, the other possibilities will not open up because everything is focused on making the physical part right.

This is what yoga is about – you want to bring your body to such a state of ease that you do not even know whether your body exists or not. You cannot forget the parts of your body that hurt right now. You can only forget what is at ease.

To bring the body to such ease, you must breathe slightly deeper than normal, and over time, in any asana, if you are in the perfect posture, your breath should become normal. If your body is in good shape and you are within a certain age range, after about 12 to 18 months of intense practice, you will come to a point where in a full asana posture, there will be no need to breathe deeper than normal anymore. Just the normal breath will be more than enough, without gasping.

If you remain in the full posture for one minute and there is no aberration in your breath or your pulse rate, it means your body is coming to ease.

If it comes to such a state of ease, there will be no dis-ease. And if there is no state of dis-ease in you whatsoever, then the body has energy to explore other dimensions of life. Otherwise, the body keeps you busy for the rest of your life.

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