Vula Yoga

Yoga Nidra is known as Yoga Sleep. It is that state between being asleep and wakefulness. When you are in this state you are very susceptible to positive affirmations, to relaxation and to harmony. The process of Yoga Nidra is for the person to lie down comfortably and purely listen to the teacher, making sure they do not fall asleep completely or wander off and think of something else. The student follows the teacher's voice into a deep state of rest and relaxation. Into a state of just being.

Lie down in Savasana, on your back. Make sure you are absolutely comfortable. Put a pillow under your knees and cover yourself with a blanket. Do whatever you need to to be comfy. You are asked not to move during the practice and also, not to fall asleep. This is very important.

Sit or lie comfortably.

Make sure you are absolutely comfy and your body is totally supported so you can relax completely.

Have a blanket and some pillow handy in case you'll need them.

Compassion meditation (sometimes known as loving-kindness meditation) is the process of sitting with self while maintaining a connection to our emotional heart. As we sit with ourselves, we relax into the breath and body and connect and work with emotions as they arise. From this connected state, we set the intention of cultivating compassion and kindness then extend it to self and others.

If self-compassion, or compassion for others, is challenging or uncomfortable for you, know that with practice and intention, you can cultivate these traits.

लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु May all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute to that happiness and freedom for all.

लोकाः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु

May all beings everywhere be happy and free and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute to that happiness and freedom for all.

Everything you need is already right there inside you of only you would come into this moment right now and look deeply into who you are. You have all the wisdom, all the power, all the magnificence inside of you right now.  Patanjali teaches us to be in this moment right now, to learn in this moment because all of our lessons live here, right now. He also teaches us that if we can look at the tiniest divinity present in each moment and each experience, then we will know Yoga. In this class, we turn that microscope onto ourselves to find all our lessons and wisdom is sitting inside of us already. 

Spotify Playlist: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4KsZXElvZO8rwLnyo33uXa?si=y07EnGJoR5Wrcb_sdE1Ohw

Sit or lie comfortably.

Make sure you are absolutely comfy and your body is totally supported so you can relax completely.

Have a blanket and some pillow handy in case you'll need them.

All you are asked to do in this session is to listen. Try not to fall asleep or drift off with your thoughts. Keep bringing your awareness back to the sounds of the Tibetan Singing bowls.

Best to listen through headphones.

"Now this is Yoga as I have perceived it in the natural world"

Yoga is happening RIGHT NOW!

It is attainable and achievable and is happening all around us, if we only take a moment to stop, right NOW, and be present.

Atha - NOW

Yoga - Union with the divine

Anu - the smallest measure of time

"Sasa" from Shastra - to instruct

Asanam - Connection to the earth

Spotify Playlist: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4KsZXElvZO8rwLnyo33uXa?si=Q11m5iaNRIeVbLnX4PyN3Q

Yoga Nidra is known as Yoga Sleep.

It is that state between being asleep and wakefulness. When you are in this state you are very susceptible to positive affirmations, to relaxation and to harmony. The process of Yoga Nidra is for the person to lie down comfortably and purely listen to the teacher, making sure they do not fall asleep completely or wander off and think of something else. The student follows the teacher's voice into a deep state of rest and relaxation. Into a state of just being.

Lie down in Savasana, on your back. Make sure you are absolutely comfortable. Put a pillow under your knees and cover yourself with a blanket. Do whatever you need to to be comfy. You are asked not to move during the practice and also, not to fall asleep. This is very important.

Sat-sangatve nissangatvam nissangatve nirmohatvam

Good and virtuous company gives rise to non-attachment. From non-attachment comes freedom from delusion. With freedom from delusion, one feels the changeless reality. Experiencing that changeless reality, one attains liberation in this life. I-AM is the ocean of awareness. Realizing this, one feels, ‘I am not the body and mind, although I have a body and mind.’ Realize Govinda, realize Govinda in your heart, O wise one!

Shri Adi Shankaracharya from Carpata-Panjarika

Spotify Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/67jqP85dcnEOuNelwwQq7G?si=lImMzKqdTyqZ1E5MK1BuDw

Sat-sangatve nissangatvam nissangatve nirmohatvam

Good and virtuous company gives rise to non-attachment. From non-attachment comes freedom from delusion. With freedom from delusion, one feels the changeless reality. Experiencing that changeless reality, one attains liberation in this life. I-AM is the ocean of awareness. Realizing this, one feels, ‘I am not the body and mind, although I have a body and mind.’ Realize Govinda, realize Govinda in your heart, O wise one!

Shri Adi Shankaracharya from Carpata-Panjarika