YOGAHEART

Yoga of Awakening

In pausing…
…we can notice something that can only barely be described as a silent, transparent, great openness.

Just that, a pause.
Not a doing! Actually it is a not-doing. In this stopping, the uncaused peace, freedom, happiness, can appear from always here.

This everywhere openness is often associated with Meditation and the seated position. When we find ourselves just sitting, that is, when the body and mind is at ease enough to wakefully rest, there is a greater chance of glimpsing this peace. So, if this is a process, in the beginning, it can be helpful to practice. Yoga of Awakening offers Yoga & Inquiry. 

1. Inquiry. Inquiry is the willingness to question regardless of how uncomfortable that may be. We learn to appreciate our mind for how it functions, why it’s doing what it doing, and why we believe the things we do… and if there is a balancing heart space in which this inquiry occurs… we may begin to smile, seeing the innocence of how it unfolds as it does… all the while a gradual releasing may be occuring [ie. releasing energetic/mental tensions]

2. Yoga. Yoga is effort toward mastery of your physical life in all aspects. Hatha Yoga is the health and wellbeing of the body [ie. releasing physical tensions]. Although Hatha Yoga is the most popular form of yoga in the West, we may be starting to realize that all aspects of our day to day life is our yoga practice. 

Yoga of Awakening combines these two in a way that holds a space for our unfoldment. 

I have just confirmed the availability of the CC Parish Hall for the next 5 weeks!
We will be able to stretch into the deep of December with a bonus term in the 2011 schedule!

Tuesdays ONLY  Nov 22- Dec 20, 2011
6 pm Yoga Empower Hour
7:30 pm Yoga of Awakening

Register on Nov 22 for $40/5 weeks or drop in $10.

Blessings to All on 11 11 11 in whatever way you observe this day.

http://www.doasone.com/default.aspx

Here is an interesting site where you can spend time in an Aum room, a Breathing room, or a Laughter room with others from around the world. What a nice way to use the technology!

May we all realize peace. aum.

As you work/play/do the things you do, rest. There is a deep stillness available in the midst of activity. It is seen when we no longer pay attention to the types of thoughts that continually try to improve our situations or tear us down with illusions of inadequacy. Notice that which is here all along, this peace.

There will only be a 6 – 7:15 class this evening at Knox Pres. Hall, 5406 Roome.  See Calendar.

Possible changes to next week’s Wednesday line up as well. Please stay tuned!