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Yoga Connections, LLC is your link to begin learning a safe and enduring yoga practice that will increase flexibility, strength, and clarity of mind. Whether you're looking for a private lesson, group event, or a corporate wellness program, you've come to the right place. We specialize in introducing students to an alignment-based yoga practice and connecting people to an Iyengar Yoga Studio to further their personal practice. 

 

SEEKING THE STILL LIFE OF A YOGI

Creating Space To Explore The Breath

Yoga Connections

Patanjali's Sutra 2:52 tatah ksiyate prakasa avaranam
"Pranayama removes the veil covering the light of knowledge and heralds the dawn of wisdom." -translation by BKS Iyengar

The Iyengar Method of Yoga was established to teach students of all shapes and sizes and stages of health. It is based on the the Astanga (8-limbed)path as guided by the father of modern yoga, Patanjali through 196 Sutra's or threads of wisdom. 

Pranayama, the practice of breath regulation is the 4th limb. Prana is traslated as life force energy and the breath is considered the food for the prana. According to the path, you must master the first 3 limbs of yoga before you can regulate the breath in such a way as to tap into this amazing energy.

Monday night in Castleberry Hill, we learned a new pose:

Parsvottanasana, which is made of up three words parsva (side) ottan or ut (intense stretch) and asana (pose/seat). This intense stretch of the side body pose, we explored from a chair and used partner work to help us learn how to stretch the side body. 

Our practice focused on opening the chest, side body and spine using restorative poses predominately. Restorative poses are less active and usually involve the support of blocks, chairs, bolsters, or blankets. We can hold these poses with less strain so we can experience more of an opening in the areas mentioned earlier. Creating space in the body through asana invites ease in the breath. When the breath is at ease it doesn't get agitated if we began to observe it and slowly expand it's capacity on the inhale, exhale, and natural pauses in between. As BKS Iyengar demonstrates, the possibilities are pretty amazing.

 

 

 

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