The Teachings of Practice

Lesson 42 *Community yoga Mangawhai Developing a personal practice. “The more precise the measurement of position, the more imprecise the measurement of momentum, and vice versa.” ~Werner Heisenberg In times of uncertainty, we always have our breathing. While in movement, from time to time, we’ll get lost in our momentum, and the direction would get confused and disorganized. In tomorrow's practice, we'll bring attention and appreciation to our position. We would start by sof

Lesson 41 *Community yoga Mangawhai Developing a personal practice. “Everybody's talkin at me don't hear a word they're saying Only the echoes of my mind” ~Fred Neil “...you are not the voice of the mind - you are the one who hears it.” ~Michael A. Singer Kia Ora community This Thursday night the practice is all about moving with the rhythm of the mind, this means that by being in silence we can recognize our thoughts and its resonance within the body, feeling the effects of

Lesson 40 *Community yoga Mangawhai Developing a personal practice. “The goal towards which the pleasure principle impels us - of becoming happy - is not attainable: yet we may not - nay, cannot - give up the efforts to come nearer to realization of it by some means or other.” ~Sigmund Freud . Kia Ora amigos :) In tonight's practice, the goal is to enjoy the action of moving by the acceptance of joy in our body through movement. As a reflection of being alive, a way of expres

Lesson 39 *Community yoga Mangawhai Developing a personal practice. “We shape clay into a pot, but it is the emptiness inside that holds, whatever we want.” ~Lao Tzu Kia Ora fam! In tomorrow's practice, we are going to transit between positions with the idea of observing the consequence of our decisions. Simple decisions, of simple actions: When we reach our arms, how much do we extend? What's the pressure that we use during balance? How long do we pose? and what is the quali

Lesson 38 *Community yoga Mangawhai Developing a personal practice. "Don't stop moving til you feel satisfied." ~Vincent Bolletta “Nothing happens until something moves” ~Albert Einstein Kia Ora people. There is a practice tonight! The theme is one of my favorites because it is not just a way to recognize and follow our movement. Rather this is a task to finish the intention of the movement. If the intention is to raise our arms, follow the action until the movement is satisf