The Teachings of Practice

Integral Yoga “If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it.” ― Lao Tzu The practice of happiness For this practice, I wanted to find stability while moving, using rhythm and the location of my yoga mat as reference for my placement, and most importantly, to use the same movement sequence, practising it again and again and again, the same, the same, the same till it feels different. Contemplating the transitions, that for every hight there i

Integral Yoga “Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny.” ― Mahatma Gandhi The practice of yoga We always practice something We always practice the way we are The way we think and move In a way, we always practice what we believe, what we believe we are. To change, we must practice something different, like the way we act

Integral Yoga “The goal is the path and the path is the goal” ― Buddhist Saying The practice of yoga I rarely use the word yoga these days, because I feel it comes with heavy expectations, especially for the ambiguity of its associations and stereotypes. I like more the word Practice: as routine,as discipline; This gives me a sense of order, organization, and overall consistency in my life, I don't know how the day can turn up, but I know for sure that I always have a thing t

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