Topic 6.01.17 Effects of your Yoga Practice

Topic 6.01.17 Effects of your Yoga Practice. VERSION CONTROL: 1 August 2017

The process allows you to tap into the effortless flow of life that causes the sun to shine and the seasons to change. Regulating the internal organs and balancing circulatory, respiratory and hormonal systems. Yoga poses are the sacred fires that burn up all neuroses. As pent up emotions are released, you allow more space for your true loving nature to shine forth. In this way, Shanti Yoga amplifies your sense of inner love, joy and harmony.

Health replaces injury, gratitude replaces worry, self-confidence replaces fear. Your joie-de vivre will multiply many times. All aspects of your life transform. The vehicle is yoga, the destination is your true self, and you (and your students), thought you were just coming to get a little exercise!

The right method of practice brings lightness, an exhilarating feeling in the body as well as the mind, and a feeling of oneness of body, mind and soul.

Faulty practice causes discomfort and uneasiness within a few days. This is sufficient to show that you are going wrong. If you cannot identify and correct yourself, please approach me for some guidance.

Continuous right practice will change your outlook in the following areas. All practises discipline themselves in food, sex, cleanliness and character, becoming ‘new’ people.

When you have mastered an asana, it comes with effortless ease and causes no discomfort. Your bodily movements become graceful.

As the vehicle for this part of the journey and experiences through planet earth, the body in Shanti Yoga is made

• strong, with constitutional and body/mind strength, not just muscular brawn;

• finely tuned

• integrated: the union of body, breath, mind and spirit

• internal energy circulates with Cosmic energy, releasing power to you

• healthy. This means no fatigue, a good appetite, a body that sleeps and awakens easily, good memory, good humour, precision in thought and action, excellent attitudes, the ability to enjoy honest loving relationships.