Day 18 Sutras 2:49 The [firm posture] being acquired, the movement of inhalation and exhalation should be controlled. This is pranayama. Pranayama is the fourth limb of yoga. Patanjali says that we are ready to practice this controlled regulation of the inhalation and exhalation after a reasonable mastery of asana practice. Prana is life force…
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Day 17: How to Master Postures – 21 Days of Sutras to Heal Your Soul
Day 17 Sutras 2:47 By lessening the natural tendency for restlessness and by meditating on the infinite, posture is mastered. Asana or posture is the third limb of yoga after yama and niyama and is an easier starting point for yoga than changing our attitudes. Attitudes and behaviours are mindset changes. Physical postures or asana…
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Day 16: Which Way is Your Way? 21 Days of Sutras to Heal Your Soul
Day 16 Sutras 2:35-44 The effects of living the Yamas and Niyamas – What Do You Gain? Why Bother to Live the Yamas and Niyamas? There is no one size fits all to the yamas and niyamas. Because everyone is different in design and personality, different paths are given. There are many routes to get…
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Day 15: Your Attitudes to Yourself – 21 Days of Sutras to Heal Your Soul
Day 15: Sutra 2:32 - Niyama Yama and Niyama ask us to consider the lifestyle, attitudes and behaviour patterns that will foster a serene mind and the conditions for our true Self to emerge. Yama relates to the attitudes we have towards people and things outside ourselves. Niyama is our relationship with ourselves. What kind…
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