? Yoga, the popularity of this seems to be no less than the square dance of the ancient Indian way of exercise, has long become the daily fitness of many women, and even men, but in addition to the practice of yoga to enhance the toughness, stretching, stretching, etc., you have to understand the deeper meaning of yoga? The first thing you need to do is to explore the depths of your life, and you'll be able to do that.
? In his book, The Light of Yoga, Iyengar writes that yoga is a way to bring peace to the endless brain and a way to channelize inner energy into beneficial channels. Just as a raging river, when properly channelized through dams and canals, creates a large reservoir that fights floods and prevents disasters, and at the same time provides sufficient power for industry, so when the brain is brought under control, it is as if the heart has a reservoir full of "peace" that creates sufficient energy for the spiritual advancement of the human being.
? With yoga for many years, with life experience and life experience gradually deep, I also began to understand the meaning of yoga, she brought me far more than physical wisdom, but also the freedom of the will, and all things in harmony with nature and **** place, as well as the presentation of the self, acceptance and control, from the outward to the inward search, to the depths of the life of the delight.
I. Breath - the breath of life
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? Breathing is a very important factor in yoga practice. Beginners often find it difficult to control their breathing because they are not skilled in the movements, and many regular practitioners may not pay more attention to their breathing, and may complete difficult movements while holding their breath, but the breath is in fact the catalyst of the asana. First of all, the breath is like the axis of life, physiologically affecting the flow of blood, the rhythmic nature of inhalation and exhalation, calming the nervous system, making the meridians open and stretch more smoothly. The other is breath-holding or breath-hanging, an interval or pause after a full inhalation and before an exhalation, by which the breath is controlled.
? Shankara says: The true exhalation is the emptying of the mind of all illusions and distractions. The real inhalation is to realize that "I am the true Self". Holding this thought steadily is the true holding of the breath.
? Secondly, emotional activity affects the rhythm of the breath, and conscious adjustment of the breath can calm jumpy or excited emotions. Kariba Ekken, a 17th-century mystic, once said, "If you want to cultivate inner peace, then you should first adjust your breathing, because when the breath is under control, the mind will be at peace."
? I remember when I first started practicing yoga a few years, the attention is basically on the action, always focusing on whether the action is standard or not, the breath is basically chaotic, the mastery of the action is not smooth, like watching the video of the "card", some actions learned, but not comfortable, unintentionally, there was a time to chat with a certain instructor to talk about the other side of whether to examine the It was only when I talked to an instructor about whether or not I had tested my breathing that I suddenly realized this problem. In the subsequent practice, I began to consider the breath as the core of the action, pay attention to the rhythm of the breath, because I do not fight with the action, the muscles relax, in the pause of holding the breath, the thoughts can be slowly stabilized, but found that they are not easy to do the action began to make progress, the exhalation and stretching action, inhalation and closure of the action complement each other, the thoughts and the body to meet the companion, so that the rhythm of the breath is the rhythm of the life organism is originally. The rhythm of the breath is the original rhythm of the living organism.
? This makes me think of the workplace, it seems that most people have a job that they do not like, so which is the core of the two factors in their own and work? Many people focus on whether the content of the job is to their liking, whether the development prospects of the position is suitable for them and whether they can integrate into the work-related relationships, whether they can do a good job of worrying about other factors, and because of the influence of these factors to constantly change themselves. Just like we use most of our energy to pursue whether the yoga poses are achieved and standardized, while ignoring the inner core of breathing, thus neglecting self-knowledge and awareness in the external vortex. A very white question: what is the purpose of one's work, life and study? From a coach's perspective, many times it's about tapping into values, because that's the base point of all questions. So, instead of struggling in your career, why not retreat back to your beginnings and dig into what your anchor points are. If the need for security outweighs the quest for growth, then look for points of personal strength in your career, and if you're willing to give up the rest for growth, then validate that with action. To deal with the problem of career, there needs to be a self-awareness of the center of gravity to maintain balance, just like the breath control in yoga, to find the unique rhythm of individual life.
Second, the control of precepts - the real self
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? In the Yoga Sutras on the practice of yoga, Patanjali discusses the making of precepts, precepts that transcend creed, country, age, and time, encompassing nonviolence, truth-seeking, non-stealing, abstinence, and non-covetousness, and argues that truth-seeking is the supreme rule of behavior or morality. Mahatma Gandhi also said, "Truth is God and God is Truth." Yoga master Iyengar holds the same view: if one can think true, speak true, and live true, then one is equipped to be one with the infinite Universal Spirit. The existence of truth is essentially love and truth
? I was once very frustrated by the practice of yoga because I had practiced it off and on for 10 years, and even studied to be a yoga instructor, but I did not become the soft and peaceful "goddess" that I had in mind. In my doubt, I began to trace the origin of yoga, and when I read this part of the book, I gradually realized that I am what I am if I cannot do it, and that I cannot be soft enough to reach the standard, and that I am the real me. I read this part and gradually realized that what I can't do is the real me, and what I can't soften to the standard is also the real me. How many ordinary people can be as calm as usual when they accept their own inability? I'm not a fairy, inevitably disobedience and indignation, which is also the nature of human competition and survival, but, but, such self-compassion is not to stop and rest, and this Buddha. The important thing is always behind the but, my curiosity can not stop the footsteps of exploration, I can not be nothing, after careful awareness, I found that my strength and practice of the extension of the mind, as well as the combination of meditation is the strengths of some can and some can not, so that their own is the life of the meat long, not the Iron Man, so that the truth is the truth.
? In reality, meet a lot of people, including once myself, worried, anxious depressed, afraid that this is not good, that is not good, many people worry behind the fear, is not able to accept the real themselves, can not accept that they may not be able to do, not good, an important reason is that for their own strengths, not good at not have a clear understanding of the direction, too much attention to their own can not do well how to do well, not better than How to make up for others? This leads to energy dispersed in a lot of unnecessary links, such as that who has the ability to go to the position that I want to go? These are the products of the emotional brain, not the thoughts of the "human brain"! The real situation is that you only see your own will, and do not see or clarify your own strengths and inabilities, not to mention the behavior and efforts of others, if you use the mirror as a glass, even you can not see, let alone others? Therefore, truth-seeking in Yoga is also inward searching and thorns in the midst of confusion, and truth-seeking is the pleasure of life in the true sense of the word.
Three asanas - to delight in all things
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? When it comes to yoga asanas, many people will think of mountain pose, tree pose, common downward dog, cobra pose, cat pose, crane meditation, etc., are from the world of all things, it can be said that with the development and evolution over the centuries, yoga asanas basically have been able to make the body's every muscle, every nerve and every kind of glands to get exercise, if you can practise all the asanas, Ran, with the first half of the echo of the first half of a little bit, the courtiers do I can't. However, each asana is a part of nature, in fact, when practicing a certain asana, you have also been integrated into the spirit of all things, has been and other things because in the same nature has a meditative connection.
A good yoga instructor will not allow students to do "beyond" the action, to the extent that they can, "try to move forward a little bit if you want to," because yoga needs to focus on the process of each of their own actions, and in which to find the unique living organisms. singularity, as the Bhagavad Gita explains in Karma Yoga: "The work itself is your prerogative; the fruits are not." That is, when you are fully engaged in the work and not the fruits, enjoy the realm or state of engagement that you are capable of, and the reality is that often the fruits manifest themselves. Such a concept, and the flow of the mind has a different flavor, but if you think too much, left and right, in fact, we become a spider, by the thought of the web, which is trapped is the space and time of the consciousness, like the mind that crosses the body, now, that is certainly a contradiction and struggle, and how to pleasure it?
There are many asanas in yoga, first of all, choose the asanas that you can do well, used to settle the body and consciousness, like survival, there is a foundation; and then choose some of the actions that can be done more than half, but there is still to be practiced, to formulate a plan to promote, broken down into daily practice of the small goal, can be detailed to a movement a couple of times, and lastly, regular communication with the instructor, the instructor help to calibrate the action. Lastly, communicate with your coach on a regular basis and ask them to help you calibrate your movements. The cycle is repeated, and the effect on the body and consciousness will be as deep as still water.
To broaden the vision, in the workplace, personal growth, are this law, to be good at doing the best, the first to have a sense of achievement, the best is the best of their own ability, do not with can not be done don't force; and then the next level of challenge to breakthroughs, pay and deliberate practice is a certainty; and lastly, is to regularly communicate with your bosses, customers, or people you want to please, do not be biased in the direction of other people's power will always be out of your imagination. The power of others is always beyond your imagination. As Huang Lei said in "Little Happiness", Chinese people's happiness is quite small, and there is a very wonderful feeling, that is, the impact of a barrier, the joy of passing through the monsters.
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? So, practicing yoga, this thing, is also a microcosm of the growth mindset, in the process, practicing, thinking, thinking, trial and error, acceptance, breakthroughs, is from the outside to the inside of the search for life pleasure journey.
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