Monday, May 13, 2013

Prototypes Women's Center: Maitri and meditation: Monday, May 13, 2013

Discussion: What is yoga?
some of the answers were:
relaxation
meditation
peace
feeling better

We explored the definition of yoga found in the Bhagavad Gita as "yoga is breaking the bonds of suffering"

at wall:
breath into extended side
round two, breath into low back and sacrum

we explored sutra 1.34 (taking a deep breath to calm the mind)

we explored a maitri meditation to calm the mind. We emphasized the idea of practicing friendliness..it is a tool. This is difficult for many women. We found finding a safe place (ie beach, mountains, etc) usually was easier than a person or pet.

Does it matter what we're thinking

Alternate nostril breath experiement

BREAK

yoga practice

supine back of heart meditation

eye of the needle

tadasana
shoulder rolls and shrugs

guitar hero

crazy eights

uttanasana

lunge
low crescent
balasana
other side lunge

bridge x2

twisted root or easy spine twist

savasana

sit
Namaste

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