Welcome to the Spirit of Yoga. It's marvelous March, this month is M for Meditation month. Find a few moments each day and practise breath awareness. Start at the tip of your nostrils and follow the air into your lungs, feel your lungs expanded, pause then slowly release the breath feeling the warmth of the breath through your nostrils. Gaurenteed to bring you back into the now. Once you you mastered that you can extend the time and make it a daily health habit. For a meditation experience you'll never forget join Lawrence (kwan shi) for a weekend of Zen meditation on May 8th and 9th, (location to be advised) early bookings are necessary to ensure his visit to Adelaide. (other tour dates in Australia are available). His presence will change your life. "Be Master of Mind rather than Mastered by Mind" Zen Proverb Namaste, Cathie ABOUT YOGA Yoga has been acknowledged by the health industry as a valid aid to enhance overall health and wellbeing. Yoga has realistic solutions that aid your journey back to good health by learning and practising the techniques taught in the classes and workshops.  Physically it enhances flexibility, strength, co-ordination and body awareness, promoting self-discipline, concentration,relaxation and inner strength, incorporating important breathing techniques (pranayama), to reduce stress and channel emotions in a positive way. Meditation, relaxation and visualisation is practised. By using mindfulness during classes we become more able to deal with the stresses of the outside world as well as the inner world. Specialised classes and workshops are held for beginners, pre-natal, meditation and teen-yoga, along with general classes that cater for all age groups and fitness levels. Classes are held in the Northeast and East of Adelaide. Workplace/sporting club programs are available on request. Programs can be tailored to suit the individual organisation from office Yoga to stress management sessions. Cathie McGill is the principle teacher with over twelve years teaching experience and on-going learning. Incorporating principles from Hatha Yoga, Buddhist and western philisophical teachings. She is also a Reconnective Healing Practitioner and conducts Reconnective healing sessions. " If you do not change direction you will end up where you are heading" Lao Tzu What can yoga do for you? Its aim is to restore, rejuvenate and re-unite the physical body with the internal source known as soul, spirit or nature. The body has its own unique healing system. Through the Yoga practices the bodies energy lines known as nadis are activated and balanced. This then encourages the body to begin transforming to perfect health and harmony. Meditation and mindfulness are important in understanding the obstacles of the mind and how we can overcome these obstacles by oberservation and the understanding of who we are. Once you have established an on-going practice you will acheive the following.
“to the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders" |
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