Yoga for Meditation (102)Yoga for Meditation is an instructional yoga tape hosted by renowned yoga instructor Rodney Yee, who gently guides viewers through five yoga sessions:
Mountain, Garden, Tree, Wind and
Sky.
Mountain is a gentle flow series meant to warm the body to prepare for the practice. Garden is a gentle hip opening sequence. Tree introduces the viewer to four traditional postures for meditation, while Wind focuses on the breath and Sky is a seated meditation. This practice is meant to connect one's mind and body with the Earth's energy.
What are The Eight Limbs of Yoga?
- Indian sage Patanjali is considered the father of modern yoga
- His treatise The Yoga Sutras teaches "The Eight Limbs of Yoga".
- Yama and Niyama are codes for moral and social conduct.
- Asanas are physical postures and Pranaymana means "breath control."
- Pratyahara teaches internalization of the senses.
- Dharana means "holding concentration," which leads to Dhyana or "meditation."
What is Surya Namaskar?
- Many yoga practices begin with Sun Salutation as a warm up series.
- One translation of Surya Namaskar is "paying homage to the sun."
- Surya Namaskar begins and ends with the hands at the heart center.
- This series is usually comprised of twelve postures.
- Vinyasa means "coordination of breath with movement."
- Sun Salutations lengthen the spine and stretch the hamstrings.
- This practice helps us center ourselves and quiet our minds.
Resources
The Yoga for Meditation instructional series is available from:
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