{"id":210,"date":"2008-05-11T15:21:34","date_gmt":"2008-05-11T20:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/2008\/05\/11\/yoga-wisdom\/"},"modified":"2008-05-11T15:21:34","modified_gmt":"2008-05-11T20:21:34","slug":"yoga-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/yoga-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"0811863581_norm.jpg\"Lately I’ve been reading Liz Lark’s 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom ~ Take your Practice Beyond the Mat<\/a>. In fact, today as I picked up the book for a burst of inspiration I came across this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote:<\/p>\n

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment” <\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And as I was reading this in the morning over tea, blackberries, honey and toast, life became miraculously better with another burst of yogi wisdom in my cup of Yogi Tea<\/a> with a charming quote on the teabag tag reading:<\/p>\n

“The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment.” <\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indeed we try! <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In Lark’s book of wise yogi sayings there is a section I dig called <\/strong>Throughout Your Working Day ~ Establishing Self-Confidence.<\/em> In this section I also recently discovered a wonderful yogi breathing exercise about energizing the spine (something anyone who sits in front of a computer will benefit from), and felt inspired to share here on FGS:<\/p>\n

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Krama breathing has the meaning “step” or “stage”. This method is known to enhance your sense of self by peacefully and gradually
\nfilling your body with fresh life-force (known as Prana in Yoga).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This form of krama breathing divides your inhalation
\ninto three parts, allowing for a full breath on the inhale and a soothing exhale:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sit with your spine upright bringing your focus to your tail-bone and inhale the first third of breath from your tail-bone to the top of your pelvis, hold for a brief moment.<\/li>\n
  2. In the second phase of breath, try to feel your breath moving from the top of your pelvis to the space behind your heart, and again hold very lightly.<\/li>\n
  3. On the third part of the inhalation, try to sense your breath moving from your heart to the crown of your head, hold once more. Exhale, releasing the breath in a wave from the crown of your head to your tail-bone.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    *Please note~Warm up to this centering exercise slowly and if you feel discomfort at any stage do not hold the breath as you inhale. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

    The above meditation is taught in exercise # 185 from 1,001 Pearls of Yoga Wisdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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