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Anusara Yoga, founded by John Friend, is a unique approach to hatha yoga where the spirit of the HEART powerfully blends with the precision of biomechanical ALIGNMENT and balanced energetic ACTION in the performance of asanas (yoga postures). The word "anusara" originates from a line in the Tantric text called the Kularnava Tantra, "shaktipata-anusarena shishyonugraham arhati", which means: by entering the current of Divine Shakti's descent into the heart, the true disciple becomes capable of receiving grace. Anusara literally means to be in the flow. It is the current of the Divine, to flow with Grace. The philosophical basis of Anusara, as elucidated by Dr. Douglas Brooks, is called Rajanaka Yoga. |
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| april 2004 at VIRAYOGA |
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april
- the advent of spring. yet we also
find ourselves looking inside,
cleaning
out our homes, reassessing our inner state.
so we come
to yoga; to breathe and practice
among similarly-intentioned others in the community. we leave class revived- feeling like ourSELVES again, connected,
quiet, aware, listening.
"is that
what satisfies me,
this linking
of the individual to the whole?
strange
that in this tying together,
the
solitary becomes more noticeable."
~maggie
barrett
when
we come together to practice,
we find that our own personal experience- our
silence, our breath- becomes more clear and comforting to
us.
which, of course, in perfect Tantric fashion, flips again: "by
tapping into this current within ourselves,
we connect to the ever-expanding energy of the world; every other person, place, interaction, experience." ~scott
lewicki, rocket scientist (really), certified Anusara teacher, LA, CA
the
wisdom of Anusara is based on this understanding,
based
on the teachings of the Upanisads
[dating back to 600-300 BC]. "when one has seen and heard one's Self, when one has reflected and concentrated in one's Self, one knows
this whole world."
brhadranyaka
upanisad, chapter 4, verse 5.
we
come together to study, practice and see ourselves:
*** to
apply this usefully, realistically to your life: in
so doing, what you learn about YOU watch. *** elena, lynn and the staff of virayoga
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