The Mirror of Yoga, Richard Freeman |
The Mirror of Yoga, Richard Freeman
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“Hatha means “sun (ha)” and “moon(tha)” and it can be used to describe any yoga practice that unites opposite patterns within the nervous system in order to open up the core of the body for our observation. A central component of hatha yoga is asana, the practice of yoga postures, in which we work the body; we turn it, twist it, stretch it, and explore its subtleties. Another component is pranayama, in which we stretch, unfold, refine and closely observe the breathing. Within these physical practices of hatha yoga we work the body like we knead dough when making bread, so that it becomes transformed from an amorphous lump of unconscious flesh and bones into something that is vital and full of life. Through this work we find that both the body and the mind begin to wake up; they begin to unite with each other and with our everyday experience of life. As we continue to practice, we gradually begin to find that we can extract from the body all the juice of insight and consciousness that lies within it.”
The Mirror of Yoga, Richard Freeman
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