Article by Serena Lousena
If we are able to go into upward-facing bow on Tuesday, we should absolutely be able to go into this challenging pose on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday – regardless of the daily fluctuating state of our bodies. Disregarding our bodies’ needs and limitations, by pushing through our current physical state, can cause injury and a sense of violence toward one’s self. This is the antithesis of one of the main tenets of the Yoga Sutras, which we know as Ahimsa or non-harming.To remain unaware of your physical needs and limitations, and to do the poses you think you should be able to do anyway, even if your body hurts, is an act of self-harming. Respecting your body’s needs and limitations springs first from a non-judgmental awareness of your daily physical and emotional needs. For example, does it seem silly that you are having trouble maintaining Tree Pose today? If so, you may want to utilize the mindfulness meditation technique of non-judgmental and compassionate exploration of the reasons for your lack of balance today. Are you upset about something? Are you feeling rushed or emotionally off balance?If so, do you know why? Is there another pose that would better help you to ground, center, balance, and relax, today? Putting this awareness and wisdom into practice is a critical component of allowing your body to relax and trust you. This honoring of your own physical needs and limitations will support you in creating physical and emotional health, ease, and complete well being.?? Copyright 2011 – Aura Wellness Center – Publications DivisionMeditation is process of self-relaxation. This is self-training to control the mind in such a way that you can keep different degrees of conscience. It can be a full, wide awake experience or an almost unconscious state. When we practice this we have to keep in mind that we to be in a nice quiet place. It can have to do with the past or the future.Meditation usually has to do with the body also. When we meditate we relax our bodies as much as possible. Usually we try to flex all our muscles individually and then relax them. This takes a little conditioning to see what has our individual self. With this done we are almost ready to start the meditation process.Meditation is a personal practice. There are people that do not use any outside stimulants and there are people that use beads, candles and a variety of objects. It is all personal choice. When you get to the focal point of your meditation you are free to go where ever your mind wants you to go. You might have an idea of what you want but if you go somewhere else just go with it. You are being told something that you are not looking for.Meditation is used in most religions. It is a spiritual connection with the higher power that is worshipped. There are eastern forms of mediation which are based on practices that are tens of thousands of years old. The western religions came about a lot later, No matter how you believe meditation is about the individual.The choice of position when meditating is just personal choice. You can be sitting, lying down, and kneeling, go using some of the older traditional positions.
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