• This week we are practicing with the element of Ether. Ether is considered to be the most subtle of the five elements. The Sanskrit name for ether is akash Ether has the properties of lightness, airiness and spirituality. It is also equated with the concept of consciousness which is limitless and all pervading. Because ether is associated with consciousness, it is possible to bring more of the ether element into any yoga practice by cultivating more mindfulness and awareness. Especially mediation as we awaken Vigyanamaya Kosha or the higher mind. In a more literal sense, noticing the space between breaths as well as the space around the body as it moves through asanas and holds them, can help the practitioner become more attuned to the ether that surrounds them. As an element, ether is associated with the throat chakra (visuddha). This is because the throat chakra is connected with sound and communication, and it is through ether that sound is said to pass. The group of asanas governed by Ether are the inversions. Hawthorn Malvern Yoga Centre 6/1 Milton Parade Malvern 3144 Australia www.hawthornmalvernyoga.com +61398859455 #ether #akash #inversions #space #yoga #yogapose #practiceyoga #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove
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    This week we are practicing with the element of Ether. Ether is considered to be the most subtle of the five elements. The Sanskrit name for ether is akash Ether has the properties of lightness, airiness and spirituality. It is also equated with the concept of consciousness which is limitless and all pervading. Because ether is associated with consciousness, it is possible to bring more of the ether element into any yoga practice by cultivating more mindfulness and awareness. Especially mediation as we awaken Vigyanamaya Kosha or the higher mind. In a more literal sense, noticing the space between breaths as well as the space around the body as it moves through asanas and holds them, can help the practitioner become more attuned to the ether that surrounds them. As an element, ether is associated with the throat chakra (visuddha). This is because the throat chakra is connected with sound and communication, and it is through ether that sound is said to pass. The group of asanas governed by Ether are the inversions. Hawthorn Malvern Yoga Centre 6/1 Milton Parade Malvern 3144 Australia www.hawthornmalvernyoga.com +61398859455 #ether #akash #inversions #space #yoga #yogapose #practiceyoga #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove
  • This week we are practicing with the element of air. Air in Yoga is called vayu and stands for anything in a gaseous form. The group of asanas governed by air are the balancing asanas. Air governs the chest and arms. Air also corresponds to the 4th chakra Anahata. Anahata is the resting place of the Soul. When we incarnate into the physical body the Soul sits in Anahata quietly observing. The divine Soul is what connects us to all and everything. Our divine Soul is what connects us to universal Soul. There is no separation. This realisation is ultimately the goal of Yoga. #chakra #anahata #vayu #air #yoga #yogapose #practiceyoga #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove #yogacentre #yogamelbourne #yogapractice #asana
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    This week we are practicing with the element of air. Air in Yoga is called vayu and stands for anything in a gaseous form. The group of asanas governed by air are the balancing asanas. Air governs the chest and arms. Air also corresponds to the 4th chakra Anahata. Anahata is the resting place of the Soul. When we incarnate into the physical body the Soul sits in Anahata quietly observing. The divine Soul is what connects us to all and everything. Our divine Soul is what connects us to universal Soul. There is no separation. This realisation is ultimately the goal of Yoga. #chakra #anahata #vayu #air #yoga #yogapose #practiceyoga #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove #yogacentre #yogamelbourne #yogapractice #asana
  • This week we are practicing with the element of water which governs the chakra of Swadhisthana. Swadhisthana is related to the unconscious mind and means ‘dwelling place of the self’. Swadhistana provides the qualities of creativity, movement, change and flexibility to the body and mind.  Being related to the element of water and strongly influenced by the moon and tides, swadhisthana is emotional in nature, changeable, spontaneous and unpredictable. It is very important in self development as it is the storehouse of all our personal impressions and habits from past actions. From the lowest gamut of addiction and resistance, Swadhisthana eventually evolves to it's transcendental energy of adaptability and joyfulness. We begin to dance with the flow of life from addiction to adaptability. Hawthorn Malvern Yoga Centre 6/1 Milton Parade Malvern 3144 Australia www.hawthornmalvernyoga.com +61398859455 #swadhisthana #chakra #yoga #yogapose #practiceyoga #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove #yogacentre #yogamelbourne #yogapractice #asana #yogaaustralia #yogamalvern #yogi #experiencedteachers #yogahawthorn
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    This week we are practicing with the element of water which governs the chakra of Swadhisthana. Swadhisthana is related to the unconscious mind and means ‘dwelling place of the self’. Swadhistana provides the qualities of creativity, movement, change and flexibility to the body and mind.  Being related to the element of water and strongly influenced by the moon and tides, swadhisthana is emotional in nature, changeable, spontaneous and unpredictable. It is very important in self development as it is the storehouse of all our personal impressions and habits from past actions. From the lowest gamut of addiction and resistance, Swadhisthana eventually evolves to it's transcendental energy of adaptability and joyfulness. We begin to dance with the flow of life from addiction to adaptability. Hawthorn Malvern Yoga Centre 6/1 Milton Parade Malvern 3144 Australia www.hawthornmalvernyoga.com +61398859455 #swadhisthana #chakra #yoga #yogapose #practiceyoga #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove #yogacentre #yogamelbourne #yogapractice #asana #yogaaustralia #yogamalvern #yogi #experiencedteachers #yogahawthorn
  • In our physical body, blood flows through veins, capillaries, and arteries. In our energy body, prana flows through energy pathways called nadis (nadi translates as flow). Prana rides on the breath, so when we breathe in, we take in prana. When we expand the breath and improve the quality of it, we are expanding and improving the quality of this vital life force within and around us. This is exactly what yoga breathing techniques, or pranayama, are designed to do. An important aspect of the pranic body are the chakras, or energy centres. In yoga, we focus on the seven major chakras that exist along the line of the spine, each one connected to specific glands and organs of the physical body, as well as areas of our mind that influence our personality. It is believed by many that health and wellbeing comes when there is a balanced energy flow through each of the seven major chakras. #chakras #prana #breath #breathe #pranayama #yoga #yogapose #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove #fit #backbend
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    In our physical body, blood flows through veins, capillaries, and arteries. In our energy body, prana flows through energy pathways called nadis (nadi translates as flow). Prana rides on the breath, so when we breathe in, we take in prana. When we expand the breath and improve the quality of it, we are expanding and improving the quality of this vital life force within and around us. This is exactly what yoga breathing techniques, or pranayama, are designed to do. An important aspect of the pranic body are the chakras, or energy centres. In yoga, we focus on the seven major chakras that exist along the line of the spine, each one connected to specific glands and organs of the physical body, as well as areas of our mind that influence our personality. It is believed by many that health and wellbeing comes when there is a balanced energy flow through each of the seven major chakras. #chakras #prana #breath #breathe #pranayama #yoga #yogapose #yogaasana #yogalife #yogalove #fit #backbend