Yesterday it was supine and prone poses, today it is seated poses. Geeta referred to the Bhagavad-Gita where it says that realization comes from meditation and that meditation is done in a seated posture. For this reason one must learn to sit properly.
Geeta continues to emphasize that you must first learn in your own body then teach others. It seems obvious, but it is so true. You can not teach someone to play the violin beautifully until you yourself have mastered it.
She also mentioned many times that some students do not know how to receive instruction. They say, “Oh, don’t touch me, don’t adjust me.” She says that they want to do the poses the wrong way because of the ego, “They want to be the one to say I know. When one says I know they close the doors of knowledge. When you say I don’t knowknowledge will come.”
Here are the poses we worked with today:
Dandasana
Urdhva Hasta Dandasana
Padangustha Dandasana
Parsva Swastikasana
Janu Sirsasana
Paschimottanasana
Parsva Paschimottanasana
Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana
Utthita Parsva Hasta Padangusthasana
Eka Pada Mulabandhasana
No comments:
Post a Comment