Yoga Mojo

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Class notes, Hatha, Wednesday PM

(Teacher SF) I love Ashtanga and Hatha equally, the long holds and free flow of Hatha complement the active sequences of Ashtanga perfectly.

Hatha is great for its slower pace, and getting out of the left brain into the right brain, and the spirituality that is readily present that has to be searched for in Ashtanga. These are the things that excite me about a Hatha practice.

Tonite, lots of new little variations of other things I have learned.

New experiences: From down-dog, lift the right leg, then lift the left hand and touch the shin of the left leg. Not as easy as it sounds. Repeat with the opposite side.

Breath of Joy: I feel I know this one well enough now.

Tuesday, April 05, 2005

Yoga of Light

Sharron Rose studied with Sitara Devi in India and learned the feminine-based Yoga of Light. Feminine-based is what she says, but from reading the description it looks balanced to me, although I am probably missing something. While over on the other side of the planet learning from Sitara Devi, she says she "also began my studies with Tibetan master Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. I was thrilled to discover that essential yogic teachings on this ancient path of illumination and integration formed the foundation of the Tibetan Tantric and Dzogchen traditions as well." This looks somewhat similar to Pleiadian Lightwork, PL uses Mudras but does not expound on yoga, having read PL books and practised Pleiadian Lightwork but not Yoga of Light, I can't tell you if the energetic practices are truly alike. This is an exciting discovery, particularly the Egyptian common ground, somewhere in here in the forest of meaningful things, there is cross-pollination between PL and yoga. From Sharron's website:

What you may ask is the Yoga of Light? The Yoga of Light is an ancient science and spiritual practice of physical and spiritual purification and transformation. It teaches us how to perceive and regulate the radiant light and energy of divinity through our physical and luminous energy bodies. Its ultimate goal is the reunion with our divine essence and the transmutation of the very substance of our being back into its true nature as light. The alchemists of ancient Egypt and Medieval Europe and the yogis and yoginis of India and Tibet spent their lives in pursuit of this sacred endeavor. The Egyptians even believed that through this practice, it was possible for a human being to realize their immortal body of light and become a star in the heavens. The Zohar, a primary text of the Hebrew Kabbalistic tradition speaks of this very same transformative process. 'The enlightened shall shine like the radiance (zohar) of the sky, and those who lead multitudes to righteousness, like the stars forever'."

Link.