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UrbanYogaSchool - School of classical yoga school in Urban Lifestyle

Classical yoga includes small and big yoga. Small yoga is all about a healthy lifestyle.

UrbanYogaSchool - yoga school for self-discovery and growth

🧘‍♀️Classical yoga lessons
📖 Psycho-practices
👥 Communications trainings
📚Psychological and spiritual techniques
👁️Esoteric approach
🗺️ Yoga Retreats Here you can think about all styles of modern postural yoga, detox methods, breathing exercises, relaxing retreats and so on. Big yoga takes care of a person's inner world. Here, differen

t methods of self reflection and observation are used. Yoga offers a well-developed language to describe subtle psychical processes inside the human psyche. Only once you can understand your inner sensations, and trace how inner life influences your normal life experience, can you start working on your personal development and transformation from inside. Genuine transformation happens when you not only work on the improvement of your various skills, but also on the roots (inner reasons) of your fears, anxiety and painful feelings, obsessive repeating thought circles, and other unpleasant experiences. The ultimate purpose of big yoga is to support your personal transformation and therefore make your experience of life more contented.

19/12/2024

5 States of Chitta (Mind)💆‍♂️

1. Kṣipta( 🗣️Distracted Mind): from the root kṣip (क्षिप्) – to throw. So, ksipta state is a mind thrown in different directions, a scattered mind that cannot focus on one thing. 💨

2. Mūḍha(😴Dull Mind): from the root muh (मुह्) – to be dazed, dull, foggy, intoxicated.
So, mudha state is a foggy mind which lacks clarity and active focus. 🌀

Examples of Mūḍha Mind:
Feeling disconnected in a meeting. 🗣️
Unable to recall what was read or said. 📚
Listening without following the storyline. 🎓
Taking notes without understanding. ✍️
Aimlessly scrolling through social media. 📱
After poor sleep. 😴
Following intense exercise. 💪
Any state of intoxication. 🍷
Just staring into space. 🌌

3. Vikṣipta(🔄Partially Focused Mind): this is a nearly concentrated mind that occasionally gets distracted. 🔄.
4. Ekāgra(🎯One-Pointed Mind): focused cognitive attention on a chosen object which involves awareness and a deeper level of perception. However, while exploring, it still assigns emotional and intellectual evaluations to the object based on previous experiences and stereotypes. 🎯

5. Niruddha(🧘‍♀️Controlled Mind): from the root rudh(रुध्) - to keep in order, to withhold, restrain, to take possession of. The niruddha state is an actively controlled mind without emotional or intellectual bias, not dull or scattered. 🧘‍♀️

❗️🧘‍♂️Any authentically yogic state is always cognitively active. No form of “dullness” can be considered an achievement in yoga. 🧘‍♀️✨

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11/11/2024

🔑“Bandha” is a Sanskrit term meaning “lock.” 🔒

These body locks help regulate energy flow and the movement of fluids within our bodies, making them crucial in practices that alter internal pressure.🌊

In classic yoga🧘, there are three main bandhas:
1. Jalandhara Bandha
2. Uddiyana Bandha
3. Mula Bandha

1. Mula Bandha focuses energy on the lower chakras and is especially helpful when there’s excessive pressure. It prevents energy from flowing out of the Muladhara chakra, which is linked to our vital force.

💪 If you ever feel drained or your limbs start freezing around someone, there may be an energy outflow and Mula Bandha can help restore your energy balance.

On a physical level, Mula Bandha also stimulates the internal genitalia, supporting men in controlling ej*******on and enhancing women’s or***ms. 🌺

2. Uddiyana Bandha directs energy from the Manipura chakra to the Anahata. ✨

Additionally, Uddiyana Bandha gently massage the abdominal organs, promoting overall health.💖

3. Jalandhara Bandha seals off energy flow to the head, which helps prevent high intracranial pressure during exercises that raise bodily pressure, like Kumbhaka. 🌌

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Enhance your energy flow with these powerful bandhas and elevate your yoga practice! 🌟🙏

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05/11/2024

“Inhaling and exhaling rapidly is called Kapālabhātī. It destroys all diseases caused by kapha (a type of mucus originating from the lungs and throat).” 📜 Hatha Yoga Pradipika 2.35
Kapalabhati involves rhythmic belly breathing at 90-120 breaths per minute, with a 3:1 inhalation-to-exhalation ratio. Beginners should start with about 60 breaths per minute.
How It Works:
💆‍♂️ Kapalabhati acts as an intracranial massage for the brain using pressure differences created by belly moves
🌬️ This rhythmic breathing increases the oxygen content in our blood
👃 Nose hairs are rhythmically influenced to stimulate brain function

✨🍀 A sign that you practice Kapalabhati correctly is a sense of «enlightenment» in your eyes.
Etymology (kapāla + bhāti):
💀 Kapāla: Skull
🔆 Bhāti:
1. Light, Brightness
2. Perception, Knowledge
🫁 Kapalabhati (कपालभाती) is about bringing light to the head, enhancing mental clarity and perception.

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23/09/2024

The Power of Breath

Breath is the bridge between our body, mind, and emotions. 🌬️🧘‍♀️🧠

🌬️The way we breathe—its depth and the muscles we engage—is closely tied to our inner state.

🍀When we say «it took my breath away,» we mean it both metaphorically and emotionally.

🧘‍♀️ When we’re emotionally balanced, our breath is deep, calm, and steady.

❗️But under stress, pressure, or agitation, our breathing changes instantly.

😟 Even recalling a heavy or traumatic memory can disrupt our breath, sometimes leading us to unconsciously hold it.

🤫 Others can sense our inner state through our breathing patterns. Our breath reflects our true emotions.

🧠 By mastering our breath, we can master our emotional state.

🧘‍♀️This is the essence of yogic pranayama, breath control exercise.

Pranayama teaches us to:

✨ Consciously shape our breath rhythm
🧠 Cultivate a desired state of consciousness
💪 Gain control over our emotional state

Next Open Lesson:
🗓 Date: 26 September 2024
⏰ Time: 18:15 (finishing around 20:15)
🗺️ Location: Zamenhofstraat 108, 1022 AG Amsterdam
Second floor, Unit 207

PM to enrol.

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20/09/2024

🌟 Six Types of Asanas 🌟

🧘‍♀️ 1. Stretching Asanas.
Poses like Bhujangasana (forward stretching) and Paschimottanasana (backward stretching) enhance flexibility and energy flow. 🌿

🔄 2. Twist Asanas.
Exercises such as Ardha Matsyendrasana target diagonal meridians, improving rotational flexibility. ♻️

💪 3. Power-Building Asanas.
Postures like Purvottanasana and Utkatasana build strength by condensing energy in strained areas. They boost endurance and balance. 🏋️‍♂️

🔃 4. Inverted Asanas.
Poses such as Shirshasana change energy and fluid circulation under the influence of gravity, renewing our system. 🔝

🤲 5. Tension-Relieving Asanas.
Poses like Gomukhasana help redirect energy and relieve tension. 👐

⚖️ 6. Balance Asanas.
Poses like Vrikshasana and Virabhadrasana engage core muscles and activate the brain’s limbic system through balance, fostering mental and physical harmony. 🧠

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11/09/2024

🧘‍♀️ This group of meditation practices is known as Bhāvanā in yoga. The term “Bhavana” derived from the root “√bhū” — meaning “to be,” translates to “bringing into existence” and is closely related to “realization.”
In a psychological context, it signifies “actualization,” “experiencing a specific psychological state,” or “forming a specific state of psyche.” 🌿🧠
🕉️Bhavana consists of practices esigned to develop required psychological states, valuable as standalone experiences or as starting points for self-exploration.
✨For instance ✨

Cultivating courage when doubting the ability to begin a task 💪
Viewing situations from the perspective of a higher-status individual to reduce unjustified confidence 👥
Meditation on the nearness of death to realize what now really matters for you in life 💭⁉️

🌿These practices simulate life situations to gain spiritual insight, not through experience, but by emotionally living through them within your inner world 🧘‍♀️
📚Yoga Dictionary: https://www.in.yoga/en/yoga-dictionary/

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15/08/2024

This ta***ic concept is illustrated in the image where Kali dances 💃on the sleeping Shiva, who, despite being asleep, still has his phallus erect. 🌙✨

Purusha (Ishvara) is:
* A static masculine ⚙️
* A passive-ordering element (opposed to Prakriti) ⚖️
* A system-forming factor 📊

Prakriti is:
* An active feminine 🌺
* A chaotic element (ordered by Ishvara) 🌪️

📚 More: https://www.in.yoga/en/2015/01/21/sutra-1-26-ishvara-prakriti-and-sanskrit-grammar/
https://www.in.yoga/en/2014/10/08/ishvarapranidhana-continued-ishvarapranidhana-and-purusha/

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14/08/2024

🧘‍♀️ Yes! 🌟 This group of meditations is known as Dhyāna in yoga, derived from the root √dhyai, meaning “to think.” 🧠

Dhyāna involves correct thinking that generates new knowledge. Clear thinking begins with asking the right question. 🔍🧘‍♂️ By searching for answers, you can gain new insights and understanding 💡

According to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Dhyāna is the “continuous flow of cognition.” Patanjali considers it a means to overcome:

☑️Vrittis (activities of the mind) 🌀
☑️Sanskaras (unconscious emotional and behavioural patterns formed from traumatic or unsuccessful experiences) 🧩, which can lead to repeated unsuccessful actions.

According to The Guhyasamāja Ta**ra, Dhyāna is divided into five stages of knowledge:

Vitarka - examination from all angles 🔍
Vichara - deliberative reflection 🤔
Priti - acceptance, corresponding to a natural flow of thoughts where one cannot be distracted from contemplation 💭
Sukha (Ananda) - the enjoyment of the process 😊
Ekagrata - complete and natural concentration 🎯

📚Yoga Dictionary: https://www.in.yoga/en/yoga-dictionary/

13/08/2024

Below is a ‘Delicious’ Ta***ic Practice 🌟🍽️👅

“One should cultivate a state of fullness from the increasing pleasure derived from the nuances of taste in prepared food and drinks. From this, 😌 deep contentment 😊 will arise 🍵” || Verse 72 🕉️The Vijñāna Bhairava Ta**ra, approx. 7th CE✨

🧘 This practice helps you to:

- gain greater fulfilment from the tastes 🍽️✨
- eat less, savour more 🍲
- add intensity to life experience 🌟
- develop refined delights from food 🌿
- enrich the sensitivity of the senses 👃👂
- recognise the subtle shades of taste 👅

📚The Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra, a text from the Kashmir Shaivism tradition, presents around 112 Ta***ic meditation methods (yuktis) and focus techniques (dhāraṇās) in a highly concentrated form🧘‍♀️🌿

🧍📖Abhinavagupta called it the Shiva Vijnana Upanishad 🕉️

📚The Vijnana Bhairava Ta**ra is part of the larger text of the Rudra Yamala Ta**ra, which has been lost. We know about it only due to the concluding line in the Vijnana Bhairava Ta**ra 📜✨

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12/08/2024

🧘‍♀️ Yes! 🌟 This group of meditations is called Dharana in yoga. The word “dhāraṇā” is derived from the root √dhṛ, meaning “to hold.” Thus, Dharana means “holding” or “retaining.”

📖The text Yoga Sutras of Patanjali defines Dharana as:
🕉️deśa-bandhaś cittasya dhāraṇā॥3.1॥
“Dharana is keeping the mind (citta) on a certain object.”

This quote is sometimes translated as “keeping attention on an object,” but keeping the mind (chitta) on something is more than just holding attention. 🧠✨ It involves thoroughly reflecting on it from a pre-selected angle, without any distractions, and with the intention of gaining new knowledge about the object.

Practices similar to Dharana are also found in Stoicism🏛️

Moreover, Dharana practices like Vairagya and Pratyahara focus on experiencing non-attachment to external objects. 🌿🧘‍♂️

📚Yoga Dictionary: https://www.in.yoga/en/yoga-dictionary/

11/08/2024

Below is a Ta***ic practice designed to focus on a pleasant experience, helping to transform your current state and perception:

“When a strong feeling of happiness (ananda 🌈) arises from reuniting with loved ones after a long separation, focus on this joy 😌 until the mind dissolves into it, becoming one with it.” || 71🙏✨ Vijñāna-Bhairava-Ta**ra 📜 (approx. 7th CE)

📚The Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra, a text from the Kashmir Shaivism tradition, presents around 112 Ta***ic meditation methods (yuktis) and focus techniques (dhāraṇās) in a highly concentrated form🧘‍♀️🌿

Abhinavagupta called it the Shiva Vijnana Upanishad 🕉️

The Vijnana Bhairava Ta**ra is part of the larger text of the Rudra Yamala Ta**ra, which has been lost. We know about it only due to the concluding line in the Vijnana Bhairava Ta**ra 📜✨

10/08/2024

Yes! 🌟 This group of meditations is called SMARANA in yoga 🧘‍♀️ The word smarana is derived from the Sanskrit root √smṛ — “to remember.” Formed by adding the action suffix ‘ana’, smarana means “memory”, “recollection”, and “remembrance.”

🧘‍♂️ SMARANA is a meditative practice in yoga for consciously working with memory🧠

📖 Most esoteric traditions intensively train the ability to memorize and recall✨
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SMARANA is essential in yoga for abilities such as:

🔍 Being able to recall your actions and the driving forces behind them
💭 Recalling emotions and thoughts at specific moments in life
🎯 Remembering to stay focused while performing inner techniques
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Different practices with memory are mentioned in:

🕉️ Buddhism
📜 Confucianism
🏛️ Stoicism
🌌 Neoplatonism
✨ Hesychasm
🕌 Sufism

🌿 For instance, Aristotle, in his work “On Memory and Reminiscence,” described the process of recalling and recognizing memories as “reminiscence” and considered it a crucial practice for improving memory🙇‍♂️

📚Yoga Dictionary: https://www.in.yoga/en/yoga-dictionary/

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