Lynne Carroll's Yoga Studio

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11/22/2023

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Asanas do not have an existence independent of movement and breathing. Performing any asana simply involves movement into, stay in, and movement out of the asana, with the appropriate breathing. In one sense, each asana is just a name for a certain body position. It is not very different from a word like ‘squatting’—the word serves to indicate a certain position of the body.

It is not that the position of the asana, adhered to with mathematical precision, results in occult benefits. Asanas do not have intrinsic benefits distinct from those that result from the movements and breathing. The effect of an asana is simply the effect of the movement of the body and the flow of the breath. Similar movement and breathing will, quite naturally, have similar effects.

For example, logically speaking, squatting with our feet together (utkatasana) will have largely the same effect as squatting with our feet a few inches apart. Similarly, bending forwards halfway at the hips, to rest our arms on a chair, will have an effect similar to bending forwards to touch our toes (uttanasana), only, the effect will be less intense.

Our goal should not be to place our body in the position designated by an asana. Rather, we must seek to develop the strength and flexibility that will enable us to assume such a position. That is, our goal should not be the asana itself, but the attributes of the physical fitness that are implied in assuming that body position. This is a crucial distinction, for it is possible to assume some asanas without developing such fitness.

To focus on achieving the ideal form of an asana without paying adequate attention to the effect of the practice on the structural qualities of the body is to lose sight of the true goal of asana.

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11/22/2023

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"The point of asana is to practice, and to teach our students to practice, aligned stretching and relaxation.

This way of practicing reveals our hidden resistance.

This awareness of our of physical and mental resistance creates a deep sense of focus.

This is a focus on sensation, and sensation always brings us into the Present moment.

The whole point of yoga is to live in the Present with an open heart.

The point of yoga is not just to become more and more flexible." -JHL

11/20/2023

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Freedom Yoga as taught by Erich Schiffmann

12/14/2022

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09/04/2022

Sacred silence of Savasana.

Quote from Meditation Intensive.

Jai!