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[Archived - 28/01/08]Yoga talk by Wellington Branch member, Tania DyettI'll start with a quotation by the Buddha: "To keep the body in good health is a duty. For otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom and keep our mind strong and clear."
The history of yoga was written in Sanskrit more than 4000 years ago. It is the oldest system of self development. It is not something you study, like history, philosophy or logic. It is something you DO. It does not matter when you start doing yoga if you are 5 or 105. However, it is not just physical. Yoga teaches that we are made of three parts. Body, Mind and Spirit. The body is our instrument, the mind or mental body, with its intellectual powers and habits and the spirit so neglected in todays material world. Yoga means union to connect these 3 parts os us so that they work together in harmony. To be able to do this we have to become an aware of these three parts of ourselves. Awareness is not thinking. It is a still point of consciousness, a state of focussed attention between yourself as subject and your body, emotions or ideas as object, always in the here ans now.
Many problems come from insufficient exercise, tension and inability to relax, unwise eating habits and shallow breathing. The asanas work on the endocrine glands, giving us hormonal balance. Breath is more important than food for our body and is the link to our nervous system. Age does not happen suddenly, it creeps up on you, Your body tightens and prevents the essential life force to go through. This hardening of the body, glands, muscles and nerves can be retarded by regular yoga practice. As your body becomes more flexible you do not only restore losy movement, but you get rid of internal conflicts as well.
An old Chinese saying from the Tao-te-Ching (13th century) "Anything that is flaxible and flowing will tend to grow, anything that is rigid and blocked will wither and die."
There is always a relaxation or meditation period at the end of the class. I intend doing yoga for the rest of my life, and I am an old lady already.
Thank you
Tania Dyett |
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