PANCHANGA YOGA (from Swami Joythimayananda).
Swami Joythi is a yoga master and ayurvedic doctor that elaborated his how way to teach Yoga.
Pancha means five and Anga means way, Panchanga Yoga means the 5 paths of yoga, which contribute to bring balance, harmony and health to the body and spirit. The five ways are:
*Hatha (Yama- Universal morality Nyama- Personal observances asana-Body postures, pranayama- breathing exercises and control of Prana, pratyahara- Control of the senses, dharana-Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness, dhyana-Devotion, Meditation on the Divine and samādhi-Union with the Divine)
*Raja (royal way to reintegration of Self with Universal Self)
*Bhakti (cultivation of love and devotion towards God - mostly though devotional chant)
*Jnana (knowing beyond name and form through pure understanding of nature)
*Karma (discipline in action, selfless service)
Pancha as the number five recalls also the five elements, which in Ayurveda are the greatest teachers and energies that regulate all the Universe.
Joyti also teaches a very AYURVEDIC YOGA, related with the wisdom of nature in all its forms.
It takes in consideration the main elemental force present, depending on the period of the day, the season, the doshas (constitution) of each person its possible unbalances, and works to bring balance between all the elements.
Swami Joythi is a yoga master and ayurvedic doctor that elaborated his how way to teach Yoga.
Pancha means five and Anga means way, Panchanga Yoga means the 5 paths of yoga, which contribute to bring balance, harmony and health to the body and spirit. The five ways are:
*Hatha (Yama- Universal morality Nyama- Personal observances asana-Body postures, pranayama- breathing exercises and control of Prana, pratyahara- Control of the senses, dharana-Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness, dhyana-Devotion, Meditation on the Divine and samādhi-Union with the Divine)
*Raja (royal way to reintegration of Self with Universal Self)
*Bhakti (cultivation of love and devotion towards God - mostly though devotional chant)
*Jnana (knowing beyond name and form through pure understanding of nature)
*Karma (discipline in action, selfless service)
Pancha as the number five recalls also the five elements, which in Ayurveda are the greatest teachers and energies that regulate all the Universe.
Joyti also teaches a very AYURVEDIC YOGA, related with the wisdom of nature in all its forms.
It takes in consideration the main elemental force present, depending on the period of the day, the season, the doshas (constitution) of each person its possible unbalances, and works to bring balance between all the elements.
SIVANANDA YOGA (as taught by Swami Sivananda)
The system is based on a five-point philosophy that focuses on
*proper exercise (asana)
*propre breathing (pranayama)
*proper relaxation (savasana)
*proper diet (vegetarianism)
*positive thinking, meditation (vedanta e meditation)
The focus is on mastering the basic asanas from which variations are then added to further deepen the practice. The asanas follow an exact order that allows for the systematic movement of every major part of the body in a balanced way that enhances prana or life force energy, keeping the mind quiet and without the need to think beyond each individual pose.
It is a method that allows the teacher to follow the students with full attention, and guide them to understand the effects of each position in the body-mind. It is full of therapeutical information about each asana, and this can be useful for yoga therapy.
This style of Yoga can really help the practicioner to learn from the base the most important positions, that work on a phisical, energetical, mental and spiritual level. If practiced with constancy and positive atitude, this method can really bring out our inner and phisical strenght.
The system is based on a five-point philosophy that focuses on
*proper exercise (asana)
*propre breathing (pranayama)
*proper relaxation (savasana)
*proper diet (vegetarianism)
*positive thinking, meditation (vedanta e meditation)
The focus is on mastering the basic asanas from which variations are then added to further deepen the practice. The asanas follow an exact order that allows for the systematic movement of every major part of the body in a balanced way that enhances prana or life force energy, keeping the mind quiet and without the need to think beyond each individual pose.
It is a method that allows the teacher to follow the students with full attention, and guide them to understand the effects of each position in the body-mind. It is full of therapeutical information about each asana, and this can be useful for yoga therapy.
This style of Yoga can really help the practicioner to learn from the base the most important positions, that work on a phisical, energetical, mental and spiritual level. If practiced with constancy and positive atitude, this method can really bring out our inner and phisical strenght.
RATNA YOGA (from Gabriella Cella Al-Chamali)
The vision developed by the teacher integrates different practices, from ancient to modern schools, with special attention to the Tantra, kundalini yoga and its strong symbolic charge. The asanas have names that were given by the masters of the past and bring with the name a profound message, which so far had been often ignored. The teacher puts particular attention on the symbolic meaning of the names.
The rigor and the perfection of the pose, the harmony of the sequences are another distinctive point of her teaching. Listening to the body is the starting point, which leads to the perception of the chakras, the energy centers ideally placed along the spine, to the retraction of the senses, concentration and meditation.
Yoga Ratna, brings our body to take any form, to loosen it and keep it healthy.
Expressing the forms of the Hindu deity, who manifest aspects of the human being; connected to nature and animals; related to the Mantras the Mandalas and the Yantras that are practical support and help to the practitioner to find the concentration and get into meditation in a simple and enjoyable way.
The meaning of Yoga Ratna is "The Jewel of Yoga", a jewel that reflects the inner personal light and manifests it.
Yoga over the millennia has been presented as a purely male discipline, and the teacher Gabriella Cella - Al Chamali has revisited the classic traditions of the discipline, in the light of the physiology, psychology and the feminine sensibility, creating many new asanas, just for women.
The vision developed by the teacher integrates different practices, from ancient to modern schools, with special attention to the Tantra, kundalini yoga and its strong symbolic charge. The asanas have names that were given by the masters of the past and bring with the name a profound message, which so far had been often ignored. The teacher puts particular attention on the symbolic meaning of the names.
The rigor and the perfection of the pose, the harmony of the sequences are another distinctive point of her teaching. Listening to the body is the starting point, which leads to the perception of the chakras, the energy centers ideally placed along the spine, to the retraction of the senses, concentration and meditation.
Yoga Ratna, brings our body to take any form, to loosen it and keep it healthy.
Expressing the forms of the Hindu deity, who manifest aspects of the human being; connected to nature and animals; related to the Mantras the Mandalas and the Yantras that are practical support and help to the practitioner to find the concentration and get into meditation in a simple and enjoyable way.
The meaning of Yoga Ratna is "The Jewel of Yoga", a jewel that reflects the inner personal light and manifests it.
Yoga over the millennia has been presented as a purely male discipline, and the teacher Gabriella Cella - Al Chamali has revisited the classic traditions of the discipline, in the light of the physiology, psychology and the feminine sensibility, creating many new asanas, just for women.
MYSORE STYLE (with Bharath Shetty -indea yoga india)
In Mysore style, students learn a fixed order of asanas using a specific movement-breathing technique called ujjayi breath. Each student is given a yoga routine according to one’s ability. Newer and beginner students tend to have fewer asanas, and repeat each asana a number of times in a practice until the student is strong and comfortable in that asana and ready to move to the next.
For us it was very interesting to attend these classes, a totally new way of practicing, as we were "left alone" with our instructions, while other people were practicing other asanas in the same class. We had to focus on our own practice, discretely accompanied by the teacher, that was constantly cheking our breath, our concentration, our commitment to the sequence and the instructions.
Mysore style is very connected to the famous Ashtanga Yoga from Pattabhi Jois. A quite demanding practice, that involves synchronizing breathing with progressive and continuous series of postures, a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs.
In Mysore style, students learn a fixed order of asanas using a specific movement-breathing technique called ujjayi breath. Each student is given a yoga routine according to one’s ability. Newer and beginner students tend to have fewer asanas, and repeat each asana a number of times in a practice until the student is strong and comfortable in that asana and ready to move to the next.
For us it was very interesting to attend these classes, a totally new way of practicing, as we were "left alone" with our instructions, while other people were practicing other asanas in the same class. We had to focus on our own practice, discretely accompanied by the teacher, that was constantly cheking our breath, our concentration, our commitment to the sequence and the instructions.
Mysore style is very connected to the famous Ashtanga Yoga from Pattabhi Jois. A quite demanding practice, that involves synchronizing breathing with progressive and continuous series of postures, a process producing intense internal heat and a profuse, purifying sweat that detoxifies muscles and organs.
KUNDALINI (as taught by Yogi Bhajan)
Kundalini Yoga is called the Yoga of Awareness. It is a dynamic, powerful tool that is designed to give us an experience of our soul.
Kundalini Yoga uses the mental, physical, and nervous energies of the body and put them under the domain of the will, which is the instrument of the soul. This technology combines breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, body locks, and postures to balance the glandular system, strengthen the nervous system, expand lung capacity, and purifiy the blood. It brings balance to the body, mind, and soul.
"In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace your experience. Your mind may accept the words or it may not, but your consciousness will not accept just words."
-Yogi Bhajan
Personally Marta started to get into the Kundalini Yoga technology during her first pregnancy, and from that moment on individually practiced the Kryas and meditations for her own morning practice. It is a infinite journey of self discovery and selfempowering aknowldegements.
Kundalini Yoga is called the Yoga of Awareness. It is a dynamic, powerful tool that is designed to give us an experience of our soul.
Kundalini Yoga uses the mental, physical, and nervous energies of the body and put them under the domain of the will, which is the instrument of the soul. This technology combines breath, mudra, eye-focus, mantra, body locks, and postures to balance the glandular system, strengthen the nervous system, expand lung capacity, and purifiy the blood. It brings balance to the body, mind, and soul.
"In Kundalini Yoga the most important thing is your experience. It goes right to your heart. No words can replace your experience. Your mind may accept the words or it may not, but your consciousness will not accept just words."
-Yogi Bhajan
Personally Marta started to get into the Kundalini Yoga technology during her first pregnancy, and from that moment on individually practiced the Kryas and meditations for her own morning practice. It is a infinite journey of self discovery and selfempowering aknowldegements.
Nature
Nature is our main and always available teacher, Nature is us, Nature shows us our different moods and caracteristics. The Animals, the Plants, the Minerals and the 5 Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether) are our inspiration and connection to our true Nature. Practicing Yoga and meditation in Nature allows us to listen to the sound of the soft wind that reminds us our changeability, the chant of birds that reminds us the joy of life, to smell the perfume of the sea that reminds us our life force...
Nature is our main and always available teacher, Nature is us, Nature shows us our different moods and caracteristics. The Animals, the Plants, the Minerals and the 5 Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether) are our inspiration and connection to our true Nature. Practicing Yoga and meditation in Nature allows us to listen to the sound of the soft wind that reminds us our changeability, the chant of birds that reminds us the joy of life, to smell the perfume of the sea that reminds us our life force...