CosBeauty Magazine #76

Wellness
Yoga
alchemy
Awaken your mind, enliven your spirit and
release negativity with the graceful and
empowering art of yoga.
Words by Fern Olivia
Y
oga is so much more than a physical practice. The physical poses
serve as a catalyst to clear out the stagnation in our bodies and minds
and enable us to tap into our own inner healers, essentially becoming
an alchemist on our yoga mats.
There is a science behind yoga. Yoga works on the nervous and
glandular systems via various technologies of pranayama (breathwork), asana
(movement), mantra (chanting), mudra (hand placement) and meditation –
with each style of yoga putting different degrees of emphasis on each of
these aspects.
Our culture is shifting. Instead of a boot camp mentality, we are becoming
more interested in becoming introspective and receptive, and becoming
our own warriors rather than marching in a line to the beat of someone
else’s drum.
This change of pace and the demand for inward-looking practices means
that many of us are gravitating towards yoga styles which work on the level of
the mind, not just the physical body.
In some way we are all asleep and need to awaken to our true selves. Yoga can
serve to remove mental and emotional blockages and scrape the subconscious
mind clean, all in the timeframe of a 90-minute class, ultimately bringing us to
a deeper spiritual awareness.
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