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In the Jivamukti Method there is a succession of movements that are intrinsically linked with yoga philosophy, guiding you toward enlightenment. We practice a sequence of postures linked to the breath, immersing into the higher Self where we become ONE. Spiritual revolution and realization transpires when you understand although you have a body, you are not your body or breath. When practicing yoga asana we are moving toward personal transformation, spiritual liberation and eternal freedom. Whatever movements you make or steps you take, rejoice! It is the intention you set when performing the actions you take that will make a difference, not only in your immediate environment but the world around you.
When we align ourselves in a posture, we express both the vibrational essence of its Sanskrit name and the vibrational essence of the life-form that the asana embodies. For example while emulating an eagle you might imagine you are about to take flight or rooting down into the earth like a tree in vrksasana. “We can use these "vibrational signatures" to compose words, sentences, stories and mythologies.” The combination of vibrations becomes an invocation to cosmic consciousness. The constant change in an asana sequence it what creates a flowing movement of inspiration but it is not the goal.
Sacred Text: In the Yoga Sutras; 3rd Pada, 15th Sutra, Pantanjali states;
Kramanyatvan parinamanyatev hetuah
Krama - change of order of arrangement
Anyatvan - of the other (cause)
Hetuah - (become) cause
Parinama - to make change
Anyatve - (in) the other
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Breathing: Ujjayi pranayama (victorious breath) is the breathing method used during the flow of asanas in a Jivamukti Yoga classes. A whispering "haaahhh" sound is made by contracting the glottis in the back of the throat and breathing through the nostrils with lips gently sealed. Vinyasa flowing classes may also include other forms of pranayama, but ujjayi is the continuous rhythmic breath that builds heat and provides a mantra of sound to enhance the fluid nature of the practice. Ujjayi breath should be long and deep but never forced; this stretching of the breath serves to calm the mind. Yoga practices incorporating ujjayi are often referred to as moving meditations, the breath used in vinyasa is ujjayi pranayama it creates a vibration across the soft palate of the mouth, warming the breath as it enters the body. It is practiced as a linking mechanism to enter, exit or join postures.
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