OUR METHODOLOGY
Psycho-Physiological Training In Yoga Education:
Asanas + Attitude Training
From the educational point of view Yoga techniques are pegs on which to hang a lot of our clothes.
Mindlessly repetitive stretching, bending and twisting yourself in all possible directions will not bring about all the positive and wholesome benefits of Yoga especially if the frame of mind is disturbed while doing yoga practice.
That is why the traditionalists in Yoga recommended a combination of Right Feeling & Attitudes with Physical Asanas/postures. The physical asana is selected after full consideration of its psycho-physical value. The attitude (Bhava) enriches and elevates the consciousness to reverberate at a different level leading to expansion and growth.
The Four Bhavas of Buddhi (for attitude training): Dharma, Jnana, Vairagya & Aishvarya
Dharma Bhava (Duty) Our highest duty Dharma is to ourselves to be in a balanced state of mind & to have faith. Maintaining balance all the time in-spite of ups & downs in life is our duty. We have to become aware of our state of mind even while performing our daily activities and to see to it, that we are always in a positive state. In case, the state gets disturbed our first duty is to immediately balance our mind by making use of techniques of yoga like simple asanas, pranayamas, and meditation. With such a balanced state of mind, you go on about your doing your daily duties.
Jñana Bhava,(Knowledge) –We should make it a habit to try and understand things and gain knowledge about any situation before taking action. We should make it a habit to learn from self-experience as well as others experience. In life, there is either success because work was done well or it is learning there is no such thing as “failure” But it is observed that as learning increases, the ego increases that’s why we should be cautious that when I learn, it is my learning and when others learn it is their learning. “My truth; your truth” Scope for ego going unchecked is high only through true knowledge one can be free from suffering & pain.
Vairagya Bhava (Objectivity) –We should learn to be objective in life. We should keep a little distance from any given situation and learn to have a witness like “attitude.” We should learn to surrender to a higher reality and learn to keep our ego aside. All forward bending asana like yoga mudra, chakra asana, Paschimottanasana help.
Aishwarya Bhava, (Self-Reliance) –Practice makes a man perfect. When through constant practice of yoga perfection is achieved one will notice an increase in will power, confidence, energy levels increase and this brings in tremendous joy and positivity in life. When Dharma, Jana, and Vairagya are followed Aishvaraya Bhava is the outcome.
Yoga at LMYC believes in flowing with nature and we strongly lay emphasis to imbibing all these four bhavas correctly as it is the true nature of our intellect.