We can also practice some jin joga and therapeutic asanas.
- 1st monday in the month: lower back and hips
- 2nd monday in the month: upper back, shoulders and chest
- 3rd monday in the month: whole back I.
- 4th monday in the month: whole back II.
The “core” is part of our muscular sytem limited by diaphragm, abdominal and oblique muscles, paraspinal and gluteal muscles, pelvic floor and hip girdle. Deep core muscles are part of the system and is critical for the spine and the whole body when considering posture and whole-body movement. Core yoga involves dynamic and static positions. I work with sacral and navel chacras and practice fire breath exercises during the class. These classes are more physical and mental workout than meditative ones.
All classes end by 5-10 min relaxations.
My experience
When I started to practice yoga as former gymnast many years ago, I tended to choose more physical styles as power yoga, Bikram yoga or Asthanga.
I discovered Integral yoga of Darmachari Swami Maitreyananda in 2013. It is flexible method of yoga based on classical yoga styles and on Integral yoga of Sri Aurobindo. The idea of integral yoga is an even approach to the mental, emotional and physical level of human body. Swami Maitreyananda accommodated the method to everyday needs of European society through its therapeutic focus, focus on spine and especially on heart chacra Anahata (Anahata opening dissolves the stress). The sequences are composed of contra postures and yoga namascars (salutations) and they are developed in many variants by torsions, inclinations, diagonals and asymmetries.
Proper breath and breathing methods, longer endurance in asanas, fluent changing of positions, music accompaniment and meditations are common parts of all classes.
Classes are good for all levels. You don’t need to be technically perfect, more important is to feel comfortable.