Yoga for anxiety and panic attacks
The relation between the breath and the nervous system goes both ways. Just as emotions can disrupt the breathing, so changing our style of breathing can change our emotions. The way we are breathing is often involuntary and taken for granted but it can be easily grasped and voluntarily controlled. During times of panic, relaxed, controlled breathing will give us immediate access to the nervous system. This means that by changing our breathing, we can potentially change our relation to tension.
Working with the HARA in Yoga
Learning to tap into this life force, activate our Hara centre during our Yoga practice, can strengthen our energy, presence, vitality as well as create mental well-being, deeper awareness, a smoother connection to the breath, better emotional self-regulation and last but not least, a better quality of sleep.
The role of a teacher
The relation between a student and a teacher is not something hierarchical or forced, I view it as a natural, organic bond between two individuals willing to learn from each other in the end, sharing a safe space of practice and presence and joy.
Yoga and perfectionism
It is important for a perfectionist to embrace being a beginner at something and not to expect immediate mastery, Yoga class included. To first find the edge, get comfortable there and then move past it, all this without taking oneself too seriously.
Yielding in Yoga practice
When we yield, we are adaptable in our bodies, thoughts and speech: firm but able to bend without breaking. We respond adequately to any situation, be it in our everyday life or in a Yoga practice.
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