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Yoga can mean different things - the most common
translation is "unity" and "harmony" but it also
can be translated as "to harness" in the meaning
of "to harness your thoughts and so be in the
present moment". Yoga is an old practice from
India that helps to balance body, mind and soul.
Besides the physical part of the postures Yoga
provides several techniques that help us be in the
present moment and let go our thoughts and stress
for a moment. Through postures, respiration and
relaxation our body is stretched and strengthened
and every time you are able to feel your body
better - being more flexible, with more energy and
more and more relaxed. This attitude bit by bit
will jump over into daily life - maybe reacting
more relaxed in situation that beforehand were
really stressful.
The background of my Yoga studies is especially
the tradition of Swami Sivananda,
a really successful doctor (http://www.yoga-vidya.de/de/yogi/sivananda.html),
who built up an ashram in Risikesh (India) and
translated a lot of books from Sanskrit into
English. This is one reason why Yoga could be
spread out into the western world.
I also did continuing
education in the sector of HORMONAL YOGA
based on Dinah Rodrigues which is especially meant
for women whom for whatever reason have hormonal
imbalances - maybe they are reaching their
menopause or having problems throughout the
menstruation cycle. It may even help when you want
to have children.
I also incorporate some elements from QiGong and
Taiji into my lessons which I learned and still
learn due to my therapeutical focus treating with
Chinese Medicine. The base idea is the same -
balance the inner energy. :-)
Yoga basically is for everybody –
independent of the age or corporal issues you
might have, independent if you do a lot of sports
or nearly nothing. Yoga also supports
children in their development. From the
age of 4 it is easier to do in groups but
basically you can always start.
AND Yoga can be done EVERYWHERE
- it can be a SPECIAL room together with other
people, but also at home, on a meadow, on top of a
mountain, at work or where-ever you feel the
moment and the NEED to do it - and if it is just
10 minutes per day!
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