Newsletter 2 - Nov./Dec. 2010

New Consciousness – More well-being

Issue 2 – Nov./Dec. 2010

by Karin Lang

Dear Reader

due to severe family matters this issue is a short one – thanks for your kind understanding ...

Balance your life corner

Healthy foods

Enjoy the festive season with all its treats – just in moderation ...

Inspirational sayings

The universal light

May the light be with you,

may the light guide and guard you,

may the light keep you wll,

so that you may be the light to light up the world of those around you ...

New ancient body-mind-work

The different paths and forms of yoga - part 2

As we have learnt in part 1 hatha yoga has been integrated into raja or astanga yoga. (Note: some sources say that hatha yoga was developped by yogis who changed some parts of raja yoga). As there are a wide range of hatha yoga schools, let's have a deeper look into them.

The traditional forms are:

1. Vini yoga is traditional hatha yoga at a relaxed pace to meet individual needs
2. Iyengar yoga is traditional hatha yoga taught by the Indian yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar, he seems to be the first to have introduced yoga in the West and to Western medicine in order to releave pain, Iyengar yoga is the best known form of traditional yoga in the Western world
3. Sivananda yoga is traditional hatha yoga brought to the West by the Indian yoga master Sivananda
4. Kriya yoga is traditional hatha yoga after the great Indian master Babaji, it emphasizes a meditative mind while doing a sequence of 18 asanas and a powerful meditation to experience the divine essence. There is also Kriya yoga given to us by Yogananda
5. Vinyasa yoga is traditional hatha yoga with flowing movements and buddhist awareness
6. Kundalini yoga is hatha yoga, it emphasizes special asanas (bodywork) and strong pranayamas (breathwork) to awaken our kundalini energy, the vast reservoir of primordial cosmic energy (godess shakti) dormant at the base of our spine, to rise it along our spine, balancing our chakras and activating the pineal gland located in the centre of our head
7. Tao yoga or the „healing tao“ taught by the tao master Mantak Chia is a combination of hatha yoga, chi gong and ancient Chinese tao exercises. It emphasizes the work with the vital energy (chi or prana) and combining the inner with the outer universe, by increasing and controlling the flow of chi in the body's meridians it enhances rejuvenation, longevity and oneness with all creation, by the way, „tao“ means oneness ...

The more modern forms are:

8. Luna (moon) yoga is hatha yoga for women to improve fertility and enjoy being a woman
9. Pregnancy yoga is hatha yoga for pregnant women to support natural delivery
10. Chakra yoga is hatha yoga to improve the overall energy flow in our chakras and subtle bodies
11. Diamond yoga is hatha yoga taught by Michael Barnett, it emphasizes opening our heart and contacting our subtle bodies in order to communicate with our true divine essence (the diamond)
12. Anusara yoga is hatha yoga combined with tantric philosophy taught by John Friend/USA, it emphasizes balanced body postures and „opening to GRACE“
13. Power yoga is hatha yoga taught by Bryan Kest/USA, it is called „power yoga“ because it brings power and strenght to the body
14. TriYoga is hatha yoga channeled by Kali Ray/USA, it emphasizes the „flowing“ movements in asanas, pranayamas and mudras (finger position), by being in the „flow“ the thoughts stop and we can experience higher consciousness
15. you name it ...

Anotherone to mention: Nada yoga emphasizes music and mantras to heal body and mind.

A balanced session of yoga should at least include point 3 asanas (bodywork including proper relaxation), 4 pranayamas (breathwork), 5 pratyahara (mind control), and 6 dharana (meditation). Points 1 and 2 you may practise every day ... and points 7 and 8 you can do in a group or on your own. When you practise yoga it is important to get aware what you really want: do you want to do bodywork and only work on your „outer form“ or do you want to surrender your ego-self to the divine self and work on your „inner form“ as well?

Well, I hope all your confusion about yoga has been swept away now, or?!

You see, yoga is sooo flexible – do it and you will start to enjoy one or the other form of it. Yoga brings healing and transformational power into your life and the life of your loved-ones.

In the next issue you can read about the benefits of proper breathing.

easy-to-do exercises ...

The shoulder tap

This exercise releases tensions in the shoulder-neck-area thus enhancing better circulation of nutriants, oxygen and energy (prana) to your brain and eyes. It is releaving after long computer work or driving a car:

• stand or sit with spine upright, arms hanging relaxed at the sides of your body
• with your right hand tap your left shoulder-neck-area as strongly as you like for 1 – 2 minutes

• take a deep breath and relax in between
• then tap your right shoulder-neck-area with your left hand for 1 – 2 minutes
• take another very deep breath and you are fit for life again ...

Did you know?

Water can read and hear – nonsense or fact? Part 2

You still do not believe this? Well, Dr. Emoto has been nominated for the Nobel price for his discovery. You can easily check the impact of different words on yourself. Say aloud „hatred“ and experience how you feel, then say out „love“ and experience how you now feel. Words not only have different meanings but they are different vibrations, that is the reason why water can hear, interesting, isn't it? If you want to read this fascinating book: Water tells us precious things, printed 2001 by IHM, Tokyo

In the next issue you can read what impact this discovery has on the human body.

Enjoy a peaceful and happy Christmas Season

Lots of Love ♥ Light ☼ and Laughter

cordially Yours Karin

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Imprint

free monthly newsletter, copy right 2005 with Karin Lang, 128karin@gmail.com

Disclaimer: all advise and information given by Karin in this newsletter are informative and have been checked carefully. Karin may not be hold responsible for any harm done due to the use or mis-use of an advise given. Neither is Karin responsible for the contents of the readers inputs as these inputs reflect the readers opinions and experiences.