On Sharon Gannon’s Magic Ten Asana Sequence and Why We Must Practice with Love

I came across this article today. Love it so. Sharon Gannon is the teacher of one of my teachers and the founder/creatrix of the Jivamukti yoga method.

In the article she talks about how the asana part of yoga allows us to feel at ease in our bodies, which frees the mind, the spirit. So true and I never really thought of it that way before. But if you think, you are sore or achy or you have chronic headaches or you are carrying too much weight for your frame – or you are too thin and arthritic and sore – all of these malaise, these complaints in the body help us to stay focussed on ourselves – our pain, our discomfort. The ego flourishes.

Meditation is the strongest medicine for transcending the ego. It stops the hamster wheel in our heads. Suddenly we have relief from the constant judging, categorizing, ranting voices, the ‘poor mes’, the skirmishes to the past or the future.

A regular asana practice allows the body to be limber, strong, at peace. The result is the ability to sit in meditation longer, which leads to peace in the mind. The combination of the two lead to peace in the spirit.

She also emphasizes the importance of a daily practice and helpfully outlines (with pictures) her sequence for morning yoga. 10 poses that can be done in under 10 minutes. Check it out at the link below!

Read the whole article here

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