The practice tonight dealt with our center, namely the uddiyana bandha (our abdominal lock). There are three interior "locks" used in an asana and pranayam practice to control the flow of energy - mula bandha (pelvic lock), uddiyana bandha (abdominal lock), and jhalandara bandha (throat lock). The uddiyana bandha massages, cleans, and tones the abdominal organs. You can activate it by simply taking a false inhale (move the abdomen in and up without actually taking in any breath). It's like you are pulling your belling up and into your ribcage. While it can be used as an "exercise" in itself, it is also used to activate the core to protect the back and aid in balance.Tonight's quote was from William Jennings Bryan: "Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved."
Monday's class was a fairly straight-forward practice in wide-angles: seated, reclined, standing, legs, arms, twists,boat. A yoga hodge-podge, if you will.Quote: "I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there can be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to a fellow being, let me do it now, and do not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." -William Penn
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