Kriyas
- rhythmic, targeted movement
- means completed action
- predetermined series of one or more exercises or postures in combination with PRAMAYAMA and MANTRA to affect various nerves, glands, or organs with an outcome greater than the sum of the parts.
- combine breath, posture, bandha, mudra, dristi & mantra and has a SPECIFIC EFFECT on the physical structure and physiology of a person
- these kriyas affect the subtle anatomy of the body
- prana vayus
- nadis
- chakras
- tattawas
Principles
- teach to the student, not the diagnosis
- start with what is right and you will never go wrong
- match the yoga to the student, not the student to the yoga
- do not teach by formula, never apply the general to the specific, or the specific to the general
- teach to relax
- raise vitality (first task in healing)
- start from where the student is; accept the student as they are in each moment
Adaptive confidence: the ability to respond to changing challenges inherent in getting well.
- self-efficiency
- resilience
- the ability to manage setbacks
- flexibility
- endurance
- felt connection to inner guidance
- support for change
Group or individual settings with the same or mixed illnesses
The "Special Six" (students that you learn from)
Conscious interviewing leading to mindful assessment:
- breath and posture
- strengths and limitations of the student: physical, mental and emotional
- flexibility & range of motion
- medically diagnosed condition and course of disease progression
- co-occuring conditions and cofactors
- contraindications for the condition and for the particular person with the condition
- stage level of illness or condition, if appropriate
- side effects of medical treatment
- person's personal experience of the condition
- persons personal objectives and comfort level
- social and family support
Tools and Methods:
- awareness
- acceptance
- not every problem has to be resolved
- recovery is slow as we discover students inner conflicts
- a little bit goes a long way
- doing something is better than doing nothing
Tuning in
- adi mantra: Om namu guru dev namah at least three times, tuning in to the divine teacher/healer within
- provides a protective link for the teacher
- do this sitting with a straight spine and jalandara bandha
- 20-30 seconds of silence follow
Happy healthy holy breath
Mantra
pauri kriya (concentrative meditation)
one minute breath (sa ta na ma)
SKY
has been studied extensively and shown to impact many illnesses and their course toward recovery
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