Inside the mundane physical body there is force of peace. Perhaps you have felt that in un-guarded moments? Joyful love is just behind the skin even as we live through all sorts of circumstances. This is what yoga shows us. We can think about it like this….
Cultivating an inner force that produces our peaceful and joyful nature is the practice of yoga. This brings about happiness, which spreads. This spreading of happiness brings different values to the collective society. Happiness and contentment could be seen as cultural trends which help people to favour natural law and human values, thus spreading kindness.
I am hinting here at the kind of focus we have behind the practice of Hatha Yoga. To change the outer world we start with-in ourselves.
In Hatha yoga we are working many parts of our body, breath, mind system. We are refining our alertness / awareness, getting clearer, opening the heart. We are involved on so many levels of our being that we cannot assume yoga is simply an exercise.
In Yoga we are entering into our own experiment of remembering our inner sweetness. It's a gift from nature we just unwrap it! Carefully combining asana, pranayama and meditation practices, and with fresh vegetarian food we open to the sweetness, like an eye adjusts as it becomes accustomed to the light after being in the dark.
Practicing in a natural environment by river, in forest and with Onsen to take us to deeper state of relaxation and remembrance of natural order. In these conditions we can more easily find this inner sweetness through the practice.
An event like this takes yoga to another level, takes you to another level of experiencing your life. Join us in Izu for the Hatha Yoga Onsen Retreat 26-29 April 2013
Plant your seed of rising energy because you love life, because you want life to live in you.
