Energetics of Yoga
Our bodies are our gardens - our wills are our gardeners. ~William Shakespeare
The subtle energetic body and the chakra system are more obvious in our daily world than we often understand. From feeling our "personal space" has been invaded by the person behind us in the grocery store to the ability to "imagine" ourselves in a yoga pose someday, we are constantly aware of the energy behind the physical reality. In yoga practice, we talk about "lines of energy" from rooting our feet into the earth, to extension along the spine to reaching for the sky above. Just as the sun's rays can radiate, so can our chakras. By bringing our mind's awareness to these lines of energy and extending them with our "imagination" beyond the physical limitations of the body, we are opening the energetic channels of the subtle astral body and thus causing transformation on the physical realm.
By gaining a deeper awareness of the development and expression of the Chakra System, we can use our mind to create a reality within our body. In yoga, alignment of postures help to open the energetic channels within the subtle body while at the same time producing physical benefits. Thus, aligning the physical body opens the energetic channels and creates a union between the spirit and body through the mind. Mind-Body-Spirit connection.
In TeriLeigh's Energetics of Yoga workshop, students will develop an awareness of the subtle energetic body through fun and simple energy activities. A discussion and lecture on the development, properties, energies, and powers of the seven major chakras and how they extend into the aura will help students comprehend how "lines of energy" and flowing movement in yoga practice can open channels to better health and connect us to each other on a mystical level. A deep vinyasa flow yoga practice series designed by TeriLeigh based on what she sees in the energies within the class will bring students' awareness into their own physical body's as manifestations of spiritual energy.