Stress management and Yoga<\/h2>\nHow does chanting help with Yoga?<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn a Yoga class, chanting is usually done at the beginning and end of the session. In ancient times, it was thought that by chanting, one gives off vibrations which help us connect with the earth. Chanting rids your mind of the stresses of everyday life and allows you to focus on the task at hand \u2013 your Yoga practice. For more information in chanting, read<\/a> our article.<\/p>\nUjjayi breathing and its role in Yoga<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn the same article<\/a> we speak about how your breath is used in Yoga. Different from breathing in other exercise modalities, with Ujjayi breathing you breath in through your nose and out again through your nose. However, when you exhale you slightly constrict the back of your throat so that you are effectively \u2018sighing\u2019, the benefit of which is relieving tension.<\/p>\n![\"Trifocus](\"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/DSC_6430-600x400.jpg\")
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Meditation and its role in Yoga<\/strong><\/h2>\nIn every Yoga class there is a meditation aspect. It is an age-old way to quiet the mind in order to find inner peace and to make the connection with your higher self. In the Yoga class, meditation involves sitting or lying in a comfortable position and focusing on a chosen object for a duration of time. Concentrating exclusively on the chosen object, becoming aware of all the changes during the observation and letting go of unnecessary thoughts without reacting to them is the essence of meditation. By not reacting to these superfluous thoughts, you eliminate your body\u2019s stressful reactions.<\/p>\n
Meditation doesn\u2019t just need to be practised in Yoga class. You can also practise meditation while you\u2019re walking around. Do the following to become proficient at this type of meditation:<\/p>\n
\n- Begin by simply standing. Just standing on the spot, being aware of your weight being transferred through the soles of your feet into the earth. Be aware of all the subtle movements that go on in order to keep us balanced and upright.<\/li>\n
- And then you can being to walk at a fairly slow but normal walking pace. And, in a normal manner, just become aware of how you walk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Being stressed is all about us conjuring up fatalistic notions in our minds of what may happen in a particular environment or as a reaction to a particular set of circumstances. As these thoughts are negative and, in our minds, present imminent danger we activate our flight or fight mechanism which puts our bodies under immense pressure. However, what we don\u2019t realise is that these thoughts don\u2019t present us with any types of danger and, because they are just thoughts, we can eliminate them from our minds as quickly as they came into them.<\/p>\n
Contact Trifocus Fitness Academy<\/a><\/h2>\nBesides being a great workout, Yoga has powerful stress-relieving properties. If you want to learn more about these check out<\/a> Trifocus Fitness Academy\u2019s Yoga Certification Course<\/a>. It will give you a thorough grounding into how Yoga can change your, and your students\u2019, lives.<\/p>\n
In a Yoga class, chanting is usually done at the beginning and end of the session. In ancient times, it was thought that by chanting, one gives off vibrations which help us connect with the earth. Chanting rids your mind of the stresses of everyday life and allows you to focus on the task at hand \u2013 your Yoga practice. For more information in chanting, read<\/a> our article.<\/p>\n In the same article<\/a> we speak about how your breath is used in Yoga. Different from breathing in other exercise modalities, with Ujjayi breathing you breath in through your nose and out again through your nose. However, when you exhale you slightly constrict the back of your throat so that you are effectively \u2018sighing\u2019, the benefit of which is relieving tension.<\/p>\n In every Yoga class there is a meditation aspect. It is an age-old way to quiet the mind in order to find inner peace and to make the connection with your higher self. In the Yoga class, meditation involves sitting or lying in a comfortable position and focusing on a chosen object for a duration of time. Concentrating exclusively on the chosen object, becoming aware of all the changes during the observation and letting go of unnecessary thoughts without reacting to them is the essence of meditation. By not reacting to these superfluous thoughts, you eliminate your body\u2019s stressful reactions.<\/p>\n Meditation doesn\u2019t just need to be practised in Yoga class. You can also practise meditation while you\u2019re walking around. Do the following to become proficient at this type of meditation:<\/p>\n Being stressed is all about us conjuring up fatalistic notions in our minds of what may happen in a particular environment or as a reaction to a particular set of circumstances. As these thoughts are negative and, in our minds, present imminent danger we activate our flight or fight mechanism which puts our bodies under immense pressure. However, what we don\u2019t realise is that these thoughts don\u2019t present us with any types of danger and, because they are just thoughts, we can eliminate them from our minds as quickly as they came into them.<\/p>\n Besides being a great workout, Yoga has powerful stress-relieving properties. If you want to learn more about these check out<\/a> Trifocus Fitness Academy\u2019s Yoga Certification Course<\/a>. It will give you a thorough grounding into how Yoga can change your, and your students\u2019, lives.<\/p>\nUjjayi breathing and its role in Yoga<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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