Often in a phrase, the word heart is used to mean essence, center, core… In Yoga, is the Heart of Yoga Breath, Presence, Balance, Awareness?
Breath?
The natural intelligence of the breath and pranayama (life force) are central to the practice and appear in the form of opposites and yet through our engaged yoga practice, any remnants of the mind’s assumed sense of separation dissolves…
Presence?
Being receptive to our experience moment by moment, as Yoga asks us to be, is in a way an invitation to tap into our intimate, generous and loving nature…
Balance?
Essentially Yoga restores the natural balance of the body through facilitating the body’s intrinsic wisdom and healing mechanisms.
Awareness?
The consciousness that knows yoga as a unitive spiritual path and offers insight into what is fundamentally and absolutely true; that all is interconnected, that we are One…
What is the heart of yoga to you?
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