A 9-month Practical Approach to Yoga for Vitality and Self-Development
The following course summarises the work we have done (on ourselves) through the practice of yoga at YogaLife, over the last nine years.
My students and I under- take the same procedure from September to July, starting the same cycle from the same point that the previous cycle finished.
In September we begin with exercises that expand the lungs, then continue with cleansing exercises to minimize somato-psychic blockages. Finally, we work on the energy centres (chakras) to build up energy.
The result is both constant and certain. The more times the specific 9-month-cycle is repeated, the more permanent it becomes and the more likely it is to be freed from unwanted mental programming. It is an awareness of this that inspired me to write this book, so that my students would have a hands-on practical programme to guide them.
Those who teach yoga are free to use these practices according to their own judg- ment, or to follow the order and combinations mentioned for proven results.
Anandhi - Korina Kontaxaki
Example Curriculum
- Weeks 1-3 Hathenas Correct breathing/increasing the capacity of the lungs (5:00)
- Βδομάδες 1-3 «Χαθένας»- σωστή αναπνοή/ αύξηση χωρητικότητας των πνευμόνων (5:00)
- The Three Major Consumers Food, Sex, Relationships
- Οι τρεις μεγάλοι καταναλωτές (φαγητό, σεξ, συναναστροφές)
- Weeks 4-6 First Major Consumer: Food Part of the body: Stomach/ Solar Plexus (3:13)
- Βδομάδες 4-6 Πρώτος καταναλωτής: Φαγητό/ στομάχι / ηλιακό πλέγμα (3:13)
- Weeks 7-9 Second Major Consumer: Pelvis Area of the body: Pelvis and the Sacrum
- Weeks 10-12 Third Major Consumer: Relationships
- Weeks 13-15 Standing Postures - Strengthening/Exercising the mind
- Weeks 16-18 The Sacrum / The Holy Vessel
- Chakras Energy Centers
- Weeks 19-21 First Energy Center: Muladhara chakra (roots)
- Weeks 22-24 Second Energy Center - Swadhisthana Chakra (the seat of your personality)
- Weeks 25-27 Third Energy Center: Manipura Chakra (The Brightest Jewel)
- Weeks 28-30 Fourth Energy Center: Anahata (The sound which has no origin)
- Weeks 31-33 Fifth Energy Center: Vishuddhi Chakra (Crystal Purity)
- Weeks 34-36 Sixth Energy Center - Ajna Chakra (Intuitive Knoweldge)
- Once we have organised the mind...
- Kriya Yoga The Yoga of Action
- Meditation Absolute Absorption