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Starting Yoga for Good Health & Calmness

March 2, 2016 No Comments

  I experience Yoga as medicine – when practised with conscious awareness it can promote good health,  reduction in pain, calmness, offer an antidote to anxiety & stress and  is a  vehicle for spiritual unfoldment. – Carmen Common Questions you might have….. What kind of Yoga do you teach? Yoga for Good Health & Calmness […]

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Carmen: the creator of ~ Breath Gives Life ~ to inspire the vision ~To weave Yoga & the laws of natural living into our Communities’; as acknowledged, inclusive & valuable resources for health, well-being & resilience. Provided by - the community, in ways that do not hinder the eagerness for this knowledge.

Who is she? A 20+ living yoga student & facilitator of: The practice ***Yoga for good health & calmness**** in her local community.
Her higher calling has expanded into re-discovering Mother (shakti) Conciousness. Nurturing Mama, medicine & organic food gardener, seed collector, seeker, writer & health practitioner of the Vedic Sciences' of life & living, Ayurveda & Yoga. Carmen seeks to share the practical benefits of these universal life philosophies willingly as a service.
She will tell you that she sits at the alter of life - in awe at all that she doesn't understand.

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According to the great work of Mothe
````````````` According to the great work of Mother Maya, "the harmful rhythms that run counter to peaceful life ways are an imbalance of the maternal energies" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That Western culture must relearn the subtle and pervasive powers as Women rather than define the Shakti power, along linear lines of thinking that compete with the masculine. To recognise the Shakti in yourself is to better recognise the true purpose of Shiva Masculine in your life. ```````````````````` Women's Shakti, the divine feminine, great goddess, devi. Some familiar terms used to describe this great energy of cosmic creation. Worshipped by the Hindus as #navratri the festival devoted to the awakening and reverence to the primordial ever renewing force of Shakti: nine days devoted to speak and tune with spirit and destroy anything that keeps the spirit in bondage. ````````````````````````````````````` Sound meditation - Pranava Om - repetition of the Mantra OM & Bhramari breath are great tools for Women. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May the cosmic memory unveil in all beings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Practice well friends #navratri #shaktirising #shivashakti #healing #knowyourself #yoga #meditationpractice

What do you reckon folks – is this were humanity i
What do you reckon folks - is this were humanity is at presently? A excerpt taken from the #Puranas Indias oldest source of mythological lore; in alistair shearer's translation of the #yogasutras ______________________________ It is certain that humanity is indeed in great need of the teachings that draw it back to itself and the divine. ______________________________ We do see that the crisis of modern society has in fact sparked a rapid expansion in the teachings of Yoga over the past decade. Far from being mystical its appeal has grown due to its firm connection to the physical reality easily understood for our times. ____________________________ For every action there is a reaction: thus we see natural law playing out. ___________________________ Keep steady friends. Keep the nervous system calm, eat well. #kaliyuga #naturallaw #yoga #yogasutrasofpatanjali #betterhealth #practiceyogaforgoodhealth

As a Mother the appeal and access to spend valuabl
As a Mother the appeal and access to spend valuable time in quiet space is always ever present. Yet wherever I am I still have to sit in relationship with my-SELF. _______________________________________ The Yoga myth that we must retreat from wordly actions and people, certainly has its appeal and benefits, however when you are by yourself you can fool yourself - when you are with other people you can't. No relationship perhaps more telling than the one with my daughters! Relationship is a fundamental element of Yoga - the challenge to connect & participate in healthy ways: First with yourself then with others. ________________________________ My relationship with my children is a great fire, for all they become in the world is a magnificent mirror for personal growth. What do they reflect in me? What do i get back from them? Am I trying to prevent something? Do I impose my ego? ________________________________ Nothing hurts my children the most, than conflict within myself- for that will always create havoc. Poor decisions, bad words, casual remarks that prick like a thorn and fester, self rightousness. In this way my relationship as Mother GURU is one of the most valuable practices of yoga. ______________________________ For two distinctly different reasons: the ability to determine where I am at in terms of relationship with my spiritual self. To rise to the great task of growing daughters that have not had my internal conflict imposed on them. To do my best in every moment of relating in order that they experience life lighter therefore more creatively and harmoniously. _____________________ I am still learning...... these beautiful souls teach me every day, more than I could have ever learnt in solitude. ______________________ Practice well friends, Mother & Father Gurus: may we live the highest level of self-awareness #motherguru #motheryogi #practicecompassion #practiceyogachangeyourworld #yogainthecommunityforgoodhealthandcalmness #peacebestill #meditate #mediatetoelevate

Through practice I have learnt to love my natural
Through practice I have learnt to love my natural surroundings. To enjoy the world, with less attachment to the consumer market. To be less involved with Bus-I-ness and become better practiced at service and simple living. ------------------------------------------------ Wealth determined by seed banks not money banks. -------------------------------------------------- *Liberation* is to remain strong & steady, yet kind uncompromised in truth. ----------------------------------------- To stop being niave, or being led by the need to be loveable by everyone all the time - pleasing behaviour- at the expense of your true nature. This is how our inner light, our unique gifts, our strength become usurped. _______________ Liberation is wrought with resistance..... requires discernment between what you thought was true, healthy and normal and what your intuition and conscious reason tells you. It takes courage to live like that! As we practice it is inevitable that we will be confronted with the ways we have been surpressed. Then as the layers unwrap, we have our practice to help keep us steady and even minded as we awaken to the ways we have held our self victim to the enslavement by mediums such as media & politics and realise that it is each our own duty to know ourself. ___________________________ Keep steady friends, practice well, drink clean non cholrine/fluoride treated water, organic food, keep your senses clear. And continue to forge your way forward. #liberation #mentalhealthmatters #freedomofspeech #freedomtoliveyourlifeyourway #practicemeditation #practiceyogachangeyourworld

Om Joy
Om Peace
Om Bliss
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#Yogananda
Om Joy Om Peace Om Bliss ______________ #Yoganandaji 100 years ago he stepped upon the shores of the Western world armed with #selfrealisation. 100 years on, his teachings have weaved into all corners of diverse community, including mine: nestled in a valley in the mountains of the South Island #aotearoa ______________ What effects me most are his #liberation teachings #moksha but not through rigourous exercise of Asana; instead drawing our awareness to our #attitude towards life itself. He uses powerful techniques like affirmation: stating that "words saturated with conviction, sincerity,faith, and intuition are highly explosive vibration bombs" he says that: affirmation is scientific healing, it won't work to repeat something that is not supported by your willingness to change that any affirmation must be practised withtasmai right effort. ___________________ I have many many favourite affirmations which I use often in group yoga facilitation: One in particular is "CALMESS RADIATES FROM EVERY FIBRE OF MY BEING". ___________________ tasmai-sri-gurave-namah photocred to layogamagazine #paramahamsayogananda #kriyayoga #affirmation #selfrealisation #autobiographyofayogi #100yearanniversary #kriyameditation

Days of rain…. & sick child at home, calls for a
Days of rain.... & sick child at home, calls for a turmeric face mask and listening to podcasts. Was delighted to come across a good #podcast with #greenplanetfm #timlynch interviewing researcher #danhermansen. If your up for a New Zealand history lesson, that you likely won't have been taught at school. And one that we all should know folks. Check it out: https://www.ourplanet.org/greenplanetfm/dan-hermansen-is-aotearoa-new-zealand-a-free-and-independent-country Perfect rainy day #lifelonglearning task for me and the little 'un' #inspiration #turmericmask #podcast #rainydayactivities #selfcare #knowyourworth

"With each season comes the ineffable ability to a
"With each season comes the ineffable ability to arouse healing powers imbued within ourselves"- #MotherMayaTiwari Navigating the Spring seasonal Junction 1~ Resolve to rise each morning 1 hour before sunrise and spend time in silent reflection, meditation, contemplation 2~ With the next new moon begin a gentle cleansing diet appropriate for your unique constitution use healing herbal allies to assit with cleansing & rejuvenation 3~ Dry brush your skin before a shower, work upwards towards the heart 4~ Self Massage (ideally before a shower) or in the shower (warm organic cold pressed sesame oil is a good option) always work upwards towards the heart 5~ Nasya - cleansing the sinuses ( beneficial therapy for allergies) Be gentle with yourself friends and you can be sure that you will feel lighter and brighter if you follow this routine... #ayurvedicselfcare #seasonalroutines #springcleanse

Hatha Yoga – triggered a deeper exploration of Yo
Hatha Yoga - triggered a deeper exploration of Yoga as i yearned for the wisdom that went the practice. Ironically: the hierarchic structures within traditional Guru disciple lineages of Yoga, never appealed to me. It was unfamiliar, patriarchial, austere & seemingly authoritive. Nope never for me!! ____________________________________________ That was a few years ago......then i initiated into the Kriya Yoga lineage despite all my preconceptions. ____________________________________________ What i discovered was not any of that...... rather a tradition rich in history and experience, Yes the tradition was unfamiliar and at times awkward (for the ego). ____________________________________________ The rich inner teachings #parampara weave into my life and teaching. Of them all, the one that i have come to see as so very powerful is ATTITUDE..... I don't believe I could have come to this realisation without a GURU...... so very simple.... yet so very powerful. Practice well friends..... #kriyayoga #yogainthecommunity #attitude


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