イネコ・ヨガスタジオ　Ineko yoga studio

"Practising asana is not a mechanical activity. Each pose is practiced with intent, awareness and accuracy. Practice brings effortlessness to the pose so that in due course, the body comes to rest in the pose with ease. Along with the body, the mind and intelligence also become stable in the pose. However, this state is experienced much later. In the beginning, asana practice is often considered as a physical workout or as body contortions. Needless to say, yogasana-s are far superior to other types of exercise. Not only do they move muscle mass, but they also exercise the internal organs and the endocrine glands. This effect, especially on the endocrine glands, is inherent only in yogasana-s. The objective of yogasana-s is not to merely strengthen the body but also to bring steadiness to it. Daily practice of asana-s bestows health, loosens the body, and pacifies the mind. It brings stability, balance and discipline to the practitioner's life. A yogi does not deride the body, nor does he obsess over his physique. To the yogi, the body is on par with the mind and intelligence and most importantly, it is a vehicle for the soul."

BKS Iyengar
Arogya Yoga

“Bandhas are essential in the practice of pränăyăma. If you cannot do Sálamba Sarvängäsana and Halãsana, well, you cannot do Jälandhara Bandha. In Sälamba Sarväńgăsana there is a natural Jalandhara Bandha (a chinlock) If you cannot do Sälamba Sirşäsana you cannot do Uddiyăna Bandha, because the moment you do Sälamba Sirşäsana, there is a natural Uddiyăna Bandha. These bandha are essential factors in prănăyäma. In-order to save stress on the brain and acceleration of heartbeats (as in jogging), you need to do Jälandhara Bandha by bringing the head down to rest on the notch of the chest. Strain should not be felt in pränayāma and the heartbeats should be very rhythmic and slow. Uddiyãna Bandha is the gripping of the lower abdomen. So too with Müla Bandha, in asanas like Ürdhva Dhanurăsana, Dwi Pada Viparita Dandăsana, Kapotăsana, Viścikasana, Chakrabandhasana and Mülabandhāsana, one leams Müla Bandha wherein the a**s is contracted and gripped up to the a**l sphincter muscles. It needs to be done in pränayăma, so that the energy does not dissipate in an untrained body. These are examples of why asana is said to be so important before pränäyăma is started.”

BKS Iyengar
Astadala Yogamala
Vol 5

もう真夏のような6月…。スタジオは地下なので少し涼しいので6月は外は暑いけど気持ちよく練習できると思います。
昨日はボビー先生の訃報で先生の健やかな最期の時間をお聞きして長年、アイアンガーヨガの練習をされた成果だなぁと感慨深くなりました。
6月もよろしくお願いします。🙏　研修等で若干の変更あります！