yoga mat over 
"Om shanti shanti shanti" means a yoga class is over, I get up from the pad and then?!
We all seek peace. And that piece of peace tasted during practice yoga and meditation evaporates from the exhausting search of parking, crowded in line at the supermarket and in the washing machine leaking water two in the morning.
But that small space can be maintained. Through constant practice made up of many attentions. This is the first thing to keep in mind. And remember the time.
not only possible, but who is the focus of yoga is a philosophy of life and not just a technique to pass himself off the anger and back pain (which is still a great result when you start practicing!). If after half an hour of meditation, getting up from the pillow you get angry with your partner or your neighbor's something wrong. Remain calm in any place and at any situation, this is yoga. When a riiusciamo say 'happens! " , opposite to what we had desired, the face of danger, error, pain, this is yoga.
Since the function of yoga in relation to our daily lives is the dentificarci more and more with our true inner nature, which is bliss and tranquility and, conversely, not to identify more with the emotions, thoughts, how to realize this?
discarded the possibility of abandoning children, partners, and work to grow hair and leave on a Himalayan retreat, all that remains is to roll up our sleeves and take a good dose of "burden" (the famous tapas of Patanjali, translated by some as an effort ardent practitioner of the spiritual).
First always practice the Sadhana daily . At the same time, preferably early in the morning (ideally Brahmamuhurta of time: about 4 to 6), dedicate time made to the individual practice of hatha yoga, meditation, kirtan, depending on what our teacher (or ultimately ourselves) we have identified as a priority for our growth.
Meditation, yoga, prayer, allow us to experience this place of inner calm that is beyond the chaos , the whirling of the mind and the fluctuating feelings of joy, pain and desire. We need to access as possible to that place to try to remain peaceful throughout the day, and ego that would not be persuaded to leave things as are and continue to dominate with its fluctuations.
During the day it is important to cultivate silence, Mouna, giving him more and more space. Learning to listen than to speak and listening to the inner listening. In the silence you will find yourself and not be afraid of themselves. In the silence meets the divine that is in us, but if we are busy all the time in actions and words, if every time we run here and there to dinner, parties, concerts, and when we stop there ' is the phone, music, internet, TV ... how can we hear the divine within us?
Another important practice is reciting their mantra as much as possible, while walking, you are by bus, peel the onions (including among tears !)... And singing kirtan with the divine or sacred songs belonging to our faith. Sri Aurobindo believed possible and recommended to repeat the mantra 24 hours a day, even while reading, talking, working or sleeping. The mantra has the power to keep in touch with the divine and channeling our attention, conscious and unconscious, spiritual frequencies.
Given the importance of sound vibrations on brain activity, it should be replaced, gradually, listening to pop music with mantras, sacred music or artists spiritually inspired. This usually happens spontaneously, with the change of diet from vegetarian to meat products. Choose to eat foods sattvic, pure, it is vital because it changes the quality of the mind agitated, nervous or lazy in a positive mind and beneficial.
But what happens if you go to bed after a good vegetarian soup at the sound of the mantra around teen throws a party techno-house until three o'clock in the morning? Or if we withdraw from the dry cleaners became yellow dress with polka dots? In everyday life we \u200b\u200balways encounter difficulties and also the yogi will meet continuously.
Yoga is not in the classroom, in the asanas, yoga is the experience of unity in everyday life.
In classes you will learn the flexibility of the body, and this is just a reflection of our flexibility within, our potential for change. As the body can flex and change, so can the spirit. Being centered, calm, generous, have love and sharing with others. This is yoga. We give due weight and value to things. We can not be like a TV or a lamp that turns on and off, that others have the remote control. If a phone call or an unexpected event can change the mood, after a yoga class, this relaxation is not real.
Humans beings are complex and fragile, and often spend their time on this earth to get hurt one another. First understand this: there is cruelty, even in the most horrible act that we are facing. There is human difficulties. Human inability to open up and interact with an open heart. Human fear.
We must try to feel the poverty of those who relate to us with prevarication. And compassion. Practicing compassion for the human inability as possible. This is perhaps one of the most difficult, because, as Gandhi said, forgiveness is the quality of the brave, not cowardly.
The heart of the yogi is without rancor and without fear, can not be offended by human failings, and remains unfazed in front of the mistakes and human misery. And if you really feel up nervousness, anxiety, anger or feel fall prey to emotions or thoughts, Let us take an awareness and practice pranayama, or conscious breathing. Bringing attention to these mental vritti the breath, calms the mind. Let us always remember to look outside the emotions and thoughts, because we are NOT our thoughts and emotions.
We would like to be the center of life, but we are not. The mpariamo practicing surrender to something greater than ourselves, (Ishwara Pranidana) and consecrate to the Divine every action. We offer and thank you for every result, every goal, every gift, every good thing we do and remember that our quality we have been given to them in the service of others.
In India, every morning, before any business is making three visits to the temple go around it. This rite recalls that each new day is a gift of God (or whatever you want to call it) or, if you prefer an offer from us to God of everything we do.
speak with the divine that is within us like a friend, devoting at least one moment of the day (perhaps before going to sleep) in this matter. wallow , we ask you to show us the way and raccontiamogli our doubts and fears. Become more centered in ourselves and in contact with the divine, the more the right thing to do, beautiful things and the goals will come true in our lives.
Sometimes we have moments of discouragement , and maybe instead of a mantra we would like to say something not quite suited to the language of a yogi. This is normal human does not mean that we have it all wrong or that yoga is good for nothing. We must persevere . Continue with the sadhana, continue to do introspection and investigate ourselves, to read of yoga and experience of the great masters, always trying to see, in any ground, enemy, pain, difficulty, a master from which we can learn many things and move forward on the path of life and spirituality.
We do any event and any occasion unpleasant fact of Sadhana. Not shrink the sacrifice. The sacrifice helps us to destroy the ego. We tend to reject activities, places, situations that we do not like: it is not our choice, but the ego that wants to preserve things as they are and strengthen itself.
is through giving to others that we reduce our ego . Then we give to other actions, time, love. Let karma yoga, selfless service, family, friends, society as a whole.
Let's be careful how many times a day say the words "I" or "mine". We note the emphasis and the pride with which we utter. We continue to say: "I did, I said." But nothing belongs to us. The ego is related to pride, to have these feelings and not allow the peace. The same applies to the will that drives us to chase things, objects and desires to a relentless pace: got one, if he wants another.
yogi modern, country or city, in his daily life only repeats to himself: "I want peace." As I said one day, in India, a guru, " It 's simple. Just remove the 'I' and the 'want' and you get peace. "
Taken from a post by Tiziana Risi. Source www.yoga.it
