The teacher follows the path of Ashtanga Yoga which constitutes yamas (restraints), niyamas (observances), asana (postures), pranayama (breathing), pratyahara (withdrawal of senses), dharana (concentration), dhyani (meditation), and samadhi (absorption).
The objective of the course has been to assist the practitioner in using the breath and body to foster an inner awareness, and to realise our connection with the unified whole of creation as individual beings.
The sessions in this class aspire to create a balance and equanimity so as to live in peace, good health and better harmony.
The whole course is taught in a meditative way so that the students learn to turn inward - ensuring overall better mental and physical health. Trained under series of courses under the Vipassana Meditation, as taught by S.N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, she imbibes the learnings of "vipassana" in yogic practices.
The actual purpose of Yoga is to raise the Kundalini energy to raise the practitioner's awareness and to take one to the higher dimensions of life. In the yogic culture, the snake is a symbolism for kundalini – the unmanifest energy within us. We have eight main chakras in our body, Muladhar, Swathisthan, Manipurak, Anahat, Vishuddhi, Agna, Bindu and Sahasrar chakras. The place of Kundalini is in the base of the spine. Through Yogic practices we raise our Kundalini energy through the chakras, from Muladhar to Agya to Sahasrar. This is called the " Union of Shakti with Shiva" , the union of Prakriti with Purusha, the merger of " Matter with Consciousness'. This is the real purpose of " Yoga' ( union).
Heightened states of energy are also heightened states of perception. The whole yogic system is aimed only towards enhancing your perception. A spiritual process essentially means to enhance your perception because you know only what you perceive what you experience. Once one experience this 'union', the practitioners experiences " heightened state of perception' and " Bliss'. She aims at teaching the essence of Kundalini Yoga, in keeping with the above principles.
The classes consist of
- Loosening exercises [warm up]
- A set of Surya Namaskars [with Mantra chanting],
- Vedic breathing techniques [for quick relaxation],
- Various Asanas - (i) a common set of asanas for overall medical benefits of the body and (ii) dedicated asanas according to one's own medical requirements,
- Pranayamas [breathing techniques]
- Nada and Mantra Yoga
- Vedic shat karmas or kriyas [body cleansing techniques] i.e. Jal and Sutra Neti, Baman Dhauti, Basti, Tratak. [for old students - once in three months]
- Vedic Yoga Nidra* or deep relaxation technique [Once in a month]
The whole yogic technique [including Yoga Nidra] is inherited from Mundaka and Mandukya Upanishads. It’s a time-tested method of S VYASA, Bengaluru, [S-VYASA is the only Yoga University declared deemed to be University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956 with A+ grade from NAAC] India for stress management. The Yoga teacher Ms. Haimanti has successfully completed the 500 hours teachers training from SVYASA with an Excellent Grade. You can read more about the teacher meditative-ashtanga-yoga.weebly.com/about-the-teacher.html