Q and A of the week - No.8
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Asana and the subtle body
2 minutes
Marma points, or “mini minds” calibrate the flow of doshas and gunas in the body and mind. Learn to integrate marma points in asana (posture) practice. Give yourself and your students a deeper understanding of the sacred anatomy and geometry of the body.
Each day of this 3-day training, filmed at the Soul of Yoga Institute, includes morning and afternoon practices, discussions, and remarkable teachings from world-renowned teacher and author, Indu Arora of Yog Sadhna.
Understand how prana (life force), tejas (internal fire), and ojas (deep vitality) can be cultivated to regulate and support agni (digestive fire) for optimal health.
In this online course, you will learn…
- Basics of marmani (marma points) – definition, nature, and location
- Knowledge of the energetic map of the body – doshas (constitution), gunas (psychological tendency), vayus (movement of prana), and koshas (sheaths).
- Six steps in an asana practice.
- Study of 3 seated, supine, prone, and standing asana with respect to marmani and prana flow.
- How to adapt asana to balance the agni, circulate prana for efficient energy management by engaging the marma points.
- Learn how to address vikruti (imbalances) through asana.
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