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Like another offering from Ananda, Yoga to Awaken the Chakras, this tape focuses more on the inner effects of yoga than on its purely physical benefits. But where the former focuses on the body's seven charkas as the seat of our emotions, Ananda Yoga for Emotional Healing concentrates on the emotions themselves. Instructor Lisa Powers, herself a breast cancer survivor, presents hatha yoga as a means to develop "inner strength, calmness, and the ability to respond to life's trials" as well as a vehicle to express your emotions and promote a "stronger flow of positive energy." Thus the various poses demonstrated, such as those for the hamstrings, hips, and shoulders (there are also some backbends, twists, balancing poses, and more), are all referenced to their emotional content. The sphinx pose, for instance, isn't just a simple lying backbend but a way to "overcome fear of failure," while janu sirsanasa, the one-legged forward bend, is not only to open the hamstrings but to "release fear and relax the fight-or-flight response." Powers also supplies positive affirmations (such as "I live protected by the infinite light" or "What I do today will create a new and better future, filled with inner joy") to accompany many of the postures, as well as a lengthy guided relaxation at the end. Will they work? Can yoga really be used to expunge jealousy, anger or grief? That will be up to you. If you can cast aside cynicism and doubt, then surrender to the power of the breath and the poses, you might be surprised. --Sam Graham |
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Description: Yoga for Emotional Healing [VHS]
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