Receive This Wisdom From Five Top Yoga Teachers

Yoga is a long road, and a good teacher is like a lighthouse, giving the practitioner the confidence and courage to move forward little by little on the right path.

After the tempering of time, what kind of state is their classroom? How do they view and practice yoga? Today, I would like to share with you the wisdom and charm of five top yoga teachers.

keyword: refinement

Sri Dharma Mittra is a legendary yoga teacher and founder of Dharma Yoga. Dharma was first exposed to yoga as a teenager, met his mentor at the age of twenty-five, and began to practice seriously, starting the Dharma Yoga Center in New York.

This time at AYC, Dharma, who is over 80 years old, not only taught a complete practice example of Dharma Yoga, but also shared how to recharge our body with the help of pranayama and yoga rest for three consecutive days. , an era of extreme distraction.

In this evening's "Self-Awareness and Yoga Rest", dozens of yoga practitioners entered rest with Dharma's guidance and singing bowl. When the body is relaxed, he is about to fall asleep, but his consciousness is still awake and focused. During this period, he can occasionally hear the even rhythmic breathing of the person next to him. At the end of the practice, I came out of the silence, and the "self" seemed to dissolve during this time.

Dharma said that most yoga practitioners are practicing various asanas, if you don't like it, you can choose to swim, run or go to the gym. But it's best to practice pranayama and meditation every day, just for a minute, no matter what happens.

keyword: unity

Andrey Lappa, who has been with yoga for more than 40 years, is the founder of Universal Yoga, and people in the world call him the "king". He taught in the classroom of over 100 people, dressed in orange and red, with a burly physique, and the demeanor of a king should not be underestimated.

The knowledgeable Andrey, who was born with a Ph.D. in engineering, organically combines physical training and spiritual energy enhancement through two overlapping "cross pads". In eight directions of rotation, he explores the way of balance and practices what he understands. Yoga - "the one".

You may be wondering, would such an exercise be cumbersome and inconvenient? actually not.

In the classroom, the two classmates partnered to help each other to unlock one pose after another with large joint opening and high strength requirements. The practitioners have a better understanding of their own physical limits during deep stretching; the assistants have refined their adjustment techniques and feel the joy of helping others with a sense of responsibility.

As Andrey quipped in class, do you want a sexy ass or real pleasure? With practice, you can have both.

keyword: long-lasting

Desirée Rumbaugh & Andrew Rivin are a very loving couple. Desirée focuses on hatha alignment and how to teach yoga in a sustainable way; Andrew integrates more knowledge of psychology and neuroscience to make everyone better aware of themselves.

In today's "Shoulder, Neck and Wrist Protection" class, they are both full of energy, smiling and looking at students one-on-one. The interaction between the two also made the atmosphere of the classroom very relaxed.

When Desirée asked Andrew to demonstrate a wrong move, Andrew smiled and said, "I don't think I know how to make a wrong move." Then he made a perfect wrong demonstration very "obediently", and then Desirée's password. Made a few more correct rounds. When it was all over, Desiree joked, "A well trained animal...".

Yoga has been integrated into their lives. More than 30 years of teaching is also in the practice of yoga, the classroom is sincere and interesting, and the practice is consistent.

keyword: participation

Mark Whitwell, who studied with Krishnamacharya and his son T.K.V Descocha, in this evening's "Heart of Yoga" class, combined with the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and yang, and revisited the traditional yoga practice with us Great principles of practice.

Holding the Sita, he recited a unique mandala in the sunset with a strong and melodious voice: "Yoga is only participation in the given reality, om.... (Yoga is only participation in the given reality, om.... )"

What does this wonderful proverb mean? He interprets that we are already in a perfectly established life, male and female, sun, air and water. Our yoga, just need to participate in it, there is no need to make too much unnecessary effort and fantasy for excessive idealism.

Correct practice has no utilitarian intentions, and you don’t have to be someone, but feel the harmony of yin and yang in every breath and be able to live in the present moment.