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OUR STORE
Store - LYC carries an assortment of products to support your yoga practice
STICKY MATS - a must and perfect for practicing yoga; they come in a variety of colors
BLOCKS & STRAPS – used as props for support, balance and extension.
C.D.’s – collect your yoga music for meditation, relaxation, movement and fun.
YOGA WEAR – our unique line of yoga wear is extra soft, comfy and durable made from all organic cotton.
EYE PILLOWS – for a deep restful final relaxation in class and at home.
YOGA MAT BAGS – are a great way to carry your mat in beautiful Indian patterns and solids.
Bags fit 2 mats or a mat and a blanket and comes with inside and outside pockets for
personal belongings.
YOGA TOPICS
Chants for Your Practice
Here are the three chants that are often recited as part of our yoga class.
In the Classic Hatha Class
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
Om Peace Peace Peace
In the Anusara class
Om
Namah Shivaya Gurave
I offfer myself to the Light, the Auspicious Lord,
who is the True Teacher within and without,
Saccidananda Murtaye
Who assumes the forms of Reality, Consciousness and Bliss,
Nisprapancaya Shantaya
who is never absent and is full of peace,
Niralambaya Tejase
Independent in His existence,
he is the vital essence of illumination
Om
In the Vinyasa Flow Class
Vande gurunam caranaravinde
samdarsita-svatma-sukhavabodhe,
nihsreyase jangalikayamane
samsara-halahala-moha-santyai.
abahu-purusakaram
sankha-cakrasi dharinam,
sahasra-sirasam svetam
pranamami Patanjalim.
I worship the lotus feet of all the gurus,
which awaken and manifest joy in oneself;
beyond comparison, appearing as a snake-charmer (Siva)
for pacifying the poisonous delusion of samsara (the cycle of birth and death).
In the form of a man up to the shoulders,
holding the conch (divine sound), discus (wheel of time)
and sword (discrimination),
thousand-headed, white,
I bow respectfully to Patanjali.
We end class with:
Namaste
Namasté (in Hindi, from Sanskrit ) is a South Asian greeting originating in India, which is used when both hello and goodbye would be used in English. The meaning is quite different, however.
A literal translation is "reverential salutation to you." It is commonly accompanied by a slight bow made with the hands pressed together, palms touching, in front of the chest.
This word can be taken to mean any of these:
- The Spirit in me meets the same Spirit in you.
- I greet that place where you and I are one.
- I salute the divine in you.
- I salute the Light of God in you.
- I bow to the divine in you.
- I recognize that within each of us is a place where Divinity dwells, and when we are in that place, we are One.
In other words, it recognizes the equality of all, and pays honor to the sacredness and interconnection of all, as well as to the source of that interconnection.
From the Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"OM" - The Sacred Sound
Sounding the tone of"OM" creates a vibrational frequency of harmony in the body. The sound of the "OM" is the sound of creation and symbolizes the infinite.It connects our inner world to the greater outer and beyond, it aligns our energy and creates a feeling of openess and expansion. Traditionally spelled O-M, it is pronounced or toned A-U-M. Allowing the sound of each syllable to vibrate within. This can be done consciously feeling the "A" sound in the heart, The "U" sound in the abdomen and the "M" sound in the head. Any way you do it –The experience is connection , unity and love."The ever present OM, is the pulse of the universe and the source of our whole being."
The meaning of the symbol "OM"
The symbol represents states of consciousness
1 –This curve represents the waking state.
2 – This curve represents deep sleep or the unconscious.
3 – This curve represents the dream state (which lies between waking and deep sleep)
4- The dot represents the absolute state of consciousness which illuminates
all other states of consciousness.
5 –The semicircle represents maya (or the veil of illusion.) it seperates
the absolute from the other three curves. ** omplanet.com
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