YOGA SADHANA

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Body Awareness

In our daily life, we usually tend to live mainly in the “head" and, as a result, the whole body becomes contracted: heavy, full of resistance, habits and loaded with memories of unpleasant experiences.

So too, through fear and tension, our breath is largely a reaction to previous conditionings.In our body awareness practice, we try to bring about a deep relaxation in the body-mind. We consciously “peel off” layers of tension to ultimately rediscover a body that feels light, transparent and expanded in space.This form of yoga is about acceptance, opening, receiving and welcoming, not a case of pushing our physical limits.

We practice yoga postures in a slow and conscious movement, while focusing on the body as an experience, as something that can be felt. The basis of all movement is attention, listening and silent observation. Awareness of all kinds of different body sensations, together with the use of certain visualizations, will bring us back to a harmonious body where the energy flows again without hindrance.
In our practice we also learn to “listen “ to the breath, feel it in different parts of the body and let it become natural and spontaneous again as in our childhood.Since it is impossible to separate the mind from the psychosomatic body, a serious inquiry on a physical level will have strong effects on a mental level and vice versa. We use the body awareness as a tool to free ourselves from body conditionings and ego projection and rediscover our real Self.

"Chizanso" Hayama

Teacher : Maurice

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Maurice Joosten

Born in Haarlem, Holland. 1962.
Lived in Amsterdam, where he also received his training as a sculptor at art college.
1997-2003 Lived in Torino, Italy where he studied Kashmir Yoga with Ornella de Benedetti, who was a student of Jean Klein*.
2003 Moved to Japan after an invitation to realize a public art project for Panasonic, Tokyo.
2006- Works as an aroma space designer for @aroma Co.,Ltd.
For info about his artwork please visit: www.mauricejoosten.com
Currently living in Kamakura.

*Jean Klein
A self realized master in the Indian tradition of Advaita Vedanta (non duality). Jean Klein introduced Kashmir yoga to the Western world.

Class Schedule

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Hayama Sunday 12:30-14:00
Price:Drop-in 2,000 yen
Reservation:E-mail: mauricejoosten1@gmail.com
Tel;Fax: 0467-25-1669
Please arrive 10 minutes before the class, bring your yogamat and comfortable clothing.
We recommend that you don’t eat at least 2 hours prior to class.
Please inform the teacher of any injuries or physical limitations before the class begins.

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Map & Info

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Hayama

"chizanso" Simoyamaguchi 630, Hayama
Map

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