Top 5 Mantra Meditations - Revolved Side Angle Pose - MoreYoga for Weight Loss - Meditation Newsletteranmol@anmolmehta.com - Apr 23to stanley6453Mastery of Meditation Newsletter: April 2014Mastery of Meditation and YogaAnmolMehta.ComDevoted To Helping You Achieve Your Highest PotentialDear Friends,Greetings and welcome to the April 2014 Mastery ofMeditation andYoga newsletter.Quote of the Month:Usually our quote of the month is short and sweet. However,thismonth, in honour of Nelson Mandela, I've chosen this quote.There'sis much we can learn from a man who spent 27 years inprison! Manyof us are in prisons of our own making."You may find that the cell is an ideal place to learn to knowyourself, to search realistically and regularly the processes ofyour own mind and feelings. In judging our progress asindividualswe tend to concentrate on external factors such as one'ssocialposition, influence and popularity, wealth and standard ofeducation .... but internal factors may be even more crucial inassessing one's development as a human being: honesty,sincerity,simplicity, humility, purity, generosity, absence of vanity,readiness to serve your fellow men - qualities within thereach ofevery soul - are the foundation of one's spiritual life .... atleast, if for nothing else, the cell gives you the opportunity tolook daily into your entire conduct to overcome the bad anddevelopwhatever is good in you. Regular meditation, say of about 15minutes a day before you turn in, can be fruitful in this regard.You may find it difficult at first to pinpoint the negativefactorsin your life, but the tenth attempt may reap rich rewards.Neverforget that a saint is a sinner that keeps on trying." Quotefrom"Mandela The Authorised Biography" by Anthony Sampson(pg 252)In this edition you will find an in-depth look at Revolved Side

Angle Pose. It's not the most glamerous of yoga postures butisexcellent for lengthening and opening the side body.Also in this newsletter, I've included five popular articles onmantra & sound as well. It's common to dismiss orunderestimate thepower of mantra or sound in our yogapractice - until we give it ago with an open heart and an open mind. Then we can beblown awayat how such a simple practice can have such profoundresults. Ifyou've never used sound in your practice, read through a fewof thearticles and maybe you'll be inspired to take your yogapractice inthe realm of mantra.You can read about popular and powerful Mantra & Soundtechniquesin these articles:Buddhist Chants and Mantras | The Science Behind the PowerLord Ganesh Mantra for Success | Free MP3 DownloadGreat Sanskrit Mantra for Abundance - Vishvani Deva MantraPowerful Gayatri Mantra Meditation to Open Third EyePowerful Lord Shiva Mantra | Mahamritunjay Mantra FreeMP3Finally, you will find below a very nice yoga program forweightloss and body shaping offered by yoga and fitness expertKrisFondran. You can get more details regarding this very veryreasonably priced program here - ShapeShifter Yoga.This Edition Features :-An In-depth look at Revolved Side Angle PoseTop 5 Mantra & Sound ArticlesShape Shifter Yoga for Weight Loss and FitnessMuch Love,AnmolPS: Our Mastery of Meditation and Yoga FB Fanpage hasdaily updateswith inspiring quotes, excerpts, pictures and articles. Do stopby,check it out and Like us. I appreciate your love and support -Anmol.Mastery of Meditation and Yoga Facebook Fan PageAn In-depth look at Revolved Side Angle, ParivrttaParsvakonasanaRevolving side angle can be a difficult posture to master

becauseit involves a combination of balance, flexibility and strength.With a few key points though, you can find that yourrevolving sideangle posture slowly improves.I would suggest committing to including a revolved sideangle inevery home practice for the next week - that's seven daysworth ofside angle poses.In general, you want to sequence this posture after you'vewarmedup - for example with several rounds of sun salutations. itusuallycomes after postures like Warrior I & II as well.How to set up your Revolved Side Angle Posture:From< Prev (2/7 pages) Next >

Downward Dog, step through in lunge on the right side. Taketime to set up a strong foundation in lunge, as it is your legsandfeet that will be supporting you and holding the twist solid.Ground down through your front heel.Extend forward through your front shin.Extend back through your back heel.Extend up through your back thigh.These four movement of lunge will help to keep you buoyantandlight - you've got prana or energy moving in four differentdirections - up, down, back and forward.Squeeze your legs to the centre line, creating more stabilityinyour lunge.Inhale your arms up above your head, pausing for a momentincrescent lunge.Exhale the hands down the centre line to anjali mudra -hands inprayer position at the heart centre.Entering the twistInhale and lengthen up out of your waist while firmlycontinuing toengage all four movements of lunge.From that lift, exhale and twist from the very pit of your belly,making sure mula bandha and uddiyana bandha are engaged.On your next inhale, hook your bottom elbow on the outside

of theknee and use that leverage to draw your chest forward andaroundtowards your top shoulder.As you exhale, ground down through both feet and strengthenthebandhas.Working within the poseNow you're in the posture, the real work starts.First, keep awareness on the breathing. Allow the inhale andtheexhale to be soft and long.Second, also keep awareness on the alignment of the body -movingaround the body as your breath.Check in on the four movements of lunge - front heel down,frontshin, forward, back heel back, back thigh up.Squeeze the inner thighs togetherUse inhales to lengthen up and out of the waist, creatingmorespace between your torso and thigh.Use exhales to soften and release deeper into the twistEvery exhale, feel the energy drop down through the bodyandconnect to the earth.Every inhale, feel the body expand and grow light as itreaches upand around for the sun.Continue to play with this oscillation between grounding< Prev (3/7 pages) Next >

andopening.Coming out of the posture:The way you come out of the posture is just as important asthe wayyou go into the posture - maintain breath awareness all thewaythrough.An an inhale, strongly engage the bandhas and lift up andaroundback to a lunge with the hands at anjali mudra.As you exhale, place the hands back down on the ground oneitherside of the front foot.Inhale and step back to downward dog.Repeat on the other side.

Tips and Tricks:The front hip has a tendency to swing out sideways and popup.focus on drawing releasing the front hip bone and letting thathipdrop down and away. Draw it back and under.Our shoulders have a tendency to round and scrunch on this.Drawyour lower ribs up and away from your belly, feeling yoursternumrise and open as you do so.Always maintain a strong back leg, pressing back into aninvisiblewall.Top 5 Mantra & Sound Articles:When people first start yoga, the idea of making sounds canbeuncomfortable. However, once you get over the idea of otherpeoplehearing you, you start to realise the mantra is a simple butverypowerful practice.Yoga mantras are usually in Sanskrit, considered the oldestlanguage in the world. It is a classical language of India - sonotin common use, but still used for Yoga and still used inreligion.There are 49 letters in the Sanskrit alphabet and it is oftenconsidered the language of the Gods - and NASA has beeninvestigating using it as a computer language because of it'sperfect syntax. There's no room for error in Sanskrit!Chanting in Sanskrit creates specific energetic affects in thebody, which is why it's so powerful.Here are some of the best articles on Mantra & Sound fromthewebsite.#1: Buddhist Chants and Mantras | The Science Behind thePowerhttp://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=Blb5Q&m=K1K29iXqedkLKb&b=eYVXTRSIzAmsrRj2qJs_fQA great article that explains the science behind chanting andmantras - useful for those who prefer to have a logicalexplanationfor something before diving< Prev (4/7 pages) Next >