Today we practice with the buffalo. 'The Great Give away'.
Staying Soft and open of hands - No weight bearing on the arms. We stand strong on our legs - ready to give.
A good Practice for Slowing down / grounding / Finding centre
VIDEO PRACTICE
Buffalo 1 (35 mins)
A short sequence of gentle standing postures.
Asanas include: lunges / Warrior 1 & 2 / Triangle / Pyramid / Side angle / Chair.
Yoga Nidra (31 Mins)
Yoga Nidra for healing and transformation.
Allow the body intelligence to heal and restore itself in yogic sleep.
Lie down - stay alert - experience. GIVE the being what it needs 💛
Suitable for beginners
My musings with the Bufallo...
'Synonymous with the buffalo are the first Americans . I can hardly separate the two. For me, one conjures up an image of the other.
I recall reading about 'give-away' and being touched by this. A medicine man described how it was not in the accumulation of things that a man was considered honourable or wealthy. Rather it was shown by what he gave away. What a person could give, instead of how much one had.
I think about how we give.
Do we make a song and dance?
Is the song and dance honouring of the other, deeply personal, private, sacred, or ceremonial in nature?
Or does it magnify the identity and ego, making us 'ever such kind people' 'giving at our own expense' ' martyrs for the cause' and 'Oh so spiritual ?'
How do we sing? How do we dance? Is it kind? Is it noble? Is it real?
I think about the buffalo.
This magnificent animal, , Gave so much to the lives of these indigenous peoples.
Food, Warmth, shelter, life. He gave all this steadily. Without fuss. Without advertisement. He carried the burden/honour of being ' Buffalo ' with longevity, and such quiet dignity. With the greatest integrity. And his people respected him for this. Such a powerful precious creature.
The buffalo perhaps understood the 'give away' better than I could ever hope to.
I pray that I am able to give better. Remembering, Its not just what I give, but how I give, and why I give that counts.'
With gratitude to
Mum for giving so much so often. 💛
Dad for quiet strength and steadiness 💛
Yogi Amrit Desi
Jo Tastula
Alexis Cartwrights 'Animal magic cards'
The Buffalo
Please Note -
These Practices are recorded as rough drafts!
They are imperfect and need polishing... But I love them and feel they are worth a share!
Most of the asana practices on this blog are intended for the progression of an established practice of yoga. Over time I will try to add more stuff that is suitable for beginners. This will be clearly labelled as Suitable for beginners.
Its worth revisiting this blog if you are interested in this, as I will be adding more beginners practices to each session as time goes by.
Namaste beautiful's,
Love Julie.
Buffalo 1 (35 mins)
A short sequence of gentle standing postures.
Asanas include: lunges / Warrior 1 & 2 / Triangle / Pyramid / Side angle / Chair.
Yoga Nidra (31 Mins)
Yoga Nidra for healing and transformation.
Allow the body intelligence to heal and restore itself in yogic sleep.
Lie down - stay alert - experience. GIVE the being what it needs 💛
Suitable for beginners
My musings with the Bufallo...
'Synonymous with the buffalo are the first Americans . I can hardly separate the two. For me, one conjures up an image of the other.
I recall reading about 'give-away' and being touched by this. A medicine man described how it was not in the accumulation of things that a man was considered honourable or wealthy. Rather it was shown by what he gave away. What a person could give, instead of how much one had.
I think about how we give.
Do we make a song and dance?
Is the song and dance honouring of the other, deeply personal, private, sacred, or ceremonial in nature?
Or does it magnify the identity and ego, making us 'ever such kind people' 'giving at our own expense' ' martyrs for the cause' and 'Oh so spiritual ?'
How do we sing? How do we dance? Is it kind? Is it noble? Is it real?
I think about the buffalo.
This magnificent animal, , Gave so much to the lives of these indigenous peoples.
Food, Warmth, shelter, life. He gave all this steadily. Without fuss. Without advertisement. He carried the burden/honour of being ' Buffalo ' with longevity, and such quiet dignity. With the greatest integrity. And his people respected him for this. Such a powerful precious creature.
The buffalo perhaps understood the 'give away' better than I could ever hope to.
I pray that I am able to give better. Remembering, Its not just what I give, but how I give, and why I give that counts.'
With gratitude to
Mum for giving so much so often. 💛
Dad for quiet strength and steadiness 💛
Yogi Amrit Desi
Jo Tastula
Alexis Cartwrights 'Animal magic cards'
The Buffalo
Please Note -
These Practices are recorded as rough drafts!
They are imperfect and need polishing... But I love them and feel they are worth a share!
Most of the asana practices on this blog are intended for the progression of an established practice of yoga. Over time I will try to add more stuff that is suitable for beginners. This will be clearly labelled as Suitable for beginners.
Its worth revisiting this blog if you are interested in this, as I will be adding more beginners practices to each session as time goes by.
Namaste beautiful's,
Love Julie.
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