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Energy Infused Yoga

On January 21, 2014 in General by April L

Yoga is a tool. It is a tool we use to deal with the fluctuations of a crazy world. It is a tool to learn about others; to accept and appreciate differences. It is a tool to understand our lives and better connect with aspects of ourselves as they are forever unfolding. Energy, likewise, can be a tool. It is a tool we can use to deal with emotions, pain and the physical situations in which we find ourselves. It is a tool that can facilitate healing in our bodies. This energy tool can be learned, just like yoga is a learned skill, and energy can thus be directed with our intention.

Yoga practiced with a focus on energy is very powerful “medicine” and it is your birthright. Humanity is ready to learn some of the methods used to direct energy through the vehicle of yoga. Yoga students are ripe for this information since they routinely practice acute focus on different parts of the physical body. There are literally hundreds of ways to use energy as a tool; you need only to learn them and apply them to your life and your yoga practice.

Using, directing and transforming energy is sacred knowledge; just as yoga is sacred knowledge. Yoga has its own language: Sanskrit. Energy teachings also have their own words and terms to describe different situations and levels of existence. For instance, did you know that you are a multidimensional being? Yes, you! The energy that radiates off of your physical body is similar to the infrared spectrum of sunlight, in that it can be categorized into different rays, vibrational frequencies and colors. If you look at the photo that accompanies this blog, you will see an aura photograph of me from several years ago. Human beings are even more bright and energetic than our naked eye processes!

Learning about energy is a process. It takes time to learn, just as your asana practice took time to learn. You had to learn the poses, you had to learn the names, and then, you learned about the muscles that were used, the flexibility that was needed. And now, to continue the unfolding of your yoga–to learn yet another facet of your being, the energetic aspect is waiting to be discovered. It is a whole new world that is exciting, scary and even reveals new pieces of your life that you never noticed.

Have you ever considered that your past lives, energetically imprinted in your body, are affecting your yoga abilities and life? Do you have one exceptionally stiff part of your body that you can’t explain? These and other impediments holding you back can be released with Energy Infused Yoga once you start to use the tools. This is the power of energy work. It is a deeper level of work. It is timeless–the lessons and healing will stay with you literally forever.

This article has also been published on the Cozy Orange blog.

By April Laliberte

Striving to incorporate a mix of asana, pranayama and meditation into all of her classes, April offers her students a well-rounded and transformative yoga experience. She brings “playful and the skillful” together on the mat, where the body and breath become yoga. Read more about April at her blog, and check out her company,Nomadic Import Traders.