Emotional Yoga: How the Body Can Heal the Mind by Bija Bennett  (5)
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Like another offering from Ananda, Yoga to Awaken the Chakras, this tape focuses more on the inner effects of yoga than on its purely physical benefits. But where the former focuses on the body's seven charkas as the seat of our emotions, Ananda Yoga for Emotional Healing concentrates on the emotions themselves. Instructor Lisa Powers, herself a breast cancer survivor, presents hatha yoga as a means to develop "inner strength, calmness, and the ability to respond to life's trials" as well as a vehicle to express your emotions and promote a "stronger flow of positive energy." Thus the various poses demonstrated, such as those for the hamstrings, hips, and shoulders (there are also some backbends, twists, balancing poses, and more), are all referenced to their emotional content. The sphinx pose, for instance, isn't just a simple lying backbend but a way to "overcome fear of failure," while janu sirsanasa, the one-legged forward bend, is not only to open the hamstrings but to "release fear and relax the fight-or-flight response." Powers also supplies positive affirmations (such as "I live protected by the infinite light" or "What I do today will create a new and better future, filled with inner joy") to accompany many of the postures, as well as a lengthy guided relaxation at the end. Will they work? Can yoga really be used to expunge jealousy, anger or grief? That will be up to you. If you can cast aside cynicism and doubt, then surrender to the power of the breath and the poses, you might be surprised. --Sam Graham
From the Actor
Lisa Powers is a certified Ananda Yoga Teacher and has taught yoga, meditation, and chanting seminars for over 18 years to professional organizations and private groups. She is also a teacher for the Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Program at the Expanding Light Yoga & Meditation Retreat. She has a BA in Television and Film Production and manages pilgrimage tours to the holy sites of Italy and India.
Like another offering from Ananda, Yoga to Awaken the Chakras, this tape focuses more on the inner effects of yoga than on its purely physical benefits. But where the former focuses on the body's seven charkas as the seat of our emotions, Ananda Yoga for Emotional Healing concentrates on the emotions themselves. Instructor Lisa Powers, herself a breast cancer survivor, presents hatha yoga as a means to develop "inner strength, calmness, and the ability to respond to life's trials" as well as a vehicle to express your emotions and promote a "stronger flow of positive energy." Thus the various poses demonstrated, such as those for the hamstrings, hips, and shoulders (there are also some backbends, twists, balancing poses, and more), are all referenced to their emotional content. The sphinx pose, for instance, isn't just a simple lying backbend but a way to "overcome fear of failure," while janu sirsanasa, the one-legged forward bend, is not only to open the hamstrings but to "release fear and relax the fight-or-flight response." Powers also supplies positive affirmations (such as "I live protected by the infinite light" or "What I do today will create a new and better future, filled with inner joy") to accompany many of the postures, as well as a lengthy guided relaxation at the end. Will they work? Can yoga really be used to expunge jealousy, anger or grief? That will be up to you. If you can cast aside cynicism and doubt, then surrender to the power of the breath and the poses, you might be surprised. --Sam Graham
From the Actor
Lisa Powers is a certified Ananda Yoga Teacher and has taught yoga, meditation, and chanting seminars for over 18 years to professional organizations and private groups. She is also a teacher for the Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Program at the Expanding Light Yoga & Meditation Retreat. She has a BA in Television and Film Production and manages pilgrimage tours to the holy sites of Italy and India.
Lisa was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998 and is today completely free of cancer. She states that, "Yoga has helped me to heal very deeply-I realized that I was afraid of dying and afraid of treatment. When I accepted that there were things I couldn't control, I was relaxed and better able to accept my present situation. I began swimming with the current, not against it. At this point a deep peace flooded my being and I was no longer afraid. This was the turning point that opened the door for other solutions to come. Looking back I recognized that the philosophy and practice of yoga was deeply ingrained within me and was a sustaining force."
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