mardi 25 septembre 2012
Ouverture d'un cours de Yoga dynamique à Genthod
Cours de Yoga (ABC Club)
Ouverture d’un cours de Yoga dynamique (Ashtanga)
Salle Communale de Genthod de 18h30 à 19h45
Début des cours jeudi 27 septembre 2012
lundi 10 septembre 2012
Ateliers d’initiation au Yoga Ashtanga - les Samedis 6 octobre - 17 novembre - 1er décembre 2012 de 9h00 à 11h30. Cercle Bellecombe, 38 rue de la Viabert, Lyon 6ème, métro Charpennes
Ateliers d’initiation au Yoga Ashtanga
Yoga signifie unir.
La pratique régulière de postures corporelles (Asanas), chacune porteuse de sens précis, associée au contrôle de la respiration (Pranayama) vise à établir l'union entre le mental et le corps. Chaque groupe de postures correspond à des aptitudes (résilience, persévérance, flexibilité, lâcher-prise, équilibre, agilité, ouverture…) et contribue à renforcer et assouplir le corps mais aussi l'esprit.
La première série de postures dynamiques du Yoga Ashtanga a été conçue comme un enchaînement thérapeutique qui une fois mémorisé et maîtrisé, rend la personne autonome dans sa pratique.
Après une brève introduction sur la synchronisation entre le mouvement et la respiration ujjayi, l’usage des 3 bandhas (verrous musculaires au niveau du périnée, de la ceinture abdominale et de la gorge) et l’importance de la direction du regard drishti (vision), nous pratiquerons ensemble la première série. Nous prendrons le temps d'explorer l’entrée dans chaque posture et de déconstruire le sens et la fonction pour les plus importantes d’entre elles. Nous terminerons par un moment de relaxation.
jeudi 30 août 2012
samedi 11 août 2012
EUY Congress Zinal 2012 - Yoga & Ayurveda
Le 39eme Congrès de l’Union Européeenne de Yoga s'est tenu à Zinal (Suisse) du 19 au 24 Août 2012 et a eu pour thème Yoga & Ayurveda.
Yoga (Union) et Âyurveda (Science de la vie) se sont développés en Inde à la même époque et sur les mêmes bases philosophiques. Ils ne se sont jamais séparés depuis et bon nombre de leurs techniques sont revendiquées pareillement dans l’une ou l’autre des pratiques.
Ensemble Yoga et Âyurveda offrent une approche holistique pour le maintien en équilibre de la santé et du bien-être, ainsi que l’élimination de maladies. Sur la base de ces approches complémentaires, six facteurs essentiels – alimentation, environnement, style de vie, mobilité (âsana), techniques respiratoires et énergétiques (prânâyâma) et orientation positive du mental (dhâranâ et dhyâna) – peuvent être utilisés ou modifiés pour rétablir l’équilibre entre corps et esprit.
Une semaine riche d'enseignement, où il m'a été donné de suivre entre autres les ateliers d'Ashtanga du Dr Ronald Steiner.
Une semaine riche d'enseignement, où il m'a été donné de suivre entre autres les ateliers d'Ashtanga du Dr Ronald Steiner.
jeudi 28 juin 2012
The Benefits of Yoga in the workplace
Did you know that Google offers several weekly classes before work, during lunch, and after work as part of their commitment to promoting a work/life balance?
Did you know that Danone has a great Yoga room in its headquarter building, Boulevard Haussman, in the heart of Paris?
While large corporations may have fitness centers with rooms meant for exercise, smaller companies do with what they have—classes may be held in the lunchroom or conference room and pushing chairs and conference tables on the side can be part of the game! Another challenge of yoga practice in the workplace, is that students have a limited amount of time. They're often at different levels. Some show up late or leave early due to pressing deadlines. But in the end, everybody agrees that these 60 minutes of body postures, breathing, relaxation and mindfulness are really a great investment.
Human Resources people understand perfectly why it's beneficial to have an healthy work environment as it impacts greatly on performances and balance. An intial talk with employees and HR is key to define what the company's most prevalent health issues are and adapt the yoga class accordingly. From poor postures due to long hours in front of a computer, repetitive strain injury or recurring headaches, yoga can help. Office workers, for example, tend to sit hunched at a desk all day, working without breaks and breathing shallowly. Others have to deal with unhappy customers and need practical tools to release tension in their mind and posture.
Bringing yoga in the workplace enables to reach out to people who would have never set foot in a studio. For instance, employees who have long daily commutes to their workplace often lack of time and energy to enroll at yoga or fitness class once back home after the working hours. But when the company is encouraging them to take a healthful break on the spot, they might walk as far as the conference room, where they can learn ways to unleash their creativity, cope with job-related stress, or broaden their perspectives about life.
As a conclusion, yoga may not always make people love their jobs, but it can give them tools for accepting their work and coping with stress and live happier.
Did you know that Danone has a great Yoga room in its headquarter building, Boulevard Haussman, in the heart of Paris?
While large corporations may have fitness centers with rooms meant for exercise, smaller companies do with what they have—classes may be held in the lunchroom or conference room and pushing chairs and conference tables on the side can be part of the game! Another challenge of yoga practice in the workplace, is that students have a limited amount of time. They're often at different levels. Some show up late or leave early due to pressing deadlines. But in the end, everybody agrees that these 60 minutes of body postures, breathing, relaxation and mindfulness are really a great investment.
Human Resources people understand perfectly why it's beneficial to have an healthy work environment as it impacts greatly on performances and balance. An intial talk with employees and HR is key to define what the company's most prevalent health issues are and adapt the yoga class accordingly. From poor postures due to long hours in front of a computer, repetitive strain injury or recurring headaches, yoga can help. Office workers, for example, tend to sit hunched at a desk all day, working without breaks and breathing shallowly. Others have to deal with unhappy customers and need practical tools to release tension in their mind and posture.
Bringing yoga in the workplace enables to reach out to people who would have never set foot in a studio. For instance, employees who have long daily commutes to their workplace often lack of time and energy to enroll at yoga or fitness class once back home after the working hours. But when the company is encouraging them to take a healthful break on the spot, they might walk as far as the conference room, where they can learn ways to unleash their creativity, cope with job-related stress, or broaden their perspectives about life.
As a conclusion, yoga may not always make people love their jobs, but it can give them tools for accepting their work and coping with stress and live happier.
mardi 12 juin 2012
jeudi 7 juin 2012
Happiness on the Global Agenda
“Conscious that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal” and “recognizing that the gross domestic product [...] does not adequately reflect the happiness and well-being of people,”U.N. Resolution 65/309 establishes Gross National Happiness (G.N.H.) as an alternate model to Gross National Product (G.N.P.) as a measure of national progress.
This initiative, supported by The King of Bouthan, the Prince of Wales,the Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, the economist Jeffrey Sachs, is intended as a "landmark step towards adoption of a new global sustainability-based economic paradigm for human happiness and well-being of all life forms to replace the current dysfunctional system that is based on the unsustainable premise of limitless growth on a finite planet”.
(photo: courtesy of the New York Times)
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