This
class offers additional practice to a group or individual
enabling the 'rhythm' of a complete and conscious breath
cycle to be ingrained
into the consciousness. Deep internal shifts often take
place in an individual in this class.
Cyrus’
Experience
“For me, it
all began with 'breath'. Laid up in bed, in my fraternity
house in Los Angeles, in 1975 recovering from one of several
severe knee injuries as a result of an unsuccessful surgery,
I came across a book called Yoga and Health by Selvarajan
Yesudian and Elisabeth Haich, (Published in 1953 by Harpers
and Brothers, N.Y). After reading countless books in yoga,
I can say without any doubt that this book is the finest book
on Yoga I have read.
Within a few pages
I was captivated. The style was as brilliant as it was poignant
and the images of India comforted the obvious home-sickness
I felt. Shortly, I came across a chapter called 'Prana -Life
Force Energy'. My rational mind was straightaway hit right
out of the park, my knowledge of science immediately brought
me to question this viewpoint: that there IS something else
out there, a constituent in addition to a collection of gases,
and other information like radio waves, etc. – a constituent
that represented the original source of existence, a subtle
yet potent force. I was even more awed by the fact that every
culture has a word for this, Prana being the Sanskrit word.
I started thinking: 'Hey, there is some real cool and powerful
stuff out there that one can access through breath. And so
I took a deep breath… nothing. But an idea had been germinated.
And I like the ease of it. All I have to do is breathe the
stuff in. Gees, what could be simpler?'
My
bubble burst with the next chapter which was titled: Our Greatest
Mistake: We Cannot Breathe. Whoa! What! There must be some mistake,
I thought, I mean it is breathing, for heavens sake, not rocket
science. Determined to find out more, I read on and on. It dawned
on me that if what the authors were saying is right, then indeed
I was not breathing correctly, not even a little correct.
The
reading gave way to practice, and I practiced and practiced
and practiced. I took gulps of breath, imagining the
Life Force Energy
streaming into me. I choked and spluttered, became breathless
when losing the rhythm. I persevered. It was funny
to my fraternity 'brothers' and other friends. Soon
they affectionately started
calling me 'the breather'.
I did not observe much on the body, I was athletic and fit. What
I did observe was the way my mind was changing. My thought
patterns, the calmness, and most of all the insights
that began to flow.
I began to question my beliefs, not to discard them, rather
to investigate the truth about what I was 'told'.
That journey continues
today, and I am so deeply honoured to have the opportunity
to introduce you to Conscious Breathing – The Elixir of Life.”
Silent
Breath Study
This
is 'a space' for those who have established a competence
and love in the Art of Breathing and who choose to internalize
their experience
by simply observing the breath. Regular practice in SBS
opens and expands ones consciousness. |