So, I got my yoga mat out first thing this morning, and was also inspired to add silent chanting to my sun salutations. That was also sparked by Carla, who wrote about the sanskrit chants that go with the poses of the sun salute. I couldn't find that post, and I've never managed to memorise those chants, so I just went with my own thing:
Tadasana - Mountain pose - Om
Raising arms to the sky - O Sun, I salute you
Diving down to the floor - I bow down before you
Raising onto fingertips - I lift my face to you
Chaturanga - Low plank - I prostrate myself before you
Bhujangasana - Cobra - I open my heart to you
Adho Mukha Svanasana - Down Dog - three breaths - I feel your light pour over me, I am energised by your strength, I am warmed inside and out
Jumping forward, raising head - I lift my face to you
Bending forward - I bow down before you
Standing and raising arms - O Sun, I salute you
Hands down in namaste - Namaste
Might not be the most elegant chant in the world, but it felt really good, and my practice felt energising and deeply spiritual :)
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Mystical Lenormand ©Fiechter & Trösch on my yoga mat ;) |
That's a lovely chant you made up for your sun salutations. (I posted them on my 'other' blog, that's why you can't find it I bet).
ReplyDeleteHard core cardio, gosh it's been so long since I did any cardio. Just going and selecting a DVD from the shelf would be a pretty hard core workout at the point. Maybe I'll do something this afternoon. (Dread)
Ah, that makes sense. I guess I really ought to learn the "proper" sanskrit chant, but then again, whatever works, right? I felt really connected and energised - longest yoga practice I've done in months :)
DeleteAs for the cardio, I've been loving some new Cathe DVD's I got - low impact but high intensity, so good for my knees and my heart ;) Mostly, I find her stuff really fun, so the time flies by! Hope you do something for the joy of it, rather than filled with dread :D
So far I've done something for the joy of it -- watched a movie and ate a vegetarian hot dog with chips and ketchup. :)
DeleteHey, whatever nourishes your soul, right? ;D
DeleteI did a Cathe step routine yesterday, and it was such a blast. Also ate a few too many chocolate biscuits, though - snakes and ladders...
I worked out yesterday and the bloke from downstairs came up to complain. Crap! He's the first neighbour ever to complain. I am going to have figure out something with practically zero impact. Or move.
DeleteWhat a bummer! Still, as I say, Cathe has some really kickbutt low impact workouts... ;) Plus yoga and weights are both fairly quiet - well, other than the swearing on your part :D
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