Yoga with Melissa 40 is about the third niyama tapas. This yoga class continues our 10-class series on the yamas and niyamas with the third niyama or personal practice, tapas. The root of tapas, tap means to heat and so the asana practice is about creating heat to cause positive change. This is a vigorous class that involves both kundalini and hatha yoga. Kundalini kriyas are used to give us the power to maintain a course of action and the ability to break habits and create new ones. This class requires austerity and zealous commitment to staying with a challenging and sometimes uncomfortable practice while always honouring the well-being of our bodies.
The yoga class begins with a kundalini kriya that will build core strength. Boat pose or navasana is another yoga pose in this class that builds core strength. When we come to standing we practice the warrior poses. We finish the yoga class with a kundalini kriya for the third chakra.
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Yumm Yumm what a sweaty class…Guess what! I did everything 30 seconds or may be sometimes far lesser. Practiced ahinsa. Powerful class…although I was not hoping it to become a kapalbhati breath in the pose…that was quite something. Thank you Melissa…I am enjoying the variety here….so many forms….right now my head feels light……ahem ahem…looks like my body has gone in surprise mode :):) Loved the frog pose..Namaste! (Posted 9th July)
rashmisharma12 Careful with kapala bhati breath, especially in the heat because it can make you feel light headed. 🙂 Be sure to take a break if you are feeling light headed and ground yourself again. 🙂 This class was quite energizing! 🙂 Namaste, Melissa
DrMelissaWest rashmisharma12 Thank you , will keep that in mind.