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Backbending, Breathing, and Bandhas
January 6, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Backbending, Breathing, and Bandhas
A Jivamukti Yoga Workshop with Banka
Backbends provide entry into the ANAHATA (heart) chakra, located at the center of the chest. Anahata chakra is associated with our karmic relationships with others whom we feel have hurt us.
When we bend backwards, we access our heart center and allow the experience of those relationships to come to the surface. That can be scary, because it forces us to see that the source of negativity is within us, not in the others whom we usually feel have wronged us— we can only see things outside of us that we already have within us; nothing exists in the world except as a projection of our own minds.
Backbends also stimulate the thymus gland. The thymus plays a significant role in our immune system, which can be suppressed when we dwell in dark emotions. Stimulating that gland can help keep our immune system working effectively and contribute to better health.
Saturday, January 6 from Noon to 3 at Balancing Monkey in Hilo
$30 drop-in or pre-register here:
https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=163457&stype=-8&sVT=61&sView=week&sLoc=0&date=01/06/18
About Banka
Banka is a seeker, student, and spiritual practitioner. She practiced Buddhism and received ordination, is certified in the Sivananda method, Jivamukti Yoga, and Kundalini, and became an Advanced Certified Jivamukti Yoga Teacher. Healthy, peaceful lifestyle and nutritious diet are a focus and force of study for Banka. Banka is grateful for her teachers, Shri Sharon Gannon and Shri David Life, co-founders of Jivamukti Yoga. Banka offers her gratitude to her other teachers: the Earth, animals, plants, trees, and the ancestors.