Mindful Yoga

Mindfulness has always been an essential aspect of the physical practice of yoga. Mindful Yoga’s main focus is on body-mind awareness. To encourage and cultivate mindfulness, using the posture as a vehicle in which to do so. Bringing mindful awareness to any physical activity creates an alert focus to whatever you are doing in that exact moment, thereby transforming the movement into a form of meditation. Mindful yoga is considered to be a form of meditation and is very often practiced before a formal meditation sitting. 

This practice places great importance on observing your mind and feelings while you are doing yoga. Key areas are to cultivate self-awareness and compassion through non-judgment, patience, trust, non-striving, letting go, and gratitude. Mindfulness of Body, Mindfulness of Feelings, Mindfulness of Mind, Mindfulness of Dharma (the way things are)