Yoga Metta Strategy

YOGA METTA {kindness} is expressed in (1) restorative-yin, (2) gentle metta and (3) soft power I and (4) soft power II involves three strategies:

flexibility/suppleness emphasis

comprehensive physiological shift to parasympathetic nervous system

core spirit: kindness/calmness/harmony

YOGA METTA AS DEEP YOGA:

flexibility vs. stability emphasis

sets of related poses vs. repetitive vinyasa or power

slower, holding poses, listening to body, allowing the pose to continue to open

calmness/relaxing nerves [spindles/golgi]

releasing vs. pushing, freeing rather than controlling

comprehensive: restorative-yin, gentle metta, Level 1 soft power & optional Level 2

THE FIRST EXCELLENCE OF YOGA [COMING TO THE MAT]: Setting A Strategy

There is always a strategy that guides the practice.

In Yoga Metta: crossing a threshold into body-mind, calming, turning off everyday chatter, de-stressing, major physiology shift when releasing vs. pushing, freeing/listening to and following the body vs. control or pushing to an edge, no pain--gain, letting the pose open to you, washing the body-mind with breath [soft breath] vs. breath to reduce discomfort of pose, holding pose for spindle release and fascia release, relaxing nerves, flexibility vs. stability emphasis, poses as “islands of grace,” softness/total body suppleness, slowing/listening for the areas of stretch, intuitive practice, thriving/optimizing health goal, yoga as kindness