"Alive, Awake, Aware": part 6 Hatha Yoga with Swami Sivadasananda, online

Relaxed and Positive

Each session covers a comprehensive sequence of pranayama and asanas. The focus is on a specific approach to deeper relaxation.

After final relaxation we practice affirmations of an uplifting human value: a scriptural quote, words of the Masters and a story.

Tuesday, 4^th of  August, 8 – 9.30 PM CET

• Practice yoga daily: improves sleep, lowers stress, supports healthy circadian rhythms.
• Avoid late-night eating: supports overnight recovery, metabolism, and restful sleep.
• Affirmations on equanimity

Monday, 10th of August, 6 – 7.30 PM CET

• Stretch the stress away. Conscious stretching unblocks vital energy and expands the mind.
• Affirmations on friendliness

Tuesday, 18th of August, 8 – 9.30 PM CET

• Contract and relax. The yogic way of physical workout helps the mind to unwind.
• Affirmations on non-violence

Tuesday, 25th of August, 6 – 7.30 PM CET

• Moving against gravity and then flowing towards it. This focus on the “here” grounds the mind.
• Affirmations on compassion

Tuesday, 1st of September, 6 – 7.30 PM CET

• Expanding the breath into a free flow. Conscious breathing centres the mind in the “now”.
• Affirmations on courage

Tuesday 8th of September, 6 – 7.30 PM CET

• Detach and relax. Observing the body as it moves through soothing asana cycles.
• Affirmations on adaptability