Chapter 34: A Forest of Trees (3)
It was very dark in the suburbs, and Meng Shi thought that there would be an aerial yoga class at 7 o'clock in the evening, so she had to reluctantly come out of the hot spring, take a shower, and come to the yoga studio on an empty stomach. Twenty water-blue color exercises hung in front of her in unison, and Meng Shi couldn't help but think of the scene in the TV series "Flying Immortals" she watched when she was a child, although she couldn't become an immortal, but at least she could pretend to fly.
Just as Mengshi was immersed in her own vision, other students also came to the classroom one after another, and the yoga instructor Lucy walked to the front of the classroom and cleared her throat, "Our students are all here, right?" Today is the first class, and I look forward to meeting the light and elegant you in the air in the future! Aerial yoga, also known as anti-gravity yoga, is actually the use of gravity to assist us in yoga movements that are difficult to complete on land. These ribbons are similar to aids in the practice of orthodox yoga asanas. Therefore, handstands and stretching, which are usually difficult to complete on the ground, with the help of ribbons and gravity in the air, will indeed reduce a lot of difficulty. Yoga was first derived from the Indian Sanskrit word 'yug' or 'yuj', which means 'unity', 'union' or 'harmony', and is one of the six major philosophical schools in ancient India, exploring the principle and method of 'unity of Brahman and self'. Yoga postures use ancient and easy-to-master techniques to improve people's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual abilities to achieve harmony of body, mind and spirit, including body positioning, pranayama breathing, and mind-to-heart meditation, so as to achieve the unity of body and mind. Yoga is the science of the soul, the science of spiritual practice. It gradually developed from a primitive philosophical idea into a practice of meditation, meditation and asceticism at the center of yoga practice. Aerial yoga has a soft and rigid beauty, combining the asana of traditional Hatha Yoga, the harmony of Tai Chi and the power of Pilates, and at the same time incorporating the elegance of dance, the key is that the softness of the ribbon is also very suitable for our girl's temperament. Let me lead you through the basic movements of aerial yoga. ”
Lucy's body is as light as a swallow and makes amazing and difficult movements, as if dancing gracefully in the air, and the streamers are wrapped around her body, as if a fairy has descended to earth. Every stretch and handstand is so in place, and the moment of stuckness in the air is also so beautiful and balanced. Mengshi followed suit, but the hammock was too difficult to control, and she shook 360 degrees with herself, and Mengshi was so anxious that she was sweating profusely, and her palms were rubbed red by the sling.
Lucy walked over and patiently taught her skills, and also showed Mengshi her palms, which were all cocooned. Because many movements require both hands to pull the ribbon vigorously, Mengshi decided to prepare a pair of gloves for the next class. Lucy teaches Monese to find the hammock's mid-line and make sure her leg is pressed against the hammock's mid-line before letting go of her hand. In fact, aerial yoga is not only about bodybuilding, but also about the process of "letting go" of every action that relies on the hammock.
She lightly hooked her feet to the rhythm of the meditation song, her heels pushed far away, and her legs pressed vertically down the middle line of the hammock. The hammock tensed instantly, and was finally firmly controlled, and it would not swing back and forth, left and right. Mengshi overcame the initial fear of shaking and tried to hang upside down, the blood rushing to the brain, feeling more relaxed and clear than ever, the spine rising one by one, fantasizing about flying like a child, and her breathing slowly rising.
Mengshi recalls that she had read a book that explained yoga in detail, in which the yogi was asked to turn their eyes inward and experience and understand Brahman, the God who created all things, through the essence of all external things. With the practice of yoga, the yogi elevates the qi of life and opens the chakra on the top of his head, allowing the Sanskrit to enter the body and gain supreme wisdom. Yogis usually adopt extreme austerities, go through good deeds, worship God, discipline themselves, persist in austerities, and purify their minds and desires. They believe that man's best friend and worst enemy is himself, and it is all determined by his own actions. Only by complete dedication and refuge can one's spirit, sentiments, and actions reach the ultimate state of one's unity with Brahman.
Hatha Yoga focuses on asana and qi control, while King Yoga focuses on mind and pranayama. Yogis usually meditate on some asanas such as the Lotus Sitting Lotus, abandoning most of the strict asanas. There are many methods of yoga meditation, but most of the postures are lotus sitting, and when practicing meditation, you can feel the movement of the entity through your thoughts, control the circulation of qi and veins in the body, and produce different supernatural powers. There are 72,000 qi veins around the human body, seven Brahmanic chakras, a main channel, and a holy snake that has not yet awakened and is in a dormant state. By opening up the qi veins, the breath of life awakens the serpent so that it passes through all the chakras and reaches the outside of the body, and once the kundalini snake rushes out of the chakra above his head, he obtains samadhi. Increase the inner bag capacity, so that people can calmly face the pressure of life, while maintaining youth, beauty and health.
The students in the aerial yoga class have a slender and light body, and the coach Lucy is full of fairy spirit, and yoga movements such as "bat pose", "horse riding pose" and "bird pose" are easy to come by. This starry night gradually entered the night, and the Big Dipper hung above the courtyard. Behind every ultimate accommodation is a model of an ideal life. Mengshi feels the rare quiet time, savoring the peace and quiet in the leisurely years, closing his eyes and imagining the poetry and distance in his heart!