Yoga as our transforming Light
PRESENTING: JYSTA YOGA
Focus on meditation
Focus on correct posture
Focus on the 3 Banda’s
Focus on continuous breath flow
Silent yoga (DM for info)
Meditation (DM for info)
CLASSES contain the complete JYSTA YOGA asana sequences. In a few weeks time you will get comfortable and the movements will adapt in/ to your system. So, at wish, you can start exercising the sequences on your own, repeating the ones you like best or suit you according to schedule, time and mood. Of course you can use the help of our video’s!
Classes are accompanied by the sound of the mantra AUM that deepen the movements intention and concentration. We encourage you to do the same but we advise to chose wisely. Mantra’s are powerful and created with a clear intention! (You can ask for advise anytime by just sending a message to jysta.yoga@gmail.com)
Jysta Yoga is developed by Juliette through a lifetime experience in movement. Lately the yogic scene is boosting more and more complicated Asana, endlessly changing series, difficult headstands etc. For general participants, starters and 50+ this might prove a challenging hurdle. Also, to proceed on the 8 limb path of yoga… concentration comes first. To create a complete training/ meditation yogic system accessible for everyone and conform her own high standards took time.
Juliette wanted to have a series that is repeating but not boring. Accessible but not without challenge and beautiful to perform. So JYSTA YOGA is based on her training years in Ashtanga and Power yoga, as well as long hours alone in the studio. It is based on the much needed integration of continuous breath (often undervalued) continuous movement (no long holding poses) and grace. Juliette was able to abstract series that have proven to be beneficial (strengrhening and stretching all parts of the body) beautiful sequences, accessible and FUN.
The series presents the “Beginners”, ‘Real” and “Heavy” variation, conform to your former training and experience.
More then anything: …. Juliette based the final series on her own day to day training. Trial and error. Refining and reshaping till all was in HARMONY. The complete series is done in a continuous flow of breath without interruption. Mastering the series is a nice and hopefully wonderful challenge.
By focusing on 1 of the 7 elements the series withhold, you can grow a natural but vast concentration. Not having to deal with “all at the same time” (and correction and focus and alignment etc) Though that will be the goal in the end!
Once you have learned the sequences you can perform them by yourself, each sequence separate (max 10 min) or as a complete class of 60 – 75 minutes.
Description of 4 of the 7 focus-points the series can be performed in:
Focus on meditation:
In the opening meditation we start with an exercises to open the bodily senses and flow of breath.
We perform the beginners series of asana’s in which we try to maintain our meditational focus and or bring the attention back from outer to inner senses.
Mid-class we take some extra time to reconnect to meditation to be followed by the floor exercises.
We hold some of the postures a bit longer to open up to awareness of both the mind and body.
After *Shavasana (the aware sleeping pose) some time for extra meditation is entered in traditional sitting pose (cross-legged, half or full Lotus)
Focus on correct posture:
After the opening meditation we start with an exercise to open and concentrate on the body as a whole.
In this class we tune into our body intelligence and make it slowly more sensitive to what feels correct in the posture and what not.
Some postures (sequences) are repeated (up to 3 times) in order to 1 feel the posture 2 correct the posture 3 deepen the posture. I will help you correct the posture and make you feel how it is best adapted to your body.
We do the complete bodyscan in *Shavasana. (Yoga Nidra)
Focus on the 3 Banda’s:
After the opening meditation we start with exercises to learn to feel the Bhanda’s.
Throughout the series of asana’s we reconnect to the sense of the Bhanda’s and will sometimes stop in a posture to give it time to sink into what, were, how.
We do the complete bodyscan in *Shavasana.
(Yoga Nidra)
Focus on breath flow:
In the opening meditation we focus on Pranayama (conscious breath flow).
The concentration in the posture sequences will start and be kept in a continuous flow of breath that slowly will become a second nature. There are 2 important “yoga breaths” we will pay attention to.
These breathing methods can become valuable for your meditation exercises too.
After *Shavasana an extra closing energy breathing exercise is performed in traditional sitting pose (cross-legged, half or full Lotus)
*Shavasana as described in Wikipedia;
The name comes from the Sanskrit words शव Śava, “corpse” and आसन Āsana, “posture” or “seat”..The alternative name Mrtasana is from Sanskrit मृत mṛta, “death”.
The earliest mention of this asana is in the 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika 1.32, which states that “lying full length on the back like a corpse is called Shavasana. With this asana, tiredness caused by other asanas is eliminated; it also promotes calmness of the mind.”
