tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post5650274107183159909..comments2024-03-21T00:30:14.738-07:00Comments on Yoga in the Dragon's Den: Am I among the ranks of the "opened"? Some random musings about energetic openingsNobelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-14803749922966687752012-02-26T19:47:22.810-08:002012-02-26T19:47:22.810-08:00This yoga is perfect for those who need to move co...This yoga is perfect for those who need to move constantly. Some people can't just be and relax. This yoga keeps you moving and in the moment, yet the constant slow movement is relaxing. However, if you want a more meditative yoga with long quiet poses, this may not be for you.Ceskahttp://marraige2last.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-67729791829080525832011-11-16T14:03:41.371-08:002011-11-16T14:03:41.371-08:00Thanks Tom and RV. See my next post :-)Thanks Tom and RV. See my next post :-)Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-12292848194921145772011-11-16T06:33:47.189-08:002011-11-16T06:33:47.189-08:00Can't wait to read about both of your Experien...Can't wait to read about both of your Experiences Nobel and Tom.. I can never translate mine into words; so it's great to be able to read about it from those who can. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-85377472605819795732011-11-15T15:42:09.145-08:002011-11-15T15:42:09.145-08:00Wow, this post and the comments really touches on ...Wow, this post and the comments really touches on some recent experiences and realizations...like an experience I had with non-tactile adjustments, both verbal and energetic...I'll have to write o post on this, maybe tomorrow.<br /><br />And I look forward to your post Nobel on your energetic opening!<br />And thanks RV, I've had some similar experiences with healing touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-15229730512421246952011-11-15T08:38:22.300-08:002011-11-15T08:38:22.300-08:00Thanks for sharing, RV. I really like the idea of ...Thanks for sharing, RV. I really like the idea of facilitating the energetic opening by being placed (or placing oneself) in the "correct" position. I find what you say about chi flow and the pull of polarities very fascinating.<br /><br />Speaking of chi/prana flow and the opening of channels, I think I may have had an experience of this sort during this morning's practice. I'll blog about this soon. <br /><br />Again, thanks for sharing!Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-24012993212020140982011-11-15T08:27:20.588-08:002011-11-15T08:27:20.588-08:00Hi Nobel,
I agree with Tom when he says: "s...Hi Nobel, <br /><br />I agree with Tom when he says: "sometimes when a teacher adjusts you they can facilitate this process of an energetic opening by putting you in a more "correct" position". This can be subtle, or not subtle at all; I believe it varies from person to person depending on how much of their awareness is present at that moment. <br /><br />During Massage Therapy School I began to first experience the flow of chi, the opening of channels, the neurological pull of polarities. And most of the time this was done through the facilitation of movement from another therapist, other times through our own receptive awareness of letting go of tension and conciously 'allowing', almost 'willing' places to open during a stretch. <br /><br />I think either way; the feeling of open; prack or no prack can be greatly appreciated especially during Asana ;) It is when I most look forward to this and yet when it seldom happens. <br /><br />Some of us need the assistance to reach this place; others don't. <br /><br />Wonderful post! Thank you for sharing Sereneflavor's experience as well. <br /><br />~RVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-73818945551858192862011-11-14T18:32:05.204-08:002011-11-14T18:32:05.204-08:00Hello Tom,
so what's happening to m...Hello Tom, <br /> so what's happening to me are probably chiropractic adjustments? Well, that's cool, I'll take what I can get. It seems that I am doing chiropractic self-adjustments in the course of my practice then. <br /><br />"sometimes this results in something like you are stuck in such and such pose A for weeks and months at the same place and then one day something clicks in your brain, you consciously contract or let go of a particular muscle, and boom you go a lot deeper into that pose than you have ever been able to before..."<br /><br />Thanks for the very vivid description here. I seem to have had these experiences before (I can feel them in my body even as I read your words), but I cannot remember the exact postures or the exact times I had these experiences, although I am quite certain I have had them before.<br /><br />Again, thanks for sharing all this. I find this very informative and helpful :-)Nobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655577410721103577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449952380128375575.post-48838413235943926082011-11-14T14:23:26.223-08:002011-11-14T14:23:26.223-08:00I would not call these phenomenon energetic openin...I would not call these phenomenon energetic openings in and of themselves, especially if they come at the hands of another person adjusting you. In that case, they sound like adjustments, much like you would get from a chiropractor.<br /><br />In my mind energetic openings happen at the level of the nervous system - actual nerves, meridians, nadis, etc. <br /><br />As far as this relates to asana practice, I think energetic openings manifest in a few ways. Sometimes it is simply the sensation of consciously connecting the mind to a certain part of the body that it has been unable to connect to previously. And sometimes this results in something like you are stuck in such and such pose A for weeks and months at the same place and then one day something clicks in your brain, you consciously contract or let go of a particular muscle, and boom you go a lot deeper into that pose than you have ever been able to before. And sometimes these new-found ranges of motion are accompanied by those often wonderful but sometimes not cracks and pops and such.<br /><br />And sometimes when a teacher adjusts you they can facilitate this process of an energetic opening by putting you in a more "correct" position helping you develop that proprioceptive awareness that can lead to new or stronger connections between the brain and the body. <br /><br />But, in my opinion, if it's really an energetic opening (in the sense of that mystical esoteric experience we all want to have:) those channels between the neurons in the brain and the neurons elsewhere in our meat-skins must be consciously connected.<br /><br />Subtle difference maybe, but isn't that why they call Chi or Prana "subtle energy"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com