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Monday, March 12th, 2012

When I first saw the movie ”Karate Kid” I was lost. I love the movie and the Attitude. The way the teacher learns Attitude by hanging up the jacket. Doing everything by heart (Iccha) and with good attitude.

The second Parami is Sila (Morality). To practise correct attitude in life and you will find Sila; you would not kill, steal lie or slander, you would avoid unchastely, harsh speech, frivolous talk and intoxicants. You would endeavor to observe these elementary principles as strictly as possible, for to transgress one of them means creating fresh troubles and obstacles on the road to enlightenment. According to Buddhism the second Parami is morality, a discipline against yourself and others living beings, the purity of your conduct.

How can you add more morality (Sila) in life?

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Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

When I was visiting the Doi Suthep temple in Chiang Mai, the Buddhist monk was talking about the ten Paramis. The ten Perfections (Parami) is the quality that brings you to enlightment according to Buddhism. The first Parami is Dana (Giving). To be generous to yourself and to others will proceed pure thoughts of unselfishness. To work with good Karma and to give love, wisdom and knowledge restrain the unmoral thought of selfishness. Your ego will dissolve. You will probably find more contentment (Samtocha) and it will gain you more emptiness, freedom and pure love.

This week on the yoga mat with foundation and comfortable safety, as a result of Dana.

“As a result of contentment (Samtosha), one gains supreme joy. Here we should understand the difference between contentment and satisfaction. Contentment means just to as we are without going to outside things for our happiness. If something comes, we let it come. If not, it doesn´t matter. Contentment means neither to like nor dislike.”
Yoga Sutra II: 42

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Monday, February 27th, 2012

A child, smiling and clear, always open to new experiences, clean intention and a beginners mind. Everything is about your Spiritual Qualification and Ownership; Adhikara.

Adhikara, which literally means “authority and ownership” and is an important Sanskrit term that will help us better understand Hinduism, or any other religion. A person in an advanced Yoga class, for example, who has taken previous Yoga courses, has the adhikara to be in the advanced class. That person is qualified to be in the advanced class. Someone who has not taken Yoga before has no adhikara to be in a graduate class. We could translate adhikara as “qualification,” which is implied, but more than qualification, the term suggests ownership. This means, in the case of Yoga for example, that the person at the advanced level has the right to interpret, apply and teach Yoga.

Every person has their own Adhikara, a level of studentship and the relationship to their knowledge. You own your responsibility of the way you “open up” and the way you experience. Use your Child and beginners mind, to open up the space element. Be mindful, to listen and to feel. We all have an essence of Spiritual accomplishment.
How can you use your Adhikara?
See you on the yogamat this week with a beginners mind and to open up!

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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Life is Good! That´s a nice recipe for mind. Even the dark sides, the less good stuff, there are always light and goodness. There are always a bad side and a good side, upwind and downwind, like black and white, like life and death. You can always find ease. Maybe death is no death; maybe death is just a new life. Like the Buddhist says; “life is eternity”. I think we in the west should celebrate the death more, like they do in the east, get to know the true meaning of life; live and die.

They prepare for death, like you prepare for any other difference in life. How do you prepare for death? Well, you never know when time is in. That is way you always be nice to yourself and every other human being; like good Karma. Good Karma helps you to be prepared. Abstain from killing, stealing, lying, no fears, no doubt, no worries. Sadhu; to live more spiritual without isolate from the outer world. Yes, good Karma supports your mind however; support to create more beauty into life, I believe. What do you believe?

Five weeks ago I left Sweden with an opened mind and an opened heart. The first step was India, Verkala, and with opened arms my boyfriend and me stepped right into a retreat with true Metta. Metta means loving kindness. In metta the heart opens unconditionally, encompassing all that is, with acceptance, awareness and good will. The word “metta” is from the Pali language of the earliest Buddhist texts. Metta is universal, finding expression in all religions and all societies.To find balance is to find real love. Love deep inside, deep in the bottom of heart. Feel love to everyone and to everything; that is also good Karma. And thanks to Anjali and Surya I really balanced in Love within my relationship and myself. I am so grateful to everyone and to everything.

Next stop was Thailand Chiang Mai “new town” and to align with a group in Anusarayoga. I adore the principles in Anusara (and also Viryayoga), to align and get balanced in the physical body as well as the mental and emotional body. Anusara is to open up to Grace with great foundation, spirals and loops. To find the Spanda; pulsation. During the Immersion one and two I also learned how to fall, to get rid of fear and fall from headstand and shoulderstand, well I still practice but I have done it. I also keep reminding myself to not cross my limits, Yoga is about feeling good. Like Iyengar says; “Yoga is health, then comes the services to people”

After the Immersion one and two I went for some Buddhist Vipassana meditation in the most beautiful Tempel, Doi Suthep, I have ever seen. It is placed up in the mountain with a magnificent view over Chiang Mai. And with the five elements surrounding me I easily fell into the quietness. Well I am happy I did the Goenka tradition before in Sweden, because I found this Mahasi Saydaw tradition not that disciplined, and in meditation you really need lots of self-discipline and concentration. I remember a few years ago when I first heard about meditation, I thought it was to stop thinking. In some way it is, but it is actually about controlling the thoughts. Like a good friend told me once; “sometimes your thought is your enemy and sometimes your breath is your friend”. You will need a huge concentrated mind, to control all the senses, the mind and thoughts, getting rid of obstacles and ego. To reach meditation; Samadhi, simply a quiet awarenenss of here and now. A stomach flu had me leave one day earlier, but with smiley eyes and a deep appreciating to life in its simplicity.

Today I arrived by nightbus to Rayong beach; wow! I adore the beach, the sea, the salt and the sand. Especially when it is 35 degree in the shadow and around 25 in the water. Rayong and Mae Rumphuang Beach feels like home, and the ocean give me good healing. My daily recipe; meditation and morning yoga at beach, walking at beach, reading at beach, eating at beach, evening yoga and meditation at beach. I will take one day at a time and really enjoying mindfully, but this is my aim for the following days before returning to Chiang Mai and Anusara Immersion three. Life is good; my recipe! What is your daily recipe?

Love and Light/Anna

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Monday, January 30th, 2012

“Make peace with the universe.Take joy in it.
It will turn to gold.
Resurrection will be now. Every moment,
a new beauty.”
~ Rumi

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Sunday, December 18th, 2011

I am so grateful to all yoga friends and your driving spirits. I am learning and getting wiserevery day according to you. To teach yoga is for me the greatest service I can render and it is one of the most honourable occupations to have. To give love, joy and happiness is a gift to revitalise all human existents on earth. It is goodness of being present and to give freedom.

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you all for a sparkling fall and especially warmth to all who joined the Red Cross donate class yesterday. It brought the Red Cross 2040 Skr. Keep on shining and your inner light might help you get rid of fear, your presence will automatically help other feeling free; You are never alone…

“The Red Cross aim is to prevent and relieve human suffering”

I will see you all next year after my trip to India and Thailand. You will find your yogaclass under Events. I am sending you my thoughts and I wish you all a very bright Christmas and an even brighter New Year.

Namaste
Anna

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Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Once upon a time… there was a movie called “Kronjuvelerna”. According to this movie we have three keys. One for happiness, one for joy, one for love and the third you have to discover your self.

To open up your energy’s and get the Kundalini power to circulate through Ida, Pingala and Sushumna nadi. To get the opposite power to meet, the Shakti meets Shiva. It is not only about finding the keys, also about using them, and to open up.

Your Chakra power brings health and insight. The Tantra philosophy means that if you tissue opposite energy’s you will fully live your life. To use the Heart Chakra (Anahata) you might discover the easiest way to open up, to use unconditional love. According to “Kronjuvelerna” you need a heart of gold.

To live fully in this life by using a heart of gold and you might find a higher proposal, and you also might find the third key, the key to heaven.

“Learn to live in a way to become friend with death. I believe tralalala!
~ Astrid Lindgren

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Monday, November 28th, 2011

According the method of Franklin, a dancer from Switzerland, you can work with inner pictures, to visualize pictures within. To get your brain to communicate with the rest of the body and you will receive better attitude, better consciousness. Better consciousness might help your insight to reach more knowledge; knowledge about understanding.

The tree upper Chakra; the throat Chakra (Visudha), the third eye Chakra (Ajna) and the crown Chakra (Sahasrara) says open up your key to understanding. Like Vedanta yoga; does self-enquiry, find Knowledge through insight. The tree upper Chakra says belongs to your soul. And when getting in touch with the insight you will reach higher spiritual levels. Levels of deep understanding about reality and the world around you. The understanding that your existence have higher senses. Directly contemplating on the center of consciousness, seeking to experientially go into the heart of the question, “Who am I”?

Find the key – get the link – everything connect.

See you on the yogamat, this week, a trip in your insight…

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Saturday, November 26th, 2011

I really loved my note on my teebag this morning, something I have to remind me about frequently, what about you?
“Mental happiness is nothing but total relaxation”
I wish you a nice weekend with lots of stillness and relaxation…

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Sunday, November 20th, 2011

Through the mindfulness practice of gratitude, you are able to rejoice amidst all life’s suffering… read the whole article…
~ Philip Moffitt