Yoga

 Yoga is a very powerful tool and philosophy for those who are searching for a holistic way to take care of mental, physical and spiritual health.

 

Highest Philosophical definition of yoga: 

The root word of Yoga came from " Yuj" mean " Oneness" or "Connection"

Yoga is both a state of connection and a body of techniques that allow us to connect to anything.

Conscious connection to something allows us to feel and experience that thing, person, or experience. The experience of connection is a state of yoga, a joyful and blissful, fulfilling experience.

Awareness is the secret of yoga. Yoga is a process of becoming more aware of who we are. Yoga techniques facilitate balance and health and unfold our dormant potential. Yoga allows us to be more aware of ourselves and feels connected.  As such, yoga is a process of self-discovery. This leads us to self-mastery and self-realization.

 

Yoga is a science :  

There is no dogma or belief system attached to it. Yoga simply tells us to do a certain practice and then to feel the effect of that practice, e.g. if we breathe slowly in a relaxed manner we will slow our heart rate; if we focus the mind we will develop mental peace and deep insight.

 

Patanjali’s definition of yoga

The great sage Patanjali gave one of the best definitions of yoga. “ Yoga Citta Vrtti-Nirodhah”  mean “Free from thoughts form”  (presence, empty mind, peaceful and happiness) ‘Yoga is the blocking (nirodha) of mental modifications (chitta vritti) so that the seer (drashta) re-identifies with the (higher) Self. Patanjali’s system has come to be the epitome of Classical Yoga Philosophy and is one of the 6 or 7 major philosophies of India.

 

Mindfulness Yoga or Yoga awareness is the best way to help the practitioner reach the meaning of yoga.

 

 

Benefits 

Mental: Helps you focus, Relaxed, Gives you peace of mind, Increases your self-esteem,  Builds awareness for transformation, Encourages self-care, Founds a healthy lifestyle, Makes you happier

 

Physical: Improves flexibility, builds muscle strength, betters your posture, improves balance. Can prevent cartilage and joint breakdown,  protect your spine, better your bone health. Has shown to increase your blood flow, drain your lymphs and boost immunity. Raises your heart rate, releases tension in your limbs, gives your lungs room to breathe. May lower your blood pressure, regulate your adrenal glands, lower blood sugar. Can maintain your nervous system, help you sleep deeper, boost your immune system functionality. May prevent IBS and other digestive problems, ease your pain, keep allergies and viruses at bay. Guides your body’s healing in your mind’s eye. Helps keep you drug-free.

 

Social: Helps you serve others, Benefits your relationships, Connects you with guidance. 

 

Kessuda skill and experience

• Kessuda has more than 30 years experience practicing yoga. She studied and practiced yoga in 1986 at the age of 19 with Ajaan Sington Kamsaw (graduate of the Visavaparathi Santinigetion University, India ). Kessuda found that she was happier, healthier and her allergies diminished as she incorporated yoga into her daily life.  She started teaching yoga in 1987 with students in university where she was studied and volunteered to teach yoga for many groups and organizations outside of the university. 

•  She continued studying yoga through many channels and schools, inside Thailand and India, including Sivanandha, Iyengar, Yin Yoga, Brigham, Raja Yoga, Anantrayamakra, Krivalyadhama and through Vippasana (meditation retreat) experiences.  

• She became certified through the Kyivalyadhama curriculum of yoga teacher training from Thai Yoga Institution, Bangkok, Thailand.  Kessuda also completed: RYT - 200 Yoga Teacher Certificate training "The Inner Fire Yoga" from Philadelphia, America.

• Beginning in 1997, Kessuda taught yoga as a primary vocation, serving as an Adjunct Professor of India philosophy ( Yoga) in the Anthropology Faculty of Srinakarintarawirot Prasanmitre University, and she also worked on a variety of health-related issues, including research for the Ministry of Public Health in the “Forum for a New Learning Paradigm to Healthiness.”

•  In 1999, she became a yoga teacher of renown in Thailand – bringing a distinctive, relaxed, gentle, and diverse style of teaching emphasizing one’s heart-mind and adaptability to the learner.  

• She has produced more than 20 yoga-related publications, produced videos, written essays, written six books about yoga, life, children and education, and worked for widely-accepted charitable organizations whenever possible. 

• Her yoga style is like meditation, therapeutic, scientific, safe, gentle but powerful. It incorporates focusing the mind. She adapts yoga for everyone – those with physical limitations, babies, children of different ages, teenagers, adults, parental yoga and yoga for seniors.  All of her yoga courses use mindfulness as a core.