When leading classes, yoga instructors often guide students toward “surrendering into a pose,” but what do we really mean? A lot of the focus on yoga, around the world, highlights the physical benefits available to its practitioners. Modern versions of vinyasa practice include an aerobic style that encourages challenging yoga postures and cardiovascular fitness. Ancient forms of yoga, however, emphasized a balance between the spiritual, physical and inner (mental) practice.
Surrender
Surrender is not an easy practice for anyone. People who are able to exercise some control over their lives struggle with this principle of letting go of fear, anxiety, stress and worry. But as a practitioner works through a yoga pose, holding it through balance, breathing and inner focus or meditation, it becomes easier to let go of these negative emotions.
Pose Variety
Although beginners might find it easier to surrender to a relaxation yoga pose like corpse, this is only half the battle. The internal and external balance that practitioners achieve in yoga also reflects a balance of contraction and release. Thus, learning how to surrender to the difficult, physically challenging poses is important, too. In discovering how to push through to deeper release even through external difficulties, yogis can achieve balance.
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