Dharma-rooted Yoga

(July 14, 2024)

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This month, our yoga classes focus on Ayurveda, the traditional “science of life” conveyed in India over thousands of years.

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Ayurveda teaches that the natural world, from our bodies and minds to the environment and the universe, consists of five elements: earth, water, fire, wind, and air.

Ayurveda, which has also been passed down as preventive medicine, has three principles as follows:

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(1) Like increases like.

(2) Opposites bring balance.

(3) The farther you stray from nature, the more “dis-ease” you will    

      encounter.

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It is not just about human diseases caused by imbalances of body and mind, but also the same can be said about the “dis-eases” of the environment and the world conditions that surround us.

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The “boiling earth” that has become distanced from nature due to human-centered science and technological overuse, conflicts inside nations and abroad that are amplified by the cycle of selfishness, greed, hatred, etc., which Pitta element, the energy of fire, has. To calm the excessive Pitta energy in the world today, we must return to nature, and to the love and harmony in ether, or space, that encompasses the entire universe. The calm and serene energies of the earth and water must be used to balance the excessive and spreading energy of fire.

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For this to happen, the author (Takae) believes that nations' leaders and each of the general people need to leave this world of chaos and calmly reexamine ourselves and our surroundings.

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With this hope in mind, I will continue to incorporate meditation for longer than usual this week in search of inner and outer stillness of mind.

OUR STUDIOS

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【Palolo Class: Palolo Hongwanji Mission】

Wednesdays

16:00 - 17:15 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

18:00-19:30

(Hatha Yoga Basic for beginners-to-intermediate practitioners)

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【Nuuanu Class: Honolulu Myohoji Mission】

Mondays 8:45-10:00 (Introductory Yoga Course for Healthy Aging)

10:15-11:45 (Hatha Yoga Basic for Beginners) 

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【Zoom* Online Class】Continued

Fridays 5:30 pm~7:00 pm    Yin/Yang fusion with restorative asana for beginners.

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 【Private Lessons】

After a free consultation, the detail will accommodate each student's condition and schedule.

Tel: 808-386-5358
​Mail: contact@bigbear-dharma.com or takaeoj@gmail.com

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Hawaii, U.S.A.