What do we do in Dru?
Your class will be a combination of five therapeutic techniques:
Gentle movements
A feature of Dru yoga is its emphasis on a soft gentle approach to the physical movements. They are performed slowly and with awareness, often with many repetitions of each movement. At first it may appear that you are not working your body deeply enough to impact on your physical health, especially if you are familiar with more dynamic exercise programmes. With experience however you will come to know you are working the body at deeper levels. As we soften and enter a deeper awareness we find strength, both of mind and body, which we may not have previously believed possible.
These gentle movements are specifically designed to stretch and detoxify stressed muscles and organs, realign the skeletal system, relax the nervous system, boost the immune system, replenish vitality and assist efficient energy management.
Hand gestures (mudras)
These gestures act on the body’s subtle energy systems to recreate a balance of energies, hormones and nerve impulses. Hand holds have been used in the Indian subcontinent for centuries to transform the hormonal changes that produce emotions.
Visualisations
This skill develops mind strength and allows us to use the power of the mind to direct energy towards healing and regenerating and replacing old, unwanted thought patterns.
Many people today believe that our children are in danger of losing this skill of visualisation – instead of reading books and having to ‘imagine’ the characters and story line or playing ‘make believe' with friends, many children prefer to watch dvd’s or television where the visual image is provided to us directly so as we no longer need to use our imagination to 'see' the ideas. As Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Maintaining our ability to visualise is an important life skill.
Affirmations and sound
Are keys to transforming the way we feel, by altering the way we think. The sounds we make and the words we speak to ourselves and others, powerfully affect the way we feel on every level and the way our relationships develop. In Dru yoga we utilise the power of positive language and healing sounds to bring about healing at all levels.
Breathing consciously
Many of us spend hours hunched over a computer or desk, constricting our chest and heart area and restricting our breathing. Life it is said, happens between breaths and if we are only half breathing then we’re probably only half living. When we learn to breath consciously we calm the emotions and energize the mind. Conscious breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system which in turn reduces stress and anxiety and creates a sense of calmness and control.
- Gentle movements
- Hand gestures (mudras)
- Visualisations
- Sound (mantras) and affirmations
- Breathing (prana)
Gentle movements
A feature of Dru yoga is its emphasis on a soft gentle approach to the physical movements. They are performed slowly and with awareness, often with many repetitions of each movement. At first it may appear that you are not working your body deeply enough to impact on your physical health, especially if you are familiar with more dynamic exercise programmes. With experience however you will come to know you are working the body at deeper levels. As we soften and enter a deeper awareness we find strength, both of mind and body, which we may not have previously believed possible.
These gentle movements are specifically designed to stretch and detoxify stressed muscles and organs, realign the skeletal system, relax the nervous system, boost the immune system, replenish vitality and assist efficient energy management.
Hand gestures (mudras)
These gestures act on the body’s subtle energy systems to recreate a balance of energies, hormones and nerve impulses. Hand holds have been used in the Indian subcontinent for centuries to transform the hormonal changes that produce emotions.
Visualisations
This skill develops mind strength and allows us to use the power of the mind to direct energy towards healing and regenerating and replacing old, unwanted thought patterns.
Many people today believe that our children are in danger of losing this skill of visualisation – instead of reading books and having to ‘imagine’ the characters and story line or playing ‘make believe' with friends, many children prefer to watch dvd’s or television where the visual image is provided to us directly so as we no longer need to use our imagination to 'see' the ideas. As Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." Maintaining our ability to visualise is an important life skill.
Affirmations and sound
Are keys to transforming the way we feel, by altering the way we think. The sounds we make and the words we speak to ourselves and others, powerfully affect the way we feel on every level and the way our relationships develop. In Dru yoga we utilise the power of positive language and healing sounds to bring about healing at all levels.
Breathing consciously
Many of us spend hours hunched over a computer or desk, constricting our chest and heart area and restricting our breathing. Life it is said, happens between breaths and if we are only half breathing then we’re probably only half living. When we learn to breath consciously we calm the emotions and energize the mind. Conscious breathing activates the parasympathetic nervous system which in turn reduces stress and anxiety and creates a sense of calmness and control.