| Located in
the Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts, the Kripalu
Center for Yoga and Health has helped guide thousands
of people along their path of self-discovery by teaching
a system of yoga developed over a 20-year period by yogi
Amrit Desai and the Kripalu staff.
During the 1970s, while studying under Indian guru
Kripaluvananda, Amrit felt his body begin to move in
a spontaneous flow of postures without the direction
of his mind. This deep release of prana (life's energy
force) brought about a profound transformation in Amrit,
so he developed these movements into three stages of
practice which he could then teach to others.
The three stages of Kripalu yoga include: willful practice
(a focus on alignment, breath, and the presence of consciousness);
willful surrender (a conscious holding of the postures
to the level of tolerance and beyond, deepening concentration
and focus of internal thoughts and emotions); and meditation
in motion (the body's complete release of internal tensions
and a complete trust in the body's wisdom to perform
the postures and movements needed to release physical
and mental tensions and enter deep meditation).
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