Yoga School Dropout by Lucy Edge5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() As any experienced yogi knows, when we practice we start to understand that moving our body changes our psychology – we begin to experience that link, and we get in touch with our life force – that Pranic experience – the vitality within. The practice of RAIN is most powerful when it is combined with movement. I’m not leaving you.’” As she wisely reminded us, we have to learn to do the same thing for ourselves: to hold ourselves in a loving and kind presence and give ourselves the opportunity to experience our own capacity for love and belonging to connect to the light within us – the light that radiates out the truth of love. To approach ourselves the same way we approach a friend who is struggling. ![]() Students came from near and far – one keen yogi traveling all the way from Dublin to join us.įocusing the class on practical tools for times of stress and anxiety, Wildman began with an explanation of RAIN – a simple practice that helps you, at any given point, (R) recognise what’s going on, (A) allow yourself some breathing space, (I) investigate what’s happening in your mind and body and take the steps to (N) nurture yourself.Īcknowledging the work of Buddhist psychologist Tara Brach (whose new book is listed in our OM Books section this month), Wildman explained to the class: “We have to be our own friend. With the kind permission of the Serpentine Galleries, at 8am in the cold but brilliant morning sunshine of Kensington Gardens, we got to it. ![]()
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