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Yoga Asanas and the Gunas


       The 3 Gunas (Rajas, Sattva, and Tamas) are three ways that Shakti manifests herself into the physical plane. They are the three energies that govern anything happening here in the physical plane. Furthermore, the Gunas are present in the temperament and approach we use in a pose or series of postures. In a flow or vinyasa, the nature of the Gunas is more rajasic because we move forward and backward on our mats. When it flows effortlessly, it becomes a Sattvic meditation. When we are attempting a balancing pose, we are approaching it moving from Tamas to Sattva.
       It is important to recognize the gunas themselves will vary in degree depending on movement, type of posture, and the type of breath you bring to it. The Gunas are manifested through Shakti and illuminated by Shiva.

Rajas/Rajasic Energy

       Rajas currents, movements, or feelings are spirals seen from side to side with a forward/backward, inward/outward movement. In yoga, this would be the movement in and out of postures, the speaking outward in conversation. The energy and suffering of the ego; the Rajasic view toward practicing asana would be excessive and energetic, which can lead to early burn out or injury. 



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