*Sound of Yoga* in the UK

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EMILY HESS - Sound Of Yoga®

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Moving in the sound of singing bowls, gongs and mantras, gently listening to yourself, is an intense encounter with yourself. Approaching people with sound on a physical, emotional and spiritual level is the ambition of Emily Hess - sound yoga®. 

 

We will not stop discovering.

And at the end of all our discoveries

we will arrive

where we moved out

and for the first time

we will recognize the place.

(T.S.Elliot)

 

There is a core in every human being that is invulnerable and perfect. We are born with it. However, we tend to veer away from its presence progressively within the course of life, due to individual experiences and social and cultural influences. This change is also visible in the body, where it is expressed in a certain attitude – our posture. We get muscular tensions, we separate us from ourselves and lose contact with our true inner self. As a result, we move away increasingly from our actual core and develop an illusion of ourselves. Buddha called this "Maja", as a basic deception.

 

Nevertheless, we carry the unfulfilled longing for connection with this core within us at all times. We believe that we can satisfy this desire with things or people. Even though there is a subliminal connection with our core, many cannot consciously experience it. 

Over the past 30 years, I noticed that sound appeals to us in such a deep and special kind of way that no other influences can. It makes us find our way back to our core and lets us experience ourselves anew. We are led back to our own inner rhythm to turn it into the healthy and joyful attitude of life. This is often experienced as a first step of a wholesome healing process. Aiming for this important effect, I developed the Emily Hess® - sound yoga.

 

In our yoga classes, singing bowls, gongs and mantras are being put to sound to inspire the human being to let go with ease and joy.

 

The combination of yoga sound meditation, yoga sound massage and yoga sound relaxation makes sound yoga a pleasing and gentle experience. Participants are welcome to relax deeply into the asana in order to develop a more sensitive sense of their body‘s‘ needs. Encouraged and inspired by the sound, they are able to experience this adventure in a completely new way and enjoy it with all of their senses. 

 

In the room of sound it is a lot easier to focus on the body. Where do the sounds float through bodily fluids effortlessly? Where does the vibration get stuck?

 

Where is the energy flowing again? The sounds quickly get the practicing listener to the meta level, making it easier to recognize thought patterns from a certain distance, or to perceive the effects and activities within the body and to channel them mindfully. 

 

The Swiss yoga therapist Remo Rittiner, who is a yearly lecturer at the Peter Hess Center, said: „These sounds invite the spirit to listen carefully. Breath and body are able to relax and open up to wisdom, which might reveal itself to us in deep relaxation and silence. Two wonderful powers are combined in sound yoga: relaxation and the conscious awareness of harmony.“

Enjoy discovering Emily Hess - sound yoga®!

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