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When we talk about yoga, we always mention that yoga practice makes us full of energy and energy, and yoga can make people more calm
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But for many people, the reality is often not like this: many people will go up with unknown fire when they leave the mat or even in the process of practice
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The more they practice yoga postures, the more people get angry
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They don’t know what they are aiming at
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In short, they feel extremely unhappy and full of fire; Others feel very sad and cry inexplicably after yoga practice; In addition, some people are more neurotic and obsessive-compulsive than before; Even some people feel desperate about life because of practicing yoga
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What the hell is going on? Isn’t Yoga calming us? For many people, how is it like turning an dead volcano into an active volcano? What the hell is going on? Is this yoga practice right? Although yoga is the practice of cultivating the mind, the road of yoga practice is not necessarily sunny every day
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Like other paths of practice, the road of yoga is often dangerous, full of unknown, confusion and even despair – just like the metaphor of the road of practice in journey to the west, you inevitably have to go through a long dangerous road to the West on the way to get the truth, All kinds of goblins on the way“ In fact, yoga practice does not lead to your emotional fluctuations
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Yoga just lets you release the emotions stored in your body
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When we experience a strong emotional impact in the past, our body will leave a mark
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Perhaps things have changed, and we no longer have any memories of this emotion and the situation that led to it
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But this emotional imprint actually still exists in the emotional layer of our body
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In our unconscious situation, it controls our life, and our “think” and “do” are influenced by countless such emotional marks
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Although we think we are free, our actions are rational; But we are not free at all, carrying all kinds of secret emotional burdens, because behind every decision you make, there are countless goblins and goblins with emotional marks of the past
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When we practice yoga asana, we stretch the physical layer of our body
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Slowly, all kinds of tosses of yoga asana will open various obstacles in the energy layer of our body, such as our moving muscles, joints and fascia, which will help us dredge various channels (Nadi) running “Qi” and lead to the healthy flow of energy in the body, This transformation process at the physical level and energy level will also be reflected to other levels
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Just as you have no pain at the physical level, your luck at the energy level is smooth
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At the same time, all kinds of emotions blocked at the emotional level will be released because the channel is opened, which will cause you to “experience” these emotions again, For example, the anger you suddenly feel may be caused by an event 10 years ago
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Your mindless anger is just eating leftovers from 10 years ago
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After your anger, you feel very depressed and sad
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It must feel bad
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But these emotions don’t “make” you angry
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Anger doesn’t originate from yoga
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Yoga practice just opens the door for you and releases some small monsters imprisoned in your body, but these small monsters are caused by your life situation in the “pre Yoga era”
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People often talk about some “formulas” for yoga to release emotions, which are not necessarily right or “scientific”, but the relationship between similar emotional release and the body is clear and unmistakable
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You can experience it through practice: back bending (that is, having fun): Have fun – love! But before you love, you are likely to experience anger, depression, sadness, neuroticism and crazy sexuality
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Crotch opening: release anger, frustration and depression
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Shoulder opening: shoulder opening will bring a sense of helplessness
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Hamstrings: bring self denial and self doubt
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Of course, these statements are too simplified
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Everyone’s body has a unique individual mark, and everyone’s yoga practice is also different, so the formula of this experience can only be a reference, not a criterion
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Yoga releases all kinds of negative emotions and allows us to “re experience”
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This process corresponds to detoxification at the physical level
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It is a kind of detoxification at the spiritual level
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How to manage the emotions in yoga? Yoga practitioners should have better conditions to manage their emotions than passers-by: one of the most important principles is not to respond to these emotions, Don’t let these emotions guide my language and behavior, project these emotions to the people around us
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You can try these methods to get along with your emotions: be quiet first: When you feel an emotion, calm down and feel it thoroughly
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Feel how it affects your body and how it affects your breathing
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Don’t reject it
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Then watch: try to say to yourself like a bystander, “Oh, I’m angry again
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It’s interesting
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Let me see what happens next.”, Then pay attention to the associations in your mind
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Observation: what is your anger aimed at? Is it aimed at a specific person? Is it for yourself? Or is there no angry object at all? You can also try to see what color your anger is and how the temperature feels? What material is it even made of? How does it feel? Always be neutral: Try not to judge, and don’t label emotions as good or bad
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Remember to keep practicing without giving up therapy: continue your yoga asana practice
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Again, it is not yoga that leads to these emotions, but yoga that allows you to re experience the old emotions imprisoned in your body
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