![]() ![]() ![]() Remember to practise with curiosity and without any expectations for any results.ģ. Concentrate on what you are doing while being fully present in the moment. Pause, take a few conscious breaths and turn away from any distractionsĢ. Once you have some experience with activities you don’t mind, you can then start applying it to activities that you may like less, such as cleaning, sweeping the floor, doing your homework etc. ![]() You can also, of course, apply it to things like yoga, dancing or any type of sport. You can begin by practising simple activities that are part of your ordinary life, that you don’t mind, or even enjoy doing. You can, for example, choose walking in silence, brushing your teeth or taking a shower. You have now arrived in the ‘flow state’. And in this context, it is the awareness of and absorption in the activity you are focussed on.Īt this stage you lose awareness of time and become one with what it is you are doing. This meditative state is an uninterrupted flow of concentration that turns into a state of awareness of and absorption in the present moment as it is. It’s important here to concentrate on the activity purely for the sake of doing it, with curiosity in the process and how it unfolds right there, right then, without any expectation of a particular outcome. Practising longer and longer periods of concentration will eventually, naturally lead towards a meditative state of mind. We learn to slow down the mind through concentrating on one single activity. Once we have dealt with the distractions we now have to work on our concentration. It might help to take a moment of centering before you start and take a few deep and full breaths to calm the mind and turn it away from distractions. This means you have to put some effort into ignoring everything else that has nothing to do with the activity you are wanting to focus on. Once you understand the ‘flow state’ you can also understand what you need to get there. Firstly, what are some of the most important qualities we need during the flow state? We can refer to the 5th, 6th and 7th limb of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. At this point you are in the flow.ĥ weeks 10 classes Progressive How do you get into the ‘flow state’? A sudden, vibrant energy is present and you feel at peace, connected and happy. You no longer notice fatigue, hunger or thirst. You’ll know! Your ego withdraws and all else falls away: there’s just you, and the activity you’re focusing on. How do you know when you have entered the ‘flow state’? Regularly entering the “flow state” makes us happier, more relaxed human beings. Yoga can help to access this meditative state of mind, but running, playing a musical instrument, or any other activity which completely absorbs our focus, can have the same effect. ![]() This has been described as a very productive and creative state of mind. When we find ourselves fully immersed in our yoga practice with a feeling of energized focus, we have entered what is called ‘the flow state of mind’. It’s helpful to begin by focussing on the breath but when our ability to concentrate develops, we start to notice the other aspects of the practice – movement, alignment, Bandhas, postures, sequences… Practising yoga enables us to quieten the mind because we have to focus on so many different things. In our often sedentary lives, the mind can feel like it’s running a race. ![]()
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