Affirmative Yoga, a Moving Meditation, a Prayer in Motion.
"Boldly, we approach the Throne, the seat of our own consciousness, seeking to know ourselves as we truly are, to see ourselves as children of God, ideas in the Mind of God, forever burning bright."
~Amy Lepine, Affirmative Yoga.
Grounded in Truth we reach into the Light that is our True essence.
The Need
Changing cognitive patterns is essential to create lasting change. Over the past 20 years Amy has developed a personal practice that uses yoga poses with unique affirmations based on inspired texts. What has developed is essentially a moving meditation or a prayer in motion. Reference is made to Spirit, God, or Cosmic Intelligence, not to be confused with traditional notions of a god as a benevolent male personality imbued with human characteristics of jealousy and anger. Rather, the concept of Ishvara Pranidhana, surrender to universal intelligence, is the focus. Affirmations are mantras of positive concepts toward self and the world designed to plant seeds of compassionate change in the mind of the practitioner.
Finding strength and power in the balance of our physical and spiritual being.
The Prayer
An example pose from Affirmative Yoga is what is traditionally referred to as Adho Mukha Svanasana or downward dog, recaptured as the “Mind of God.” In yoga this is a common resting pose, a time when we can catch our breath. In truth, we are always resting in the Mind of God regardless of how stressed out our work life might be or how intense our playtime is. We are all and at all times ideas of the Cosmic Intelligence, resting in that mind. And so throughout the practice, we return to the Mind of God to rest and to remember.
Use our energy to bind with our brothers and sister for we are all Bound by Love.
Personalized
As Amy works with students, she shares her personal version of this moving meditation adapting it to include postures to address the specific physical concerns of her students. She also weaves in positive messaging based on the receptivity of the student. “Ultimately my goal is to help students develop their own practice, their own movements and affirmations that address not only their physical needs, but also support their spiritual and emotional needs inspired by their own experience.”