The following is an extract from the observation made by Ms Isabelle Skaburskis, the founder and principle teacher at NataRaj Yoga.“Piseth, the teacher, was very open with them, and I was surprised and impressed to see how enthusiastic a group of teenage boys were about some very simple, meditative, relaxing movements. They only did a few exercises, not many different things, but all the boys concentrated very hard the whole time I was there. It is easy to see when a student closes their eyes and nods off, even when they are still doing the movement, and clearly none of these boys were doing that.
I think it is an important thing, especially for boys, to understand that this degree of quietude of mind is possible, and this is something that they have the power to bring into their own minds.What I will be developing with Piseth is working with a broader awareness of self, also: not just creating a sense of calm, but learning that you can feel all geared up and active and powerful and strong, and also have the power to bring yourself back to a state of calm--so, if they get upset about something, they know they have the power not to let it escalate into violence. Through this, they will learn to identify different kinds of energies and moods they have in their body and explore some of the different things they do feel--competitiveness, jealousy, power, ego, dminance, inferiority...and how they can use yoga to help them direct their own behaviour away from actions that make them feel bad or get them into trouble, and towards the way that if they were calm, they would want.”
Thank you Isabelle, for joining us to make a difference in the lives of the children of Cambodia.
Contributed by: Ms Isabelle Skaburskis of NataRaj Yoga Cambodia
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