Explore
"Where am I right now?"
Feel your feet, your seat, your spine gently unfolding upward. This is the posture of someone who has already been through things.
Think back to a moment when you held on, despite the difficulty. You may not have felt strong in that moment. And yet, you were there, standing, and you kept going.
That strength has not disappeared. It is still available, beneath the doubt.
Now that you are anchored in your strength, let's discover together what you want to help grow.
The test: growing and succeeding, in relation to the doshas
This test explores how your constitution shapes your relationship to self-confidence, self-esteem, agility, the taste for action, and the practice of celebrating small successes.
Understand
"What's really at play?"
Why pass things on?
This is the question of a duty of gratitude. We ourselves have received life, received so many gifts: how do we pass them on in turn, and place ourselves within a lineage that extends beyond us?
If we look at the great human societies, they all carry a culture, and a culture is a transmission of knowledge and understanding that allows following generations to reconnect with their ancestors and their precious experiences. This has allowed a collective, an entire society, to move forward, because we can grow from knowledge that has been passed down to us. Passing things on is already something deeply human, inherent to every culture.
How do yoga and Ayurveda approach this?
In yoga and Ayurveda, particular emphasis is placed on learning from masters and sages, to ensure a genuine transmission of expertise and knowledge, and so that this knowledge can be integrated rather than remaining theoretical: this is the whole point of the 5 Eureka, the fundamental questions of transmission.
To pass things on is also to carry hope, and to offer a vision that provides direction, reference points, a path, knowing how to recognize the right moment to act is part of this too. The purpose of transmission is truly to help others grow, and to help them succeed.
What, concretely?
In yoga and Ayurveda, we seek to nurture self-confidence, self-esteem, agility, but also the taste for action and the practice of celebrating successes. All of these qualities and behaviors bring joy, and in turn nourish our vitality, grounded, among other things, in a deep intention, a Sankalpa.
Practice
"What can I do right now?"
Sun salutations and Nadi Shodhana
A short dynamic sequence followed by alternate-nostril breathing, to anchor clarity before a time of transmission.
Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa
A guided deep relaxation during which you let your intention take root in the relaxed body, complemented by a Tratak practice.
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Radiate
"What do I do with this in my life and with others?"