Laurent Roure

Pranayama & Breathwork • Yoga Nidra • Meditation • Hatha Yoga

Meditation

Feeling Light in the Spine, an Uplifting Tantric Meditation from the Vijnana Bhairava

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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra Meditation

I always seek inspiration for my meditation or breathing techniques in past practices and teachings.

In a time when we often seek scientific reasons or definitions for techniques, ancient practitioners and teachers experienced the same methods more intuitively and sensorially. They approached these practices with an ‘aloof’ attitude, connecting to subtle experiences of energy and consciousness.

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Embracing the ‘Spiral Line’: Exploring the Dance of the Body

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Spiralling movements in our body are natural and essential for maintaining a healthy posture. Our tissues, including connective tissues, exhibit spiral patterns, such as the spiralling shape of our heart and DNA. This post will focus on the “spiral line” role within our connective tissues.

The term “spiral line” pertains to a concept in the field of fascia, a connective tissue that envelops and supports various structures in our body, such as muscles, organs, and bones. Fascia is composed of collagen fibres and possesses a web-like structure that enables it to transmit forces and provide structural integrity.

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Breathing in the Back Meditation: Finding Calm and Serenity.

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Have you ever thought about how we conduct ourselves and move in life?

We are often told that we are looking a lot into the future and planning or projecting too much ahead. We are ‘frontal creatures.’ The concept that human beings are ‘forward-thinking’ and moving “frontal creatures” likely refers to the unique features and functions of the frontal lobe in the human brain.

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Seven Tips to Do Less and Receive More

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This reflection is centred around our yoga, movement, breathwork, and meditative practice and how it all ties in with our daily lives.

Having participated in more active and forceful yoga methods for decades and teaching them as well, I now find myself taking a step back and offering much more mindful and slower styles, and I can see the benefits of doing less.

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Positive versus negative tension during our yoga, breathwork and meditation practice.

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Hands in tension

I often explore the idea of ‘tension’ in classes.

I have seen too many injuries, struggles, and discouragements that could have been avoided. As human beings, we often think that we thrive by trying too hard and pushing our limits- we end up not getting anywhere and failing our practice.

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