LESSON 6.01 The Body In Yoga 6.01.01 The Condemned Body
6.01.02 The Sacred Body
6.01.03 The Body in Shanti Yoga 6.01.04 Experience your Anatomy
6.01.05 Developing Awareness in your practices
6.01.06 A Clean and Pure System
6.01.07 The Dance
6.01.08 Every asana is a divine expression
6.01.09 The Sacred is visible through asana
6.01.10 The Postures
6.01.11 Movement
6.01.12 Composition in each movement
6.01.13 Sequencing
6.01.14 Repetition
6.01.15 Body
6.01.16 Learn the Basics
6.01.17 Effects of your Yoga Practice
6.01.18 Footnote – classes

LESSON 6.02 Preparation: What To Do Before a Yoga Class
6.02.01 Bathing: Cleanliness is next to Godliness
6.02.02 Empty Bladder and Bowel

LESSON 6.03 Time and Place
6.03.01 Time
6.03.02 Place
6.03.03 Surface
6.03.04 Equipment
6.03.05 To prop or not to Prop?

LESSON 6.04 Yoga Practice and Food
6.04.01 Yoga Dietary Restrictions
.04.02 Sattwic Diet
6.04.03 Avoid Strong stimulants, drugs and alcohol
6.04.04 Food and Yoga Practice

LESSON 6.05 Attire
6.05.01 What to wear
6.05.02 Keep warm

LESSON 6.06 Attending Class
6.06.01 Developing Skills
6.06.02 Regular Attendance
6.06.03 Cruise in
6.06.04 Enjoyment as Motivation
6.06.05. Noble Silence
6.06.06 Internalise
6.06.07 Loving Kindness
6.06.08 Breathe Deeply and Rhythmically
6.06.09 Brain in Present Moment Time
6.06.10 Relax and Be Aware
6.06.11 Scenic Journey to your Deepest Essence

LESSON 6.07 Yoga Safety
6.07.01 The Importance of Safety
6.07.02 Suggestions
6.07.03 Do Not Practise
6.07.04 Stop Exercising if you:
6.07.05 Reduce Activity if:
6.07.06 Modify Practice if you suffer from:
6.07.07 Please inform your instructor if you:
6.07.08 During Menstruation

LESSON 6.08 Principles of Practice
6.08.01 Introduction to Shanti Yoga Principles of Practice
6.08.02 Intention
6.08.03 Cultivate Regularity, Enthusiasm and Caution
6.08.04 An Attitude of Devotion: Yoga is a Spiritual Discipline
6.08.05 Acceptance
6.08.06 Correct Positioning
6.08.07 Never Hurry. Yoga pade pade: Yoga step by step
6.08.08 Getting There
6.08.09 Reaching Deeper – stretch passively rather than actively
6.08.10 Never Strain or Force
6.08.11 Pain
6.08.12 Attention, Concentration, Mindfulness
6.08.13 Visualisation
6.08.14 Authenticity, not Posturing
6.08.15 No Competition
6.08.16 Acrobatics and Difficult Postures
6.08.17 Being There: Hold Each Position
6.08.18 Surrender
6.08.19 Find the Balance
6.08.20 Avoid Eye-Strain
6.08.21 Always Keep Your Body Relaxed
6.08.22 Endurance and Improvement
6.08.23 Sports. Games and Strenuous Activity
6.08.24 Breathing in Yoga
6.08.25 Pranayama
6.08.26 Coming Back
6.08.27 Past Performance and Achievements
6.08.28 Relaxation, Yoga Nidra
6.08.29 The Result – An easeful body, peaceful mind, useful existence

LESSON 6.09 Yoga and the Body-Mind
6.9.01 Yoga and the Body-Mind
6.9.02 Your Neck: mind-body connections
6.9.03 Structure of the neck

LESSON 6.10 Neck Exercises in Shanti Yoga
6.10.01 Head back
6.10.02 Head forward
6.10.03 Sleep head right (lateral stretch – right)
6.10.04 Sleep left
6.10.05 Rotate head right
6.10.06 Rotate head left
6.10.07 Chin to chest
6.10.08 Push your head back
6.10.09 Overhead prayer gesture and peacock glide
6.10.10 Forward semi-circle
6.10.11 Rainbow arc
6.10.12 Advanced full circle
6.10.13 Summary sheet