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Day 2 with Abhijata in Montréal | 2ème journée à Montréal avec Abhijata






Concentration is the fixing of the attention on a specific objective.
Abhijata Iyengar
On Day 2, Abhijata started the morning session taking questions from participants.
She talked about the importance of understanding what our objective is in any moment of yoga. She told the story of Guruji trying to do Kapotasana after he had injured his knee in a fall. He tried doing it on the chair, but couldn’t get his leg back under the chair. He called for help from Abhi and others but they were unsuccessful. Finally, he dispensed with the chair and simply did Kapotasana independently, unsupported. Abhi pointed out that, here, Guruji’s objective, his aim, was to do Kapotasana. He was not focussed on the knee, either healing it or accommodating it.
Elle a parlé de l’importance de comprendre quel est notre objectif à chaque moment du yoga. Elle a raconté l’histoire de Guruji, à 90 ans, désirant de faire Kapotasana après s’être blessé au genou lors d’une chute. Il a essayé de le faire dans la chaise, mais n’a pas pu remettre sa jambe sous la chaise. Il a demandé l’aide d’Abhi et d’autres personnes, mais en vain. Finalement, il s’est passé de la chaise et a simplement fait Kapotasana de façon indépendante, sans soutien. Abhi a fait remarquer qu’ici, l’objectif de Guruji, son but, était de faire Kapotasana. Il ne se concentrait pas sur le genou, ni pour le guérir, ni en adaptant la posture.
Read more: DAY 1 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 ** Lisez aussi: 1ère JOURNÉE | 3ème JOURNÉE | 4ème JOURNÉE
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