In yoga class last week David discussed how the asanas are learned by the body, not by the mind. It is the body that remembers the poses. All of this physical work of doing the yoga poses is really an avenue to approach touching the mind.
Ah, the mind, that busy, busy part of us. Always on a quest for a new idea, a new purpose, or to relive an old memory, or project into the future. The mind just turns and turns like a leaf in the wind. That is why when you practice yoga asanas, or poses, the activity is designed to be done from the base of the neck, where the neck meets the torso, downwards. That major portion of the body works during the asanas while the head and the neck remain passive. This passivity of the head and neck keeps the mind calm even when the rest of the body is meeting the very physical demands of the poses.
The mind becomes calm from stepping out of the way of the rest of the body, as the body completes the yoga asanas.
Calm mind. Now that is a great approach to life's demands, don't you think?
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