YOUR LOVE LANGUAGE
March 12, 2010: In the book The Five Love Languages Dr Chapman talks about figuring out your primary way of expressing and interpreting love. Cool concept. I was told about this NYT best seller 2 years ago or more. Finally yesterday I read the book. What really came through to me from a Yogic perspective is this understanding of how we communicate is the practice of Svadhaya or self-study/self-observation. If you don't know who you are or what language you're speaking gosh it's going to be a bit more difficult to ask someone else (whether it be a friend or family member or partner) to speak your same language. And from becoming more expert in your own humanity you learn about other humans.
In the corporate world I used to tell my staff to apply a variation of the Golden Rule. I said to them don't communicate and treat them the way you want to be spoken to but communicate with them the way THEY want and need to be related to. This was at the heart of my efforts to teach/coach or otherwise inspire my staff to build relationships with both clients and fellow staff. Many times they'd come back to tell me a story of how they applied this to home life too and it worked!
When we come to the mat we have a chance to figure ourselves out a bit and ultimately refine the primary language we speak and practicing in a group we can look around and see maybe the people around us have their own yoga, speak another language. It is not enough to come from love. We are all hopefully doing that. We have to take that next step and learn the love languages of our friends and loved one's too. If I keep speaking Italian and don't ever attempt to learn Japanese which my partner speaks then likely we are not going to be able to connect on a deeper level. So enjoy this 7th Chakra Namaskar (Salutation) which asks us to unify our energies from 1st through 7th chakras. And some of the great flow music I choose today I've included below too. I will offer a second posting about this book all on its own for your non yoga friends to share in if you want to pass it along. Here's to all of us speaking the languages of Love! Blessings, Silvia
LOVE LANGUAGE PLAYLIST
Gobinday Mukunday, Spirit Voyage Om Padme Om, Wah!, Ananda, Solar Quest Diarabi, Issa Bagayogo Nogo, Issa Bagayogo High Low, Michael Franti, Spearhead feat. Zap Mama Nobody Right, Nobody Wrong, Michael Franti Aja Uttama, Dave Stringer Ganesha Windmix, Jai Uttal Guru Ram, Mirabai Ceiba Ahimsa, Baird Hersey & Prana
7th Chakra Namaskar
Start standing in Mountain with HASTA VINYASA – “Conductor arms”
INHALE – Reach arms down and out lift left knee Crane
EXHALE – Arms to sides and reach forward Flying Lunge
INHALE – Low Lunge circle arms out and up
EXHALE – Half Splits circle arms down and out
INHALE – High Lunge circle arms forward and up
EXHALE – Prepare
INHALE – Warrior 3 circle arms down and out
EXHALE – Crane circle arms forward and up, lower foot to Mountain
Side 2 begins
INHALE – Tip Toe Pose
EXHALE – Forward Fold arms sweep back and up
INHALE – Tip Toe Pose
EXHALE – Plow
INHALE – Tip Toe Pose
EXHALE – Forward Fold arms sweep back and up
INHALE – Jump to Vajrasana
EXHALE – Camel (Flow circular arms)
INHALE - Plank
EXHALE - Chatarunga
INHALE - Up Dog
EXHALE - Down Dog