פודקאסטדליה

The Art of Life
The Gates of Yoga Living
Dalia Coldham
Dedication- this book is dedicated to my six grandchildren
Luna, Yonatan, Ivy, Ron, Ayala and Tom
Who teach me how to be present in the here and now
Is There Such a Thing as a “living Yoga”?
Life as we know it is a constant exercise, a laboratory of the practice of Yoga within the constraints of the good and the bad, the difficult and the pleasant.
This book was created through consistent practice in the studio where I teach. As my students and I came together to meet, we realized we were also meeting ourselves, each of us meeting our daily lives…ripe with joy and pain, hurt and repair, war and dreams.
The practice of Yoga in the chaos of our daily lives facilitates the opportunity to use the tools and philosophy of Yoga to support one another and to heal one another. Yoga supplies us the resilience to cope with the constant uncertainly which is the state of our lives, so that within all of this chaos, we can live a true happy life.
Your intrinsic freedom is not dependent on material, acquired, or inanimate objects. You and I have within us the spirit of life. We have the innate ability to create something ethereal, something independent of our circumstance. Within each of us is the seed of true, independent joy.
My initial encounter with Yoga
Yoga as a way of life, the mind-body as the vessel for the soul
I walked into the snow-white room of the most prestigious hotel in Argentina and into the first Yoga class of my life.
I had absolutely no idea what to expect. I signed up for the class upon the recommendation of the hotel’s front desk staff, who explained that this particular Yoga instructor was “fabulous…not to be missed”.
“A fabulous Yoga teacher in a hotel?”, I thought to myself, “great teachers are usually tucked away in intimate studios in the basement, not displayed in fancy hotels!”
Despite my doubts, I decided to give it a try.
The class was small and intimate. I recall none of the technical details…who was there or what happened. However, I vividly remember the impression that the class left upon me, the feeling the class impressed on me.  It was transformational.  I was transformed.
“This is it,” I thought to myself.  I remember feeling as if I had experienced prayer. Breath. Intention. Philosophical insights. I remember feeling I was experiencing me.
Was. Yoga.
I felt as if some undefined force had written out those beliefs that I have always possessed:  that my mind-body was the vessel that contained and housed my soul, my life spirit.
I felt as though my body and mind had transformed into breath, into spirit, into a lifeforce.
Augustina, the Yoga instructor, guided me with grace and humility, as we set out down the path of Truth and into the world of Yoga. I felt fully present and encompassed… I lost all track of time and space. I released my inner stresses and emotional baggage. I felt reborn. I felt new.
From that moment of union and connection, I knew: Yoga was not another “exercise class”. It was a way of life.
 I thought, “How do I synthesize my regular life, my exercise studio, my home, and my family with living Yoga?” I knew that in Augustina, I had found my mentor, my teacher, my guide. I knew that finding a mentor is rare, practically a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. I have returned many times to one-on-one training sessions with Augustina since that first day. As typically happens in Yoga, we would meet at 9 a.m. in the studio with no predetermined concept of when our session would end; when the session ended, we had no idea what time it was. There existed within Augustina a generosity of time, as well as a clear desire on her part to pass along her knowledge to me with precision. Augustina generously gave of herself: her knowledge, her time, her intention and attention. It was inspiring. I was inspired, both by the teachings and the teacher. Each session, we would repeat and research, practicing and retraining what we had already learned, simultaneously digging deeper and returning again and again to the same material. I felt I was studying for a college degree.
It would be several years of practice before I had the courage to contemplate giving all I had learned over to others. I was concerned that Yoga sessions might possibly be misinterpreted as “acrobatics” or be perceived as “any exercise class”. It was imperative that Yoga as a practice in my studio maintain its essence: the facilitation of prayer, as well as the mind-body connection and the opening and release of life energy sources. It needed to enable the healing and renewal of the spirit, so that the spirit could then rest in the vessel of the warm, loving home that is the body. Once the body was able, through Yoga, to release its energies and renew itself as the warm loving home, it could then in turn be available to fulfill its ultimate gift to the world, which includes unconditional love, infinite giving and compassion, and inspirational light. The body and mind could function devoid of any contemplation whatsoever of “what’s in it for me?”
Sure enough, as the saying goes, “When the teacher is ready, the students appear,”.
 I took part in a one-time seminar with Shimon Ben Avi, who would become my local Yoga teacher. Shimon, my life-long mentor, certified me as a Yoga instructor. Even after I was officially certified, it took several more years before I felt confident that I could actually teach Yoga in my studio; that I could slot in an hour in my studio with the word “Yoga” as the title of the class.
It was imperative to me to incorporate the true essence of the wonderous traditions of Yoga, with all its life tools of love and generosity, in all elements of physical activity. All sports are Yoga. The home is Yoga. The workplace is Yoga. A key principle in my exercise studio is that of non-competitiveness and non-judgement. The studio does not measure “personal best” times. Rather, it represents unity, cooperation and mutual sharing. It’s about community, not competition.
The general philosophy in my studio is one of non-effort, of the art of being in the here and now, and of enjoying the process. There is an expectation of commitment.
To quote the Sutra I.14, “The practice hits the root when it is executed with intention, consistence and habituality.” 
 
״Yoga is a way of life! Yoga is the art of life and the key to true joy. ״
                                                                                                          
 
 

What is true freedom? How can we facilitate connection with our body and soul, and find inner peace? What makes us truly happy? These are some of the questions we all ask ourselves.Throughout the past forty years, I have had the pleasure of being both a fitness coach and Yoga teacher for hundreds of wonderful people, as we set out together on a journey to a happy, healthy, and active life, filled with joy and pleasure that derived from the wonder of nature, color, smell, and taste.The concepts I discuss in this book came about through my years of teaching and practicing Yoga in my studio, as we, my students and I, encountered real life, with all of its joy and pain, its hurt and its healing, its wars and its dreams. The practice of Yoga within this chaotic tapestry of life offers us an ongoing opportunity to use the tools and teachings of the philosophy of Yoga to help one another and to develop emotional and mental resilience. These tools enable us to cope with the uncertainties that frequent our lives and to find true intrinsic freedom in a life that is not dependent on material, acquired, or inanimate objects. You and I have within us the spirit of life. We have the innate ability to create something ethereal, something independent of our circumstances. Within each of us is the seed of true, independent joy.I view this book as a “tour guide to freedom”. Each episode in the book will provide you, the listener, an opportunity to delve deeply into different facets of the Art of Life, an art form that requires daily practice and reaches way beyond the Yoga mat.  Each episode includes insights and tools as well as basic concepts of the philosophy of Yoga. At the end of each episode, there are guided questions and journal exercises to explore on your own. Be sure to have paper and pen handy.The book’s true power enables you, the listener, to set out on the journey towards a life of self-realization, fulfillment, love, and inner freedom.On your marks, get set. Are you ready? I’ll be with you all the way.

בעשור שבו המרדף אחרי הגוף המושלם הופך לאידיאל תרבותי, זריקות ההרזיה משנות את חוקי המשחק.אבל מאחורי הכותרות מסתתר עולם מורכב של מחקרים, תופעות לוואי, לחצים חברתיים, ושאלות על איזון ובריאות אמיתית — וגם כמה תובנות מפתיעות שד"ר ג׳ואל חושף על הדרך שבה אנחנו באמת מאבדים משקל.
ד"ר בר-קול מזמין אתכם לשיחה בגובה העיניים על השילוב שבין מדע, ספורט ותודעה — ומה קורה לגוף ולנפש כשנכנסים למרוץ.

בפרק זה מדברת ד״ר מורית בארי, מנכ״לית בית החולים אלי״ן, על מהותו של אלי״ן – מרכז השיקום לילדים בירושלים. ד״ר בארי תספר על הרקע ההיסטורי של אלי״ן ועל ערכי הליבה שלו: ראיית הילד כמערכת לכל החיים, ושאיפה להעניק לו כלים שילוביים כך שיהפוך לחבר פעיל ומשמעותי בחברה. נדון בגישה הטיפולית המתוכננת לטווח הארוך, בשיתופי הפעולה ובחזון להעצים את הילדים ובני משפחותיהם לאורך כל מסלול השיקום.

מה קורה בתוך התאים שלנו כשאנחנו מפעילים את הגוף? איך הם מייצרים אנרגיה, ומהם המנגנונים שמאפשרים לנו להמשיך לזוז? בפרק הזה נחקור יחד עם פרופ בן פוקס, המתאמן בסטודיו שלנו, על הפעילות המרתקת של התאים בזמן מאמץ ונגלה את סודות האנרגיה של הגוף שלנו. הצטרפו למסע מיקרוסקופי ומעורר השראה!

ראיון עם ד"ר ליאת אטס-פוקס: רופאת עיניים ומתמחה באונקופלסטיקה, יוגיסטית עם תשוקה בלתי נלאית לחיים, רפואה וספורט
בפרק זה של הפודקאסט, אנו זוכים לראיין את ד"ר ליאת אטס-פוקס – רופאת עיניים עם התמחות מיוחדת באונקופלסטיקה, ספורטאית בנשמתה ויוגיסטית מושבעת. ד"ר ליאת עברה דרך מרתקת מהמסע האישי שלה, כולל עלייתה לישראל ולימודי הרפואה, ועד לפתיחת קליניקה ייחודית במכבים-רעות, שנמצאת מחוץ למרכזי הערים הגדולים, מתוך תשוקה לשלב בין רפואה וחיבור אישי עם המטופלים.
במהלך השיחה, נצלול לנושאים כמו:
מה זה בעצם אונקופלסטיקה? כיצד ד"ר ליאת מצאה את התחום המרתק הזה?
מה הייתה המשאלה הגדולה שלה כשרק התחילה ללמוד רפואה, ואיך היא הביאה אותה לפתוח קליניקה ייחודית כל כך?
על החשיבות של מאמנים ומנטורים: מי האנשים שהשפיעו על דרכה המקצועית והאישית, והאם גם לה יש "מאמן" לחיים?
איך היא שומרת על איזון בין העבודה הרפואית התובענית לבין שמירה על משמעת בריאותית-ספורטיבית ואיזון גוף-נפש?
מהי המשמעות והמחויבות שד"ר ליאת לוקחת על עצמה כרופאה ומובילה בתחום בריאות העיניים?
 
ולבסוף, נשמע מה המשאלה הבאה שלה ואילו חלומות מקצועיים ואישיים היא עוד שואפת להגשים.

רועי עורך דין פלילי ויוגיסט בנשמתו המתרגל קבוע בסטודיו שלנו ורץ, רוכב ושוחה במרחב הפתוח מספר לנו איך הגיע ליצור עבורינו את חידת הפלייליסט והקסם שהביאה לחייו ולנו

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