In anticipation of motherhood, Amy Pastore finds
her Drishti gaze in a Malasana variation at Spring Lake, in the Jersey Shore.
Not exact matches
Drishti (translates from Sanskrit as «vision») is the way we direct our
gaze in Ashtanga yoga.
An astute
Drishti (point of focus, the
gaze) keeps my eyes from wandering, which prevents a large amount of distraction (80 % of what we perceive through our senses comes through our eyes; and, our memories are 80 % imagery).
Thus, Nasikagra
Drishti literally means
gazing at the tip of the nose.
Drishti is a Sanskrit word meaning
gaze, or viewpoint.
This point in space will remain your
drishti, or
gazing point.
Press the palms together and look up, directing your
gaze steadily at your thumbs (this visual focus is called
drishti).
Ashtanga yogis practice a prescribed set of asanas, channel energy through the body using bandhas (locks), and concentrate on singular points using
drishti (
gaze) in asanas.
In yoga,
drishti refers to your
gaze.
In flow yoga classes, you may find teachers emphasizing moving with the breath and other aspects of posture like
drishti (
gaze) and bandhas (body locks of energy), Knowles explains.
In these styles, asanas are practiced using breath,
drishti (
gaze) and the introduction of bandhas (inner energy locks).
In these styles, asana are practiced using breath,
drishti (
gaze) and bandhas (inner energy locks).
Focus your
drishti (
gaze) at a fixed point several feet away.
The
gaze — or
drishti — is important in yoga practice, but where the eyes are looking is not the point; rather, the quality of the
gaze is what matters.
Movement coordinated with proper breathing, bandha (internal energy locks) and
drishti (
gaze) is emphasized in this practice.
Find your
drishti (focused
gaze in front of you, or looking up) in each pose, and hold steady.
Vinyasa Yoga — Named and founded by K. Pattabhis Jois is kind of a modern form of classical ashtanaga / hatha yoga practice which lays special emphasis on Breath while performing the postures or journey between the postures (asanas) and
drishti (focused
Gaze).
This technique, Bhrumadhya
Drishti, means «mid-brow
gazing» — bhru is Sanskrit for brow while madhya means middle — and is often used in meditation to acheive dharana.
Another possibility is to focus the
gaze at the tip of the nose in Nasikagra
Drishti, another common
gaze for meditators looking to go deep; here nasa means nose and agra meas the foremost point, which, in this case, is the tip of the nose.
In yoga, a
drishti is a soft fixed
gaze on something in front of you that isn't moving.
From Mountain Pose (Tadasana), bring your hands to your hips, soften your
gaze and find your
drishti.
Related Posts: Installation view: Machines of Paint and Other Materials Installation view:
Drishti, a concentrated
gaze
«
DRISHTI: A Concentrated
Gaze,» curated by Elizabeth Heskin and Patricia Spergel and presented in collaboration with the NURTUREart Registry of Artists and Curators.
The exhibition title, «
Drishti», refers to the direction of one's
gaze during meditation.