alignment
Alignment
An often used term in Hatha Yoga practice. Here are a few definitions that I attribute to alignment.
Alignment of the spine and midline
The physical and energetic middle that is a central (ha-ha :-D) philosophy of Hatha Yoga practice and all yogic meditations, breath practices, posture practice, etc.
Alignment in Hatha Yoga postures
The balance of left and right, front and back, up and down. The alignment of a joint over another; alignment of the hips over the feet, the shoulders over the hips; alignment of the spine over a leg, arm, head, foot, etc.; alignment of bones in relation to the floor.
Alignment
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with our soul’s purpose in life
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with the Divine, with God
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of our thoughts, speech and actions
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of the self to the Self, the personality to the Soul, the Lower Self to the Higher Self
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of heaven and earth within us: the lower and upper worlds, the lower and upper torso, below and above the diaphragm
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of As Above So Below
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of lower chakras with upper chakras
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of the Bandhas and other diaphragms of the body
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of head and heart
Other definitions
Your Being Moved, we say in YM. This means putting yourself in the position that Asana can happen, as you cannot do Asana or Yoga — it does you. This too is alignment in our definition.
See also:
the Align, Ground and Surround Course Program
Merriam-Webster
alignment noun
align·ment | \ ə-ˈlīn-mənt \
variants: or less commonly alinement
Definition of alignment
1: the act of aligning or state of being aligned
especially: the proper positioning or state of adjustment of parts (as of a mechanical or electronic device) in relation to each other
2a: a forming in line
b: the line thus formed
3: the ground plan (as of a railroad or highway) in distinction from the profile
4: an arrangement of groups or forces in relation to one another
new alignments within the political party
History and etymology for align
French aligner, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + ligne line, from Latin linea.
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