The Shala – A Sound Journey
This video by Sandra Schultze is a droplet from The Shala Soundscape created for Mysore Yoga Paris podcast channel Closer Together during the confinement.
“This practice sound scape is a virtual sound-journey into our Mysore Shala and is meant for you to play during practice to give a sense of actually being IN The Shala...”
We begin by taking our seat in togetherness, aligning body, breath and mind before counting 12 Ujjayi breaths together. Then we come to standing in the sacred midline of our body, Samastitihi. We chant the Ashtanga Yoga Opening Mantra before we dive into self-practice... For one and a half hour we are soaked in Yotam´s gentle Soundscapes that holds and carries us through. Sometimes they help bring us back to the present moment.
We immerse in sounds recorded in the shala: breaths, bodies moving, quiet conversations between teacher and student, and some surprises too...
For those paying attention all the way to the end - you can even hear the buzzer from the old shala on Rue Eugene Varlin in Paris!
Play the Soundscape HERE. – And take practice.
With love & devotion
x Kia & Yotam
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