Mandala A mandala is an ancient expression of the Eastern culture; they are concentric diagrams that represent the fullness of life, a synthesis of man and the universe in which both are inserted.
Every FORM of LIFE is represented in the Mandala, the expansion and growth from a nurturing point that provides energy to the whole.
It is the image of the constant coming and going between the inside and outside, life’s vital movement that oscillates between expansion and then returning to the center to find the source.
It is the centrifugal force that encourages children to explore their own selves and the centripetal force that returns introspection to adults.
Montserrat Vidal
Mandala Yoga
It is a free style that unifies the different manifestations of Yoga in a fluid and natural manner. It reveals unity in the diversity of Yoga in order to flow within our differences and connect with the Whole.In Mandala Yoga, we connect with the universe through the movements of expansion (yang) and in the pauses (yin), we return to the inner pulse.
This is the perception of the Tao, where the complementary opposites yin & yang dance, conveying an important flow into the concept of Mandala Yoga.
Mandala Yoga entails movements, asanas, breathing and meditation, because in each Mandala there is the essence of Yoga, uniting, joining, connecting the individual with the absolute.
The movements and asanas are the FORMS with which we seek that connection. But if they are not done with the beginner’s mind, or ZEN MIND, wholly present at that moment and feeling the connection with breathing and with the present moment, like it was the first time, it is merely an exercise and not Yoga.
