MEDITATION VIDEO REVIEW: THE FLY

I enjoyed watching this video because I learned a precious lesson from it. From the animation, a man is meditating, and a fly disturbs his peace. He becomes irritated and takes out his sword and cuts the fly only for it to form another, and in no time, he is dealing with a swarm of flies. It’s until he calms down and starts seeing the flies as tiny petals, that the flies stop becoming a nuisance, and a beautiful world opens up for him. It is the same case in our lives. Every day, we encounter people or things that disturb our peace of mind. However, when we deal with such things with aggression or anger, we only end up creating more problems and harm for ourselves. When we change how we calmly see things and approach situations, then we change our world entirely into something beautiful. Learning to control our minds is very important because then, we do not let our environment dictate our actions.

Sun Salutation A

Mountain pose; arms in prayer (establish stable breathing)

IN: Arm overhead

EX: Forward Bend

IN: Half Standing Forward Fold

EX: Standing Forward Bend

IN: Updog

EX: Down dog

Three deep breaths then pause

IN: Look Front

EX: Step on your yoga mat, one foot forward. One knee bent

IN: Mountain pose; arms up

Sun Salutation B

IN: Mountain pose. Arms in prayer position

EX: Forward Bend

IN: Standing Forward Halfway Bend

EX: Plank Pose

IN: Updog

EX: Downdog

One deep breath

Right foot forward

IN: Warrior 1

EX: Four limbed plank

IN: Updog

EX: Downdog

Deep breath

Left foot forward

IN: Warrior 1

EX: Plank pose

IN: Updog

EX: Downdog

IN: Chair pose

EX: Mountain pose

References

Pizer, A. (2020, January 09). Sun Salutation Illustrated Step-by-Step Instructions. Retrieved March 01, 2020, from Very well Fit: https://www.verywellfit.com

Staff, Y. (2018, November 18). A Step-by-Step Guide to Flow Through Surya Namaskar A. Retrieved March 01, 2020, from Yoga Journal: https://www.yogajournal.com

The Fly (2007). [Motion Picture].