Yoga as a Path to Discovering One’s Higher Self With Sushma Kumari
At a time when our lives are becoming more and more complex, the search for spiritual understanding – much as well-rounded wellness is too. Among them is Sushma Kumari, a reputed Yoga Instructor and Naturopathy expert from Pune, Maharashtra. Sushma combines 5+ years of passionate yogic experience and practices unique philosophies from Yoga -Ayurveda to make you lead a holistic lifestyle with the inclusion of spirituality in yoga. In her calming studio atmosphere, she shares a couple of details about herself.
Shushma Kumari Personal Journey and Insights
Q: Sushma, how do you see yoga and Ayurveda intersecting in the way they can bring a deeper awareness of consciousness?
Yoga is not Ayurveda, but like its sister science, it seeks to balance body and spirit. This is the daily practice that I learn from my teacher as well, how we can increase pranic energy and consciousness, Yoga has the tools to ascend spiritually and Ayurvedic science ensures that your vessel is ready. For instance, this kind of yoga practice that I prescribe is heavily informed by Ayurvedic practices such as Prakriti (one’s “true” nature) since it taps into one’s base constituents to not only deepen the explorations but also expand them in regions never mapped before – so far.
Q: Can you discuss the role of the gunas (sattva, rajas, and tamas) in your therapeutic approach, especially about mental and spiritual health?
Absolutely. This is an equally important concept in both Ayurveda and yoga, as once again it captures nature’s (gunas) relevance to our mental state. In my practice, I concentrate on increasing sattva the quality they is related to clarity, harmony, and balance. I work with specific asanas, meditation practice, and sattvic diet suggestions to reduce rajas (activity, chaos) and tamas(inertia, darkness) so my clients can have more mental clarity and a deeper spiritual alignment.
Q Reflecting on the philosophical doctrines of yoga, how do you integrate the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali into your practice, particularly concerning spiritual discipline and ethical principles (yamas and niyamas)?
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras are central to my teachings in general with emphasis on the yamas and niyamas as they can be seen as moral virtues. I think that spiritual growth also includes our daily practices; therefore to require future knowledge of these things is necessary for true evolution. Similarly, ahimsa (non-violence) is not just about what you do with your body; it becomes a basic principle for the mind to live by and kills all apathy in consciousness which is indispensable on your spiritual path. Through class discussions, I weave these tenets into our conversations and ask students to think of ways they can apply them in their lives and within the various spiritual traditions we explore.
Q: In your view, how does the Ayurvedic understanding of the doshas impact the psychological and spiritual aspects of a yoga practitioner?
This means the doshas not just work on physical health, but also psychological qualities and temperamental traits. Any dosha disturbance could lead to mental derangements and spiritual disconnection. I use this information to design yoga practices that bring the dosha back into balance and also aim at stabilizing their emotional/psychological state of mind while practicing. This whole approach lends itself to a person who is more rooted in body and experience orientated and spiritual_letter.
Q: What advancements in yoga and Ayurveda do you find most promising for future therapeutic practices?
This is one of the most exciting parts for me that modern science research integrates with these old secrets. For instance, insights from neurophysiology have started to confirm ideas about the intimate link between the mind and body which yogis or Ayurveda practitioners knew since ages back. It is this impending fusion between science and spirituality that has the potential to produce sophisticated therapeutic strategies, including whole systems of treatment for complex health issues.
While wrapping up our chat with Sushma Kumari, the perfect convergence of Yoga and Ayurveda to cure ceased being a methodology alone but graduated as an adoption that ensures mental concentration and synchronization. At once a comprehensive guide to the practice of yoga and for creating mental peace, Sushma’s experiential sharing points toward truths that offer two-fold blessings: her expert wisdom on these timeless practices directly supports us in our current lives while simultaneously also steering those searching for holistic well-being accompany a more profound rally with their core spiritual station
