It’s a tricky one and i can see the challenge(s) you might be up against.Sounds like the student can sense your good intentions, which is usually the biggest challenge , gaining trust, so you have done, and are doing important work already.This way they can open up to whatever techniques and methods employed.They’ve let you in. so to speak, given permission.
I would use kundalini pranayama(focsuing the breath ion the inhale on each chakra, with little gentle ssuspension, and on the exhale returning once agin to root- a couple of minutes, or five at most, all that is necessary-a deep and full & relaxed breath, stop at ajna and briefly touch crown with a little susupension , and elongation ofbreath., then returning whence you came via middle chakras and to root, and grounding.) coupled with deep meditation ,and go through the chakras starting with the root and the lowers ones,developing awareness and sensations in the physical body and then connecting them with the higher ones so they can have wisdom and calm mind to discern subtly what they are feeling,sensing, etc.Then you have a chain that is then unbroken. And the enrgetic body is freer. use this with the breath going slowly in an ambient room, with eyes close sitting easy pose. or on a chair, a relaxed and straight spinie if necessary- they can use a wall if neccessary to acheive this.
This particular gentleman could likely stay in mindfulness quite some time, but tends to be focussed in his head and not in his whole body.
he sounds like an intelligent man but that maybe he lives in his intellect too much, so he has lost contact with his body,feelings and emotions,become dissassociated with the physical body. connect with the lower chakkras, & the earth-root , the lower three and upper 3.i guess you might see this in his face, thoughtful man but somehow disconnected from the organism.
asanas might not agree with everyone, and give them the option to modify and practice gently . but the mind and focus work give them some guidance and focus with intention and attention
it could be abit fo a challenge but using your imagination might get round these things.a number of subtle and subliminal sessions might start to undo and unwind the reptitive patterns and fidgeting stuck deep in their nervous systems.
go gradually laying the groundwork before going and while inside. the first steps are the foundation and all-important.
i cansee the challenge but approaching this class a little differently. all that fidgeting will subside once they’ve realxed their nervous sytem and got your trust, handed it over,one by one. creating an ambient room,dim the lights, and inviting them to close their eyes will help them to relax & focus inwards,quieten their minds.
sounds like you’ve done alot of the groundwork already, as ressitances and obstructions are coming up which may wel be ssymptomatic of actual real change occuring,deep within their core self. this is a good sign.just proceed onwards. be gentle. instill confidence in faith in your own & their own efforts and inner self-work.
As i say have a BIG poster so they can have a visualisation of the chakras, and allow them some time to run through the chakras, connecting with the chain,unbroken up and down the channel. balance this with deep inward bliss meditation afterwards for 5-10 mins after… you could always use an audio tape for some guided relaxation too - that is up to you just to get some sublinimal encouragement going so you kind of get them to let go( not easy).They don’t need to know the names of chakras, just the respective locations and spread, along the sushumna, and cultivate a sensitivity to the energy when unbroken. Then you still their mind with meditation, which is vitally important, as a balance, so they are not overloaded with Bliss energy.
you’re making it both fun,easy and non-threatening( by how you relate to them and the environment you are working in )
it’s tke a number of sessions for them to get the ‘hang’ of it.
you do need the meditaion in there too as a kind of counterwieght and balance. indeed the meditation is more important,works ona depper level… the art of doing the least amount pssible in a highly skillful way- less is more. they should’nt struggle with meditation- it is the line of least effort, least resistance, flowing naturally.
resistance is a good sign, a symptom of purging, but it should pass with gentle ,no forcing, practice and persitence.
simply visualising the cakras gives the mind and conscioousness a focal point in the physical and astral bodies amomngst other things,hence their inrinsic usefulness, as tools.
i would have fun with this one. but really try to get them to meditate, as hard as that may be.(easy pose)- five mins is great! The least effort, but still alert.you may need to use some mystical enchanted language to rouse their fascination and willingness to give these experiences a chance,Give their minds something to focus on, within.There are variety of tools you can use ina non-combative,non-threatening and comfy einvironment.You are teaching them to inhabit their bodies and minds with greater ease, partly by teaching how to go easier on themselves. Use the tools in combnation for best results; build gradually with healthy gd foundation. You need to approach it like a ‘couch’ psychiatrist,hypnotist, therapist and a magician. make them feel comfortable. You could even use alpha-sound( brain wave states of a lower frequency Hz,than normal) music to zone them out to begin with.( give that a crack!- you can find such stuff on u-tube or websites/companies that do it), cos most folk in the indistrialised world are stuck on a high beta state due to constant stress,anxiety and worry and the unnatural demands of the post-industrisalised world.
No wonder human beings constantly fidget…
As a caution- You want to go easy on the KP vis-a-vis balanceing it with deep meditation, which is really your foundation stone. Rest in savsana at intervals and certainly if fatigue shows as precautionary measures, as you don’t wish to overdo these practicces and pace them accordingly. You will gain a respectable feel for this and some developing confidence with practice.Just go gently.get them to let go. easier said than done, of course, butgradual practice makes it easier.going into ‘state’ then can come more naturally.
it may even come automatically after soome time practising
hope this helps.
