“Karma” means action. It refers to the intentional deeds we do with our body speech and mind through action, talking and thinking. Karma is the law that every deed done, given the conditions, will bear certain fruits. How does Karma work? All deeds leave imprints or seeds on our consciousness,
Sirasana (sirsa = head) or Headstand is an inverted pose which reverses the action of gravity on the body. Inversions turn everything upside down, allowing us to experience a different perspective. The increased blood flow to the brain brings increased oxygen and nutrient to the mind thereby improving the clarity
Chaturanga (chatur=four; anga=limb; danda=staff, stick) is an excellent pose to build awareness of the muscles that support and stabilize our shoulder blades. It is also an excellent core exercise to prepare us for more challenging arm balances. Benefits are as follows: – Strengthen the legs, buttocks, back, abs, shoulders, arms,
Chakras refer to the energy centers in the human body which is vertically aligned in the center of the body close to the spine. There are seven chakras, or energy centers, in our body. Each of these chakras is associated with a different part of the body along the spine
How yoga has changed me is an interesting question. It is a question that I really have to think about…. I ask myself another intriguing question – what is yoga “off the mat”? We practise patience, determination, concentration, calmness, etc “on the mat” in a yoga class. How then do
Technique (Getting into the pose): 1. Sit in Vajrasana (kneeling position), by contracting the hamstrings and plantar flex the feet by contracting the gastrocnemius and soleus muscle; close your eyes and relax the whole body. After a few minutes, bend forward, by contracting the quadriceps femoris and the gluteus maximus
MaXXha- Mrityunjaya (Maha Moksha) Mantra- For thousands of years, Sages recited the Maha Moksha mantra as one of the revered mantras for Lord Siva. This mantra provides a protective sheath against any danger, wards off death, heals the mind and body and leads us towards enlightenment. This mantra carries the
Hi All Last Thursday, i came in contact with a person who has been doing Yoga for 10 years. She was under the guidance of a “so called” yoga teacher cum engineer. He conducts classes for about 60 to 100 people at any one time, free of charge. She has
Nightly as we go into deep sleep, such that we are unable to dream, the ego can no more be found. All the stories and fiction are gone. Deep, dreamless sleep is some sort of a short-term death. Death is a long term sleep. In dreams, there is still a
