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Yoga and Climbing Part 2

Mental/ Spiritual Similarities between Yoga and Climbing More importantly, both yoga and climbing share similarities that transcend beyond the physical body. Focus and Calm Through the practice of pranayama, yoga practitioners are invited to focus on breathing in order to calm the mind and be in the present. And we

My Mind through Mantras

During my yoga practices, I’ve always enjoyed hearing teachers chanting “Om” or other Mantras. Chanting Om along with teacher, each exhalation I feel the sense of calmness, relaxation and peace. My perception of mantras is that it is a ritual of yoga practice, showing gratitude or devotion to Yoga masters

Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda

I was first introduced to Yoga through Ayurveda. I was fascinated by the discovery of Doshas in my last blog post that I would like to share about my Ayurvedic treatment: Kriya. Before coming for treatment, I am to fast because I am needed to do lots of purging. Jala

Vedic traditions and the nervous system

Our body has two main nervous systems : Sympathetic nervous system, controls the “fight or flight” reactions in the body Para Sympathetic nervous system, controls the “rest and digest” reactions in the body The “fight or flight mode” will withdraw blood and energy from your vital organs, to focus on

Being present

Inhale, exhale. One breath, one move. Behind this cue of action, it is actually reminding us to be aware. This sense of awareness can be translated to different parts of our life. Being aware of our surroundings, our train of thoughts, reaction to different situation as well as our own

Yoga and Awareness

One thing that yoga has taught me is awareness. Physical awareness: Being aware of my surroundings, being aware of my posture, being aware of the way I am presenting myself. Mental awareness: Being aware of what I am thinking, being aware of how I am reacting to situation, being aware

Meditation.Self Journey

For me yoga was always about physical practice. I have never done meditation at home and was skipping that “boring part of yoga” in yoga classes. But after some time, part of me has developed feeling that I maybe missing something. So when I signed up for Tirisula yoga teacher

How to be successful

In my earlier post, I mentioned about Prāṇāyāma; how it is is the practice of breath control in yoga and how important it is in our lives. But today, this”Prāṇāyāma”  shifted up the priority list (in my own ranking of 101-important-things-to-do).  As simple as it may sound, you must be

The 9 obstacles of Yoga

To be able to exercise our body, mind and spirit , is an incredible blessing that not every has, yet those of us who do, take it for granted. According to Patanjali there are 9 obstacles in yoga and what I think we can do to overcome them ; Vyadi –Physical

A Clean Stomach Is The Key to Enlightenment

Detoxify! Detoxify! Detoxify! My Guru, Paramahamsa Nithyananda, says that keeping our stomach clean is the key to establish ourselves in the ultimate understanding again and again.   With the divine blessings of My Guru, in December 2018, I have made a decision to change from a regular meat eating diet

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