Most of the muscles and joints of the body have movement in yoga practice, and it should be said that the risk of injury is quite large. Whether it’s stretching the muscles, twisting the spine, and opening the joints, it’s possible to hurt yourself. But I want to say, the
Each day I had a different yoga instructor, I enjoyed the variety. On the other hand, my friend who joined the yoga classes with me, stuck with the same instructors each week, which then limited the amount of times of week she would go. But, that was her prerogative. At
I was 20 years old walking into my first yoga class. I set up the gym’s mat in the first row, next to the door (just incase I wanted to escape.. just kidding). Actually, there wasn’t any more room in the back of the room, so I was forced to be up
Lesson Planning Day 12 After many days of rigorous training and countless rounds of Surya Namaskar later, it is time for us to get down to lesson planning. We were all given a task to complete 3 lesson plans over the next few days. This includes the Beginner, Intermediate and
The First Day Today was the first day of the TTC and having just registered only the night before, I was feeling a little hesistant. There were these constant doubts at the back of mind if I’m really prepared for the training, if I could really commit the time etc.,
Some of us – yogis, who has been practicing yoga for awhile, have asana (s) that we hold dearly in our hearts. Not because we are good at it but also the experiences we get by doing the pose. As for me, it is Wheel Pose – Urdhva Dhanurasana. Years
The idea of starting yoga practice at home can be a great idea for you if you are unable to find any studios nearby to your home, are not really fond of socializing at yoga studios or trying to save money for your next holiday trip. Writing this article from
The word Yoga comes from Sanskrit and the original Sanskrit writing means both union and discipline. Practicing yoga disciplines the body and mind by connecting the body and mind. It is spiritual and meditational to balance the body and mind as well keep us integrated with our natural and original
Yoga is an easy way to achieve total lifestyle fitness. Yoga just needs practice to find the right body movements and breathing. Yoga strengthens, regularises and maintains the circle of body, mind and soul. Yoga helps our psychological strength through inner peace, health, knowledge, flexibility and harmony. Practicing Yoga every
Urdhva Dhanurasana is an Asana, it’s a back bend and part of the finishing sequence in the Ashtanga Yoga. The name Urdhva Dhanurasana translates as backward bending wheel pose. It stretches the abdominus, thorax and lungs. My experience with Urdhva Dhanurasana for the first time was when I did it at
