200YTT Students
November 22, 2020
Yoga Articles
Kapalabhati Pranayama
Kapalabhati Pranayama Kapalabhati Pranayama is one of the pranayamas that I have adopted in my daily routine since the start of YTT. Its the first thing I do when I get out of bed. In my experience, I feel that it has helped me greatly in digestion and ability to expel
200YTT Students
November 22, 2020
How can yoga help with menopause?
Symptoms of menopause vary significantly in duration and severity from one woman to the other. They are generally linked to declining levels of estrogen and other hormones. It takes time for the body to adjust to those changes. And during this transition, symptoms can be quite debilitating both physically and
200YTT Students
November 20, 2020
Anuloma viloma pranayama
When I first started attending yoga classes when I was younger, my teacher would often start with breathing exercises before we began the postures. Me and the rest of my classmates would follow our teacher’s instructions and breathe as she describes and counts. At that point of time, I did
200YTT Students
November 19, 2020
Breathe yogis…there is so much more you can breathe!
Why is breathing so important for the body? Life begins and ends with breathing. About 5 minutes without breathing and we are dead. All cells in the body need oxygen to live. Oxygen is necessary for the cell’s energy supply, to ensure its metabolism. Low levels of oxygen will have
200YTT Students
November 17, 2020
Cardiac coherence and Ujjayi breath: when old meets new
The impact of breathing on the nervous system has long been established. Increasing the inhalation volume and the respiratory rate will act on the sympathetic autonomous nervous system, which will activate the body: increased heart rate, vasoconstriction, sweating… Conversely, increasing the exhalation volume and reducing the respiratory rate will act
200YTT Students
November 17, 2020
Falling asleep with pranayama
Have you ever wished you could fall asleep as soon as your head touches your pillow? I have… I often find myself lying in bed unable to drift off to slumber even though I feel sleepy. Perhaps I have kept my mind too active, too close to bedtime. Wanting to
200YTT Students
October 24, 2020
How Pranayama helps improving respiratory system
Yogic breathing “pranayama” is known for improving our health, physically and mentally. There are many kinds of pranayama exists, and Anuloma-viloma – one of the pranayama has amazing benefit for developing your respiratory system. What is Pranayama? Prana: Life energy Ayama: Regulation Pranayama is considered as the main component of
200YTT Students
October 24, 2020
Kapalabhathi Pranayama
Kapalabhathi was one of the first few terms taught to us on the first day of this TTC course and I became fascinated by this whole new world of breathing techniques. There are many different types of kriyas and they are devised to help one with their overall well-being.
200YTT Students
October 22, 2020
Freediving and Pranayama
Earlier this year I had two exciting things in my mind for 2020. First one is this YTT, and I’m so grateful it is happening now. The other thing I was planning was to take AIDA Level 2, a freediving certificate. For those who never heard about freediving; in a
200YTT Students
October 16, 2020
