Yoga Articles

How it all started

Well, how I first discovered yoga was pretty straightforward – About 2 years ago, my girlfriend bought a Groupon voucher and decided to ask me along.  When I first heard of it, I was like: Let’s do it! Singapore is so boring; It’s always the same old activities that we

Urdhva Dhanurasana with trust….

Urdhva Dhanurasana, Wheel Pose, Backward Bend.   Urdhva Dhanurasana. This Asana has always intrigued me, even enticed me. Those who know me through yoga know that yoga doesn’t come naturally to me. I’m 46yrs old (young) slightly overweight and not really strong or flexible. I’ve been told that those who don’t

Pranayama: the system of life

Pranayama: so near yet so far!          Nothing in life comes more naturally than breathing. No breath, no life. The science of it answers the physiological questions but it is only through the study of yoga that I realized there was a psychological side to it. It intrigued me that

Life Purpose – Do Yoga

When something breaks you, there’re two choices.  You get destroyed or you become something new. My transformation has been a 10-year journey and Yoga only happened this year. I was never someone who believed in something unless it made logical sense or if there’s a science behind it. Spiritual experiences helped me get through

The fascinating muscle in the muscular system

The Psoas muscle (pronounced so-as) is the deepest muscle of the human body affecting our structural balance, muscular integrity, flexibility, strength, range of motion, joint mobility, and organ functioning. Growing out of both sides of the spine, the psoas spans laterally from the 12th thoracic vertebrae (T12) to each of

Finding rest in downward dog

Ardho Mukha Svanasana (Downward dog) has got to be the easiest yet most difficult asana to master in yoga. When I first started, my heels couldn’t even touch the floor, my lumbar spine was rounded, and my shoulders were shrugged against my ears. Bottom line: I was not relaxed in

Pranayama and the Respiratory System

Your respiratory system is one of the most important parts of your body. It is connected with the whole body and supplies oxygen to every cell. The airway, which includes the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles, carries air between the lungs and the body’s exterior. Pranayama translated from Sanskrit into

The Ustrasana in me

Ustrasana aka Camel pose for me is such a great pose, it is practiced in nearly every branch of yoga. It’s the deepest backbend  which requires less strength and more spinal flexibility.   Spending the whole day at a desk in front of the computer  this becomes a great stretch for

Karma Yoga

Karma yoga is the yoga of action, the path of selfless service. A karma yogi should have non-attachment to the fruits of actions; joyfully involves himself in any activities. He should be absolutely free from lust, greed, anger and egoism. Even if there are traces of these negative qualities, he

All about Hip Flexor

Since I joined this yoga teacher course in September, the mostly heard phrases from the masters are “Engage your hip flexors…”, “Fold from your hips…”, “Feel the pelvis tilt…”. Hence it is all about hip flexors! Hip flexor comprised of several muscles – iliopsoas, iliacus, tensor fasciae latae, pectineus, sartorius,

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