Yoga Articles

Yoga: A fearless adventure

The decision to take up YTT course is not on impulse.  It is in fact, something that had been in the back of my mind in the last 10 years. I’ve always been fascinated by Yoga,- not just on a physical level (looking all so graceful and strong while doing

Yoga for Diabetes

There are two types of diabetes. Type 1, which used to be called juvenile diabetes, is when the body does not produce insulin.  Only 5% of people with diabetes are type 1. Type 2, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes, is when the body does not produce enough insulin for proper function.  This develops

8 Limbs of Yoga – Dharana

The art of the inner body and inner being.  In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, the eightfold path is called ashtange, which literally means “eight limbs” (ashta=eight, anga=limb).  The Yoga Sutra is considered the fundamental text on the system of yoga, and yet you won’t find the description of a single posture

Sirsasana – The King Pose

Sirsasana – Headstand, was the motivation that lead me to yoga.  To me, it looks fearsome, yet awesome.  And I could not believe that I’d actually done it.   There was a lot of falling.  But I kept trying.  And somewhere along the line, a moment of weightless, my feet lifted

The 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga (Yama – Ahimsa)

Ahimsa is the first of Yamas in the eight limbs of Ashtanga Yoga. It is the yoga practice of non-violence. This refers not only to physical violence, but also to the violence of words or thoughts. It literally means not to injure or show cruelty to any creature or any

My Journey to Yoga

I am a sports fanatic and love to explore new training experiences, but I never liked yoga.  Because the first and only yoga class I attended about 8 years ago, was hopelessly boring.  On top of that, it mislead me that yoga is all about lying, meditating, a bit of stretching and too much

My journey to Yoga

I started yoga when I was in my early twenties. Back then, yoga to me, was simply an ‘exercise of relaxation’. After some stretching poses, at the end of the class, we got to relax and calm ourselves with the final relaxation pose – Savasana – The Corpse Pose! Speaking

In the 8 limbs of yoga guidelines,

the second guideline is Niyama – meaning observance – and it refers to cultivation of values and virtues in life. Niyama is divided into five and the first observance is called Saucha. The texts say that Saucha is purity of thoughts and words, which leads to purity of the body, which

Paschimottanasana

is my favourite yoga pose – despite not being able to get very deep into the pose. I have for years been sitting with a straight back and only just been able to grab hold of my toes. And I very clearly remember 10 years ago living in Sydney, when

Depression

is a common mental disorder. According to WHO an estimated 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression globally. In Singapore, an estimated 6,3% of the population are affected by depression during their lifetime according to the 2010 Singapore National Mental Health Survey. Because I have close family members, who

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