Yoga Articles

So many benefits of Castor Oil

I just bought a bottle of castor oil from Mustafa, and it less than $3. I could be rich selling this online to Americans! I saw on Amazon that they are selling it at USD $33!! Gosh… this is another business idea, Instead of buying cuticle oil for the nails,

How to Safely Hold Asanas If You Have a Joint with Hyperextension

Hyperextension Increased flexibility is many people’s goal when they are practising yoga. However some people can naturally have too much flexibility in their joints and this must be carefully managed to help prevent damage to their joint. If a person has hyperextension of the knee or elbow hinge joints, then

How To Use The Power of the Warrior Pose To Improve Your Golf!

                     The far reaching benefits of yoga have been shown to improve many aspects of people’s lives, and yoga can also be used to benefit your sports practise. Many sportsmen and women turn to yoga to improve their performance in a

Tat pratisedha artham eka tattva abhyasah I.32

“Enjoy and aware the moment”like focus on what you do, be present. Every time has his moment and every moment has his time. Every time you are aware of something, you take part of the action by living it. Make the mind one-pointed, training it how to focus on a

LESSON PLAN- UTTHITA PARSVAKONASANA( special class)

Start the class with a good warm-up  done by the instructor(Bafikile Rapoo) , I do what I call waking up the body from the face, imagining you are chewing a big gum to rotating the neck. We do  shoulder rolls,hip rolls, contractions of the spine, rotation of the ankles finish

Philosophy – Yoga Sutras

Back in the US,  I was invited to attend a weekly yoga sutra reading hosted by my former yoga instructor, Steven.    The idea was to read the “Yoga Sutras” and discuss the passages in a very laid back enviroment.  I was able to attend to only two meetings; however, I

MISCELLANEOUS- AFTER TEARS PARTY

You  are wondering what is the ” after tears party”! well let me enlighten you. In South Africa whenever there’s a funeral we have the whole community helping, so we have what we call society gathering and its done by men and women. Men have their own and so is

Did you know…

My initial idea for this post was a “Day of Body and Soul”.  I was ready to share some ideas about the perfect yoga day… Ashtanga Yoga by the pool, followed by a nice brunch.  All in the company of great friends.  To complement the post, I wanted to share a

Lesson Plan – Special Class

Introduction (Name and Questions to participants related to injuries) Start with 3 depth breaths and 3 AUMs. Warm Up (10 minutes) Rotation of neck, Rotation of arms and wrist, Rotation of hips and legs, Rotation of torso  Guided Surya Namaskar A ( 5 times) and Surya Namaskar B ( 5

Asana Technique-Ushtrasana(camel pose)

HOW TO GET INTO THE POSE From Dandasana bend the knees one at a time and sit  on the heels. This position is called Vijrasana(Thunderbolt pose) Stand on the knees, lift the hips off the heels Separate the knees to about hip distance apart, stretch the toes back so that

Archives