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Ashtanga Yoga – What is?

3. Philosophy: What is Yoga especially Ashtanga Yoga? Asking any not practicing person or a beginner this question the most are connecting their mind with the physical practice of Yoga postures, the Asana, some more including the meditation or the breathing. A physical practicing student understands Ashtanga Yoga mostly as

Yamas

2. Choose any part from the Ashtanga Yoga (8 limbs) Shedding a light on the first step of the Raja Yoga = Yamas The first step of Raja Yoga , Yama, is standing for Restraints is standing at the beginning and incorporate the first step of reaching the mind and

Baddha Padmasana

Haende14 1. Anatomy: Choose any Asana and write about the joints, muscles and organs, system involved Baddha Padmasana Muscles and joints involved: There are various muscles groups in the legs that are affected when we sit in Padmasana. Since they are rarely stretched they remain stiff. One of the muscles

Yoga Yoga Yoga

I love googling things..so of course I googled the hell out of yoga. And read. As much as I could. One of the things that confused me was the different kinds of yoga..what’s hatha yoga? ashtanga? kundalini…etc etc. so many types of yoga classes, yoga denominations (for the lack of

The 8 Limbs of Raja Yoga – Asana

The 8 limbs of Yoga: Yamas, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, are ordered so as to prepare you for the next limb (well, ‘cept for Samadhi). But I guess in reality, it doesn’t really work that mechanically like a video game…most of us don’t really complete each

Getting Into Ukatasana

The following sections give examples and explain how to help students get a feel of the pose, develop strength in the muscles used for the pose, get into the pose, get deeper into the pose, and props/variations that can be used. Getting Comfortable with the Pose For beginners especially, putting

The Yamas in Everyday Life

I’ve been living separate lives. Within my yoga practice, there exists a harmonic sanctuary where I am blissfully content and aware of Yamas. In the room, practicing with others or on my own, I am awarded the peaceful mind that is congruent with the principles of Ahimsa, Asetya, Sattya, Brahmacarya

When Garbha Pindasana Cannot Be Said or Done Without a Slur (or Hiccup)

It was a reunion of sorts. A Saturday girls’ night out in Club Street with my girlfriends after I’d spent a week away working in Hong Kong. After my self-proclaimed, “booze celibacy” (AKA the 200 hour training course), we were also celebrating the first night I could go out on

Bhujangasana: Almost Perfect

More commonly known as “cobra”, bhujangasana could come as close to a perfect pose as can be. Lying on your stomach, keeping your feet together, you connect yourself with your body and bring your awareness to the flowing movement of the pose. Bringing your hands to each side, just below

Karma Haiku

You’re waiting for WHAT? WAKE up your plan of action Just do it, KIND Sir!

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