If I could incorporate one pose into every yoga sequence, it would be the Ardha Kapotasana or Half Pigeon pose. What I love about the pose is that it energises the body while also deeply stretching and opening almost all of my tight spots at once, namely my hip joints,
It’s hard to say when a journey starts or ends, it’s a never-ending process. Sometimes you pick up pace, and sometimes you slack off with excuses. I’d divide my journey thus far into four stages which have been shaped by various circumstances and have imparted valuable lessons to me. In
My journey to Yoga started in a rather uneventful way: I was a wide-eyed 21 year old fresh out of university and about to embark on the path of corporate slavedom in Melbourne. As with most impressionable 20-somethings, I jumped onto the Yoga bandwagon – which was all the craze after
The Journey Yoga was never in my favour. Why? Because i always thought it’s boring. ‘Hot Yoga’ was my 1st yoga class i attended, somewhere in early 2015. Then i started practicing Hatha Yoga with Tirisula Yoga in early November, 2 or 3 times a week. I am an absolute
It all started simply with searching for a stretching lesson, or maybe already a bit more. Turning 29 and daily sitting long hours in an office, my body started whispering to me… a pain here, tension there. Seemingly, my weekly Pilates session wasn’t sufficient anymore, my body wanted more and
Personally, I can’t get enough of the lovely back bend Ustrasana, or Camel pose. It helps me open up my chest in preparation for Urdhva Dhanurasana (Upward Bow pose), and I like to go into Camel pose it in between rounds of Hanumanasana to stretch my hip flexors. However, it seems
Santhosha the second of the niyama in the 8 limbs of ashtanga. Most commonly known as contentment or satisfaction. It is being contented with what we have and where we are at instead of wishing for things thewe don’t have. It is about keeping a positive attitude in difficult times.
The Corpse Pose Savasana or simply known as the corpse pose. For most yoga students it is their favorite easiest and most awaited asana as it indicates that the practice is about to end and it is consider it as the simplest asana because we just have to lie down
In short, I like yoga. My body seems to have found its balance and also gave me peace of mind. One of the many reasons that yoga has appealed to me, compared to other forms of exercise, is that yoga makes you compete with yourself and not others. Naturally, I
Acro yoga , the yoga of trust !! I had a chance to do a workshop last year and after that I was hooked . I have never found any other yoga forms that has kept me laughing and happy from start to end , at least after the warm
