Definition of Content = Desiring no more than what one has; satisfied. Our teacher was talking about how we should proceed with teaching Yoga on a beginners level and she suggested following these five steps: Breathing Alignment Drishti Bandha Awareness/ mind in the asana When you are teaching beginners you
I’ve chosen to write about the iliopsoas muscle for 2 reasons. Firstly because yoga has done wonders to open this part of my body over the 2-3 years I’ve been practicing, but it’s only now when I’m learning more about the anatomy of yoga that I really appreciate that. Secondly,
Yoga is not always an easy or straight path but surely it is a worthwhile path to experience inner freedom. The 8 Limb Path of Ashtanga Marga Yamas – Dealing with the world around – Non Violence, Truthfulness, Non
Seethu Bandhasana is one of the pose that I personally like among the back bends. Seethu means bridge, and Bandha means bind. This is relatively a simple and quite exhilarating pose.Beginners can practice it safely, whereas skilled practitioners can still experience the many benefits of this pose. Here are the
This is a standing forward bending pose, with hands (Pada) touching the feet (Hasta). This pose reminds me of the school days. During the physical education (PE) lessons, this is a must do warm-up exercise. Everytime i will have a hard time to reach the feet. Back then, I always
Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of spine. Curvature can take place anywhere along the spine. The 4 main types of curvature are: Right thoracic scoliosis, Left lumbar scoliosis, Right thoraco-lumber scoliosis and Right thoracic left lumbar combine curve (as shown in the diagram below). The treatment I have chosen At the
“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” I used to run & skip everyday, until my knees started feeling sharp pains. So I swam, until I got really annoyed at having to cancel once it rains, especially in the rainy season. My yoga journey started
Half Lord of the Fishes Pose ardha = half matsya = fish indra = ruler, lord All parts of the torso can contribute to this twist—both right and left sides of the front and both right and left sides of the back, at different layers of muscle. The spine
Ustra = Camel, asana = posture or pose Pronounced : OOHS-tra-AA-SUN-aa Ustrasana is an intermediate level back-bending yoga posture known to open Anahata (Heart chakra). This yoga posture adds flexibility and strength to the body and also helps in improving digestion. How to do Camel Pose (Ustrasana): Kneel on the
I came upon yoga journal’s article about what makes a good vinyasa yoga teacher and it made me think about what I would like in a yoga teacher and what I might hope to be as a teacher myself. My day job is currently teaching too, but instructing someone how
