In yoga, movement is initiated from the inside, or the core of the body. We move from the pelvis and the spine, i.e. from the bones and the central structure of the body, rather than from outer muscle strength. Yoga postures stretch, lengthen and tone muscles, rather than contracting and
In total there are eight Variations of Marichyasana in the sequences of Ashtanga Yoga: the first four in the First Series, the others in the Fourth Series. This lateral twisting posture is named after the sage Marichi. Rishi Marichi is the son of Brahma, the cosmic creator, and also one
Arrrgh, my hips! They just don’t open. They have a mind of their own, and it’s a very stubborn one. Why am I doing yoga? Why am I in a teacher’s training course when I can’t even sit in the lotus pose, one year into my yoga practice? Maybe I
I decided to write this post after I’d given myself some time to reflect on what the 5 weeks of the Pilates and Yoga course brought. I’m now in England, celebrating the holidays with my big, loving, crazy family. Every morning, I wake up before everyone (except my grandfather, who
Two years ago, the desire and interest to become a Yoga teacher is not pronounced . I keep asking myself, the desire to become a teacher because I inspire to teach one day or it just a fall back plan when I decided to quit my glamours, high flying corporate
Pranayama where prana means life force, and yama means to suspend or restrain. Prana is found in all forms of life, from mineral to mankind, where its force controls and regulates every part of the body. Prana is in the air, but it is not oxygen. Food, water and air
Scoliosis is an excessive sideways curvature of the human spine. My sister, daughter and myself all have a different degree of Scoliosis. Scoliosis does not inhibit our lives in any way though severe scoliosis impacts the quality of life, putting pressure on the heart, diminishing lung capacity, and limiting physical
Will special kids able to do Yoga ? Special kids with learning and developmental disabilities. My thoughts were yoga will help these children to cultivate a sense of awareness of their own bodies, mental and emotional states. This awareness can help special needs children to navigate the daily challenges in
Lately, the word “Mala” has been appearing whenever I did an internet search of some info on Yoga. I have never paid attention to it but it is just appearing again and again. I started to observe quite a few of my Yoga teachers wearing a chain of Mala. My
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