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Jala neti and Yoga

Kriya (in Sanskrit “action, deed, effort”) most commonly refers to a “completed action”, technique or practice within a yoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result. Types of kriya may vary widely between different schools of yoga. Another meaning of Kriya is the outward physical manifestations of awakened kundalini. Kriyas

Halasana technique

The name comes from the Sanskrit words hala meaning “plow” and asana meaning “posture” or “seat. The plow is represented in the myths and traditional stories of Egypt, China, Tibet & India. In the Ramayana, King Janaka uncovers a beautiful baby girl as he is plowing the earth in a

Beginners class #1

By Elaine Ee Beginners Yoga: Lesson Plan #1 Intro: My name is Elaine, I’m going to be your yoga guide for the next 60 minutes. This is a beginners’ yoga class and today we are going to learn some basic yoga poses and movements, focusing on alignment, breath and working

Pranayama and its benefits

After practicing Yama, Niyama and Asana one should go for Pranayama. Pranayama is made of two words “prana” and “yama”. Prana means energy or vital force and yama means control. Breath and Pran are two different things altogether. But we cannot see them apart from each other. Breath is Sthula

Calming the Rajasic Mind with Ujjayi Breath

One of the reasons I started practicing yoga regularly is the effect that I noticed yoga has on me in terms of helping me relieve stress. No matter what stress burdens I carry into the yoga practice, I always come back from svasana feeling more centered and calm. Always. When

Bhastrika Pranayama To Stay in the Pink of Health

Bhastrika Pranayama Bhastrika means bellows breath. In this type of Pranayama the lungs expand and collapse like bellows of the blacksmith. This pranayama consists of quick inhalation and exhalation and produces a lot of heat within the body. It can be performed with slow, medium or fast pace as per

Mantra for Pranayama

Hi All Pranayama Mantra Om pranasyedam vashe sarvam Tridive yath pratiptitam Matheva putran rakshasva Shreescha pranjnaascha videhi na ithi Om shantih shantih shantihi Meaning Prana the vital force pervades all the three worlds (below the earth, the earth and above the earth) All the activities are directed by prana To

Maintain your relationships by Ujjayi breathing

Now back to the main part. So how do you maintain your relationship? You want to get the your the other half to listen and at the same time hear you out instead of putting you down all the time. This is the practice known as “Ujjayi” breathing or pranayama

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