Ashtanga Vinyasa vs Vinyasa Flow There is often confusion about the meaning of ashtanga. The term means “eight limbs”, as in Patanjali’s eightfold path outlined in the Yoga Sultras, the bible of yoga. These limbs, or aspects of spiritual yogic practice are: Yama: moral codes Niyama: self-purification and study Asana: posture Pranayama: breath control Pratyahara: withdrawing of the […]
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Are Karma and Destiny the same things? What is Destiny? The common definition of Destiny is “the predetermined course of events”. Is it the same as Karma? When I was asked this question the first thing that I thought was “no, of course not!” I was wondering how it was possible to confuse these two
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Basic Fundamentals of Asana Practice The simplicity of asana is often obscured by strenuous effort to attain a pose, misguided instruction that implies that each part of the body is separate and equally misguided notions to control the breath.The simplicity of yoga flowers in the midst of surrender and an effortless flow that unifies the practitioner on all
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Mantras for Meditation A mantra is an energy or subtle vibration with big power used for different purposes such as, waking consciousness. Everything is evolves from a vibration. It is an internal movement of being or body. So the movement is life. If movement is life and vibration is movement we can determine vibration as vital energy.
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The Core Whereas the foundation of the posture gives us the possibility of establishing stability, the core of the body gives us the possibility of establishing comfort. The core of the body is the central axis that runs from the perineum to the brain encompassing the spine and including the throat, tongue, palate, eyes and
The Bandhas and the Granthis Bandhas are inner body locks that engage both the physical and the energetic body. They provide inner support during asana practice, stimulate the flow of prana and help to release the granthis, which can be understood as energy blockages or psychological knots. By combining the action of opposing muscles, the bandhas can be activated. Their
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The Breath The breath is our link between body and mind. It is the mind that we are really concerned with in yoga. For it is the mind, in its unconscious and unskilful habits, that is at the root of all our dissatisfactions. But the activity or our minds is too elusive, habitual and subtle for
Contraindicaciones del hot yoga A pesar de todos los beneficios de hot yoga aún existen algunos peligros potenciales que necesitas tener en cuenta. El exceso de calor puede dar lugar a diferentes problemas como el agotamiento por calor, golpe de calor o daño de las articulaciones y los músculos. Aquí te diremos por qué ocurre
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Yoga for scoliosis The word “scoliosis” is derived from the Greek word skol, which means twists and turns. In scoliosis, the spine forms an S curve (or reversed S) from side to side down the back, and at the same time the back of the spine rotates toward the concave side of the S, twisting the rib cage
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Swimming yoga At a coaching conference six years ago a prominent American coach pulled me aside to ask me what I thought about yoga. At that time I had been practicing yoga for seven years. At the same time I had also begun including it as part of the training program for the athletes I