How to listen to your current body feeling in your routine. The first time I taught yoga, I was suddenly faced with the challenge that one student could not follow my instructions so quickly. I asked myself what the difficulty was. Should I question her about it, or should I just let her do it? …
Downward-Facing DogPose type: Inversion Introduction The Downward Dog Pose or Adho Mukha Svanasana increases core muscles and improves circulation due to a full-body stretch. This leads to better flexibility throughout the entire body. This asana may feel challenging if you have stiff shoulders or hamstrings. If you’re flexible, you want to be cautious to avoid …
A balanced yoga session contains all of the important aspects of yoga. Effective Yoga practices should include the most effective poses from all yoga groups listed below. Different yoga postures affect and develop the body in individual ways. Each asana group has something unique to offer to the yogi. Including all of the asana groups …
Locust Pose – Shalabhasana Shalabhasana is an intense backbend posture that supports building muscles in the lower back and stretches the entire back. The Asana also strengthens pelvic organs, legs, hip joints, and arms Due to the breath-triggered movements onto the stomach, you will feel massage and stimulation of your inner organs. The posture may …
Sirshasana – Headstand The pose brings fresh oxygenated blood into the brain, the spinal cord, and the eyes, which can prevent issues with vision and other eye-related difficulties. The perfect blood flow into the brain stimulates the Pineal gland, also known as the third eye, where melatonin is being built. The hormone is responsible for …
Surya (Sun) Namaskara (Salutation) If you ever visited a Yoga class, you may have practiced a Sun Salutation already. Usually, this is the warm-up in each class. There are different variations of Surya Namaskara. The most common ones are the Surya Namaskara A, Surya Namaskara B (Both most common in Vinyasa Yoga), and Surya Namaskara …
For the yogi, the means to the goal of health is to become freed from the predominant forces of suffering, these forces arise from the Gunas. The Gunas are three naturally arising forces. They are philosophical concepts of the mind. These three states are called Satva, Rajas, and Tamas. I have already briefly mentioned the …
“The mind & body are not separate entities. The gross form of the mind is the body & the subtle form of the body is the mind. The practice of asana integrates & harmonizes the two. Both the body & the mind harbor tensions or knots. Every mental knot has a corresponding physical, muscular knot …
Ingredients for 1 Cup: 300 ml Almond Milk, Oat Milk, or any other plant-based milk will work, too. 1 Cinnamon Stick 1 Long Pepper or 3-5 Peppercorns 1 tsp Turmeric Powder Two slices of fresh ginger Raw Honey or Coconut Sugar Instructions: Heat up a pot without adding any of the ingredients. Once it is hot, …
The Sattvic diet is vegetarian as dairy is only consumed in small amounts. The diet is based on Ayurvedic principles and is popular among yoga enthusiasts. Sattvic is derived from Satva, the state of balance and harmony. The goal for a Yogi is to achieve the sattvic state of peace and tranquility. Therefore, Sattvic foods …
