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 …
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 …
Those who already have visited a Yoga class a few times know the final Shavasana pose, also called Corpse Pose. This is the one where you just lay down, and the instructor tells you to do nothing but breathe. Don’t even think about anything – create a space for your mind. Okay, I have to …
