Those of you who have practiced Yin Yoga know that it is quite different than more Yang forms of Yoga. So, it would go to follow that the breathing techniques are different as well. In more active forms of Yoga, the breaths are sometimes used to bring energy up.
But in a Yin Practice, we want to keep the energy very grounded and in the lower, or more ‘Yin’, areas of the body. Read More “Yin Yoga Breathing – Belly Breathing”
If you travel in Yoga circles long enough, you are likely to stumble across words that may sound kinda funny or even intimidating. In some upcoming posts, I’ll go into the meaning of these words for those of you who are new to ‘Yoga speak’. Even those of you with Yoga experience may not know some of these terms. Read More “Yoga Words – What is a Kula”
I recently read an article entitled ‘sitting is the new smoking‘. Yikes! At first glance, that sounded pretty extreme, but is it really? It’s actually not an exaggeration.
Sadly, chairs are indeed wrecking our backs (not to mention increasing evidence that prolonged sitting increases the risk of developing several serious illnesses like cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes). Read More “Back Pain? Get Off Your Ass”
There are as many mantras as there are stars in the sky. Even if you may not know it, you are affected by the power of words each day in both positive and negative ways.
Each of us has a running dialogue within – “I am this. I am that. I can. Read More “The Magic of Mantras – By Saraswati”
This post could stir the pot a little and maybe even cause a wee Yoga uproar. Believe it or not, Yogis just like everyone else can be pretty attached to ‘their way’ of practicing being the ‘right way’.
So if you are a Yoga teacher or a long time practicing Yogini and you are reading this, I encourage you to keep an open mind on this and try it out for yourself. Read More “To Round Or Not To Round – That Is The Question”
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