Sri Dharma Mittra is a Yoga teacher, known for creating the Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures, a student of Sri Swami Kailashananda. Dharma Mittra was born on May 14, 1939, in Pirapora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He started studying Yoga in 1958. In 1964, he left the Brazilian Air Force and moved …
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From Yoga Vidya Gurukul, Nasik – India       www.yogapoint.com Asana name: Camel Pose Sanskrit name: Ushtrasan Meaning: Camel Pose General Benefits: Efficiency of digestion and reproductive system is increased. It alleviates constipation. Vertebrae are loosened, spinal nerves relaxed. Good for minor back ache, rounded back, drooping shoulder. The front …
Read More »Salutation au Soleil – Sun Salutation
Pratiquez la salutation au soleil tous les matins, pour dynamiser votre métabolisme, votre système cardio vasculaire, vos articulations, votre respiration… demandez de l’aide à votre instructeur de yoga pour savoir si toutes les postures peuvent vous convenir. Practice Sun Salutation every morning, to get energy and stimulate your metabolism, your …
Read More »“Consciousness” What is that ?
What is Consciousness? If you are conscious of something, you are aware of it. As too, if you are conscious, you are awake rather than asleep. Your mind and thoughts can be referred to as your consciousness, and your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you if …
Read More »Change Of Season: is the effect inevitable?
There are two big directional shifts in the energy of the natural world. The first comes in spring, when winter’s dormancy ends and growth energy begins. This is when Nature intended you to take a break during the summer months, when food and warmth are abundant. The second big directional …
Read More »Hormones – Our Cross Or Our Salvation
Hormones: our cross and our salvation We carry them with us at every stage of our lives. These small molecules, an integral part of our make-up, are our allies of every day. But really, what role do these secret substances play? Produced by the endocrine system, these small …
Read More »Change of season: what impact?
There are two big directional shifts in the energy of the natural world. The first comes in spring, when winter’s dormancy ends and growth energy begins. This is when Nature intended you to take a break during the summer months, when food and warmth are abundant. The second big directional …
Read More »Padangushtasan
By Yoga Vidya Gurukul, Nasik Asana name:Â Single Toe Balance Pose Sanskrit name:Â Padangushtasan Meaning:Â Single Toe Balance Pose General Benefits: Strengthens the legs, especially the ankles and toes. Regulates the reproductive system. Prevents spermatorrhea. Promotes brahmacharya. Trains the nervous system. Benefits for Women: Therapeutic Applications: Anxiety, stress Taking the …
Read More »And what if that was…. a solution?
The Noble Eightfold Path was taught by the Buddha, state the Pali Canon: (…) Just this noble eightfold path: right view, right aspiration, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. That is the ancient path, the ancient road, traveled by the Rightly Self-awakened Ones of …
Read More »Viparit Karani
Posture In ‘Hathapradipika’ an important book on Yoga, accepts this as Mudra rather than asana. But since this very much resembles the asana position, here we have treated this as such. In this asana the body is in an inverted position and so is called Viprit Karani (inverted position). …
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