When was the last time you experienced joy? Trying to recall that emotion, we realise that when you are feeling it, at least for a brief time, you are not in your head, but rather, you are feeling it with your whole body. We memorise emotions in our bodies, and …
Read More »Camel pose
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 »COMBATTING CANCER WITH YOGA THERAPY, By Ellen Patrick – Yoga Therapist
YOGA THERAPY can be a life raft when a diagnosis of cancer generates a terrifying tidal wave of life-altering treatment and recovery. It is easy to see how a person may drown in a sea of fears, treatments and disability. Without proper support, one may feel victimized by the disease, …
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 »Hyperactivity or Attention Deficit, how yoga could help?
Hyperactivity is a state of being unusually or abnormally active. One of the main disorders associated with hyperactivity is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD. Â It is one of the most misunderstood, misdiagnosed and incorrectly managed disorders. It is also one of the most commonly diagnosed child psychiatric disorders. There …
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 »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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