Vrksasana or The Tree PoseVrks = Tree Yoga sets great store on balance. In fact all of Yoga is an effort towards achieving balance. In action and thought. As such Vrksasana serves as a barometer. As we assume the pose, we might get a sense of how far we are from...
It is often said that Yoga is a way of life. Which means that it’s much more than a mere exercise program and certainly not a fast-track path to weight loss. In fact, if Yoga is being used to peddle weight loss, then rest assured that it’s either a rash promise or the...
Vajrasana or The Thunderbolt Pose.Vajr = Thunderbolt or Diamond In our previous Yoga Basics blog we highlighted the Easy Pose or the Sukhasana as a fundamental Yoga pose upon which a Yoga practitioner builds an ever more complex routine and one that he or she returns...
Bhujangasana or The Cobra Pose – yoga asana for beginners Bhujanga = Cobra/Serpent Quite often people believe Yoga is only for the supple and flexible, the thin and more or less fit and disciplined individual. However, that’s as far from the truth as one can...
All or most of Yoga philosophy is based on Patanjali’sYoga Sutras. Very little is known about this ancient Indian sage, who lived around BC1 and AD1. The text attributed to him is composed of 196 sutras or threads — each an idea or a thought that successively links...
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