Beyond asana practice. Why and how to start Pranayama practice. I remember myself as a novice in yoga practices. The hunger I had for devouring books and the curiosity towards my teachers, make me laugh now. I wondered then: can my teachers do this pos…
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Summary of the first limb of Ashtanga yoga. Today I’d like to present the first of the eight (Ashtau) limbs of Ashtanga yoga – Yama, as described in “Yoga Sutra” of Patanjali. Below is learnt from the book of Bhavani Maki “The Yogi’s roadmap”. What is…
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Exploring the direction of your tailbone in the postural yoga practice. “You ask me to bring my tailbone downward during the forward bend, but I hear you are giving the opposite instructions to my neighbour-practitioner”. Answer: Great observation! Tho…
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Is there a difference between Ashtanga yoga and Ashtanga vinyasa yoga? If you ask a senior practitioner, whether there is a difference between the two, most probably the answer will be that the combination of the studies of both are just two sides of t…
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Brief on the meaning of Ashtanga yoga for the beginners-yogis | Ashtanga in Sanskrit means eight limbs. This system of yoga was devised thousands of years ago by an Indian sage, names Patanjali. The Ashtanga system was designed to help human beings to…
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