What do we do to make our yoga practice on the mat an oasis, a sanctuary? Where we replenish our energies, where we find insights, inspiration and connect with our innermost being… For me the answer is simple. Intention Practice Perseverance Intentio…
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Yoga intention Yoga is the practice of the transformation of our mind and body through the conscious stilling of the patterns of our thoughts. Yoga is the path of finding our true power, true sense of self. It empowers us to reconnect with our life pur…
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Recently a student asked me why not to practise inversions during menstruation. Apparently, some teachers advise to pratise. In Ashtanga, if we are daily practitioners, we normally take 2-3 days off for our ‘lady’s holidays’. What if you practise 1-4 t…
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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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