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Asanas and Movement
2018-07-15 11:20:00 UTC
Asanas and Movement | Qualities of Asanas:🌴Standing asanas are grounding🌴Twists are detoxifying🌴Backbends are anti depressants 🌴Forward bends are Relaxing🌴Inversions are uplifting and giving courage | Movement is important for the health of the intervertebral discs of the spine. Without movement they will dry out. Very often back problems are caused…

Spiritual Path
2018-07-02 09:17:00 UTC
Spiritual Path In the spiritual path nothing is holly, in a sense that nothing is untouchable. We are always allowed, and actually required to ask questions, disagree, and then later on, we are entitled to change our minds again as we move along the path.💚Get inspiration and knowledge, practice and…

Support
2018-06-20 00:22:00 UTC
Support We all need support. Our parents are our first support in life. The kind of support that we’ve got, or didn’t get, from them will affect our life and our posture. Our posture can tell us a lot about ourselves. There are beautiful ways in which we can use…

Your Yoga Practice
2018-06-10 11:57:00 UTC
Your Yoga Practice The first step to dive deeper into the subtle aspects of your yoga practice is by observing your physical body in the asana..Find the necessary and the unnecessary tension in your body. .Then notice the breath and the tendency of your mind and emotions..If possible release that…

Self Healing
2018-05-20 06:28:00 UTC
Self Healing 🌷The body has the ability to heal itself. It’s called ‘the self healing mechanism’. (We can see it with a scratch on our skin that heals within a few days). .🌷Self healing is instinctual, natural ability of our body and our being..🌷Health is not absence of disease, but…

State of Mind
2018-05-10 18:25:00 UTC
State of Mind. Whether we know it or not: We use asanas to change our state of mind and emotions. . Be aware of the state of mind you want to create when you go into your asana practice. .If you’re a teacher, be aware of the state of mind…

About Asana
2018-05-01 18:05:00 UTC
About Asana “An asana is not a posture which you assume mechanically. It involves thought, at the end of which balance is achieved between movement and resistance. When the mind is controlled and still, what remains is the soul. The ocean is the self, the waves are the thoughts. The…

About Inversions
2018-04-20 05:28:00 UTC
About Inversions. Some of the emotional and mental effects of inversions are overcoming fear, change of perspective and sublimation of heavy energy. ✨✨✨It’s fun to play when practicing inversions! ✨✨✨We recommend not to stay too long in the asana, just as long ad you still feel good. Overdoing it might…

About Inversions
2018-04-20 05:28:00 UTC
About Inversions. Some of the emotional and mental effects of inversions are overcoming fear, change of perspective and sublimation of heavy energy. ✨✨✨It’s fun to play when practicing inversions! ✨✨✨We recommend not to stay too long in the asana, just as long ad you still feel good. Overdoing it might…

Change and Yoga
2018-04-12 01:50:00 UTC
Change and Yoga More about change and yoga from Geeta S. Iyengar: ✨“Asanas are not created out of the blue. They came into existence as methodical to living and therefore, they are classified systematically. The seemingly physical asanas have a great potential to change the behavioral patterns of the practitioner,…

Tadasana
2018-03-26 00:54:00 UTC
Tadasana Practicing Tadasana with a brick between the upper thighs help us to better understand the work of the groins and thighs in the asana. Tadasana is the base of all asanas, especially standing asanas and inversions. Enjoy. Luna Alignment Yoga

Adho Mukha Virasana
2018-03-09 14:45:00 UTC
Adho Mukha Virasana Some days can be challenging…Taking few moments in Adho Mukha Virasana or simple child’s pose, can help. It doesn’t have to be part of a long practice, just take 5 minuets or so. ✨Make sure to place the forehead on the ground so the brain and mind…

Asanas practice
2018-03-01 16:25:00 UTC
Asanas Practice “The practice of asanas is done, in general, for a sense of physical well-being. But along with this, one needs to develop the art of penetration, the art of insight and the art of looking at the mind through the body. This process develops courage, challenges our inner…

Upper Trapezius
2018-02-21 17:36:00 UTC
Upper Trapezius Want to know what’s going on in this photo?Well, it’s all about moving the upper trapezius down.The upper trapezius is this part between the neck and shoulders that tends to be very tight. One way of creating awareness to this action is by using 2 straps.One behind the…

Downward Dog
2018-02-14 16:08:00 UTC
Downward Dog Using a rope or a strap in this kind of way when practicing downward dog will allow you to stay longer in the asana and will create a nice traction of the spine. This kind of up side down elongation of the spine can give a relief for…

Eating and Digestion
2018-02-09 07:14:00 UTC
Eating and Digestion Eating is not just about consuming edible food, but it is about all kinds of ‘food’ we consume through our 6 senses. To have good digestion means to be able to deal with the everyday life in an harmonious way. This is called ‘psychological digestion’. In the…

Adho mukha śvānāsana
2018-02-03 17:04:00 UTC
Adho mukha śvānāsana Adho mukha śvānāsana or in English Downward facing dog. Usually when we practice this asana the arms will carry most of the body weight. But actually, the weight should be distributed equally between the hands and legs. Therefore, one of the first actions we should work on…

Yoga Practice
2018-01-31 07:37:00 UTC
Yoga Practice If you wish to dive deeper into the subtle aspects of your yoga practice keep your mind receptive and allow yourself to learn. First observe your physical body in the asana. Find the necessary and the unnecessary tension. Release and engage accordingly. Then observe your mind in the…

Virabhadrasana 2
2018-01-26 09:02:00 UTC
Virabhadrasana 2 Here are some Alignment tips for this powerful asana:1. Make Sure that the bent knee is just above it’s ankle, that the thigh is parallel and that the shin is perpendicular to the ground. 2. make sure that your torso isn’t leaning towards the bent leg side -…

Kirtan
2018-01-22 16:20:00 UTC
Mantra Chanting - Kirtan ❤️ Kirtan is the meditative chanting of Sanskrit mantras. The sound structure of Sanskrit, the most ancient of all known languages,contains subtle mystical energies. Theses energies correspond to the subtle astral channels called Nadis, which similar to the Meridians in Chinese Medicine, run through the whole…

Hugs are Healthy
2018-01-15 14:24:00 UTC
Hugs are really good for our health and sense of happiness:♥️ Hugs help balance our nervous system (for babies loving touch actually builds a healthy nervous system!)♥️ Hugs help strengthen the immune system. ♥️ Hugs can increase the oxytocin levels (also called the love hormone) - so we can…

Standing on all fours
2018-01-11 16:42:00 UTC
Standing on all fours (or ‘all six’ as we call it) is really beneficial for the understanding of the neutral spine and pelvis and also very good for the understanding of the shoulder blades position.Working with a neutral spine and pelvis is a beautiful way to work on the core…

Restorative Asanas
2018-01-07 16:51:00 UTC
Restorative Asanas. Geeta S. Iyengar writes about this powerful practice:“These asanas…are meant to reset the organic body. Each organ is as though separated from the other in order to oxygenate and rest. With the knife of consciousness and awareness, one is able to dissect the body from inside. However, one…

Variation of Urdva Dandasana
2018-01-05 11:01:00 UTC
Variation of Urdva Dandasana. Urdva Dandasana is a preparation for headstand - Sirsasana but can be practiced as a preparation for handstand - like we practiced here. And also as a preparation for forearm stand. This asana is very good for building strengths and for overcoming the fear of inversions.…

Hands On Adjustments
2018-01-04 07:53:00 UTC
Hands on adjustments are such an integral and beautiful part of yoga teaching. However it’s really important to give our students the opportunity to adjust themselves, developing their practice. As teachers, if we want to emphasize alignment, we need to start with accurate verbal cues. Later we can indicate or…

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