Yoga

1. Pay more attention to your body. The first step is to become more aware of how your body is feeling throughout the day. Many people tune out their physiological signals, due to chronic pain, depression, or anxiety. It’s crucial to take…
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You’re blocked by fear (root chakra): A clear sign that your root chakra is out of whack is a strong sense of fear and paranoia along with a looming feeling of disconnection and imbalance. Many people feel this way. That’s because this…
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Namaste means “I bow before you” or “the God who dwells in me salutes the God who dwells in you.” Namaste is a gesture of reverence, gratitude, and respect toward another. According to Indian, Nepalese, and Buddhist cultures, Namaste…
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Where the Yamas are a series of restraints focused primarily on how one interacts with the outer world (not lying to others, not grasping onto situations, things, or relationships), the Niyamas focus primarily on the practitioner’s inner…
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Many religions throughout the world use a set of rules in order to bring about this kind of restraint, which are often based in good intentions. However, a human being living their life by a set of someone else’s rules will often fall into…
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1 Awake: The life of Yogananda Biography about the life of Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920s, through his book Autobiography of a Yogi. 2 Kumare A documentary about a man who impersonates a…
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1. To remind yourself of the true purpose of your practice Yoga asana is a great way to increase your strength and flexibility, release stress, and improve your health—but that’s not all the practice is about. Patanjali systematically lays…
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1)ROOTS OF YOGA: Sir James Mallinson and Mark Singleton The translators of this text are careful to note that this is not a yoga manual. Rather, Mallinson and Singleton translate various yogic texts to provide readers with a more…
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1)Believing that you need a crazy amount of core and arm strength to hold you up. More important than strength is the stacking of your joints. If you’ve ever built a block tower as a child or with a child, you know that the more…
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