One of the most common mistakes people make in yoga is trying too hard. In many forms of exercise running, weight lifting, sports, we go through an internal struggle between our minds and our bodies to push ourselves to do something perfect or better right there in that instant. Because, often, we feel if we do not, we somehow lose or failed.
One should never just think in yoga that you are going into a pose. Let the pose go into you. Meaning, ...
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setu = dam, dike, or bridge
bandha = lock
More and more research is coming out about the benefits of a consistent yoga proactice. Because of yoga’s well rounded physical and mental workout, it can have many affects on the body and mind.
Yoga has been clinically proven to help with lowering blood pressure, weight management, breathing, asthmea, insomnia, posture, fatigue, heart disease and multiple sclorosis, just to name a few.
Recently, researchers at Boston University School of Medecine and Harvard Medical School have found a yoga can help with relief ...
Read MoreEveryone is guilty of it at one point of another, especially as someone new to Yoga. You’re in class in a forward bend. Your teacher says, “relax your shoulders and neck and back and let your upper body dangle.” This is when you wonder, “how?” The strain in your lower back intensifies as you reach down instinctively.
Which is usually followed by, “How is everyone else in this class not ...
Read MoreWe held our Healthy Breathing Workshop where we explored questions, benefits and types of yogic breathing and pranayama (Sanskrit word for “extension of the life force”). In yoga, we practice pranayama through a consistent series of breathing exercises especially intended to meet those needs life force and keep the body in vibrant health.
To first understand and practice deep breathing, it is important to first know what kind of breather you are. Check out this article from Yoga Journal to see if what kind ...
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