Yoga poses are the way they are because is a holistic discipline and balance is therefore central to it. During a yoga workout, equal time is allocated to breathing, asanas, relaxation and meditation so that mind, body and brain are given equal importance. All of the asanas complement one another with muscles working in groups […]

There are sooooooooo many yoga poses and disciplines, that it can be bewildering to even get started. For instance, I know I would hate “hot yoga” which is currently very popular. I don’t like heat, especially moist heat, I despise saunas and avoid climates that are even semi-tropical as best I can. Doing yoga in […]

If you’re trying to choose the perfect yoga routine for you – at least for now – it’s important to know which yoga method is right FOR YOU. Before trying out different methods of yoga, it is a good idea to identify your body type. Classical Indian medicine, known as Ayurveda, classifies body types through ‘doshas‘. […]

You have already learned about the yoga concept of life force or energy otherwise known as prana. We all have seven energy centers which are known as ”chakras”. The work chakra means wheel and it may help you to visualize each center as a vortex spinning with energy. The chakras start at the base of the […]

Mantras, mandalas and yantras are much used in yoga. But what, exactly, are these three strange sounding forms? Mantras are used as a form of sound meditation while yantras and mandalas are used as an aid to visual meditation. A yantra is a mystical symbol of cosmic energy and power. Typically, it takes the form […]

There are many different meditation methods and the key is to choose one that suits you as an individual. As we’ve already seen, one of the main branches of yoga is concerned with meditation and yoga masters have been studying yoga meditation benefits for many centuries. We all concentrate in different ways, some people concentrating […]

Breathing is, as we know, essential to life and it is essential to the practice of yoga. In Sanskrit the word for life and breath is exactly the same and it is one you have already come across: prana. Manipulating prana is the primary purpose of breathing exercises in yoga. We need to breathe in […]

Yoga has been described as the heart of healing and it provides a uniquely harmonizing effect for the entire body. Thanks to its emphasis on deep, rhythmic and effective breathing, yoga not only increases lung capacity and oxygenation of the brain but also the flow of electromagnetic energy which is generated by the heart and transported […]

Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual science that originated on the Indian subcontinent over 4000 years ago. The Sanskrit word ”yoga” means concentration or contemplation and is often translated as ”union”. It is through the practice of yoga that you can unite mind, body and spirit. Yoga is not just an exercise system but […]

I love the BRAT diet!!! I had been having stomach aches – severe ones – for days. The kind of pain that has you lying on the couch groaning, whether audibly or not. For hours. Day after day. This went on for approximately a week – until last Friday, March 1. I had my usual […]