Ask any yogi to describe their practice and they will usually just toss out the name of a style of physical exercises. Some may go on to describe their style, some in the language of alignment, others...
Asanas sind nicht das Ziel von Yoga, sie sind lediglich ein Werkzeug, um dieses zu erreichen. Allerdings gibt es viele Yoga-Lehrer und Schüler, die sich nur auf Asanas und den Körper konzentrieren....
Utkatasana is a powerful standing pose that can build heat quickly and for beginners, it makes your legs shake like Elvis. The asana (pose) draws its name from the Sanskrit root word utkata, which gi...
In the almost 20 years I have been teaching yoga, my sister has attended only one of my classes. Her big take-away was that yoga was “a workout with a nap at the end.” What else does lying...
You wake up every day feeling stiff and its only getting worse. The hours sitting on airplanes, in meetings, in your car, and in front of a computer are taking their toll and no amount of working ou...
There's no reason for anyone to practice shoulder stand anymore, because we all spend hours everyday in the same position - staring at phones, laptops, and tablets. We need to spend more time stretchi...
Nada me enloquece más que oír cuando las personas me dicen que soy naturalmente flexible. Porque no lo soy. En el 1999, cuando empecé a practicar el yoga, no podía tocarme los dedos de los pies. No...
In Latin the word quintessence refers to the fifth element, that which permeates all others. Today, it means the most perfect example or embodiment of a thing. We rarely see this word in yoga, and yet...
“As a samurai, I must strengthen my character; as a human being I must perfect my spirit” ~Yamaoka Tesshu, Founder of Shoden Muto-Ryu School of The Sword If you tell most people that yoga ...
Κάποιοι δεν θέλουν μια προχωρημένη πρακτική. Εντάξει. Κάνοντας φανταχτερές στάσεις γιόγκα δεν θα αλλάξει ουσιαστικά η ζωή σας. Δεν θα σας κάνουν καλύτερο άνθρωπο. Και επίσης δεν θα σας κάνουν έναν φωτ...