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Right Here, Right Now: Eating Mindfully and Applying Atha to Your Practice – by Melina Meza

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Melina Meza, RYT-500, BS Nutrition I’ve been deeply inspired in my daily life by the very first sutra in the classic text called Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The arrangement in which the sutras are placed is related to their significance, so the very first word in the first yoga sutra is central to understanding what Westerners call “yoga.” The whole sutra is atha yoga anusasanam. Atha is translated as now, also referred to as the moment-to-moment … [Read more...] about Right Here, Right Now: Eating Mindfully and Applying Atha to Your Practice – by Melina Meza

“He who binds the breath…

He who binds the breath, binds the mind. - Svatmarama, Hatha Yoga Pradipika Yoga works primarily with the energy in the body, through the science of pranayama, or energy-control. Prana means also ‘breath.’ Yoga teaches how, through breath-control, to still the mind and attain higher states of awareness. The higher teachings of yoga take one beyond techniques, and show the yogi, or yoga practitioner, how to direct his concentration in such a way as not only to harmonize human with … [Read more...] about “He who binds the breath…

Yoga Journal Home Practice Video Sequence ~ Side Crane and Twisting Poses

[vodpod id=Video.3326766&w=425&h=350&fv=file%3D8108adebbefe44cfa611c27f340e8fae%26amp%3Bpermalink%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.yogajournal.com%252Flivemag%252Flmcontent%252F8] Related articles Yoga Journal 21-Day Challenge, Day 8: Awakening Practice With Jason Crandell (VIDEO) (huffingtonpost.com) Gentle Flow Yoga with Kathryn Budig (dailycupofyoga.com) … [Read more...] about Yoga Journal Home Practice Video Sequence ~ Side Crane and Twisting Poses

Self-Discipline and the Yogi

Excerpt from The Shambhala Guide to Yoga by Georg Feuerstein. In order to gain the unsurpassable bliss of the Self, the yogin willingly adopts a life of strict discipline. The aspirant begins by carefully regulating his or her moral behavior. This forms the bedrock of all types of Yoga. Reduced to its bare bones, yogic morality is the recognition of the universal Self in all other beings. The various moral rules expounded in the Yoga scriptures are a symbolic bow to the Self within the … [Read more...] about Self-Discipline and the Yogi

Welcome Spring! Tips and ideas how to adapt your yoga asana practice and diet to accommodate the beauty unfolding in spring — By Melina Meza

When spring comes the grass grows by itself. -- Tao Te Ching Editor's note: This is a guest post by Melina Meza, RYT-500, BS Nutrition Although some parts of the country are still blanketed in snow, spring has officially arrived! It’s time to consider shifting your diet and yoga practice to compliment the season. Lighten your load It makes sense that many of us are drawn to the idea of cleansing and purging this time of year—it’s time to lighten our load. Spring is really a … [Read more...] about Welcome Spring! Tips and ideas how to adapt your yoga asana practice and diet to accommodate the beauty unfolding in spring — By Melina Meza