Have you ever wanted to create your own visual representation to follow for your yoga practice? Well, Yogafont makes it pretty easy by letting you use your word processor to create your own asana sequence. Yogafont has 98 graphic images of common yoga poses to choose from. All you have to do is download the font and you're ready to use your keyboard to get started. The Yogafont website provides details on what keys to type for each asana. For the most part, the asanas are grouped into various … [Read more...] about Visualize Your Yoga Practice with Yogafont
Spice Your Practice Up with a New Yoga Poster
While books on yoga asanas are a great resource to consult when learning the fundamentals of a new asana, the continuity and visual effect of a poster can be a great aid in maintaining the harmony of one's practice. Most would agree, it can be a bit disruptive to one's flow to have to turn the page in a book or magazine to move between asanas. True, many yoga books do contain pages, usually at the back, where a particular series or practice is visually highlighted in detail, but why not add a … [Read more...] about Spice Your Practice Up with a New Yoga Poster
The Sacred Symbol “Om”
This beautiful poster has a variety of photographs of the "OM" symbol found all over India. The text on the poster reads: The sacred symbol OM is found throughout India not only in temples, but also on walls, trucks and doors reminding those who see it all is One Consciousness. Om is the eternal Existence, Consciousness and Bliss. This entire universe, including our body, mind and senses, is its manifestation, extension and expansion. Past, present and future all are nothing but OM. This was … [Read more...] about The Sacred Symbol “Om”
Observing Aparigraha
Before the new week starts and we all head back to work or school, take a moment to ponder these words on non-coveting by B.K.S. Iyengar in Light on Yoga: The yogi feels that the collection or hoarding of things implies a lack of faith in God and in himself to provide for the future....By the observance of aparigraha, the yogi makes his life as simple as possible and trains his mind not to feel the loss or the lack of anything. Then everything he really needs will come to him by itself at the … [Read more...] about Observing Aparigraha
Weekend Yoga Thoughts – Lists and the Limbs of Yoga
I love lists. Lists are helpful because they provide organization and systematization of thoughts and ideas that would otherwise not be very useful. One of the reasons I really love yoga is because of its systematic organization found in its foundation documents, such as Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The beauty of lists is that they provide a simple and convenient guide for directed mindfulness or meditation. Last week's Weekend Yoga Thought, for example, reflected on the list of distractions and … [Read more...] about Weekend Yoga Thoughts – Lists and the Limbs of Yoga
Weekend Yoga Video: How to Breathe Better (Rodney Yee)
Since today's King of the Hill Yoga Clip was a bit over the top, here's a short clip that might actually be useful in your yoga practice. Rodney Yee briefly explains how better breathing leads to better health. … [Read more...] about Weekend Yoga Video: How to Breathe Better (Rodney Yee)
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