Mick Jagger rocks a shoulderstand… “How do I love thee, let me count the ways.” This is how Shakespeare might have talked about Sarvangasana had he practiced yoga. In ancient texts, Shoulderstand is called a raja, or royal pose, because it is so beneficial for the body. Some texts even go so far as to call it the disease killing posture! It helps to change the way your entire endocrine system works, which is the system associated with the chakras, energetically, but also the entire hormonal … [Read more...] about Sarvangasana – The Royal Pose of Shoulderstand
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How to Practice Downward Facing Dog Correctly
One of the most foundational poses to any yoga practice is Downward Facing Dog, or Adho Mukha Svanasana. This posture not only relives lower back pain and sciatic nerve discomfort, but also helps to minimize depression and tightness in the hamstrings. It stretches the body from the fingertips to the heels, opening all the muscles of the spine, neck, shoulders, chest, lats, buttocks, thighs, hamstrings, calves and Achilles tendons. If putting pressure on the wrists does not feel right for you … [Read more...] about How to Practice Downward Facing Dog Correctly
Vinyasa Yoga – How Flow Can You Go?
[Editor's note: This is a guest post by YOME - 'The Yoga Portal For Wonderful Life'] While K. Pattabhi Jois popularized Vinyasa yoga in the Western world, Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga, (Ashtanga meaning 8-limbed path in ancient yogic teachings) has arguably been around for centuries. In many circles, it is simply known as ‘flow’ yoga since the asana are practiced much like Surya Namaskara, or sun salutations, in a continuous flow from one movement to another coordinated with the breath. The great … [Read more...] about Vinyasa Yoga – How Flow Can You Go?
Jnana yoga – The Intellect Deconstructs Itself to Find Freedom
[Editor's note: This is a guest post by YOME - 'The Yoga Portal For Wonderful Life'] Whether you call it the path of wisdom or of ‘right knowledge,’ Jnana or Dhyana yoga (pronounced gi-ya-na) is a path of inquiry into one’s own mind in order to find deeper truths about the world. Instead of looking externally, or practicing asana, the mind is cultivated and observed as a means of improving the self. Jnana yoga is based on a Vedic wisdom practice which sees the world as undivided, or … [Read more...] about Jnana yoga – The Intellect Deconstructs Itself to Find Freedom
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