Enjoy a selection of articles and news about Yoga and some interesting miscellaneous.
Keep in mind that we are smart and able to discern and for every thesys we are glad to hear an anti-thesys! Haters are going to hate, Yogis are going to flow!
OCTOBER 2020_PODCAST: COMPASSION IS MY COMPASS
Can’t sleep? This is your ultimate chance to listen to me chatting about my previous life experiences, my relationship with the yoga mat and some hints on yoga philosophy. nothing too serious, as usual! Enjoy!
Start standing in Tadasana (Mountain Pose) with your palms pressed together in Anjali Mudra (Salutation Seal). Focus for a few minutes on the inner sun at your heart, which is the microcosmic equivalent of the outer sun at the heart of our solar system. Your inner sun represents the light of consciousness, often compared with the embodied Self, the jivatman or “liberated being.” You might dedicate your practice to this light.
If Sun Salutations are your warm-up for a general practice, move slowly and consciously, gradually building heat. If Sun Salutations are your whole practice, do a 2- to 5-minute Downward Dog as a warm-up. In the first Down Dog, feel free to shake and let go, and feel free to exhale from your mouth anytime you need.
MARCH 2020_ARTICLE FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY ON THE BENEFITS OF YOGA
Last Sunday we had a soft restorative practice and I introduced this easy meditation you catake advantage of everyday. I made a small cartoon to explain it in a few seconds. Enjoy!