These are two of the most challenging poses of the primary series! Activating the adductors in Kurmasana and keeping the femur bones ‘connected’ into the core of the body. Activer les adducteurs dans Kurmasana et garder la connection entre les fémurs vers le centre du corps. Some tips on how to work on getting the …
There are endless paths of health and wellbeing: ashtanga yoga, scripture study, meditation, chanting…how to choose which one is for us and do you keep changing when bored of one to move on to another? Gerald says Pattabhi Jois said “One Teacher, One Wife”. I like that 🙂 Les voies vers la santé et …
Linda’s giving step by step instructions on how to learn to get into this fun and challenging yoga pose. Give it a try! Linda nous donne ici des instructions pour apprendre pas à pas comment aborder cette amusante et challenging posture. Essayez!
This classical hatha yoga pose is considered the king of asanas for all the potential benefits it can offer. However, it needs to be attempted with humility! Only start working on it when the support of the asana is strong (ie: the arms, shoulder girdle and thoracic cage). IF you are ready here are …
In this short video Gerald sums up the spiritual story of the Bhagavad Gita. Dans cette vidéo Gérald fait un petit résumé de l’histoire spirituelle du Bhagavad Gita.
Highlights of Kino’s workshop in Paris along with some beautiful asana demonstration along the equally beautiful Seine!
A few prep exercises to train us to be able to jump back in between the sitting poses of Ashtanga… Quelques exercices de préparation pour pouvoir sauter en arrière entre les postures assises d’Ashtanga…
This is the first position of the primary series sitting sequence and a guide to the essence of every single forward bend to follow. Learn to first sit up straight before bending forward! C’est la première position assise de la première série. Mais aussi un condensé de toutes les autres postures qui suivent. Apprendre à …
I remember when I learned this pose I couldn’t believe how hard it was on my arms. Funny, now it feels stable and easeful; just as the yoga sutras describe asana should be. But before that, there was a lot of commitment, discipline and challenge on those skinny arms of mine. Je me souviens quand …
In Ashtanga we work to develop upper body strength and stability in addition to mobility for poses like urdhva dhanurasana and other back bending poses. With this aim we can sometimes over do it, causing stress and strain on this relatively fragile joint. This is why it is important to understand how the joint works …
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