Teaching and working towards this fairly advanced yoga pose. This ‘gate keeper’ pose can take weeks, months or years of calm, consistent practice. ‘Gate keepers’ is a term coined by Richard Freeman to denote the poses that keep us from going too far, too fast into the ashtanga yoga practice. If this is a …
Kurmasana, Supta Kurmasana & Turtles ~ les tortues ! Read More »
The Vedas are the oldest extant Indian scriptures. They are a collection of hymns which were compiled by rishis, ‘seers’, thousands of years ago; it is said they are at least 5,000 years old. Which is fascinating since one of our favorite mantras, the Gayatri, comes from the oldest veda – The Rig-Veda – and …
…et tous les yogis qui ont participé au stage! Nous avons eu le plaisir d’accueillir Ron et Marla pour la 10ème année consécutive ! J’ai rencontré Ron en 1995 dans un cours de hatha doux qu’il donnait. J’ai adoré le cours ! J’ai eu juste un peu honte au moment de la relaxation finale. Je …
Des bons moments passés avec Ron Reid, Marla Meenakshi Joy… Read More »
Here we look at this pose that is great for strengthening the inner thighs which need to be strong in order to do the pose after navasana: bhuja pidasana! Challenge yourself to keep the alignment AND do it 5 times with 5 breaths each time! Voici une posture qui est bonne pour renforcer la force …
Navasana ~ Sailing from the first half of Primary to the second half Read More »
I first met Ron in 1995 when I went to a gentle hatha yoga class he was teaching. I absolutely loved the class! Except I was a bit embarrassed when we it came to relaxation at the end. I was confused “why is everyone lying down?” and then I fell asleep. Ron wiggled my big …
Gerald explains the analogy of the 3 main nadis with 3 important rivers in India. Nadi means ‘little river’ and they are pranic channels in our bodies. Gérald nous explique la ressemblance entre les 3 principaux nadis et les 3 plus importantes rivières en Inde. Nadi veut dire ” petite rivière” et ils sont les …
A great way to prepare for this bent knee forward bend pose to learn how to align the spine to encourage elongation of the spine, opening of the hip joint and maybe even useful if bending the knee is painful for some reason. In addition, when done this way it will not aggravate the sacroiliac joint either …
For some this pose can take years of slowly, slowly lengthening the inner lines of the legs. Here are a couple of quick tips to quicken the process.Remember we’re not actually trying to over externally rotate the leg in the hip socket. Pour certains cette posture peut prendre des années pour petit à petit étirer …
This is the second pose of the intermediate series. After you have worked all those forward bends in the primary series for a long time hopefully you’ve lengthened the back of the legs enough to do this asana! Cette posture est la seconde de la série intermédiaire. Après avoir travaillé toutes ces flexions avant dans …
These are two essential poses to get right in Ashtanga because we do TONS of them. In this little video we offer some ways to build strength to eventually bring to a strong, beautiful Chaturanga and transition toUpward Facing Dog! Have fun energizing your body! Ce sont deux postures essentielles à maitriser en Ashtanga parce …