The Five Pranas in the Body
According to yogic scriptures there are five ‘winds’ or pranas in the body. Here Gerald talks a bit about these.
Controlling the Activities of the Mind
– by Linda Munro from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali What is Yoga? — “Yogaścitta vṛtti nirodhaḥ.”“Yoga is the control of the activities of the mind.” (YS 1.2 translation by Georg Feuerstein) This is the definition given by Patanjali at the beginning of his Yoga Sutras. At first glance this seems straight forward enough but …
La maîtrise des activités du mental
– Par Linda Munro, d’après les Yoga Sutras de Patanjali Comment définir le yoga ? –« Yogas citta vritti nirodhah. » « Le yoga consiste à maîtriser [suspendre] les activités [fluctuations] du mental. » (Yoga Sutra 1.2) C’est la définition que nous en donne Patanjali au début de ses Yoga Sutras. A priori cela semble simple mais pour une appréciation plus …
Comment mettre en pratique le Karma Yoga dans notre Monde Moderne ?
Par Linda Munro Afin de pouvoir explorer les différentes manières de mettre en pratique le Karma Yoga dans nos modes de vie contemporains, nous devons d’abord savoir ce qu’est le Karma Yoga. Pendant des années, j’en ai entendu parler comme d’un « service désintéressé » et l’ai compris dans le sens de travailler gratuitement pour les autres. …
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Le fond de l’air est frais
La saison hivernale et son cortège de rhumes approchant, nous avons pensé que le moment était venu de partager avec vous quelques astuces pour éviter que les rhumes ne s’emparent de nous ! Nous vous recommandons d’appliquer ces conseils dès que vous sentez un rhume vous menacer. Nettoyer les fosses nasales avec de l’eau tiède salée : …
Cake & Cookies!
There have been some requests for the super YUMMY peanut butter cookies and the classic Sivananda Corn Bread recipes that I made at the ‘Portes Ouvertes’ in September. So, here we go….ENJOY! With Love, Linda Peanut Butter Cookies 250 g butter (bio, of course) 1 cup of brown sugar vanilla 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 …
Paris Yoga Festival
It was the Paris Yoga Festival this past weekend. Gerald and I were teaching at it, like last year, but in addition, this year we rented a stand to build a little AYP home for the weekend! Special Edition Mantra Cards for the Festival! We had a fantastic time meeting new people, seeing people …
Primary Series Sitting Positions
These actually go through a friend of ours website because she filmed them and there is a small fee to download them. But since so many of you have been asking why we don’t have the full primary series & finishing sequence in video on our site, I decided post this. Click on the photo …
Basics of Breathing / Les Bases de la Respiration
A Short Video Describing the Basics of Breathing There is a close connection between the mind and the breath and pranayama helps to control the movement of the mind; when the breath is calm, the mind is calm. Il y a un lien proche entre le mental et le souffle, le pranayama aide à contrôler le …
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Julie G’s Amazing Anatomy & Asana Workshop
We had a wonderful workshop with this amazing teacher!Julie Gudmestad I received many emails and students telling me in person how much they learned and enjoyed Julie’s workshops! Beginners and advanced practitioners alike! Here is a little high light video of the weekend. See some of her amazing articles by clicking here. Below are …