LOVE by Linda Munro Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows. ~Nisargadatta Maharaj This is a mantra I repeat almost daily. When I heard it, it was like a bright light went on. I finally understood something that had me perplexed for years and years. …
What’s in a Word? Prana – life force, breathAyama – stretch, extend / Yama – restrain, control Pranayama can therefore be called: “stretching of the life force” or “breath control”
Sometimes this is called Anuloma Viloma or Alternate Nasal Breathing.This simple but soothing pranayama works on balancing the Ida and Pingala channels to bring the prana to the Sushumna and balances the 2 hemispheres of the brain.Also, Gerald talks about how to keep track of the number of rounds you do with a simple technique …
Why do we do this Breathing Techniqueduring our Ashtanga Practice? Pourquoi nous utilisons cette technique de respiration pendant notre pratique de l’ashtanga vinyasa.
This is a soothing pranayama for the overly active mind! We produce a humming sound like a Bee. Vibration works on throat, head, mind and on a subtle level it works to awaken Ajna Chakra (the third eye).
In fact the mantra we do at the beginning of the ashtanga yoga practice are 2 mantras. One from the Yoga Taravali by Shankaracharya and the other is a meditation verse describing Patanjali. While chanting bring about a feeling of humility to the ‘guru consciousness’ and thanks to the lineage of teachers who have kept …
A short video describing some of the reasons whywe practice bandhas while doing ashtanga yoga. Une courte vidéo nous expliquant pourquoi nous travaillons les bandhas pendant la pratique de l’ashtanga yoga.
A short video on Mula Bandha:Our root lock to find grounding, centering, steadiness in our yoga asanas. Description du bandha principal utilisé en ashtanga yoga: mula bandha
Another short video with some explaination ofuddiyana bandha as practiced while doing asanasin the ashtanga vinyasa yoga system.
Krishnamacharya is said to be the founder of the ‘modern’ yoga most of us do today. Whether you practice Ashtanga, Iyengar, Hatha, Vinyasa, Vini or Flow yoga you have been influenced by this great man! He was the teacher of Pattabhi Jois, Iyengar, Desikachar and many other influential twentieth century hatha yoga teachers. Krishnamacharya est …