Why adding Pranayama to your yoga practice is so powerful
February 27, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Practicing Yoga, Pranayama (breath)
One of the most common reasons I hear for why people don’t do yoga is that they’re “not flexible enough”.
Aside from the fact that this is exactly why they would get so much out of yoga, practicing yoga does not require you to be flexible!
When I went to my first class (an Iyengar class on [...]
Witnessing the evolution of yoga from Vinyasa to Prana Flow to Flow Motion to Your Yoga
February 24, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Styles
I love this video (see below)… it’s Sarah Tomson Beyer doing her brand of yoga, Flowmotion – and yes, that’s trademarked. But don’t get upset about it, because who cares, it’s all about the yoga right?
And when I watch Sarah, I see such beauty, such grace, such inspiration… and I want to be able to [...]
Experiences of Prana Flow yoga teacher training
February 21, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Musings from the Mat, Teaching Yoga, Yoga Styles
There is a joy and a playfulness within a Prana Flow yoga class that makes the heart open and the soul soar.
Music, mantra, mudra (hand positions), asana (postures), pranayama (breath work) and meditation merge to create a journey away from separateness and into unity.
Fears are faced, emotions are released, thought patterns are changed and the [...]
How practicing yoga builds internal strength for day to day living
February 16, 2009 by Seka Ojdrovic
Filed under Guest Authors, The Benefits
Finding something to passionately believe in is indeed daunting, but immensely rewarding. Discover who you are to discover what you passionately believe in.
By guest author Seka Ojdrovic
I was given an amazing Christmas gift this year.
My aunt had taken it on herself to translate from Serbian to English a story written by my grandfather [...]
Havelock North Yoga Teacher: Doris Blum
February 11, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Yoga Teacher Profiles
One of the many blessings of creating The Yoga Lunchbox is opening my inbox to find teacher profiles like the following picture and profile from Doris Blum.
What a sensation photo! It’s not of an asana, but captures so much of the spirit of yoga – the connection between earth and sky, the connection between us [...]
Day 32 to 35: Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya
February 9, 2009 by Kara-Leah Grant
Filed under Sadhana
Read the first posts in this series here:
Committing to a Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya
Day 1 to 7: Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya
Day 8 to 14: Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya
Day 15 to 21: Forty Day Sadhana of Sodarshan Chakra Kriya
Day 22 to 31: Forty Day Sadhana [...]
