Fresh and juicy conversations on making yoga a part of your daily life
We’re all too often wrapped up in the tasks of life. As we age, we run the risk of diminishing our natural creativity for the sake of ‘being a grown-up’. The practice of yoga will help keep the inner child alive, and creativity flowing. By Seka Ojdrovic Children can be our best teachers Nearing the end of a particularly child-like weekend (spent tumbling down a waterslide, enjoying a double-scoop ice cream cone and visiting a toy store), I was thrilled when the sun shone … [Read more...]
When considering whether or not yoga is for you, it's important to remember that "yoga" is not just the practice of physical postures. In fact, the purpose of practicing postures (asana) is to open the body up enough so that one can sit comfortable in meditation, ideally in lotus position. For many people, learning to meditate is just as valuable as learning asana. It appeals to them, and has the same positive effects on the mind and emotional state. … [Read more...]
Inspired by Yoga For Change: Part 1 written by Margaret Burns Vap It starts with a yoga class to deal with stress, or injury. You walk out of class every week feeling like a million dollars and you wonder, "What can I do to feel this way more often?". So you start doing more yoga. Maybe you go on a retreat. Life begins to change. You begin to change. … [Read more...]
by guest author Peter Fernando Peter is a meditation teacher with the Original Nature Meditation Group. One of the first times in my life I remember feeling fully present in the body was when I was in my early twenties. It was a time when I was in quite a lot of mental distress. My life at the time was all doing – doing this, achieving that; fixing this, making that. It was all about activity. To be honest I was a bit compulsive – I felt I had to constantly … [Read more...]
There is one simple action that you can take to detox your body and maintain your ideal body weight with ease. Practice yoga. Yep. That's it - the best detox diet you'll ever do. Regular practice of yoga will solve all of your weight and toxic body issues. Here's how it works. … [Read more...]
Is your heart closed, or open? Do you feel yourself as a separate entity, or do you feel yourself to be a part of a whole? Do you see other people in a judgmental, critical way... or do you see them through eyes of love and compassion? If your heart is closed... are you ready to open up to a new way of being? … [Read more...]
