Mindfulness
Yoga is not just about moving in different asanas. It’s also a practice of awareness and mindfulness. Get inspiration how to incorporate these concepts into your yoga practice and recharge your batteries.
Journaling – A Powerful Tool for Personal Growth
Maybe you remember keeping a journal throughout your teenage years – mainly to express your feelings about your most recent crush or the...
Why Would You Want to Skip Savasana?
When it comes to the final relaxation Savasana – also spelled Shavasana – many yoga teachers experience the same: It doesn’t matter...
9 Simple Tips to Help You Choose Positivity in Times of Stress
No one is happy all the time, but some people seem to find the silver lining in difficult situations more easily than others. If you’re a...
Chakra Yoga Explained – A Full Guide to the 7 Chakras
If you’ve been practicing yoga for a while, chances are you’ve already heard of the connection between yoga and Chakras. But what are...
The Power of Yoga Mudras to Awaken the Five Elements
The practice of yoga mudra is said to facilitate the flow of energy in the body and using a specific mudra allows practitioners to enter...
Is the Theory of the 5 Elements of Nature Outdated?
According to the five elements theory, everything in nature is made up of five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space. This is...
Meditation and Awareness as Tools to Explore the Mind
The mind seems to be a mystery to many of us. While it’s fairly easy and uncontroversial to list the main functions of our physical...
Quietening Our Thoughts Through Meditation
Incredibly dating all the way back to circa 1900BC, the Pashupati Seal of the Indus Valley Civilisation depicts a figure sitting in...
Pranayama: An Intro to the Power of Yogic Breathing
In around 400CE, Pantajali compiled the Yoga Sutras. He did so by synthesizing older yogic traditions, creating an indestructible text of...
Yoga Meditation: A Practice of Mindfulness
‘I am practicing asana, but at a level where the quality is meditative. The totality of being, from core to skin, is experienced. Mind is...
Pranayama: The Five Vayus
Pranayama refers to the art of yogic breathing. It is an ancient tool used to calm the breath, and consequentially the mind and senses....