Shavasana[1]—the pose that most people know as the ‘laying down’ pose at the end of a yoga class— seems so simple but is probably one of the most difficult poses to do.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
On the Brink of the Unknown
Photo: Over the Edge in Turkey by Alex Berger. Source: flickr.com. Licensed under a CC BY-NC 2.0 licence.
“We all have a fear of the unknown. What one does with that fear will make all the difference in the world.”
Lillian Russell
Labels:
abhinivesha,
ahimsa,
aparigraha,
asmita,
avidya,
awareness,
dwesha,
kleshas,
life,
meditation,
patanjali,
raga,
satya,
yamas,
yoga sutras
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Yoga for Snoring?!
I've been trying out a new smartphone alarm application that monitors your sleep patterns and calculates the best time to wake you. This version also records noises in the night that might disturb your sleep. I knew that I snored but I didn't realise how loud I was!
Saturday, February 16, 2013
The "Staring At The Screen All Day" Sequence
Are your eyes dry or itchy or both? Are they tired? Can you feel a muscle just above your eye twitching?
Labels:
asana,
exercise,
eyes,
meditation,
relaxation,
sequence,
yoga nidra
Friday, January 11, 2013
A Life After Death?
I started to write this post to reflect on the importance of rituals but realised that I was actually pondering on the profound question of whether there is life after death.
Labels:
atman,
bhagavad gita,
bhakti,
death,
life,
moksha,
reincarnation
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