Thoughts on Effort in Yoga
Effort in Yoga. In Western society, it’s common to be taught that in life, hard work reaps reward. It starts with schoolwork. Better grades reward us with opportunities at prestigious colleges, leading to a degree in a field that promises a rewarding career. To what extent does the universal maxim a…
Biofeedback for Breathwork and Pranayama
In so many yoga and pranayama practices and breaths, I find emphasis being placed more on the inhalation than the exhalation. It’s important to note that the overall quality of a breath cycle is just as dependent upon the quality of your exhalation as it is upon the quality of the inhalation. Throug…
Advanced Asanas: Are They Important?
Recently, I’ve been giving thought to the topic of more advanced asanas. Yoga encompasses various bodily postures that range from the passive-restorative, which require little to no effort to execute, up through the range of physically demanding asanas all the way to the superhuman level that many o…
Practicing an Attitude Towards Balance
Lately, I haven’t been writing as much as I used to. Not in the way I used to, at least. My words have shifted. They’re less flowy, less poetic —they’ve started to sound more like technical documentation, because that’s what I write now most days as an IT consultant. I’m beginning to notice…
Trying The Yoga
A co-worker admitted to me today that he wanted to “give trying the yoga.” I responded without pause. “Why would you want to do that?” To which he immediately responded, “You’re not a proponent of yoga!? Then why do you do it?” In my own amazement at the situation, I said, “I really couldn’t tell you.”
Scorpion Pose Yoga (Vrischikasana)
It is an advanced Scorpion pose that you will begin exploring after developing sufficient strength. You will end up having enough shoulder mobility and power as a result of yoga and consistent practice. The inversion is facilitating great backbend and is mimicking the scorpion position ready for str…
Yoga Dolphin Pose Benefits And Sequence – Catur Svanasana
Although it is one of the popular yoga dolphin poses that you can find in the yoga industry, it is always rated as the most painful if not done accordingly or safely. You can be sure that you will find this exercise stressful for those who have suffered from wrist pain or carpal tunnel syndrome, not…
Yoga Bow Pose Benefits, Sequence, and Variations—Dhanurasana
This is rated as an intermediate yoga that is similar to a backbend. When you are doing it bow pose, it will be accomplished when the chest is opened, and also the back is deeply stretched. If you have a long day of hunching, this is one of the great bow poses you will need.To start this bow pose yo…
Yoga Eagle Pose Benefits, Sequence, And Variations—Garudasana
If you are working with yoga, this is a style that you might think is of the stereotypical ideal of that lazy and twisted-up pretzel yoga Eagle pose. One thing that you will realize about it is that it will not be difficult if you will have to break it down. What you will need to know about it is th…
What Must They Think!?
I’m currently enrolled in a yoga teacher training think where the group is always tasked with homeplay (homework) to finish off the course during the duration between sessions. This time, our homework was to inquire into the nature of a person’s interaction or response during our interactions. The i…