Pranayama and its relation to Asana
Pranayama is a compound word comprising two words, Prana and Ayama.Prana is the vital energy, that which distinguishes animate things from inanimate things. Animate things absorb energy from their surroundings, […]
Healing the heart through yoga
Through the practice of Yoga, one experiences a series of progressive transformations in the quality of the mind. We are not made up of different minds. The same mind goes […]
Understanding gunas to find balance in your life
Everything in Prakriti consists of three gunas (qualities). In western understanding this is close to “energy”. These three qualities are present in all objects to varying degrees. One quality is […]
7 body parts to know in Sanskrit to memorize the names of yoga postures
Posture names are sometimes difficult to remember for a beginner. By learning a few basic Sanskrit words, one can easily decipher the names of the most common asanas and thus […]
How Yoga brings transformative quality to everyday living
The entire universe can be divided into 2 main categories: Prakriti and Purusha. Prakriti is matter + energy. Prakriti is limited by time, space and form. Prakriti functions on cause […]