Here are ten great reminders for the day that have been shown to have a positive effect on your life. This is inspired by an article by Eric Barker but I have adapted it to be more inclusive of Yoga practitioners. 1. Get out in nature – bare feet on the earth if best and in the water if you …
Kundalini, Chakras, Prana and Two Real Intertwining Snakes
by Simon Borg-Olivier In this blog I want to discuss some points about Kundalini energy and Chakras. Much of the information available on the subject of Kundalini is esoteric and so not easy to justify with rational conventional science. I think the best explanation of the science of kundalini comes from Jana Dixon and her excellent book ‘The Biology of Kundalini”. …
Niyamas – Sauca, Santosha, Tapas, Svādhyāya, Ishvara Pranidhana
NIYAMAS by Claudia Blaxell Once we begin practising yama, we can strengthen these behavioural restraints with five specific actions that constitute the second limb of yoga, niyama. In niyama, Patañjali gives us tools to help us refine ourselves, so we can live more happily and wisely. Sauca means purity. You are practising sauca if you have pure food, pure intentions …
Yamas – Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Bramacharya, Aparigraha
YAMA by Claudia Blaxell Yama, the first limb of yoga, is a code of behaviour designed to build moral conduct. In the Yoga Sutras Patañjali names five actions that must be restrained if we wish to act for the right ends. These restraints are the yamas, and they are as relevant today (if not more) as they were to humans …
Patañjali’s 8 Limbs of Yoga
The Eight Limbs of Yoga by Claudia Blaxell There is no better place to discover the wisdom of the body-mind connection than on our yoga mats, where the physical postures or āsanas we do cultivate strength, flexibility and vibrant health, as well as an awareness of the psychological effects of the practice. However, yoga entails much more than stretching, …