YOGA ACTIONS for Salamba Upavistha Konasana
Forward folding postures, whether supine, standing, or seated, typically challenge 99% of yoga practitioners. Even though the intent of forward folds is to calm the
Helen Maupin December 26, 2024
Forward folding postures, whether supine, standing, or seated, typically challenge 99% of yoga practitioners. Even though the intent of forward folds is to calm the
In a previous post, I wrote about reacting from ego rather than responding from calm abiding and clear seeing. An everyday example of ego’s reactivity
Sirsasana or Headstand is referenced as the King of Asanas because of its many benefits. Turning ourselves upside down promotes both physiological and psychological health.
We are spiritual beings on a human journey. Yogis learn that their “beingness” comprises three bodies — gross, subtle, and causal. Within these bodies are
In a stress-filled world challenged with increasing levels of anxiety and depression, restorative yoga is a boon to the mind, body, and spirit. Supta Baddha
A primary teaching of yoga holds that true happiness, referred to as bliss or joy, comes from within. That is to say, no external thing,
Our back body is not easily seen unless we look in a mirror. Unfortunately, what is hidden from our eyesight can also be lost to
Yogis embrace this simple truth about all change — first, it gets better; then it gets worse; then it ‘gets’ different. In its simplicity, change
Our nervous system is comprised of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic systems. When we react to daily events with a fight-or-flight response, we are operating within
Those on the yoga path often hear from our teachers that we are human beings on a spiritual journey. However, as that journey progresses and
Yoga, as a body-mind-spirit practice, aims to integrate samadhi, the state in which the whole being comes into presence. The yogi’s challenge is translating this
Last night, I watched Francis Ford Coppola’s new film, Megalopolis, in which the protagonist can stop time. In Yoga Sutra III.53, BKS Iyengar comments on