Healthy Living

Weight Lifting as a Compliment to Yoga (Vol I)

Posted by in Weight Training

Strength training can compliment and be informed by a yoga practice.     Weight lifting can help overcome asana obstacles, especially for arm balance and power oriented postures. If you find yourself struggling with a particular asana or a particular type of asana (arm balance, deep lunges, etc), ask your teacher if s/he notices a weakness in your practice.  Perhaps you need to work on your core or your upper body strength.  Maybe your lower back or quads need extra attention. Incorporate strength training in to your health routine and…read more

Feb.04
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Churning the Sacred Fire

Posted by in 8 Limbs of Yoga

Yoga Philosophy: The second limb of yoga is Niyama.  Niyama means “rules” or “laws.” The five niyamas describe the type of rules we should place on ourselves. They are the code of conduct we hold ourselves to in order for each of us to live soulfully. Of the five Niyamas, the fourth is svadhyaya. Sva means “self,” adhyaya means “inquiry” or “examination.  Therefore Svadhyaya means self inquiry and refers to any activity that cultivates self-reflective consciousnes.  Svadhyana means to intentionally find self-awareness in all our activities and efforts, even to the point of welcoming…read more

Jan.05
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