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The first two limbs of the body of yoga are ten fundamental precepts called the yamas and niyamas. Unlike the Ten Commandments, they are more like ethical guidelines. The first of the yamas is ahimsa,...
Aug 14th, 2017
Yoga Practice
Forty Days of Yoga
Breaking Down the Barriers to a Home Yoga Practice
Asana’s regular contributor, Kara-Leah Grant (“KL”) has recentl...Aug 14th, 2017
Yoga Practice
How Does Yoga Work?
Have you ever wondered how asana and breath work? How is it that people experience weight loss, calmness and even curing of certain diseases through breathing practice and asana?
Aug 14th, 2017
Yoga Practice
Manipuraha Chakra (The Navel Chakra)
Chakras are the full potential ability of a person. It is so believed that one can reach the highest form of consciousness progressively by activating these chakras. In science, it has been pr...
Aug 13th, 2017
Yoga Practice
Beyond a Physical Practice
The most important benefit of yoga is physical and mental therapy. According to medical scientists, yoga therapy is successful because of the balance created in the nervous and endocrine syste...
Aug 13th, 2017