Yoga – a Way of Life
Interview with Akira Watamoto Interview by Chloe Sze – Translation by YOKO KIKUCHI 1. Can you tell us…
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Asana Challenge: From Bakasana (Crane) to Adho Mukha Vrksasana (Handstand)
When you are able to perform Bakasana with ease and con?dence, advancing it to Adho mukha vrksasana (Handstand)…
Aparigrapha: Non-Greediness
How much do you need? I ask this question while sitting in rural India, seeing the farmers in…
Yoga therapy for Syndrome Lumbopelvic (Lower Back Pain)
Almost everyone may have experienced lower back pain. Painkillers or pain relieving cream ease the pain but only…
Hard Earned MAGIC OF YOGA
All yoga is magical but a refined yoga practice offers an abundance of utilizable magic. A refined yoga…
Developing Compassion
Compassion Haiku is a source book of inspiration and practices to develop self-compassion and compassion for others. Created…
How Yoga Can Help Us Manage Modern Stress
Stress can often seem like an odd evolutionary hangover, like your appendix, or those little pink bits in…
The Myths of Backbend (5) Autopilot Your Shoulder Blades
This month we explore another safety belt in backbend – your shoulder blades. This is because backbend requires…
Two Daily Yoga Postures to Practice for a Lifetime
Two yoga poses I have come to see in my work as a Yoga Therapist are strikingly effective,…
True Presence
It’s easy to think we must work hard in order to be fully present in yoga class. Easy…
SUN SALUTATION SURYA NAMASKARAM Variation 30
Surya (Sun) Namaskaram (Salutation) is the most commonly practised yoga sequence by many Yoga traditions today. Although the…
Movement and Stillness: A dance Therapist’s Kriya
When I first tried a meditation practice, I could not breathe. Discovering the book, The Serpent and the…
Yoga Marma For Mental Stress
Modern life is full of hassles, deadlines, frustrations, and demands. For many people, stress is so common that…