This green wonder has the ability to give an instant energy kick for it contains plantbased iron and a natural and magical colouring named chlorophyll, the green colour in green (leafy) vegetables. In fact all the breathing you do on and off your yoga mat is supported by chlorophyll. It carries oxygen all the way into your cells where it ignites vibration & energy.
It seems coconut oil is getting all the attention these days. But, there are other oils with amazing health benefits that deserve some time on the center stage. One of our favorites at The House of Yoga is argan oil.
Instead of studying the various yogas as philosophical concepts, I believe there is power in emphasizing their possible applications to daily life. This article will focus on living the path of the mind (jnana or raja yoga) in the world.
I have found particularly useful a practice that came intuitively to me one day—my own particular brand of meditative action.
Magic is all around but mostly within. What we eat is one way to tap into this sense of magic. They act as gentle reminders of our very own greatness. The ingredients in this Magic Marzipan are foods that activate the unique healing power we all have within.
When we move into savasana, or corpse pose, at the end of our yoga practice, usually one of two scenarios emerge.
I found myself in Boudha, Nepal–a small outskirt of the country’s capital Kathmandu. The town is entirely built around its iconic center point—the great white stupa called Boudhanath. For centuries, Boudhanath has been one of the biggest destinations of spiritual pilgrimage.
It is no secret that many practitioners of yoga find a passionate dedication in the start of their journey, and find it waning over many years of practice. Plateaus are reached, emotional turmoil is faced, boredom appears, anger and resistance surface, fatigue lingers, and true, inner peace still, somehow, seems a distant mirage. . .sound familiar? According to Kino MacGregor, your dreams come true because you live and die for them, because you will work for them tirelessly, every single, day of your life to make them true.
This month, we are doing a lot of reflecting on love.
And an essential part of love is acceptance—accepting our weaknesses, mistakes, and failures; accepting difficult situations; accepting the weaknesses, mistakes, and failures of others.
The breath has long been recognized as the "giver of life". Our breath begins as we come into the physical world and stops as we leave it.
Did you know that ‘asana’ (which is the physical component of the yoga practice through postures) is only mentioned in 3 of the 196 Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali? The Yoga-Sutras of Patanjali (compiled around 400CE) are known as the foundational text of Ashtanga Yoga.