ETHYMOLOGY:

The translation for Halasana is “The Plough Posture”.
Metaphorically, Halasana represents for the yoghis the plough that purifies the mental level of their being. Read the rest of this entry

ETYMOLOGY: DHANURASANA is named the pose of the arch because it makes the body look like a tensed bow.

HOW TO PERFORM THIS ASANA

Lie on the floor, face down.

Lift your chin while you hold the ankles with your hands. Arch your back. If you cannot hold both your ankles at the same time, hold one, and then the other. It is possible that in the beginning your knees will be raised from the floor only to a small extent, and costing you pain in the muscles of the thighs. Read the rest of this entry

This asana awakens the capacities of magnetic healing.

HOW TO PERFORM THIS ASANA:

The starting position: on your knees, without sitting on your heels, relax the muscles of the thighs and buttocks. Read the rest of this entry

The importance of this asana lies in the fact that it makes the spine more elastic.

HOW TO PERFORM THIS ASANA

Lie back on the floor. Bend your knees, bringing the heels towards the buttocks, soles on the ground. Place the palms of your hands on the floor, above the shoulders bending your elbows. Read the rest of this entry

ETYMOLOGY:

In English, for ARDHA is “1/2″, and CHANDRA is name to the moon goddess. ARDHA-CHANDRASANA might be approximated to the “pose of the crescent moon”. Read the rest of this entry

ETYMOLOGY: MATSYENDRA is a term referring to the lord of the fish, and ARDHA means half.
GENERAL GUIDELINES: MATSYENDRASANA and ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA are asana-s bearing this name because the great yogi MATSYENDRANATHA used to practice them most of his time.
ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA is a pose unique in Hatha Yoga, as it transmits to the spine two ways of spinning, to the left and to the right. Read the rest of this entry

The entire circulation, and economy of the energy in the human body-system is centred around the 7 centres of force - also called CHAKRA-s - that govern over all the forms of energy that enliven a human being.

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This workshop is the culmination of Ana’s three-decade inquiry into using hatha yoga to strengthen and deepen the relationship to one’s spirit. “I don’t teach yoga to help people to transcend. I want people’s spirits to reside in their body. I literally want to help people embody their spirit and not go through life fragmented,” says Ana Forrest.

Using mindfulness-practicing yoga with conscious, nonjudgmental awareness and using the postures to create deep heat and strength from the core-Ana helps students deeply connect to their spirit. From that point, students learn to access and move energy and breath through every cell of the body. Students learn to deeply nourish their bodies and coax their spirit to inhabit all parts of themselves. Read the rest of this entry

Rediscover the pleasures of simply being in nature, and see through new eyes the world we so often miss in the busyness of our lives. Begin to notice the small things that make life so beautiful-the plants, animals, sounds and scents. And remember our place in the intricate interrelationship of all living beings. Read the rest of this entry

Important to periodically set aside special periods of at least one to two days—but ideally a week or longer—when we drop our usual activities and concerns, and simply pause. This helps to relax, heal, and rejuvenate our body and mind. It also provides the necessary inner stillness for our deeper, spiritual nature to shine forth. When we taste even a little bit of our natural inner ease and happiness, we wonder how we could have become so caught up in the daily chores as to forget who we truly are. Stress is not only bad for the body and the mind, but it also causes us to bury our true nature beneath the debris of tasks, deadlines, and worries. Read the rest of this entry