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. (more...)
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.
Bhakti yoga Which Is The system emphasizes love and devotion. Bhakti Yoga There are traditions That Do Not teach asana, pranayama, mudra or controlled meditation - main traditional yoga practices. However, the love of God, love of God, in you, and surrender to the Will of God emphasizes the approach Bhakti [...]
Like everyone , we have left our practice yoga side … and we have taken ! As it happened more than once , we have developed tricks to resume our practice soon ! We offer you our top 10 tips : those who have worked best for us and for our students [...]
Hormone Yoga includes a special yoga exercise series, which always remains the same, since in a balanced combination of all endocrine glands (ovaries / or. Testes, adrenal, thyroid and pituitary gland) acts.
It can lead to a strong improvement of the climacteric in women and androgynous (Mid Life Crisis) in the men associated [...]
Psychobiological balance always find a rhythm fundamental. An active phase and a passive phase . Broadly speaking we could that the active phase is characterized by movement and the passive phase for the rest. Both phases are inseparable one and other vitally needed .
The present form of Western life prioritizes the active [...]
Yogis have known always attention to the need to control and make conscious breathing. In the whole tradition of Hatha Yoga emphasizes the need for a careful study on respiration. The Yogis claim that through the breathing we can influence innermost aspects of the functioning of the body and mind.
Too many [...]
Introduction
Those who seek to know and approach firsthand Yoga must take two reference horizons : the regular practice ( sadhana) , supervised by an instructor and the study of texts Yoga core . Within the latter, the Bhagavad Gita (”Song of the Lord ” ) is conspicuous by its inspirational power and [...]
Structure
The YogasutrasThe text fundamental doctrine yoga, Consist 195 aphorisms, or short phrases formed with very specific technical words under strict rules of grammar. Such aphorisms on many occasions link with each other to expose a consistent line of thought. The book is divided into four chapters, or parts. Each one has a title, which, if [...]
Traditionally Patanjali is considered the author of main body of YogaMeans Yogasutras.
What little is known about Patanjali is legendary and is full of contradictions. Mythologically is considered as an incarnation of the serpent god SesaThat surrounds and sustains the universe in the form of Sutras.
Although Yogasutras dating between the second century before Christ and the [...]
