Written by Bessie Johns on February 9th, 2009
Many yoga communities wanting to stay updated with what’s new in the practice find yoga publications a good source of news. A yoga magazine often deals with more or less advanced yoga poses thus meeting the expectations of all sorts of practitioners. Moreover, One often comes across debates of contemporary problems and their approach from [...]
Written by Bessie Johns on February 7th, 2009
Jivamukti yoga is a method of yoga which was created by David Life and Sharon Gannon in 1984, and which reintegrates the physical, philosophical and spiritual aspects of yoga. Jivamukti is recognized at the international level as one of the main yoga practices together with Bikram, Kundalini, Viniyoga, Iyengar, Ashtanga, Integral and Kripalu. In the [...]
Written by Bessie Johns on February 6th, 2009
The appearance of Kriya yoga is tributary to a combination of yoga styles such as Bhakti, Jnana and Raja. The word kriya means to make an effort or to transform. Kriya yoga was introduced to the modern world by master Lahiri Mahasaya during the 19th century. Nevertheless, Kriya yoga is, according to some scriptures, much [...]
Written by Bessie Johns on February 6th, 2009
By Kalynn Amadio So far, Tantra yoga has been the most misunderstood type of yoga practiced in the western world. In its purest form, Tantra yoga grew out of the ancient Indian culture and it aimed at helping people reach the form of non-duality along the most sacred of paths. The modern connotations attributed to [...]
Written by Bessie Johns on February 5th, 2009
By Kalynn Amadio Namaste yoga represents a style of yoga developed from the Hatha Vinyasa yoga practice. The meaning of the word namaste comes from the Indian greeting and it can be translated as follows: nama means bow, as it means I, and te means you; therefore namaste literally means I bow to you. The [...]
Written by Bessie Johns on February 4th, 2009
By Kalynn Amadio Yoga exercises have become a great way to treat various health conditions related to a stressful life style. To say the least, lots of people take up yoga as a means to explore their spiritual potential. However, the preponderance of trainees who seek physical alleviation cannot be ignored; a fine example is [...]
Written by Bessie Johns on February 3rd, 2009
By Kalynn Amadio Anyone joining a yoga class for the first time is impressed by the large number of yoga poses needed for the beginning level alone. Surely, things are taken progressively, with the instructor starting by naming the yoga poses and explaining them one by one while also giving a personal example. The benefits [...]
Written by Bessie Johns on February 1st, 2009
Astanga, or sometimes spelled ashtanga Yoga is actually taught today by a man named Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, in Mysore, India. He has brought astanga yoga to the west about 25 years ago and still teaches today at 91 years of age. Astanga yoga began with the rediscovery of the ancient manuscript Yoga Korunta. It [...]