Tratak – intense concentration on an outside object
Tratak has many potential uses, but the word may simply be translated as (intense) concentration. Actually it means an unbroken gaze or attention fixed on an object, a steady gazing at a particular point or object without winking – looking at or into it. Read more
Yoga photo around the world
Is yoga something you can learn yourself from a book, or is it better to join a group? Read more
Neti, nose cleaning
Neti is a Hatha Yoga cleaning process. Neti is cleansing of the nasal passage of the respiratory system. By cleaning and affecting the mucous membranes inside the nose, they are stimulated so that the whole surrounding area is also strengthened, including the eyebrow centre, which is an important point of contact for the Anja Chakra, the third eye, or, physiologically, the pineal gland. The entire breathing system is affected by Neti. The little cilia hairs which clean the air passages by ’sweeping’ up the dirt are also activated as the mucous membranes are affected. Read more
Swami Shankarananda At The Yoga Connection In Centurion
Discourse and satsangh at Yoga Connection.
Drunken Yoga
Drunk people just should do yoga. It’s dangerous.
Who Wants Enlightment? – Yoga For The Heart
http://yogafortheheart.blogspot.com YouTubecasting of the blog Yoga for the Heart Grasshopper asks his Shaolin master how to get Enlightment and gets a rather surprising answer – by Yugo Kabeya
Sun Salutation A
step by step guide to sun salutaion A of ashtanga yoga
Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga builds on the lesson of the two aspects that we consist of: consciousness and energy. Read more
Raja Yoga
The royal road or the knowledge of the mind.
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Swara Yoga
In Swara Yoga we are taught to experience the relationship between sun and moon. Swara Yoga is an independent part of Yoga, related to Hatha Yoga and Kundalini Yoga. Read more
Jnana Yoga
If you want a mirror, Look at this moment – respectfully. When you have learned to experience, not to try to hold on to events, thoughts and emotions, but to let them come and go with their own force. . . . Read more
Karma
The word Karma is often misinterpreted to mean what is unavoidable in ‘life’ or ‘fate’. ‘An Indian farmer doesn’t plough his land according to modern methods, since he considers that it is his Karma to be poor, etc … ‘ Read more
Karma Yoga
The karma yoga for the Karma yogi is a more thrilling way to solve a problem, accomplish a task, rid his own self and others of physical or psychic distress, than to entertain himself – if you throw yourself into a task then there is not much time left over. What looks from the outside like a struggling person involved only with work, is in reality someone very inspired and attentive, absolutely clear-headed about what he is doing. Read more
