What is meditation? Meditation (the uninterrupted flow of concentration or one pointed attention) is the seventh limb, or stage, of the eight limbs of yoga. The eight limbs represent the students’ life journey through yoga in order to reach Samadhi where the Individual spirit is liberated and joins the Universal spirit. Yoga is a spiritualContinue reading “Meditation minimizes melt down”
Tag Archives: Yoga over 50
Yoga anywhere
My students travel a fair bit or sit in an office. It is important to stretch after long periods of sitting. Some of the benefits of yoga are that you can do it anywhere, start at any age or can take it up again at any age. Regular practice gives us the optimal health. AsContinue reading “Yoga anywhere”
Trimming down with yoga
With the Festive Season behind us we might notice that our waistline has expanded. If one of your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health please read on :)! As we age it easier to put on weight, the metabolism slows down so we need to watch the energy intake and output more closely. Continue reading “Trimming down with yoga”
Why do New Year’s resolution fail?
Several years ago I spent New Years Eve at Mangrove Yoga, which was a working ashram at the time. Their teachings followed the Satyananda tradition. The wisdom from the night has stayed with me and I would like to share. I was looking forward to the the fire ceremony, chanting, yoga classes, yoga nidra andContinue reading “Why do New Year’s resolution fail?”
Twists – to remove sluggishness and to energize the body
Do you feel irritable, sluggish, even depressed or anxious in the morning? This could be due to the change of seasons, from winter to spring. Yoga poses, especially twists are very beneficial as they move the energy around the body, they help to trim down, create space in the spine and also useful inContinue reading “Twists – to remove sluggishness and to energize the body”
Tranquability 