Today we begin our journey through the chakras. Each journey begins with one step, and its befitting that the element of this chakra is earth and it rules the feet.
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Yoga is one of the oldest spiritual traditions in the world, and yet its origins are little known. Saved from the brink of extinction by a handful of people.
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“You are what your deepest desire is.As your desire is, so is your intention.As your intention is, so is your will.As your will is, so is your deed.As your deed is, so is your destiny.”~ The Upanishads I wrote this piece when I was a student yoga teacher. Still struggling with feelings of worthiness and…
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‘I salute your form’Namaste’s original Sanskrit, “NamahKaar”, meaning, Namah:‘I bow or salute your form’. Kaar: 'The spirit within me recognizes the spirit within you'.Anjali mudraIt is both a beautiful and appropriate ritual to begin and seal your practice. Bringing our hands to Anjali Mudra, in prayer position, whilst closing the eyes and gently bowing the…
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'AUM' the all-encompassing cosmic vibration of the universeThe Sanskrit is praNava, meaning ever new.We often chant this in yoga class but have you ever wondered what AUM means? This mantra is a commonly used one in our practice to unite the energy of the class, as well as a natural extension of the mantra, Namaste.According to…
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Pantanjali's Yoga Sutras are considered to be the greatest textual authority on Yoga.Patanjali divides his 196 aphorisms into four chapters discussing the wide and varied practices on Yoga. ‘Samadhi Pada’ is the first chapter and is for the ‘samahita-citta’. Meaning it is for those practitioners who through dedication and practice have high levels of concentration,…
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