(First published 8/3/2008) Following on from the last chapter, which introduced the third limb of hatha yoga, asanas. Learning how to perform asanas does take time. I started learning yoga in India, at the start of 1995, and I saw the teacher every day, and would practice in my room every day as well. In [...]
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Inside Yoga 4
(First published 24/2/2008) Following on from the first two, yama and niyama, in the eight limbs of hatha yoga, the next limb, or part, is the one the majority of us come across in yoga. It is called asana. The Sanskrit word, asana, translates as “posture”. The word is derived from the Sanskrit root as [...]
Inside Yoga 3
(First published 3/2/2008) Following on from Inside Yoga 2 in which I introduced hatha yoga and its meaning. The basic tenets of yoga are described in the form of “eight limbs” or “steps”. Or alternatively, these can be seen as the eight branches of a tree, all equally connected to the trunk and core. The [...]
Inside Yoga 2
(First published 14/1/2008) Following on from the first Inside Yoga chapter in which I explained that one principle meaning of yoga is union. There are various types or strands of yoga. Each, ultimately, has the same goal, that of union. In yoga when speaking of union, this state can range from the local (micro) level [...]
Inside Yoga 1
(First publised 6/1/2008) I will begin with the word Yoga. The word “yoga” is derived from the Sanskrit root, yuj which means “to join” or “to yoke”. Sanskrit is the ancient language from India which was created as a spiritual language (it was not commonly used in the streets but in the temples by brahmin [...]
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