Posts Tagged ‘yoga’
Yoga & Ayurveda
in South India
Taking time out to go on a tropical yoga and ayurveda retreat is such a special and beautiful gift that you can give yourself. It’s an opportunity to reconnect to yourself, to deepen your yoga practice, to cleanse with ayurveda, to connect with like-minded people and to nourish, restore and reset the body, mind, and soul. Travel…
Read MoreFall Ayurveda Workshop
Fall Ayurveda Workshop with Aimee Forsberg Sat, Nov 18th, 3:30-5:30pm Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, originated in India more than 5,000 years ago, blossoming from an ancient set of texts called the Vedas. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda translates to knowledge…
Read MoreUnderstanding Ahara: Helping Us to Heal
Ayurveda Workshop with Aimee Forsberg Sunday, August 13, 3-4:30pm Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, originated in India more than 5,000 years ago, blossoming from an ancient set of texts called the Vedas. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda translates to knowledge of…
Read MoreSummer Ayurveda Workshop
Spring Ayurveda Workshop with Aimee Forsberg Wed, May 24, 6-9pm Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, originated in India more than 5,000 years ago, blossoming from an ancient set of texts called the Vedas. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda translates to knowledge…
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Yoga & Ayurveda
in South India
Taking time out to go on a tropical yoga and ayurveda retreat is such a special and beautiful gift that you can give yourself. It’s an opportunity to reconnect to yourself, to deepen your yoga practice, to cleanse with ayurveda, to connect with like-minded people and to nourish, restore and reset the body, mind, and soul. Travel…
Read More5 Key Breathing Techniques
As one of my teachers said, there is no correct way to breath, but there are alot of incorrect ways. Here are some of the recommendations from our lineage and practice that we find useful to refine your breathing during asana, pranayama or meditation… 1 Breathing through the Nose (Nasanapana) Air inhaled through the nose…
Read MoreRestorative & Yoga Nidra
As the name suggests, restorative yoga “restores” the body to its parasympathetic nervous system function, which, in turn, helps the body rest, heal, and restore balance. By allowing time for longer asanas and deeper breathing, restorative yoga helps elicit the relaxation response. The actual effort involved in restorative yoga is the willingness to look at…
Read MoreClassical Yoga: A 4-Part Solution
These days just about anything is marketed as “yoga”. You may have heard of “goat yoga”, doing yoga postures with an animal walking on your back. Perhaps you like to drink alcohol. Quench your thirst with some “beer yoga”. Do you like intense physical exercise that really works up a sweat? “Hot yoga” will help…
Read MoreMy Favorite Class
My Favorite Class: My Guide to a Great Class for Teachers and Students My favorite yoga class I have ever been to was one of my own.I know that sounds very conceited, but it is true. I believe that once you get a good pattern established, your self-practice or the classes you teach will be…
Read MoreOwning Your Dosha: Implications, Effects and Opportunities of Each Body Constitution
“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” —Lao Tzu “What’s your dosha?” If you don’t already know the answer to that increasingly mainstream question, visit this website to take a dosha quiz and determine your body type. Thanks to famous Ayurvedically influenced health gurus like Deepak Chopra, Dr. Vasant Lad and Dr. John…
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