Contemporary Yoga in relation to the classic Ashtanga Yoga

Article by Shreyasretreat Maharshi Pathanjali, an adept who is known to have written the famous Yoga aphorisms (The Yoga Sutras of Pathanjali), which concisely describe the path and experiences of Yoga. Pathanjali describes constant practice and detachment as the means of Yoga. However, Pathanjali states that this practice becomes firmly established when properly and consistently attended to over a long period of time. The obvious question now is “What to [...]

Benefits of practicing Kundalini yoga

Article by Linmal Before I attended the Inner Awakening meditation retreat, I thought yoga was a series of uncomfortable static postures. While at the meditation retreat, the vastness of Kundalini yoga was introduced. We started our mornings with the yoga of physical postures, breathing and awareness. Although initially I dreaded this exercise, I found that yoga was a marvelous way to wake up my physical and mental energy. I began [...]

How To Benefit From Ashtanga Yoga

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Isn’t It Time To Try Kundalini Yoga?

Article by Anika Molugu Although there are many types of yoga, and it may be impractical to try them all, experiencing some of the main branches — including Kundalini yoga — will give you a fuller grasp of yoga’s essence and benefits. Kundalini yoga isn’t just another practice, however. It’s often referred to as the mother of all yoga, and said to be one of the most powerful forms. What’s [...]

Learning the Physical Hatha Ashtanga Yoga

Article by Yogi Ashanti Enjoy a stress relief, better concentration and a more cleansed spirit when you enjoy the top benefits that come with Hatha Ashtanga Yoga since you will enjoy many normal yoga moves that stretch your muscles and give your body more flexilibility. Cleaning the Body You can enjoy having a more relaxed state and cleaner mind overall when you enjoy the beneficial effects that come from Hatha [...]

How Meditation and Music helps in deepening Kundalini Yoga practice

Article by Raj Malhotra Kundalini Yoga is an ancient Yoga form which enables the human mind to tap the infinite potentials that lie dormant. This form of Yoga believes that there is a powerful energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine, curled up like the lock of a hair or a coiled serpent. This tremendously infinite energy or Kundalini energy is the essence of our lives and [...]

ASHTANGA YOGA – EASY, FAST & MOST EFFECTIVE

Article by Joyce Rothschild © 2009 Joyce Rothschild Namaste:) First of all, I would like to share that liberation and limitless happiness is possible through practice of Ashtanga Yoga. There are other wonderful physical, emotional, mental and intellectual benefits of Ashtanga Yoga that can be experienced by everyone. Ashtanga benefits are physical, emotional, mental and intellectual. The physical benefit is freedom of disease; Ashtanga makes the body light and strong. [...]

Details of Kundalini Yoga

Article by Prabakar S Kundalini Yoga is a physical and meditative discipline that seeks to awaken us as humans to our full physical, mental and spiritual potential. Kundalini energy, often depicted as the serpent coiled at the base of the spine, can be accessed and activated by this very effective science called Kundalini Yoga. Yoga sets, called Kriyas, open the Chakras (the body energy centers) bringing about many wonderful benefits [...]

The Advantages of Ashtanga Yoga

Article by Eddie Lamb yoga is a system of yoga which involves synchronizing the breath with that of a progressive series of postures, and it is a process which truly and completely produces that of intense internal heat as well as a profuse and purifying sweat that is supposed to detoxify the muscles and organs of the body. Ashtanga yoga is a vinyasa style practice which has two series of [...]

Kundalini Yoga Music – Revisited, Revisioned and Remixed

Article by Ramdesh Kaur Announcing the release of Kundalini Remix: Yoga Mantras Revisited. When producer Joshua Jacobs conceived the “Kundalini Remix: Yoga Mantras Revisted” album, he felt the yoga music scene was ripe for something fresh. “I love the beautiful Kundalini yoga music created at Spirit Voyage, and I knew that the time was right to revision it to create a new sound and reach a new audience.” The powerful [...]

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