Yoga philosophy take sus deep into the core of who we are. Through a variety of different techniques, methods and traditions that process of awakening takes us from avidya (ignorange) to vidya (clarity).
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One of the most powerful things we can do as practitioners of yoga is take our practice into our own hands. To become educated on how yoga asana may impact our daily lives, create rituals that embody what you're striving towards and feel empowered to cultivate a daily practice that aligns you to your highest self.
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There are so many types of yoga out there, how do you know what yoga is right for you?
The answer will always be it depends!
Ritucharya translates as “ritu” meaning season, and “charya” translating to “guidelines”. These guidelines serve as prescriptions for diet and lifestyle changes throughout the year according to seasonal change. Acting against these guidelines may create greater imbalance affecting your immune system, energy and mental clarity.
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Ayurveda teaches us that the whole world is composed of five elements. When the five elemental energies mix within us, they become the tri-doshas. The subtle forces within that can create unique patterns/habits, physical, emotional and physiological states of being.
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By cultivating an attitude of friendship towards those who are happy, compassion towards those in distress, joy toward those who are virtuous, and equanimity toward those who are non virtuous, lucidity arises in the mind.
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Just as lions, elephants and tigers are gradually controlled, the prana is controlled through practice. Otherwise the practitioner is destroyed.
Chapter 2, verse 15 The Hatha Pradipika
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As long as the vayu (air and prana) remains in the body, that is called life. Death is when it leaves the body. Therefore, retain vayu.
Chapter 2, verse 3 The Hatha Pradipika
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As Samana is your assimilative and digestive force, it strengthens your ability to take in and digest everything in your life from food to life experience.
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When prana moves, chitta (the mental forces) moves. When prana is without movement, chitta is without movement. By this (steadiness of prana) the yogi attains steadiness and should thus restrain the vayu (air). Chapter 2, verse 2 The Hatha Pradipika
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Many of us seek out a yoga practice with the intention of becoming more calm and more relaxed… but how does this actually happen?
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Devi, also known as Mahadevi or 'Great Goddess', is an all embracing Mother Goddess first worshiped in India. Devi, meaning goddess in Sanskrit, represents the feminine energy known as Shakti (power), with Deva representing the masculine divine.
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