We often hear the term Yogic Kriya or Kriya Yoga – this is often mistaken to be just another form of yoga postures or aasans developed by prominent yoga gurus, but this is not so. Yoga Kriya refers to a centuries old system comprised of physical and spiritual systems of kriya or action, not necessarily aasans or physical exercises. Today, let us explore what is kriyas in yoga,...
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Ekapadasana – Varieties of the One Legged Pose and Benefits
Whether you are attending yoga class for weight loss or to increase health, relaxation and wellbeing, you are likely to have come across or performed Ekapadasana. The name of the aasan itself is suggestive of the actions required for this yoga pose – ek meaning one and pada meaning foot – the yoga aasan that is performed on one foot. Rather than one single aasan, ekapadasana re...
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Things Yoga Can Teach You That You Didn’t Think Possible
In my experience, yoga offers each one some valuable life lessons. While training the body to be fitter, stronger and more flexible, the regular and serious practice of yoga helps us in other, unexpected ways that we did not think possible. In my quest as a yogi and my journey as a yoga trainer, I have come across unusual and startling benefits of yoga such as:
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