There are many different forms of yoga. While we tend to just think about the lotus position and saying ‘om’, paired with some calming meditation music and a candle, this is little more than a stereotype. Some will consider yoga as pure exercise, cat pose, cow pose, tree pose, and others that help to stretch …
Yoga is one of the very best ways to lead a calmer and more enlightened life, but the trouble is, yoga is an incredibly hefty discipline that has been studied for generations, and thus it can be very difficult to get started in it. There are multiple disciplines of yoga across the world, many of …
Whether you are new to yoga or not, Bhakti yoga is a yoga style, and spiritual practice, that you might discover to be more interesting and beneficial than other forms of yoga. Bhakti yoga is practiced within Hinduism. It’s an ancient and spiritual form of yoga, for this reason, done with worship and devotion to …
It might sound technical, but isometric yoga is not as complicated as you might initially think. In fact, isometric yoga simply refers to holding yoga poses for a set amount of time. If you have ever held a plank or wall squat for 30 seconds, 1 minute, or longer, then you have done an isometric …
Some prefer their yoga to be hot and fast-paced to burn more calories and get more of a workout. However, for many, the practice of yoga can be more about the flow, and keeping it slow. Slow Flow Yoga aims to use mediation, flowing postures, and controlled breathing to cultivate flexibility, balance, calm, and strength. …
Many of us are familiar with yoga, on a basic level. We know that yoga is a good form of exercise, one that also helps us release stress, relax, and find inner peace within ourselves. Since the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, many of us realized we needed to spend more time with ourselves, focusing on our …
Yoga is a great way to benefit your mind and body. By encouraging relaxation, yoga can decrease stress and anxiety levels, whilst also strengthening the body and boosting the immune system. If you’re thinking about starting up yoga, then you may be feeling overwhelmed by all the different aspects, terms and jargon used. One of …
There are so many types of yoga and hybrid yoga styles that it can be hard to keep up. Acro yoga is one of those hybrid yoga styles, simply meaning acrobatic yoga. Yep, acroyoga combines acrobatics and yoga. These two forms of exercise might seem like polar opposites—acrobatics being very physical and yoga being mostly …
If you are interested in yoga as a meditative or spiritual experience, a term you may have come across is kriya. Yoga kriyas are techniques for cleansing and purifying the body. The idea of kriyas in yoga is to remove impurities and achieve a state of tranquility and purification. By doing so, the body is …
In today’s modern world, it comes as no surprise that you might be feeling the panic of being stuck in the same place as you were a year ago, due in part to everyone else’s seemingly fast paced lives on social media. Whether you are starting to lose some control of your day-to-day, or you …
