In AYURVEDA, the term BRAHMI refers to two plants with relatively similar properties (VPK = (V + Purslane)) On the one hand, “Centella asiatica”, also known as “Gotu Kola”, and, on the other hand, “Bacopa monniera” or, more commonly, “Verdolaga”. Brahmi translates as “pure consciousness”. Both plants have a marked effect on the mind …
🧘♀️ One of the modules in the first section of the AROMAYOGA® Training Course is a chapter dedicated to SELF-CARE 🛀 Why? Because we want YOGA to go beyond the mat, so that we can apply Patanjali’s YAMAS AND NIYAMAS. And specifically, one …
The distillation of essential oils is generally attributed to Avicenna (Ibn Sina), a 10th-century Persian known as the “Prince of Physicians”. However, there is evidence to suggest that distillation was known in the Indus Valley, in Iraq, in India, in China, in Egypt… and so on…
Have you ever tried incorporating MUDRAS into your YIN YOGA practice? Mudras are physical gestures, the best-known of which are the “Hasta Mudras”, which are performed with the hands. By performing them, you can direct energy in certain directions. Here we explain in detail how we incorporate their use …
DID YOU KNOW that both YOGA and AYURVEDA work not only on the PHYSICAL body but also on the MIND? If we look at the origins of both – Samkhya philosophy (Ayurveda) and Patanjali’s classical yoga – we find many similarities, such as the concepts of Purusha and Prakriti, the Gunas and the five elements. The …
WHAT IS BIOTENSEGRITY? The motto of Myofascial Yoga® is “Keys to a biotensegrity body”. But what exactly is a “BIOTENSEGRITY BODY”? The first example that springs to mind when I talk about a “biotensegrity body” is that of a cheetah running across the savannah with a “connection” …
🤔 When we practise yoga asanas🧎♀️, we sometimes apply pressure to specific areas that “coincidentally” correspond to acupuncture points, which have a specific energetic and physiological effect. On other occasions, we may apply this stimulation deliberately to work on these points, promoting the proper flow of Qi through pressure …
DO YOUR GLUTES OR SACROILIAC JOINT HURT? It’s normal. It’s one of the most common ailments affecting our musculoskeletal and fascial systems. Here are some exercises (TIPS) to “ease the pain”, whether you have a spastic piriformis muscle, a displaced sacrum, or knots and stiffness in the fascial tissue …
Both Ayurveda (based on the Samkhya philosophy) and Patanjali’s classical Yoga refer, in their cosmogony, to the GUNAS or subtle forces that precede the five elements. The Gunas govern our mental state and are responsible for how we approach our yoga practice. For example, we may find ourselves …
SHOELACE ARMS is the arm variation of “Gomukhasana” in Yin Yoga. For several months, I had to practise it using a belt, as you can see in the picture, due to a dislocated elbow that severely limited my mobility… When we talk about meridians in Yin Yoga and …
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