Ayurveda, India’s traditional medical science, describes different types of people based on their constitutional makeup at birth or specific health conditions. In Ayurvedic yoga, each of these types should practise a particular style of yoga, as well as specific asanas, pranayamas… to maintain or restore their health. No …
Whether we maintain or lose our health depends on many factors. Among these, we know that the type of sport or physical activity we do, our diet and our lifestyle have a significant influence. Another factor that Eastern medicine takes into account is the seasons. Each season brings its own climatic conditions …
As the saying goes, spring stirs the blood, and there must be a reason for that. The days are getting longer, it’s getting warmer, animals are breeding, plants are sprouting and many of them are flowering, fruit is beginning to appear in abundance, and so on. In Chinese medicine, spring is the season of …
Nuestras fascias están formadas por fibras (colágeno y elastina fundamentalmente), células y un medio envolvente, gelatinoso y fluido conocido como SUSTANCIA FUNDAMENTAL que aporta fluidez e hidratación y que está compuesta de proteoglicanos, ácido hialurónico y agua. Los PROTEOGLICANOS son proteínas hidrófilas, es decir, poseen la propiedad de “absorber” agua …
Choosing a practice based on the behaviour of the fasciae, the perspectives of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda according to HYT ® INTRODUCTION Today, yoga practitioners have a wide range of different yoga styles to choose from, all of which are presented as suitable for balancing body, mind and spirit. The …
The cold is setting in, along with the rain, chestnuts, the urge to stay at home, to tidy up, to look within, to enjoy soups, and so on. Every season has its own vibe, its specific characteristics that stir within us a range of needs. In Ayurveda, autumn is Vata, the season when the cold sets in…
DO YOU KNOW HOW THE PELVIS AFFECTS BOTH YOGA PRACTICE AND OUR POSTURE? Image by Doug Keller A NEUTRAL PELVIS is defined as one in which the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS) is aligned vertically with the pubic symphysis and also horizontally with the spine …
AYURVEDIC YOGA. TAILOR YOUR YOGA PRACTICE TO YOUR CONSTITUTION. Each of us is a unique and special individual, and for that reason, our yoga practice should be closely tailored to our anatomy, personality, medical conditions, age, etc. But is it possible to set out some guidelines? According to Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine), everything …
WHAT IS THERAPEUTIC YOGA OR YOGA THERAPY? According to the Yoga Sutras, yoga is defined as the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind. Indeed, achieving this state of union between our Higher Self or Soul and the Divine heals and restores us on every level. Therefore, yoga in itself …
WHAT ARE FASCIAS AND HOW DO THEY AFFECT YOGA? ACUPUNCTURE MERIDIANS VS MYER’S MYOFASCIAL MERIDIANS. Fascia is a connective tissue that extends throughout the body like a three-dimensional network from head to toe, from back to front and from the inside to the outside without …