HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE YOUR BODY? This question has long been on the minds of those who study the body. For many years, the answer has been that the body is a marvellous, well-oiled “machine” in which every part is perfectly coordinated and trained to perform its function. To a certain extent …
Fascia is connective tissue consisting of ground substance (which provides hydration), fibres (elastic fibres that allow for movement, and collagen fibres that provide strength and stability) and cells. This tissue forms a continuous three-dimensional network that envelops muscle sheaths, blood vessels, nerves, etc. You could say it is like a “skin” …
La descripción de una anatomía energética detallada formada por canales de distribución de la energía aparece en varias medicinas y tradiciones antiguas en Oriente. En el Ayurveda se habla de Nadis como los canales por los que circula prana y que gracias a ellos se gesta la materia (5 Elementos) …
A nuestro centro de Yoga vienen practicantes con ideas confusas acerca del término “Yoga terapéutico”. Por un lado, no entienden la diferencia entre Yoga y Yoga terapéutico ya que consideran que si al fin y al cabo una práctica grupal de Yoga es buena para la salud, es terapéutica de …
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 …
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 …
Elección de la practica considerando el comportamiento de las fascias, la visión de la MTC y el Ayurveda según HYT ® INTRODUCCIÓN Hoy en día, el practicante de Yoga tiene una amplia oferta de estilos de Yoga diferentes, apareciendo todos ellos como adecuados para equilibrar cuerpo, mente y espíritu. El …
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 …
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 …