🙏 The physical aim of any Hatha Yoga practice should be to tone your phasic muscles (which tend to weaken) and stretch your postural muscles (which tend to be shortened and tense). It is a game of balance and equilibrium, much like that depicted by Nataraja, or the dancer form of Shiva …
🌳 FASCIA AND YOGA ✔️ When practising yoga, we’ll be more aware if we understand our body’s fascial system. If the fascia loses HYDRATION, it becomes stiff, dry and stagnant; in this case, you should practise a very nourishing style of yoga such as Yin Yoga or Restorative Yoga, or perform certain techniques …
👉 👀 My answer is: it depends… it depends on what you consider alignment to be, and on who or which school you’re basing your view on; it depends on your body; it depends on what you do with that knowledge of alignment… 🤓 Postural alignment in the asanas is the foundation of some styles of …
I’ve been spending a few days with my family in Tarifa, Cádiz, with a Levante wind blowing. HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT HOW THE WIND AFFECTS YOU? Ayurveda classifies nature into three main biotypes, each comprising two elements. VATA is the “Dosha” (biotype) consisting of AIR + ETHER. In places such as …
🤓 SUPERFICIAL POSTERIOR LINE (LPS) Fasciae are a type of connective tissue that envelops and permeates our entire body, from head to toe. There are several types of fascia. Some of these are linked to the muscles, interweaving with and connecting to them to form the well-known pathways …
One of the things I found most challenging during the conception and development of “Holistic Yoga Therapy” and its components relating to Ayurveda (AyurYoga®) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCMYoga®) was the similarity, and at the same time the significant difference, between the Five Elements in both of these Eastern traditions. Our mind tends to …
Our fascial tissue is adversely affected both if we use it incorrectly and if we keep it passive and immobile. This “poor condition” has led to the development of various tools that facilitate Myofascial Release, such as self-massage using Myofascial® Yoga balls. DEFINITION: “Myofascial Release” is a concept that refers to …
DOSHAS: – Vata: Te beneficia porque aporta Fuego y Calor, tonifica las piernas y enraiza aportando también Tierra. No obstante, ojo, Vata, no la practiques mucho ya entrada la tarde porque puede ser demasiado estimulante para ti. – Pitta: No te la aconsejamos Pitta. Tú de por si eres muy …
SEASONAL YOGA: SPRING The onset of spring (March–April) is usually marked by an increase in the Kapha dosha, which has been building up throughout the cold and damp winter. The *Charaka Samhita* states that as the Sun begins to grow stronger, it liquefies the accumulated Kapha …
Yin Yoga is a form of yoga in which poses are held statically, usually for between 2 and 5 minutes. This postural stillness allows the Chinese meridians to be stretched and helps to develop mindfulness. My own practice of Yin Yoga led me to realise that in …