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Take Back Yoga Campaign… Misdirected fervor!
The recent campaign by the Hindu American Foundation wanting to TAKE BACK YOGA has caused quite the stir in the media. They feel the practice that have evolved into what most people know to be yoga these days, is too…
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Sun Salutations, as demonstrated by, The Shadow Master!
The Sun Salutation, otherwise known as, Surya Namaskar is a combination of 10 asanas and 2 poses (the first and last position is considered a pose, not an asana) is probably what everyone picks up as their first flow sequence. Its…
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Knee woes? Begone!
Do you suffer from the fruits of your glory days as a sports person? Or maybe you got into an automobile accident which left your knees in a wreck. Perhaps you wore away your meniscus from dancing too many nights…
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Laughing Yoga
Hello Yogis! Some of you might’ve heard of Laughing Yoga by now. Some of you might have even tried it out. If you haven’t, you can read about it hee-hee-hee-here!
It is basically a form of Pranayama, a…
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Yoga for Eating Disorders
Those suffering from eating disorders, often have a disconnection between their mind and body. They want to abandon their physical bodies and take up less space; to get smaller and smaller. Very often, eating disorders are a way for people…
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Vrksasana
Yogis: Unsuspecting groomsmen under the mercy of a yogi bridesmaid
Location: Amber Gardens, Singapore
“As one of the tasks that the groom and groomsmen had to accomplish before gaining access to receive the bride in the room, they had…
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Healing Emotional Wounds
In yoga, the hips do more than help us stand and move; they store lots of our emotional baggage. Loosen the hips up through a series of physical postures, and you might feel an inexplicable urge to weep. When it…
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The art of Non-Attachment
You have a right to your actions,
but never to your action’ fruits.
Act for the action’s sake.
And do not be attached to the inaction.
Self-possessed, resolute, act
without any thought of results,
open to success or…
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Ananda Balasana (Happy Baby Pose)
Balasana is the sanskrit name that we use for Child’s Pose. So by a stroke of genius inference, Ananda would probably be referring to… Happy?
This pose is an excellent stretch if your inner thighs are feeling tight.…
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The union of body and mind
[Yoga] brings about union of the different, splintered aspects of ourselves. Within this union each of the different parts is empowered, validated and uplifted by its relationships with the others. This process occurs on many levels. Union of…
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Street Yoga
I chanced upon Street Yoga about a year ago when I started reading about how Yoga had a transformative ability on people. When I read about them, it got me started on a headfirst dive into the world of…
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The truth about Vegetables and Yogis… They are ONE.
So I woke up this morning, and turned on my laptop. I saw that there was a facebook update. My colleague, Wendy, had posted something on my wall. Hmmmmm. What could it be? I clicked on the link and…
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Sinusitis no more!
Are you a sufferer or the unpronounceable ‘N’, a contribution to the tissue paper massacre, or just tired of feeling like someone stuffed a soggy sock into your nose and left it there to block your air and drip yucky…
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Yoga Bitch!!
Do you know of such twits out there? Tell us more about them! But for now, savour the total douche bag that Ogden is…
Enjoy!
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Are you HEALTHY/REPRESSED?
I subscribe to a newsletter by Yeah Dave, The Schtick. Its a wonderfully REAL account of a yoga teacher’s journey through life, and his humorous take on everyday life’s events. So I opened up my mail today and I saw…
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Yoga IS Child’s Play!
Where I’m from, parents are known to be overprotective of their kids. They meticulously disinfect surfaces that their child comes into contact with, buy antibacterial wash for their shower time, feel even more pain than their child should they come…
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Virabhadrasana C
Yogi: Andy Tay
Location: Lombok, Indonesia
“Thats me.. Andy Tay, at the top of Mt Rinjani, 3726m, an active volcano on Lombok Island, Indonesia. “ Singapore Airlines landing on Indonesia Soil ”
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What on earth is Namaste?
“That which is of God in me greets that which is of God in you.”
Namaste is a common spoken greeting or salutation originating from India and Nepal.
When spoken to another person, it is commonly accompanied by a slight bow made with…
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Padmasana
Yogi: Tushar Pandey
Location: India
“I had just completed my asanas and either of resting in shavasana I prefer resting in Padmasana..”
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PTSD: Bridging the Mind and Body
As psychiatrist and trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk explains, trauma is stored in every cell of the body, and must be safely released by the body. What we sense as emotions are essentially an interplay of chemical reactions in our…
