What is Yoga – Being Connected In the endeavour to be part of the full life that surrounds us, staying ‘connected’, and up to date with the latest trends, living the ‘Zeitgeist’ – which literally means ‘the spirit of the age’ – there is so much on offer and so much to...
Yoga – What is it that inspires you? Remember the time when you started out with yoga or when you began to attend classes more regularly? Many of us would have approached the practice quite unknowingly, not expecting anything in particular. We were just happy to...
What is yoga? Understanding vinyasa Although the term “yoga” represents many styles of practice, no two are alike. For example, Bikram, a physically intense practice often used for weight loss, consists of 26 basic postures practiced in a room that is heated to 40...
Newcomers to yoga many times comment on how surprisingly physical, even strenuous their first experiences of this ancient practice have been. Particularly with Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, as there is a lot of emphasis placed on detoxifying the body. Through the use of...
How to keep up your Yoga Practice during the Festive Season Our Yoga practice needs to fit into the different phases of our year. It is often that we have just built up a certain degree of discipline and regularity in getting onto the yoga mat, when the next holiday...
One day the vines will cover it all. Looking at this house we see the battle between a white house standing strong, and the vines tearing it down. We see the battle between the human ego and the forces of nature. It doesn’t matter what the owner does to trim them...
