Kirtan is a call-and-response style of mantra chanting, which makes it even more audience-participatory than other styles of music. …
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Alice G. Walton
So, bandha can have a lot of different connotations. In yoga class, it typically refers to the more advanced practice of the yogic locks. Philosophically, it has different meanings, which, in various ways, all conjure up the larger aims…
As Jason Crandell says, what you want to do in ujjayi breath is reduce the aperture of the throat to get slow, smooth, regulated breath. …
And this attention-shifting is important whether you're having a rough day, or whether you just want to express your gratitude to the universe, and to the power and importance of change. …
The suffix "tra" generally translates as tool or instrument, making tantra an instrument by which to weave.…
Yogis believe that 'energy' - also known as prana - is the universal life force that makes all our bodies systems work, our mental and emotional systems produce activity, and fully sustains our actual 'aliveness.'…
Letting go of the refrains in your head that are not serving you well, and are in fact, just leading to more anxiety and worry, is a pretty good reason to experiment with mantras. If you're going to have…
Your gaze is also your vision in a larger sense: It pertains not just to what we see on the mat, but also what we see in the world as we move through it. …
The two entities are bound together, both in the folklore and in practice - thinking about how they relate to one another can be helpful, as we try to "undo" old patterns of behavior and lay down new ones,…