Yoga – Toolbox for Transformation.

“The inner obstacles that disperse the mind are sickness, mental inertia, doubt, haste, apathy, intemperance, errors in judgement of oneself, lack of perseverance, and the inability to stay at a level once reached” – Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.30

“Personal transformation has always been Yoga’s prime directive”- Gary Kraftsow
“all of life is a continual process of refinement which allows us to see more clearly” – Donna Farhi Continue reading

mind-body connectionn

I just came across this text in a pile of papers, maybe someone emailed it to me…I am not the author but cannot find who wrote it so if you read it and know, give me a head’s up; sharing it because it is a good reminder of our own power to inspire and be inspired, visualise, manifest, create. 

THE TONGUE CAN BE YOUR WORST ENEMY!
Your words, your dreams, and your thoughts have power to create conditions in your life.  What you speak about, you can bring about. Continue reading

yoga and safety

“Yoga has its origins in the search for the spiritual and in primordial questions about the meaning of life.  The awareness that yoga is a spiritual practise whose roots are ancient gives our journey continuity, richness, and depth” -Esther Myers


“The problem with institutionalized yoga or textbook instruction is that the reality of a person’s life situation is not taken into account…The key to right teaching is in the adaptation of yoga to the individual, not the idividual to yoga” – T.K.V. Desikachar


“Yoga is not a standardised practise” T.K.V. Desikachar

Lately much is in the news about yoga and safety. Continue reading

The 8 steps of YOGA (ashta-anga)

YOGA:  From the Sanskrit, “yug”, to join or connect, the state of the mind when it is still, a union of body, breath, mind and spirit….

HATHA YOGA:  Consists of 8 limbs of practises which build one upon the other:These 8 (ashta) limbs (anga) are cultivated with practise, progression, patience, surrender…in effortless effort one reaps numerous benefits in all areas of life; thus YOGA is a practical methodology for living a meaningful, happy and healthy life… Continue reading