Category: yoga

Standing yoga poses is a very important part of yoga practice that creates the foundation of the physical and mental strength of any person. These poses though look simple, but they hold deep benefits for our body and mind. As your yoga teacher, I always say that before we fly, we must first learn to stand with strength, balance, and awareness. Standing yoga poses are the poses where we use our feet as the base and stand tall, firm, and steady like a tree or a mountain. They help us stay grounded and build strength, stability, and flexibility. Standing yoga poses such as mountain pose yoga or even more challenging poses or any other standing yoga asanas provide a big help to grow in a yoga journey of a practitioner.The…

Mindful movement for all yoga practitioners simply means moving their body with full attention and awareness whether they are doing a yoga pose, breathing, or even walking. It is not about pushing yourself hard for any movement. It’s not about perfection rather it is about being aware of their body, breath, and thoughts as they move. It means being present in every moment when we perform a yoga pose or do any general work. Everyone of us might have heard this phrase before, but let us explore it together in detail. When we do mindful movement, we do not just move the body, but also understand why and how we move. In yoga, every pose we do has a purpose. But when we consider it as the mindful movement, we…

Flow Into Fitness is not just a common phrase—it is an invitation to move your body, calm your mind, and grow stronger every day. We should not judge yoga as how flexible the practitioners are or how many poses they can do. It is about developing balance in the body. Through steady movement and mindful breathing, yoga helps your body become both strong and flexible. In this journey, Yoga for Strength gives you the power to hold yourself with confidence. It builds your muscles, supports your joints, and improves your posture. Yoga for Flexibility gives you the ability to move with ease. It gently stretches your muscles and keeps your body open as well as pain-free. Together, yoga for strength and flexibility brings you total wellness. You don’t require special…

Shatkarma is an ancient purification practice performed to cleanse the body from within. Shat means six, and karma means action- Shatkarma is six actions that purify the human system at a physical, mental and spiritual level. They are traditionally performed daily before asana and pranayama, so the benefits of these practices are more effective. What are Shatkarmas? Neti: This is of two types. Jal neti Sutra neti Dhauti: Dhauti has four types, each with further sub-types. Antara dhauti has subtypes Vatsara, Varisara, Vahnisara, and Bahiskrita. Danta dhauti Hrid Dhauti: Danda dhauti, Vamana dhauti, Vastra dhauti Moola Shodhana Nauli: Basti: Kapalbhati: Kapalbhati is of three types. Vatakrama Vyutkrama Sheetkrama Tratak Each of the shatkarma's subtypes has individual benefits and contraindications. In this article, we discuss the cleansing practices for the respiratory…

Pranayama is the science of conscious breathing. The word pranayama consists of two words- prana, meaning life force, and ayama, meaning expansion. When understood in this sense, Pranayama extends the life force energy within the body. Pranayama can also be broken down into prana and yama- yama means restriction. When we practice breath control through retention- it becomes pranayama.PranaPrana is the vital life force that creates and nourishes the human body at all levels—physical, astral, and causal. The energy form is the foundation of health, wellness, and spiritual evolution. A free flow of prana is vital for the proper functioning of body, mind, and spirit.Pancha Prana Sthoola vayu: This is the pranic force predominant in the thoracic area. Sthoola Vayu is an upward-moving force that precedes the functions of respiration…

Becoming a distinguished yoga (asana) teacher requires immense dedication and commitment to the skill of teaching. It takes years of self-practice and experience to establish your style, speak confidently, and teach with expertise. Enrolling in a Yoga Instructor Certification Bali can be your first step on this journey, where you will be provided with all the tools needed to become a yoga instructor. Whether you are a beginner or have already been teaching for a while, the following tips will help you in your teaching journey.Be a student“There is no end to education”- Jiddu Krishnamurti.Learning is a life-long process, even after becoming a teacher. It is a mark of a good yoga teacher to constantly upgrade your knowledge and skills to keep up with the changing world and provide your students…

Stretching is a form of exercise or therapeutic technique that improves the length of soft tissues over time, increasing flexibility. It is one of the most important concepts in Yoga Anatomy, and it is taught in detail in the Yoga Teacher Training Courses in Bali. Why stretch?Prolonged immobilization, sedentary lifestyle, trauma, pain or inflammation can cause muscle stiffness, tendons, and ligaments. This can severely affect our range of motion, limiting the body's full potential, making certain postures inaccessible and affecting the long-term musculoskeletal health. Yoga is a combination of flexibility, strength, and endurance. However, because of the mindful holding of postures, it requires a good deal of flexibility to become stable and comfortable. Being aware of various Stretching Techniques will help develop a better understanding of the demands of a posture and…

Can you imagine a better combination than picturesque views, a new culture, and delicious food paired with your yoga practice? yoga instructor training Bali might be the thing for you! Not ready for this step yet? Well, the next best thing is to take yoga with you while on vacation. Whether it’s an adventurous trip, a relaxing holiday, or somewhere in between, staying consistent with your practice helps in a multitude of ways. Mindfulness: Yoga enhances the habit of mindfulness, grounding us back to the present moment. It trains the mind to be fully present with an experience, and while it’s a beautiful feeling to look back on memories, nothing can beat staring at a sunset, completely immersed in the yellows and pinks, filled with contentment. Maintaining health: Travelling to a new place means…

Getting the every-day motivation to get onto the daily practise is not really easy. Being consistent with the yoga practice sometimes becomes challenging. Especially when we have a hectic work-life routine, any long-term commitment, such as staying motivated in the yoga practice, feels very challenging to follow. If you also think so, you are not the only person; a huge number of people face this problem; they need the continuous motivation for yoga. It is normal to experience such time periods where our enthusiasm wanes. However, there are several simple ways to keep the motivation high and the practice consistent. Let us discuss some simple and easy ways to keep our yoga journey motivating and fulfilling. Set Clear and Easy GoalsThere should be clear, realistic and easily to achieve goals…