Since I have several pictures of my chairpose, utkatasana, from the past few years I decided to share them to illustrate how the learning never ends. Even the seemingly simple poses can reveal themselves having multiple layers to be discovered. This is one of the reasons why I enjoy a slower practise these days as it allows the time to really focus on how a particular asana feels…
Because sometimes all there is left to say is “it is what it is.” Because it is Tuesday. Because I like looking at pictures and reading quotes and somebody else might too. Because sometimes the best thing is to remain quiet and enjoy the silence. Tallenna…
I started this blog because I like writing and I did not find (m)any blogs about yoga combining the physical and more spritual aspects of it. I’ve been using Instagram for several years because I like taking and looking at photos. Insta also proved to be a great tool when I was recovering from my dislocated shoulder few years back. It allowed me to follow my progress that…
Patanjalin Joogasutrissa esitellyn kahdeksanhaaraisen polun (“systeemin”) ensimmäinen askel, yamat, kuvailee kuinka saavuttaa harmoninen ja rauhanomainen asenne ulkomaailman kanssa. Toinen askele näissä kahdeksassa eettisessä neuvossa, niyamat, keskittyy puolestaan suhteeseen oman itsemme kanssa. Niyamoja voi kuvailla eräänlaisiksi mielen, kehon ja aistien treenaamiseksi matkalla kohti korkeampaa tietoisuutta ja täydellistä vapautta. Jos tämä kuulostaa hieman liian haastavalta tavoitteelta tähän hetkeen mikään ei kuitenkaan estä pohtimasta niyamoja kevyemmällä tavalla, tutustumalla niiden ideaan ja…
After all the talk about the Yoga Sutras I feel the need (maybe you do too) for some comic relief. So who else to turn to than JP Sears and his video about the importance of Yoga Photos for Instagram. My own yoga pictures do not ever rarely always turn out like I imagined them in my head. Here are few of them that I find quite funny,…
In the eight limb system of yoga outlined in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali the the first limb, the yamas, are about our relationship with the outside. The second step, the niyamas, are more about the relationship we have with ourselves. You can view them as a form of a self-training to prepare mind, body and senses on the yogic path. They also offer great material for all…
Kirjoitin aiemmin lyhyesti joogan kahdeksasta raajasta kuten Patanjali on ne kirjannut joogasutrissaan. Useat meistä tuntevat ainakin konsepteina pranayaman (hengitysharjoitukset), asanat (fyysisen harjoituksen) ja meditaation. Ensimmäinen raajoista on kuitenkin Yama joka kirjaa rajoituksia ja sosiaalisia käyttäytymisohjeita joita joogin tulisi noudattaa elämässään. Mikä olisikaan parempi aihe tammikuulle? Ahimsa Väkivallattomuus (”ei-tarkoituksellinen-vahingoittaminen.”) Ahimsa ei tarkoita pelkästään fyysisen väkivallan karttamista vaan väkivaltaa myös ajatusten tasolla, toisiamme ja itseämme kohtaan. Puhutko muille (ja muista)…
Earlier I wrote a brief post about the eight limbs of yoga as described by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. Most students of yoga are familiar with three of them: breath (pranayama), posture (asana) and meditation. The remaining five are not often even mentioned in many (asana) classes and if we were to come across them somewhere they can understandably seem a bit hard to grasp. What is…
What seems to be the most anticipated New Year is finally here and yes, I for one am pretty happy for it. Not because 2016 was personally the worst ever (but it was very bizarre) but because those weird ”non-existent days” between Christmas and New Year always make me feel like I am on a weird limbo-timeloop where nothing you do really counts (for the good and the…
It’s the last day of the year and I went for a swim to wash myself clean of 2016! Bring on the New Year’s Eve, the two rings of 23:59 on this Island with a horizontal timezone across the Capital and all of 2017! Tallenna…