Practise and non-attachment can seem to be very contradictory terms as we usually associate practise with the expectation of some sort of results. Yet together these two form the principles that the whole yoga system as we know it today rests. You might have heard your yoga teacher to say the words ”just let everything go that does not serve you”. Maybe you even liked that phrase because…
Harjoittelu ja irtipäästäminen voivat vaikuttaa varsin ristiriitaisilta termeiltä, ymmärrämmehän usein harjoitteluun kuuluvan myös tulosten odottamisen. Yhdessä ne kuitenkin muodostavat koko joogasysteemin perustan. Joogatunnilla opettaja kehottaa luopumaan suorittamisen tunteesta, tai vapauttamaan ajatukset jotka eivät auta harjoittelua ja sen sijaan keskittymään kehon kuunteluun. Ajatuksena päässä pyörivien miljoonien ajatusten unohtaminen on kuulostaa hyvältä mutta me kaikki tiedämme että tähän tilaan pääseminen ja yhteen asiaan keskittyminen kerrallaan on helpommin sanottu kuin tehty.…
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…
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…
Yoga can be very beneficial during pregnancy for several reasons. In addition to the “general” (in the absence of a better word…) benefits I talked about earlier here, here’s a few pregnancy specific points that are interesting: An asana practise can be very grounding both physically and emotionally: It can literally improve balance as the centre of gravity of the body shifts during pregnancy. It also offers hightened…
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra 1.33 offers us an useful – but not always easy to follow – advise on how to cultivate a calm and clear mind, even in challenging situation. Sounds good right? This Sutra is often referred as ”four locks and four keys” Sutra, as 4 locks and 4 keys comes – you guessed it – with four points, or actions to practise. There are various translations…
Breathing. Natural, pretty essential and still so many ways of doing it. Many of us tend to breath with our chest only, i.e. only using the top part of our lungs. Yet, the power of the belly breath is far greater than we realise and deep breath works on many levels: it can bring almost instantenous stress relief, improves oxygen intake (surprise, surprise) and helps to detoxify your…
I’ve been spending the last few days in London, making the most of the yoga classes the City has to offer. My goal was to try different classes and get inspiration from different teachers. Olen viettänyt pari viimeistä päivää Lontoossa. Muiden asioiden hoitamisen lisäksi suunnitelmani on ollut käydä erilaisilla joogatunneilla ja inspiroitua erilaisita opettajista ja heidän tyyleistään. A friend and a fellow yoga teacher in Cyprus recommended TriYoga…
…and it’s a yoga pose! Legs-up-the-Wall-Pose, or Viparita Karani, is an asana favoured by many and no wonder as it is said to help with many different ailments, such as: Anxiety Arthritis Digestive problems Headache High and low blood pressure Insomnia Migraine Mild depression Respiratory ailments Urinary disorders Varicose veins Menstrual cramps Premenstrual syndrome Menopause This pose is a restorative one, so in a yoga class you would…
Sleeping! One of my favourite things to do and I do it well. Unfortunately not everybody is as lucky as I am and lack of sleep or inability to fall asleep is a real issue for many. Talking to people I have realised that in addition to my natural sleeping abilities there have few things I have done all my life that mean I have a specific bedtime…