By Himanshu JoshiYoga Teacher Trainingyoga limbs, yoga types
As you scroll through your mobile or look at your computer screen reading this article, observe yourself and your thoughts for a moment. You may be physically at your home, office or anywhere you are supposed to be, but most often than not your mind is trapped in the web of the complex thoughts preventing you from being truly present in your surroundings and doing things in an absorbing and passionate way. Even if the first thing that you do in the morning is to look out of your balcony, chances are you aren't truly there and thinking about your day or week ahead. Inculcating mindfulness in our daily life seems tougher and trickier than it appears. Forcing it may not work, but letting it flow by creating the right [...]
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By Himanshu JoshiYoga Teacher Trainingyoga limbs, yoga types
The eight limbs of yoga or Ashtanga yoga is the comprehensive guidelines compiled by great Indian saint Patanjali almost 2,500 years ago to attain spiritual enlightenment. It is the foundation of classic yoga -- both at physical and philosophical levels. We, Himalayan Yoga Association, as the best yoga school in Rishikesh, India follow his teachings as the base of our teachings. Many people consider yoga as a slow-motion exercise to keep body and mind healthy but it is one aspect of the yoga. The ancient practice helps one understand his/her body, mind, energy levels and thought patterns eventually turning the entire attention inward. But this is not easy and requires a lot of hard work, determination and practice. Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga has made the entire practice systematic and [...]
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