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Ashtanga yoga – any benefits?

Ashtanga yoga – any benefits?

Ashtanga yoga is the royal eight fold yoga (8 limbs yoga) systematized by the ancient sage Patanjali. 8 LIMBS OF YOGA (ASHTA=8, ANGA=LIMB) Yama – attitude towards others Nyama – attitude towards ourselves Asana – physical postures Pranayama – breath control Dharana – concentration Prathyahara – sense withdrawal Dhyana – meditation Samadhi – complete integration […]

Self-awareness beyond personality

Self-awareness beyond personality

I am Lavinia. I=EGO=ego consciousness am=emptiness=soul=space Lavinia=form “When you remove the “I” and the form, you are left with the emptiness=the soul within. That is yoga.”  Yogi Arvind, Samyak Yoga School, Mysore, India- notes from philosophy class 300 hours course, April 2016 A couple of months ago while doing my Ashtanga practice, I saw (what […]