Started the day with some gentle yoga practice and a warm shower. A morning spent with my mother enjoying a lovely lunch. I don’t have to take a flight and leave this place. My cat napping close to me, a coffee, some music, and me doing something I love…. I am a lucky girl! In …
Lately, I find myself gasping and trying desperately to find tranquillity and calm. I can’t sleep well, I’m often anxious, … It’s for sure a stressful moment for people all over the world. This makes me realize even more how much we need yoga in our lives to balance the amount of charge our day …
You might already know that, among several other qualities, like precision and alignment, Iyengar Yoga is also characterized by the use of props. Grippy yoga mats, bricks, blocks and books, bolsters and pillows, blankets or straps, are there to help you in your practice. They can make an asana safer, helping you to achieve with fewer risks …
I still remember the amazing feeling I had when, after more than a year of practice, I realized my body could balance on my head… it felt like a huge step forward in the right direction and gave me the perfect amount of motivation I needed. It made me understand how my body was changing …
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Lazy and discontinuous yoga practice? You find any excuse to postpone it? Or maybe you just wait for the weekly class to open your mat? If you answer “yes” to one of these questions… well, then this post is for you! I will give you good tips and methods on how to start and maintain …
Mudrā (मुद्रा) is a Sanskrit term that literally means “seal”, “gesture” or “sign”. In yoga, mudras are often symbolic gestures with hands and fingers that facilitate the flow of energy through the body, helping and thus promoting our meditative practices. Proper positioning of hands is extremely important in meditation: hands should never be neglected or placed casually. Each mudra stimulates …
There is one concept above all that keeps coming to my mind over and over since I started scratching the surface of yoga philosophy a couple of years ago: Karma Yoga. These past days I beautifully lost myself again in this topic, diving deeper into its definition and application. It all starts in the Bhagavad …