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The most important thing for your yoga is desire!

January 30, 2021 By Peter

What is your desire for your yoga practice?

Yoga is a paradox - it is both a practice and a state of being. As a practice, we enter yoga for a vast array of reasons.

Maybe we have an aching body, or we're stressed, or maybe we want to be able to "do" all of the advanced asanas?

What ever the reason, invariably, if you're practicing yoga with a contemplative attitude, you will gain ever deepening insights into the nature of yoga and of self.

You will have moments where you enter the bliss and experience yoga as a state of being.

As your commitment grows these moments of bliss occur more often.

It's like the proverbial carrot that leads the donkey along on its journey!

My daily go to routine for back pain relief

May 26, 2021 By Peter

I've used this routine for many years. If ever there's a hint of pain I go straight to it and it always relieves the tension.

Depending on the severity, I usually get back to pain free very quickly.

It's been fine tuned over the years based on feedback from my friends and students.

Learn about the powerful effects of Pawanmukatasana.

April 25, 2021 By Peter

What are Pawanmuktasana?

Not many people know about Pawanmuktasana because they’re rarely taught in modern yoga studios.

This is a shame because they’re great for purifying the body and helping to establish the type of internally focused attention necessary for circulating prana.

Pawanmuktasana is a fantastically simple series of movements that lubricate the joints, tone the muscles, limber up the spine, and generally get the circulation moving.

More specifically, they are broken into two groups:

How to clear your mind & awaken your spine in 3 mins!

March 25, 2021 By Peter

Do this every morning to clear your mind and awaken your spine!

Many people aren't aware of this fact:

A large portion of society carries up to one-third of their lung capacity in stale breath. This is due to a combination of a sedentary lifestyle, poor posture, and insipid breathing habits.

Us yogis believe that carrying stale breath in the lungs is like carrying around the past. Stale breath trapped in the lungs contributes to low energy levels and feelings of depression and anxiety.

There is an ever growing mountain of evidence based research aligning with what we yogis have known for millennia.

Doctors and psychologists world wide are advocating more exercise and advise the use of breathing practices and meditation.

They're advising this because of the known benefits:

increased energy levels
a more positive mind set
elevated levels of happiness and feelings of joy

Traditional Surya Namaska

February 25, 2021 By Peter

A brief video tutorial on traditional surya namaska:

Surya Namaska, aka Salute to the Sun, has long been regarded in India for its many benefits.

It can be practiced in numerous ways depending on the desired outcome:

physical, ie, flexibility, muscle tone, weight loss.
mental, ie. clarity, focus.
emotional, ie, as a mood enhancer.
spiritual, ie, as a form of bhakti (devotion) and a precursor to meditation.

In this follow along tutorial I teach the movements of Traditional Surya Namaska without linking them to the breath.