Using Ayurvedic modalities – namely aromatherapy – to help us ground and balance in our transformation through yoga.
Tag: self care
Yoga poses for meditation.
The original yoga asana were mainly meant for seated meditation. Take a read!
Meditation with stories.
Putting yourself in a story for reflection is a form of meditation. This is extremely powerful coupled with journaling. Have a read!
Boost your health with pranayama.
It’s Healthy Lung Month in the USA, and it seems like a great time to discuss yoga breath work, also known as pranayama, and the benefit it brings to our lung health. Our breath has been present from the moment we are born, and leaves us when we leave life. It is linked to every […]
Breath-focus for meditation.
Learn how to use your breath in your meditation focus.
Self Care in September
September is all about self care, a vital component of our lives. I’m not sure how many of us take time for self care but here’s why it is so important. WHO defines self-care as: WHO defines self-care as “the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to […]
Meditation through centring prayer.
Centring prayer, or mantra meditation, to help declutter the mind, gain clarity and distance from emotions.
Practising candle gazing, or trataka.
Trataka is the practice of candle gazing, where you spend time with your eyes focused solely on the flame of a candle. For me, this is a practice of concentration, and therefore part of dharana practice. Yogapedia explains: Dharana is the sixth of the Eight Limbs of Yoga as described by Patanjali in the Yoga […]
How mindfulness helps healthy ageing.
Mindfulness reaps so many benefits, especially for us who are growing older