The Three Layers of the Brain are the: Neocortex Limbic Brain Brain Stem These three layers are what we understand to be the logic, emotion, and survival centers of human beings. As yoga practitioners, there is a direct correlation between higher states of awareness during one’s practice and activation of the frontal cortex (located in …
Vlog 7/7. The waterfall. Ahh! Water 🎶Earth my body, water by blood, air my breath and fire my spirit. with Himanshu at Abhayaranya waterfall. Grounding into the earth, bathed and refreshed by the water, inhaling the fresh air, my spirit alive with love and light. #rishikeshyogpeeth#affiliateyogaschool Join us in Bali for a transformative immersion 200-hour yoga …
Vlog 6/7. This is a 4km hike into the Himalayan mountains. No roads lead up the mountain to this yoga village. No vehicles travel up here. The air is pure. There is peace here. It’s a journey to get here and a joy to be here. Being here makes the journey worthwhile. Nature is energizing. #Abhayaranya #rishikeshyogpeeth #affiliateyogaschool Join us …
Vlog 5/7. I posted all these videos directly to my personal FaceBook page, and it was the most I’ve had to say on that platform since joining Facebook. These videos don’t do Abhayaranya justice. You just have to come here and experience #Abhayaranya for yourself. So? When are you coming? #rishikeshyogpeeth #affiliateyogaschool Join Yogini Mimi this September in Bali for your …
Vlog 4/7. Every time I arrive at this point in the journey to #Abhayaranya, I’m reminded of Shangri-La from the movie “The Lost Horizon.” All my #yourdaybalancegame peeps? I’m thinking of you! Shangri-La was a mystical, ageless society where one lives in harmony with nature and her community. Ahhh! I love this place. Anahata wide open 😍 #rishikeshyogpeeth #affiliateyogaschool Join …
Vlog 3/7. I always say, “Abhayaranya inspires yoga.” On my journey up the mountain, I encountered a past Rishikesh YogPeeth student coming down the mountain. Bhavesh Ramji was staying at the yoga village, participating in a 21-day yoga retreat. He loves it here more than I do (or as much as? Who can say?). It …
This is Vlog (video blog) 2/7. I love this hike!! #Abhayaranya #yogavillage. #rishikeshyogpeeth #swadhyayayogaschool #affiliateyogaschool Join us in Bali for a transformative immersion 200-hour yoga teacher training course. Register now: www.swadhyayayogaschool.com/registration-form/ 28-DAY COURSES: – 3rd September – 1st October – 5th November
This is vlog 1/7 about my hike today, Sunday, February 18, 2018. A video blog if you will. The journey was up into the Himalayan mountains to Patna village where my teacher built a yoga village, #Abhayaranya. I co-guided several students from the Rishikesh YogPeeth 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher training course up to this beautiful …
The word “prana” means life force and is believed to be the vital energy or life force that flows throughout the body. This also serves as the link between the consciousness and the mind. “… Once the breath is still, your mind is still as well…” It is this life force that exists in all …
Pranayama, loosely translated, means breathing techniques; and, is one of the eight limbs of yoga that sage, Patanjali, explains in the Yoga Sutras, written circa 150 BC. Pranayama is comprised of two root words: prana (vital energy or life force) and ayama (extension or expansion). Pranayama, therefore, means to extend the vital energy. Pranayama provides a way to activate the life force and …
