Articles from Teachers

As how a child strives to stand up taking little steps engaging the lower portions of its body and grounding its little baby feet into exploring this world of enjoyments, the yogi takes his first step in exploring the journey within by grounding his feet to mother earth. The feet and the legs are very […]

It all starts with your feet. Your feet are the foundation of your entire body, like any buildings, if the foundation is not laid properly, it affects the stability and the construction of the building, and so are your feet.  In our yoga classes or Yoga Teachers Training courses, we place great emphasis in understanding

As the famous metaphor goes “No pain, no gain”, this may sound right for many as it explains one must go through pain in order to gain something! But to apply this metaphor to our yoga practices and our body! Really?? Does your body really need to go through pain in order for you to

“Yoga does not transform the way we see things. It transforms the person who sees.”  Yoga has gained prominence in recent years, particularly among celebrities, medical professionals, and many more. Yoga, in order to keep your body and mind healthy, transforms the way you conduct your life. Incorporating yoga into your everyday routine enables you

Every movement we perform in our lives, since we are born, when it becomes a habit  in repetition, can greatly influence our posture, especially when happening in an  asymmetrical pattern.  We see this more clearly in people who are engaged in sports or sedentary work, in which one portion of the body is overdeveloped or

“Straighten your spine”, this is one of the common instruction we often hear in yoga classes. But if we really look at the spine, is our spine really straight? I spend a lot of time studying the role of spinal curves in yoga practices, its bone, its curves and its kinesiological functions when it comes

The title itself may seem that there is an activity that we need to do to get peace. Not really peace is a state of our mind. When we say peace what comes to our mind? It may be a place, a relationship or even an activity that we enjoy. Is that so? Does that

The Word Yoga is actually the abbreviation for Yogasana. It derives from the root word of “YOG” and is defined as union. This word “Yoga” is often being interpreted as a popular subject in this modern times; it is a subject for mundane welfare, sense of wellness and fitness. Unfortunately, many of us failed to

There is a story about a sculptor that was so renowned for his work. While sculpting his piece he did not realize his surroundings. There was so much happening around him but he was so engrossed in his work that nothing from his surrounding disturbed his concentration in his work. When he was asked how

“A healthy body leads to a healthy mind and a health of the mind is the most important tool you can have as a business owner.” If we look into the thesaurus, we will be surprised to find so many positive words related to the word “Health”. But is health only related to the physical