I have been nominated for a Liebster Award by Claire from Cupcakes and Asanas! The Liebster award is focused on supporting upcoming bloggers. Liebster is a German word, meaning love or beloved. Since other small bloggers nominate fellow bloggers and they on their turn nominate another 11 bloggers, love is spread and new inspiring blogs discovered. […]
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Often during a yoga class, the instructor tells you to roll to your right-hand side after relaxation or savasana. Most asanas are also performed from the right to the left and not the other way around. Have you ever wondered why? Symbolic First of all, rolling to the right or the right side has a
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Most yoga practitioners and/or India-lovers have come across the greeting or prayer: Namaste. I love to end my yoga sessions with ‘Namaste’ while bringing my hands together in front of my heart and bowing my head. In India it is used as an everyday greeting such as ‘Hello, How’re you?’ So what does it mean
If your yoga practice starts to deepen, for sure you will come across Sanskrit: the oldest language known to man. During my regular yoga classes I have learned several Sanskrit names for commonly practised asanas (poses). For example: Chaturanga Dandasana (Four-Limbed Staff Pose), Utthita Trikonasana (Extended Triangle Pose), Tadasana (Mountain Pose), Utkatasana (Chair Pose), Garudasana
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