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Category Archives: meditation
You’re doing what? Ten days of Silence at the Vipassana Meditation Center
Every time I told someone where I was going for 10 days, their faces would twist in horror and the responses would be: “You’re doing what?” “Why in the heck would you want to do that?” “You are crazy!” “Be … Continue reading
Posted in humor, meditation, Vipassana Meditation Center, wellness, yoga
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John Schumacher Interview on Meditation and BKS Iyengar
John Schumacher sits down with Iyengar Yoga teacher Rosa Santana and discusses his thoughts on meditation, how it can be reached through the practice of asana, the difference between meditation and Pranayama, and stories about the early days with BKS … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, pranayama, yoga
Tagged bks iyengar, john schumacher, meditation, pranayama, rosa santana, yoga
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What encompasses a personal practice?
Students often tell me, “Oh yoga comes so easily to you.” In every practice I take time to analyze where my body needs to work and try to think of ways to open it. Much of my practice is spent … Continue reading
Posted in india, meditation, Uncategorized, wellness, yoga
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Photo blog – The Institute
Posted in health, meditation, travel, Uncategorized, wellness, yoga
Tagged Institute, iyengar, medical, ramamani, yoga
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Why do you demonstrate on your less than perfect side?
Over the last few years I have demonstrated an asana or two in class, (in particular standing postures or twists) on my less than open side. For example, I’ll demonstrate Ardha Chandrasana, and discuss where my body needs to move … Continue reading
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Workshops with Senior Iyengar Yoga Teacher Sri Arun H.S.
I am honored to announce that Sr. Iyengar Teacher Sri Arun H.S. will be teaching two workshops at EssentialYoga Studio during his U.S. tour. These will be small intimate workshops with limited space. When: Monday, October 7th 4:00PM – 7:00PM … Continue reading
Posted in health, meditation, Uncategorized, wellness, yoga
Tagged arun, essentialyoga, h.s., iyengar yoga teacher, meditation, senior, sri, strength, studio, wellness, workshops
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Question of the Month: How do I keep from becoming discouraged in my practice? I look around in yoga class and I can’t do any of the poses.
This is a difficult question to answer. Yoga is internal, personal, and not to be compared to the practice of the person next to you. While in India, I was always looking around at the other students. Geeta Iyengar told … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, Uncategorized, wellness, yoga
Tagged discourage, enlightenment, health, meditation, practice, wellness, yoga
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Question of the Month: I find Digital Pranayama difficult. Why can’t I practice closing the nostrils with the thumb and forefinger? What is the importance of Digital Pranayama?
In the practice of digital Pranayama the fingers regulate the volume and flow of breath by narrowing the nasal passages filtering out impurities during respiration. The controlled inhalation through the narrowed passages allows the lungs more time to absorb oxygen. … Continue reading
Posted in health, meditation, Uncategorized, wellness, yoga
Tagged benefits, breath, breathing, digital, meditation, pranayama
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Prashantji
Prashantji’s classes are incredibly difficult. I find I have to mentally prepare prior to attending. That being said, they are wonderful. This evening we did three main poses. Ustrasana (about a 100 of them) Urdhva Dhanurasana (about 50) and Dwi … Continue reading
Posted in humor, meditation, travel, Uncategorized, yoga
Tagged india, iyengar, learning, philosophical, philosophy, prashant, prashantji, pune, style, teaching, travel, yoga
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Meditation, Cortical Thickness, and Pain Sensitivity
There’s a small but growing body of research literature showing that meditation practice is associated with greater cortical thickness in the brain (i.e., Grant et al., 2010; Lazar et al., 2005; Pagnoni & Cekic, 2007). All three studies used MRI … Continue reading
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