As you go deeper into your practice, it’s inevitable that you’re going to want to hungrily read as much as possible about yoga.Believe me, I get it.When I first started to deepen my yoga practice, I became obsessive with it. I wanted to learn as much as...
It seems like every yoga class, teacher, and person who practices yoga gives the salutation ‘Namaste’, usually followed by something about divine light, divine love, or some other divine mention.But what is the translation of namaste and how is it actually...
It seems like every yoga class, yoga studio, and yoga related brand plasters the symbol of om wherever they can or chant the sounds of om whenever there is more than one person around.But what does it symbolize anyway? And what does this yoga term have to do with...
You may often hear your instructor say “soften your gaze” or “use your drishti” during yoga. But what does that really mean and what importance does this yoga term carry in your yoga practice? Drishti means “focused gaze” in Sanskrit and is used for concentration and...
You may be wondering… what is asana?In Sanskrit, it translates to “seat” in English, but it doesn’t exactly mean to sit.You may be familiar with yoga asana……but did you know that what we commonly lump into “yoga” is an 8-fold path which...
Many of us take yoga classes for a wide variety of different reasons, whether it’s to stretch, switch off after a busy day or just forms part of your workout routine, but whatever your goal is, yoga students often tend to pursue classes in search of a quiet and...