Yoga
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Mind and Body Support
How can Ayurveda support your Yogic lifestyle? Perhaps you are just wandering into the world of Yoga, or perhaps you are deeply entrenched in Yoga. Wherever you are on...
AYURVEDA / YogaMind and Body Support
How can Ayurveda support your Yogic lifestyle? Perhaps you are just wandering into the world of Yoga, or perhaps you are deeply entrenched in Yoga. Wherever you are on the...
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Dosha-Balancing Yoga
As complimentary Vedic sciences, Ayurveda and Yoga originated from the same source and share a common history, language, and cultural foundation. Integrating Ayurveda into your practice can bring about a...
AYURVEDA / YogaDosha-Balancing Yoga
As complimentary Vedic sciences, Ayurveda and Yoga originated from the same source and share a common history, language and cultural foundation. Integrating Ayurveda into your practice can bring about a...
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Vata-Pacifying Yoga
Vata dosha is characterized by the qualities cold, mobility, lightness, and expansiveness. If you have a vata constitution, or imbalance, this video demonstrates how you can customize your yoga...
AYURVEDA / YogaVata-Pacifying Yoga
If you have a vata constitution, or imbalance, this article describes how you can customize your yoga practice to encourage the opposite qualities that naturally bring vata back into balance.
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Pitta-Pacifying Yoga
As a sister science of Ayurveda, Yoga is an excellent exercise and spiritual practice to incorporate in your daily routine for balancing your individual constitution. Although many yoga poses...
AYURVEDA / YogaPitta-Pacifying Yoga
A yoga practice for a pitta individual should encourage compassion, acceptance, relaxed effort, and be cooling in nature. Pittas can cultivate this by following some basic guidelines.
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Kapha-Pacifying Yoga
As a sister science of Ayurveda, Yoga is an excellent exercise and spiritual practice to incorporate in your daily routine for balancing your individual constitution. Although many yoga poses...
AYURVEDA / YogaKapha-Pacifying Yoga
A yoga practice for a kapha individual should be one creating space, stimulation, warmth, and buoyancy. Kaphas can cultivate this by following some basic guidelines.
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Yoga Pose: Lion Pose
If possible, face the sun. Come onto the hands and knees and bring the ankles and knees together. Gently move the hips back to rest on your heels, as...
AYURVEDA / YogaYoga Pose: Lion Pose
The pose described here is sometimes called “Roaring Lion Pose” and is known in Sanskrit as Simhagarjanasana. Simhasana is also known as “Lion Pose” and includes a quiet, meditative variation...
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So Hum Meditation
“When sound, breath, and awareness come together, it becomes light… So Hum meditation properly practiced leads to the union of the individual with the universal Cosmic Consciousness. You will go...
AYURVEDA / YogaSo Hum Meditation
So Hum Meditation has existed in India throughout the ages. It synchronizes the movement of the breath with the mantra that fits naturally into the inhalation (So) and exhalation (Hum)....
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Empty Bowl Meditation
“In the stop, the mind stops… time stops… thought stops… and it opens to the vast emptiness. At the moment you become empty, God will come to fill you. You...
AYURVEDA / YogaEmpty Bowl Meditation
There are many meditation techniques, but Empty Bowl meditation is one that calms the mind, awakens kundalini shakti, and unfolds a blissful state of awareness.
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Full Yogic Breath
Full Yogic Breath is a deeply balancing pranayama (breathing exercise) that benefits vata, pitta, and kapha. It is sometimes known as three-part breath because it works with three different...
AYURVEDA / YogaFull Yogic Breath
Full Yogic Breath is a deeply balancing pranayama (breathing exercise) that benefits vata, pitta, and kapha. It is sometimes known as three-part breath because it works with three different sections...
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Nadi Shodhana Pranayama
{cta} Nadi Shodhana, also known as Alternate Nostril Breathing, is a powerful breathing practice with wide-reaching benefits. Nadi is a Sanskrit word meaning “channel” or “flow” and shodhana means...
AYURVEDA / YogaNadi Shodhana Pranayama
Alternate Nostril Breathing, also known as Nadi Shodhana, is a powerful breathing practice with wide-reaching benefits. Get easy-to-follow instructions here.
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Kapalabhati Pranayama
Kapalabhati Pranayama, also known as Skull Shining Breath, is an energizing breathing practice that clears the lungs, the nasal passages, and the mind. In Sanskrit, Kapal means “cranium” or...
AYURVEDA / YogaKapalabhati Pranayama
Kapalabhati Pranayama, also known as Skull Shining Breath, is an energizing breathing practice that clears the lungs, the nasal passages, and the mind. In Sanskrit, Kapal means "cranium" or "forehead"...
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Bhastrika Pranayama
Bhastrika Pranayama, also known as Bellows Breath, is a heating breathing practice that mimics fanning a fire with a steady flow of air. Bastrika is a Sanskrit word meaning...
AYURVEDA / YogaBhastrika Pranayama
Learn about Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breath), a breathing practice that stokes the inner fire of the mind and body, supporting proper digestion on all levels.
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Bhramari Pranayama
Bhramari Pranayama, also known as Humming Bee Breath, is a calming breathing practice that soothes the nervous system and helps to connect us with our truest inner nature. Bhramari...
AYURVEDA / YogaBhramari Pranayama
Bhramari Pranayama, also known as Humming Bee Breath, is a calming breathing practice that soothes the nervous system and helps to connect us with our truest inner nature. Bhramari is...
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Ujjayi Pranayama
Ujjayi Pranayama, also known as the Breath of Victory, is a widely used pranayama in the yogic tradition. Ujjayi comes from the Sanskrit prefix ud, which means “bondage” or...
AYURVEDA / YogaUjjayi Pranayama
Ujjayi Pranayama, also known as the Breath of Victory, is a widely used pranayama in the yogic tradition. Ujjayi comes from the Sanskrit prefix ud, which means “bondage” or “binding”...
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Sheetali Pranayama
Sheetali Pranayama, also known as Cooling Breath, is a breathing practice that very effectively cools the body, the mind, and the emotions. Sheetali comes from the Sanskrit root sheet,...
AYURVEDA / YogaSheetali Pranayama
Sheetali Pranayama, also known as Cooling Breath, is a breathing practice that very effectively cools the body, the mind, and the emotions. Sheetali comes from the Sanskrit root sheet, which...
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