Reasearch : Yoga Hybrids

Most of us yogis of hatha yoga. We may be experiencing this as Ashtanga, Iyengar, Vinyasa, Zen or Yin. But these are all variants of Hatha : asana, pranayama, meditation and cleanses. Yoga of the body.

Primal Yoga

Combining yoga with martial arts and flow.

Somatic Yoga

Muscle isolation, mindful contaction and release.

Pilates

Combining yoga with callisthetics.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Notes On Breath and Rhythm

The quality of your breath is the quality of your life. How you breath is how you live your life. Breath deeper longer breaths for a deeper longer life. Balance between the inhalation and the exhalation. Conciousness is being the present moment. We can expand the present moment through yoga practice For self exploration and self realisation. Ourselves is all of us. Not just the physical body.
Read more

Breath work - Physical Preparations For Pranayama

As pranayama involves an expansion of the breath, asanas can be used prior to open the chest in preparation. Mountain Pose Tadasana opens up the shoulders and begins chest opening. Lifting the arms up overhead continues this process. Putting the back up against a wall prevents the lower back hollowing and stabiles the trunk. Trikonasana Triangle Pose can identify asymmetries and enable correction. Pranayama can be practiced sitting or lying with the focus on maintaining the chest opening gained from the preparation. Using a wall to support the back and feel alignment is useful. Lying over a folded blanket, blocks or a bolster encourages more chest opening.
Read more