Hello and the warmest of welcomes to you. Thanks for stopping by my new and revamped alteayoga.es page. I have been blogging for a long time over at http://alteayoga.wordpress.com. So, pop on over there to see what this is all about, while I get the new page up and running. But, make sure to come back here afterwards, or bookmark before you go! Or, even better, get on down to GOA on the Altea-Albir seafront every day at 9:15 (9:00 from July onwards) for a delicious session of hatha yoga. See you there.
Bring calm into your nervous system via breathing
Here is a short video that deals with the relationship between the breath and the emotions. In a study, scientists discovered that when emotions are elicited in trial participants, their breathing pattern changes. But the interesting thing is that the opposite thing also happens: When breathing patterns are altered, the corresponding emotion is elicited. Let’s allow Emma Seppälä to explain it:
Breathe Better: How to Improve Your Mind, Attention, and Memory
In the video, she demonstrates the yogic breathing technique known variously as Nadi shodhana or anuloma-viloma. Alternate nostril breathing works just fine, too.
Pratyahara
David Frawley of the American Institute of Vedic Studies is, in my opinion, one of the most erudite and informed yoga pundits on the scene today. I shall share with you a link to his writings on pratyahara, the fifth limb of Astanga yoga. If you have been practising with me this winter, you will know that pratyahara has figured in my teachings. I hope that this article enlightens you on its philosophical underpinnings. Om shantih shantih shantih.
Pratyahara: Yoga’s Forgotten Limb
Cool yoga photos – yogafotos chulas
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gosiajanik/sets/72157607323430449/