GENERAL NOTES FOR THE COURSE: Each day I will send you a session, which usually includes a bit of theory, a bit of verbally-instructed practice, and then visually-instructed practice. Each session will build on the previous one, so you must do the daily sessions in order. Generally, each practice will have a simple (easy) and […]
Moving the body to release the energy of the 7 main chakras
Your true core in your body is like a central station of your energy and intuition, and the 7 main chakras of indian yoga are like the main railway stations. There are of course hundreds of little energy stations in the body but the main ones are located in the central column of your trunk, and each one is associated with a main nerve plexus, as well as a major endocrine system.
Strengthening & Energising Posture & Movement for all Ages
In this video Simon is teaching a simple sequence of safe, accessible and effective spinal movements that have a beneficial effect for your physical body (enhancing muscle and joint health, relieving back pain), your physiological body (enhancing energy levels, immunity etc) and your mental body (improving meditative calmness and focused alertness).
Why you may feel stressed and anxious after longer periods of full yogic breathing
The ability to expand the chest with air held out (exhalation retention) and the abdomen fully relaxed in the manner described to be Uddiyana bandha in Mr Iyengar’s “Light on Yoga” is not accessible for most people.
How do you tighten your core?
What is the ‘core’, this slightly esoteric concept? The core is physically located roughly in the centre of your body between your navel, your fifth lumber vertebra, your iliac crest and the pelvic floor. In internal martial arts, they call this region the dan tien or energy centre, and in the Indian yoga system, it […]