DANDASANA (staff pose) is a basic starting asana for all seated poses. It is our ‘seated tadasana’ so to speak and one of the most grounding poses, connecting us with Muladara, our root chakra. Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you. Bring the legs together and flex the feet. …
SAVASANA (literally “corpse pose”), serves not only as the basic starting asana for all supine poses, but – most importantly – it is our final relaxation pose at the end of every practice. This is the moment when we have nothing left to do, nowhere else to go, when we can simply be… It is …
TADASANA (mountain pose) is arguably the most basic yoga pose. It is a basic starting asana for all standing and most balancing poses. It is one of the most grounding poses and therefore connects us with Muladhara, our root chakra. Stand near the front of the mat with your feet hip-width apart or big toes …
NAMASTE can be both a simple greeting and a sign of respect. It is a Sanskrit word that literally means “I bow” (namah) “to you” (te). One of the more widely spread esoteric translations is “The light in me honors the light in you”, pointing to the belief that all human beings share a common …
OM/AUM is the primordial sound, the first sound from which the universe came into existence. The first vibration, also called the Nadam, was “unstruck,” meaning that it occurred where there were no things to strike against each other to make a sound. That first very subtle vibration is still resonating through each and every sound …
