Showing posts with label Yoga Styles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yoga Styles. Show all posts

Monday, 9 April 2012

Anti-Gravity Yoga



Lately I've been hearing a lot about anti-gravity yoga, a fusion technique that combines dance, Pilates and calisthenics with yoga and claims to relieve compressed joints, whilst re-aligning the entire body. This style of yoga is practiced in a sort of soft trapeze that can be used as a hammock - the type you might see in a Cirque du Soleil performance! It certainly sounds interesting, so I've been on the hunt for some more information...

Monday, 19 March 2012

What is Yoga Nidra?



In his authoritative text on all things yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar defines yoga-nidra as:


The sleep of yoga, where the body is at rest as if in sleep while the body remains fully conscious, though all its movements are still. 


If it doesn't sound like your usual idea of relaxation, that's because it's not. Unlike other forms of relaxation, such as swimming, spending time in nature or listening to our favourite music, yoga-nidra has the ability to bring your body into a state of deep relaxation - a state where the mind quietens, physical tension drains away and even your heart beat and breathing slow down.

Friday, 24 February 2012