by Lucia Yess | Apr 3, 2016 | Yoga Theory
By Lucia Yess Ahmisa is the first Yama in Patañjali’s Yoga Sutras. Ahimsa is non-violence. As a living being we are apart of a union with other living things. So the thought with this yama is that when you harm another you are hurting yourself. This...
by Lucia Yess | Apr 2, 2016 | Yoga Theory, Yoga Type
Yamas, and its complement, Niyamas, represent a series of “right living” or ethical rules within Yoga. These are a form of moral imperatives, commandments, rules of living. The five Yamas of Patañjali’s classical yoga system are committments that...
by Lucia Yess | Feb 6, 2016 | Mindfulness, Yoga Theory
By Lucia Yess Yoga is rooted in mindfulness. It can take you to a place where the worries of yesterday and the future don’t exist. It can lead you to a present state. It can allow you to let go of the worries of right now and just breathe. But how? How...
by Lucia Yess | Jan 18, 2016 | Yoga Theory
By Adam Ruggiero The following blogs are about the main chakra system in your body. There will be yin poses designed to target and open the body’s chakra centers. Chakra is a term that has become increasingly mainstream and (dare we say it?) hip, but what is it...
