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Aum - Om Mantra class

Patanjali, the sage who composed the famous Sutras, considered Om yoga to be one of the highest forms of meditation a person could undertake. Also known as Pravana or Aum yoga, this is a practice designed to awaken consciousness, focusing one's mind on realizing their true self, as well as...

Posted on 27 May 2019

Yoga Lingo

Quads / Quadriceps Femoris and Yoga

Anatomy of the Quadriceps - Essential yoga body partsYour quadriceps femoris is one of the largest muscles in your body and it's one of my favorites too. This familiar muscle is located on the front of the thigh, and it conducts most of our knee movements together with the hamstrings. The...

Posted on 20 May 2019

Essential Yoga Body Parts

Lats / Latissimus Dorsi and Yoga

Essential Yoga Body PartsLatissimus DorsiThe Latissimus dorsi, which is located in the back, is one of the widest muscles in the body. It has a large, triangular shape and works when you do exercises such as swimming and pull-ups. The latissimus dorsi is also one of the muscles that help...

Posted on 17 May 2019

Essential Yoga Body Parts

Thyme + Caraway Broccoli Pasta Bake

This is a deliciously cozy and nourishing pasta bake. It is creamy, flavorsome, savory, hearty, comforting, healthy, dairy-free and gluten-free (if you use gluten-free pasta). Whoever said that comfort food can’t be healthy and nutritious? Not only is it high in nutrients but it is also high...

Posted on 16 May 2019

Yoga Food Recipes

Savasana - Dead body pose

Sanskrit words shava (शव, Śava) meaning "corpse" and asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat."It is a posture that simulates a dead body, and its meaning is relaxation therefore recuperation. It is not just laying down on the yoga mat with fluctuations of the mind nor is it...

Posted on 10 May 2019

Yoga Asanas