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Balance is key
Balance is key to a healthy and happy life. But finding balance in daily life is sometimes challenging. Busy scheduled, overloaded planning with work, household, socialising. You can relate to these I guess. The things we cut off our list when we are busy are the...
Living in Surrender
ISHVARAPRANIWHAT? Patañjali's eight limbs of Yoga make up a philosophy that includes yamas (restraints) and niyamas (observances, the "don’t restrains"). These are interconnected and help us to enjoy virtuous, purposeful, happy, and balanced lives. Ishvarapranidhana...
Pranayama
In this month’s yoga insight, we will be sharing with you an article on pranayama, covering it in context of the Hatha Yoga tradition, how it works, and why it’s fascinating. The Sanskrit term pranayama means prana = life force, yama = retaining. Pranayama techniques...
Yoga and Personal Development
Yoga & Personal Development People are overall greatly interested in personal growth. It is one of the keywords that gets searched often on the Internet, and there are many different approaches which have been created and developed to fulfil that need. Personal...
Ahimsa
Ahimsa stands for “non-violence” or “absence of injury” in Sanskrit. It is the first of the yamas (self-restraints) in Yoga from Patanjali’s Sutras, in which you find the foundations of yoga (made up by the eight limbs of yoga). With it being the very first yama, it...
Embracing the Seasons Series – Summer Joy
There is something special about June 21st. This day marks the Summer solstice and is thereby the year’s longest day in Northern countries of the world. From a yogic point of view, the Summer solstice denotes the transition to dakshinayana (a Sanskrit term for the...
Yin Yoga
YIN YOGA There are many types of Yoga. The four main ones are: Jnana, Karma, Bhakti & Hatha Yoga. Many forms of yoga fall under the umbrella of Hatha Yoga. Yin Yoga is one of them, and this blog entry is dedicated to it. WHAT IS YIN YOGA? To understand, first of...
Tapas
Tapas is Sanskrit for austerity or discipline, and it is the third of Patanjali's Niyamas. The niyamas are moral codes that encourage positive behavior. Tapas is all about perseverance, and burning enthousiasm. When we look at the etymology of this Sanskrit term, it...
Shakti – Same Essence, Different Forms
Spiritual practice is a continuous discovery, a journey, a yearning for the Divine. This blog post is in the honour of Shakti who represents the Manifestation of Divine Perfection, there where Shiva represents Divine Consciousness. The woman and her mystery is a theme...
Embracing the Seasons Series – Spring: Welcoming Change
Dear Yoga Family, We have now transitioned through this year’s spring equinox, Spring is here! As nature yet again begins the cycle of renewal, growth and expansion, by the universal law of resonance, the energy within our very being does the same. In this season, we...
Maha Shiva Ratri
Namaste friends, Full of spiritual aspiration, I am excited to greet you once again, and share my eager anticipation for the upcoming yearly Maha Shiva Ratri, the great night of Shiva. Maha Shiva Ratri is traditionally celebrated on the night before the day of the New...
EMBRACING THE SEASONS SERIES – REFLECTION & RESTORATION IN THE WINTER
This is the first of a four-piece series we are introducing this year: Embracing the Seasons. In line with the current season in Europe at the time this post is written, we will begin with the winter season.
FEMALE MYSTICS
Hello dear ones! After some time of deep reflection and settling into this exciting 2020 (hope you all had an amazing transition into this year of vision!), I am happy to be back and blogging once again, this month presenting you with a post about a topic that has intrigued me for a few years, and now lies very close to my heart as I immerse myself deeper in the world of divine femininity: female mystics. My ever-growing fascination with the divine, the metaphysical forces underlying the dances of the universe, and all the ways in which I experience this throughout my life as a woman dancing through this earth plane fuels my interest in mysticism. There have been many male and female mystics throughout the course of history who each add special value to the practice of spiritual contemplation. In honour of the rise of the divine feminine, this post is dedicated to female mystics, while reorganizing the conversation in which spiritual and religious structures have typically been male-dominated and as a disclaimer: all while honouring all male mystics equally.
SATYAM – TRUTHFULNESS
Satyam is the second of the yamas in Yoga from Patanjali’s Sutras, and it stands for truthfulness in Sanskrit. This same principle is also found in other religious texts such as the Old Testament (from the Bible), Jewish Scriptures, and the Holy Quran. In the justice system, such as for example in court or when bearing witness to authorities like the police, it is considered a crime to falsify testimony, or simply said, lie.
When we break down the Sanskrit word satyam, we get sat = what is, true, real; and yam = restrain, or ya= “ness” or “coming from”
YOGA & ASTROLOGY – THE CONNECTION
While Yoga & Astrology are both different subjects of study and practice, yet they have many similarities as they work on common principles of elements, chakras and energy. Astrology is like the sister discipline of yoga They are both useful tools in daily life, which are also very ancient and have stood the test of time as are still very relevant up to this day and age.
SEE YOURSELF WITH RENEWED UNDERSTANDING
SEE YOURSELF WITH RENEWED UNDERSTANDING7 Days Retreat and Yoga Foundation Training Sat 22 Feb – Sun 1 March Seeing yourself with renewed understanding EXPLORING YOURSELF IN PRESENT… AND CREATE A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF YOURSELF! Join this 7-day retreat with Savitri...
SVADHYAYA – STUDY OF THE SELF
SVADHYAYA Today we return to the theme topic of the niyamas of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, specifically addressing the fourth: svadhyaya. As a context reminder, the yamas in Yoga are the "do nots" -things we are advised to constrain...
Sauca – Purity
If you think of people in your life who you perceive as pure, what qualities do they have that make you see them in this way? Isn’t it usually the case that you consider someone pure when you feel they are transparent, having no hidden agenda, healthy, and genuinely well-intentioned? Perhaps you came up with some different things. Like being clean, for instance. Sauca, which means purity in Sanskrit, is an essential part of Yoga practice, and ultimately of life.
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Kinder Yoga
The parents and children yoga series with Ananda Bogers in our yoga studio :, the benefits and why we love it! Let’s start.