Yoga

Yoga & Intellect…

“The voice of the intellect is soft one, but it does not rest until it has gained a hearing. Ultimately, after endless rebuffs, it succeeds. This is one of the few points in which one may be optimistic about the future of mankind”.

Unleashing the cobra

When I first started yoga, I couldn’t wait for each class where I could slither into this back bend. There are however, a number of things to be aware of in cobra that are common for beginners to forget.

Yoga, for when allergies attack

For those of you that have allergies, I’m sure you know that there’s nothing’s more annoying than sneezing 15 times in a row (my personal record), having tissues stuffed up your sleeve to constantly wipe your nose with, feeling congested all the way from your toes to the top of your head and having to breath in a very laboured way through your mouth.

Moving meditation

On the weekend I tried out a yoga sequence a friend has been working on. This style, yet to be named, is a rigourous blend of vinyasa flow yoga and tai chi, with an emphasis on creating movement from the core.