For serious practitioners of Ashtanga Yoga, asanas (postures) serve as preparation to stabilize and control the mind, which one, of many, steps along the “the path of internal purification for revealing the Universal Self.”
I began my Ashtanga practice for reasons much less noble than what I later learned many practitioners believe: that Ashtanga is “the path of internal purification for revealing the Universal Self.” Not me. I was motivated by a strong sense of vanity and a dislike of jogging
Hot: I’ve been super stressed at work lately. When that happens, I’m especially prone to feeling the tension in my neck and back. It feels tight, almost clogged- as if the stress of my day-to-day has actually congealed in and around my spine. I’ll feel sluggish, get headaches and even feel sick to my stomach. [...]
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Hot: Look, anyone who knows me can attest to the idea that, I’m probably not the most put-together person on the planet. In fact, my inability to get organized, and my all-star procrastinator status really gives me little credibility when it comes to telling you what to do. However, in the past six months, I’ve [...]
