Yoga Style

Thats life

2005-11-21T19:03:00.000+06:00

My Yoga teacher came back from Canada after few months with some lovely gifts and a sad news. She is discovered for Thyroid Cancer.

She is closer to 70 years old., But looks very healthy and pretty., I never believed her age till she told me one day. She is one of the most strongest women whom I have met in my life., So Im sure she will live with it. She is very strong mentally as well as physically.

She is going to be more and more devoted to yoga. On Saturday, when I met her., Her voice has changed. But both of us discussed a lot about Yoga and how good some poses are for Thyroid problems., We talked about cancer and how yoga helps Cancer patients to live much more longer than the Doctors expect them to live. I talked to her lot about what I learnt from a web site., it was a story about a devoted yogi who is a cancer survivor, and I promised her to send that article to her.

Sometime back I posted that article here in my blog., but never thought that my teacher will face the same situation.. Sometimes I really wonder what life is all about… No matter what ever we do.. We have come to this world for a transit..

She is the best teacher I have ever met in my life., She didn’t only teach me yoga., She made me a yoga teacher., she tought me to do things right., and to teach the same for students without keeping anything for myself, She always told me., no matter how good you are in your headstand, if your student cannot do it… I know what she meant… I wish and pray for her health everyday

To do a right Thrikonasana

2005-10-04T18:25:00.000+06:00

This is one of the most difficult poses for me to correct students. The last time we practiced, I noticed quite lot of misalignments of my students. But It was very hard for me to explain them how to correct their mistakes and make them realizing that they do something wrong.

I asked them to stand with their feet 3-4 feet apart. It was not so right with some students and I had to ask them to adjust. Then I asked them to bend forward while they exhale and placed their palms on the floor. But as most of them couldn’t place the hand on the floor aligned with their shoulders (1 hand at a time) It didn’t look right. We couldn’t proceed with the sequence and I asked everybody to practice at home., I think its better for me to get them in more forward bends before starting the Thrikonasana.

Some times its frustrating knowing to do something and not knowing how to correct a student who does it wrong., I must watch some good DVDs for Thrikonasana., Some times they tech lot of valuable tips.

The Naked Buddha Speaks

2005-09-26T17:18:00.000+06:00

This is one of the books, which I bought from BMICH Book Exhibition. I was quite curious about this book .. Because it’s written by a foreign monk. (I cant say the name of this book didn’t make me curious about it too)

I spent lot of time reading it and few more pages to go through., It’s a quite a nice book and very easy to understand. The author has tried to clear lots of misbelieves and myths among westerners about Buddhism. I like the way he compares Buddhism with Philosophy. But still I do not agree with few points he has made about Buddhism., Still it’s a great book (ISBN 1863253157)

Does it really matters?

2005-09-26T17:15:00.000+06:00

Lot of people makes such a big issue about their yoga mats. I do not say a mat is not important., and even ancient yogis have used yoga mats (Bhagawad Geetha says that Ancient yogis laid “Kusa” grass, Covered with a Deer Skin and practiced yoga)

There are so many popular brands in the market.,

I use a sticky mat and I like it., it helps me changing from pose to pose steadily. But a mat is not used to help your balance. That should come within you.

Most of my students use rugs instead of mats., because its easy to carry with them.

yoga.com Forum

2005-09-23T19:54:00.000+06:00

Ok I have decided not to go to yoga.com forum again. Its so stupid how some people call them yoga teachers., they come to the forum for some other intentions. Not for yoga., Thanks to Google they know to search copy and paste instruction in the forum and call themselves Yoga teachers.. People who have no idea of whats going on in the forum can be easily bought by them., Today I talked to Kira (A former member of the forum and my dearest friend.) as I have not seen her for long time in the forum., She told me that she is very disappointed with what’s going on there and 1 month ago, she also has decided to be away from the forum.

I miss all the good advises I got from Glenda, Bay Guy , Yoga guy, jeens,orbellia, Zoebird,kulkaarn (Who always encouraged me for yoga) and some others. But I can think of them as real teachers in my life..
I missed Cyndi too :) Who was the trouble maker all the time. She talks 2 valid points while talking 1000 nonsense. But there was a very good quality in her . She is like the river., Refreshes all the time., She doesn’t keeps things in mind (Im totally different) she fight with a person today., But tomorrow she comes to the forum with all new thoughts about that person., Its amazing.. I dont know how to do that., Any way Im thankful to the forum, I met world best yogis there. and learnt quite a lot to improve my path in Yoga. Things Ive learnt from there will never be forgotten, !!!

Searching for Yoga Books

2005-09-16T23:42:00.000+06:00

I couldn’t write the blog for so long as I was very busy with my office work., I had to give up one class too. So Im telf with only one class to teach yoga,.

I started the classes last Wednesday and I felts so good after the class. Teaching yoga for bunch of kids makes me happy., there was a newbie to the class (a girl who is 12 years old) when I demonstrated the Shoulder stand for them she drew the sign of the cross twise J I couldn’t stop laughing.. I asked why .. She said its scary.. I had to try hard to convince her that shoulder stand is more fun and not scary. J But none of them could do it in the class and they wanted to do it on next day.. I agreed.. I think I must get them to practice with all support first.

I went to the Book exhibition at BMICH with some colleagues yesterday., I was loafing everywhere in the new section to find BKS Iyenger’s books , but couldn’t find any, there were too many Indian book stalls, they asked me to find the publisher of his books and search for that stall, but I had no way of checking it.

I bought a book about Buddhist philosophy and another book called “Kundalani Yoga” I’m not that interested in Kundalani Yoga, but just wanted to explore a little about it.

Some books were extremely expensive., but in some places they gave discounts upto 50%. In Vijithayapa stall there was quite a nice sections with history and religious books., books about “Ancient Greece, India, Buddhism, Hindunism, etc. But they were very very expensive and some books are priced for Rs.7000/-

Im sure my other colleagues got really board with me by going through this type of book collections., but In this sections, they didn’t have any good IT books either,

Yoga for Special Children

2005-07-19T16:47:00.000+06:00

There is one special child joined newly to my yoga classes. Lately I was thinking a lot about that child. Im so happy to see that he follows all the instructions as other kids. I can help him more if I can be trained to teach special children. I’m sure there is something more to what I know. I just have to find some time to do a small research in this area to find a good training program (I don’t think its available in SL) or Books/DVDs. Ive heard that Yoga can really help these children and I can really see that.

“Yoga for Special Children is for kids or smaller adults who have mild to severe physical and/or mental differences. Those who must be manipulated to maintain flexibility & range of motion, have difficulty interacting with their environment, or are needing more activity and stimulation, may find this yogic approach offers a kind and loving way to also stimulate the mind and open the heart. Children who have never said a word can often be understood. The goal is to intuitively let them determine the flow of each session, to make each session something they really look forward to with joy and enthusiasm.”

Aroma Candles and Savasana

2005-07-14T17:35:00.000+06:00

I experienced this.. This is very relaxing., One of my friends gave me some candles which she made by herself using sandalwood oil. Before using this in my classes I asked comments from experienced yoga teachers around the word (Yeah my forum friends) , But I did not get such positive feed back. Its just that.. It can be good., but everybody will not like the smell of it.. No fragrance for yoga period,….. yeah I understand..

Some said they really prefer having aroma candles through out their practice.. No I don’t think so.. this might be ok. When they do poses.. but not when they do meditation.. I personally believe this is ideal for Savasana only.

Yesterday I did dare to light a natural sandalwood candle while my students were in savasana. (Of course its placed in a small clay pot.. I have to be careful about the yoga studio floor. ) After the class I asked them about that.. oh.. They love it. It’s a new experience and its quite relaxing too.. But I don’t think I can find candles for every savasana session.. I like to do that once in a while. so that it will add a difference to their practice too.

Drinks before practice

2005-06-22T15:34:00.000+06:00

Yesterday, I managed to go to the yoga studio as its poya holiday… the studio was very crowded., but only 2 of us are doing advanced level. So the class was ok.. I was so thirsty as I went to the class so I drank a pepsi .. my class mate told me .. don’t you know that you shouldn’t drink anything before the class…??? :p I said yeah I know… but some times we have to break the rules..:) its kindda weird., im telling my classes that practice starts with discipline and I’m very strict on them… but I break rules when im a student.. uhhh.. no good :-(
As she said, when I was in half head stand I felt uneasy and I felt like pepsi gas coming out of my stomach., duh.. I came out of headstand..
Mayurasana is still disappointing me… very slow progress.. I should take my time.
After the calss asst teacher and my classmate wanted to see me doing pigeon pose.. so I showed them., they tried and failed… couldn’t come even closer to me..im worried and I still couldn’t get a pic of my pigeon pose. But they all love to see me doing it :-)

Udditha Padmasana

2005-06-20T13:38:00.000+06:00

Weeek end’s Classes were relaxing.. Not very tiring and the new teacher is not so pushy..

I did Uddetha Padmasana (I haven’t heard this pose before) its something like kukutasana ., You have to be in Padmasana, keep your palms on the floor., Breath in , then hold breath and raise the hip off the floor up to your shoulder level then breath out and wait for 10 counts., It was not too hard for me to do 2 times., but when I was trying it for the 3^rd time., my hands were quite paining.. So I thought that’s time to change the pose.

I didn’t practice Mayurasana., I just kept me busy with my previous schedule.

Small ones class was canceled for the week., so I had more time for me .,

Sunday the Class was quite interesting.. 1 more new student too., But I asked them to join my other class from Month of July., I don’t want to allocate too much of time for yoga at this time.

Head Stand - The best advise

2005-06-17T18:10:00.000+06:00

This is the best instructions I have ever got for head stand., This is written by Keith (A Yoga teacher in New York.,) to yoga.com forum

“There is no hopping, jumping or kicking into headstand. Period. End of story.

You are risking severe injury to your neck every time you jump or kick up. It's your ego that's insisting that you get up into headstand by whatever means possible. If you keep practicing the wrong way you will always do it the wrong way. If you learn it the right way and practice it the right way then you'll make progress.

Keep strengthening your core until you can float the feet up slowly and steadily.

Practice lowering and lifting the legs in shoulderstand to get a feel for it. It should be slow and controlled--NO MOMENTUM, i.e. no kicking or hopping or jumping. Bent knees first then gradually straighten the legs. Do lots of hamstring stretches: forward bends, etc. Do all manner of core strengthening: navasana, situps, salabasana, situps, vasistasana, situps, leg raises, etc. If you do other exercises at the gym, do deadlifts and romanian deadlifts, hyperextensions, reverse hyperextensions, L-sits, hanging knees to elbows or toes to bar.

As you are upside down with your toes on the floor before you go up. Walk your toes in as close as you can get them with your legs straight. Then instead of thinking about going up, think about pulling the knees into the chest. If you can pull the knees in to your chest using your abdominal strength your toes will come off the floor and you'll be in a child's pose headstand. Once you are comfortable with that action and can do it with balance and control, then you can straighten the legs up to the sky. Eventually as you get stronger, you can float the legs up straight. But you should be able to lower and lift very slowly and be able to stop at any point along the way and hold it.

Someone asked why headstand B is easier for some people. The reason is because of the shoulders usually. In HS-A you have greater flexion of the shoulders as the elbows raise over your ears. If someone is tight in the shoulders, then they will compensate by bending their back. Thus they will usually put their forehead down for HS-A instead of the top of their head. So you can see that they are already out of alignment going into it. Then to compound matters, you have to learn to balance on your forearms and because your shoulders are fully flexed you have limited strength and mobility so it's hard to make minute compensations as your muscles are already taxed by being so stretched.

However in HS-B, you have a wider base with the hands and the head. Also most importantly, the shoulders are only slightly flexed as the elbows are at the same height as the shoulders. Therefore when you place your head down, it goes down with better alignment because the back doesn't have to compensate for the shoulders. And the hands, although smaller, have greater sensitivity and can make minute corrections much more easily. That's why some people find HS-B easier than HS-A. If their bakasana is good, then they can usually land their head in the right place. However, if you come up without bakasana you have to worry about people not forming a triangle with their hands and head and their base diminishes. “

Yoga mat bag

2005-06-17T15:47:00.000+06:00

I want to have a bag for my sticky mat so its easier to carry. I went to a place today where they make professional bags., It was very hard for me to explain them what I really wanted., after talking 15 mints. I managed to explain them what I wanted., they promised to deliver it to me by Wednesday . Price they ask was quite reasonable. I wanted a strap so I can carry it like “Kung fu bag “ :)

New Yoga class

2005-06-15T16:33:00.000+06:00

Yesterday evening I went to the Squash/Badminton courts and they want to have a Yoga class., Owner of that is one of my previous customers and this contact came directly. The place looks very nice and the room where they want to have yoga class is nice and the floor is good and its parquet

The only problem is inside the room its very hot … No much ventilation (Good for Birkamates J ) I went to see the room with one of my friends and his idea was to fix 2 exhaustion fans . And they agreed. Other than that it’s quite a nice place.

They are trying to have 15 students for the class.. hmmm .. for me its little too crowded.. How can I correct each an every student’s alignment problems when there are 15 people. And they are not kids… I wish there will be only 10 ( maximum.)

Then the yoga mat problem came… Their idea was for me to buy mats and then ask students to buy from me.. which I didn’t like.. I m not there to do trading.. So finally we agreed to ask students to bring their own mats.. But I don’t know how possible it is if the students are using public transport., I don’t like students to bring towels instead of mats either because I need the class to look professional., I want to do it differently. and if they use towels or rugs I will have to supply some other sponges and stuff when they do inversions etc., otherwise the whole class will start whin saying their elbows are paining etc etc…I said I can do only once a week.. Starting from July 1^st week ..Every Wednesday from 6 –7 PM.. I have to get my other 4 students also here so its easier for me rather than doing 2 classes.. I got a lot to do now .. Very nervous.. I have to create my own schedule…

Teaching Adults

2005-06-13T15:55:00.000+06:00

On Saturday, I started teaching my very first Yoga class to adults (So far I have been teaching only kids and teens)., New class..1 guy and 3 ladies., Guy is a body builder who has 0 level flexibility (If I had a formula to calculate., Im sure that will be the result)
I started telling them what Yoga is, the originate., types of yoga and the rules which we have to follow while studying yoga..and I started with some basic poses.. The guy wanted to do the most difficult possess first and I thought a better way to tackle him., I asked everybody to watch me carefully and I did “Ghanu Seersasana” (Head to knee., elbows on the flow., palms touching the right feet. ) I gotup and asked them to do that., So everybody tried to bend and started whining and screaming.. I asked.. What do you feel now?? Do you feel angry..? or are you shame of your body? Or Are you disappointed??? I said if you feel this way,, there is no yoga here… I told them that they should learn to accept the limitations of their bodies for the day and learn basics first and build the flexibility gradually. After some time., they all became corporative and they became friendly with each other.. I think I handled the situation right…After the class as usual the ladies asked “from where you bought your yoga outfits…. and the mats..” J the guy said he feels good. I feel good too because they said they really want to continue. It was quite tiring than teaching children… But overall it’s a good class.

Mayurasana .. OOps :(

2005-06-11T14:59:00.000+06:00

I started Advanced Yoga TT (Final stage) .My teacher didn’t come to the class and another Asst teacher came to teach me., I fell in Mayurasana all the time I tried to balance. My tummy is still paining by locking elbows to the tummy and balancing :) I must check the techniques with yoga forum pals because I have no much confidence with the new teacher.

See this.. This is a very good pic of Mayurasana., I found it in Yoga dancer's site. But he is balnacing the body using only 1 hand and he uses the wall to support 1 leg. Most of the sites refer Scorpion pose as Mayurasana (Peakock pose)????

This might be a better pic. but too big to paste here
http://www.yogadancer.com/Asanas/Peacock/Mayurasana.jpg

Sticky Yoga Mat

2005-06-07T15:48:00.000+06:00

I have been looking for a Sticky mat for a long time. Ordering it through the web is quite costly., Accidentally I found what I was looking for., There is a Sportswear and accessories shop at Liberty Plaza 1^st Floor (Too bad I cant member the name of the shop , but anybody can find it easily.. there are lot of Addidas and Nike Sportswear in the display ) I just went in and asked them whether they have Sticky Yoga Mats and to my surprise they said “YES” .. I bought a nice green color mat and it cost me only Rs .1500 = 15 $ Im quite satisfied with it and I can do poses much better with this as its not slippery

OOps I did it again !!

2005-05-30T09:44:00.000+06:00

Ohh.. Feel so good. ! I got a Distinction (99%) marks for the Yoga Intermediate Teacher training Exam Yesterday !!!!

After all the troubles I have been through lately.. I really don’t know from where I got strength to do this exam so soon… Self confidence can take you anywhere!!!

Meditation…... is that what you really think???

2005-05-27T17:24:00.000+06:00

Have you ever tried meditating.. ??. Quite cool.. You must try it ! You dont have to be a yogi to do that :)

In SL when people go old., they all go to meditate .. to meditation centers .. What do they try to achieve at that age?? Is it fear of death???, thinking of a better life in their next soul? Because they don’t have anything else to do at home? or is it for true self awareness?? I just can’t figure out. Lately I had a friend, every time she broke up with a guy, she goes for meditating.. (Shan**a hope you are not reading my blog :)) She called it recovery and re initialization process :-) I really don’t understand that either ..Because you don’t meditate on your problems in order to solve them, but through meditation you can have a clear mind, which helps solving your problems in a better way

For me., meditation means a process of resolving conflicts. It’s the most simple process in the earth of becoming aware of who you really are. Meditation helps us to systematically explore our inner dimensions.

From our childhood we are trained and guided to explore the outer world and learn., but we miss the point of exploring our own selves. What ever we do in the external world, will not produce the results what we want unless we achieve the Inner Balancing. Again , meditation is the simplest way to achieve that “Inner balance “

You can meditate on your own., you can simply concentrate on your breathing.. and not think ok anything else at that moment., Its quite difficult to do., there are so many thoughts floating in to our mind when we start meditating., but that’s no problem., problem is our reaction to those disturbances.

Uhhh :(

2005-05-25T11:41:00.000+06:00

Oops…… If I had 1 week off I have much better things to do rather than laying on a hospital bed with saline, painful injections and crappy cable TV movies.. ( ohh.. But I like “High school reunion” and “Rocket man” which I watched in Star movies :) But I had no choice, the whole last week was just wasted., I couldn’t even read anything, every time I tried to read something I got the dizzy feeling and my eyes started smarting.. Things could have been much better, If my body didn’t react badly for one injection they gave me.. Stupid germs damn it !!!!!! I have no idea from where it went in to my body., :(( I have lost 3 KGs within these few days.

Things keep postponing. Some times it’s very scary…

But the best part is I have not lost my flexibility at all., Yesterday I practiced my full intermediate schedule and to my surprise I could do better than how I did before. Is it due to loosing weight??? I don’t know.. hmmm...But I feel so good and at last something to be happy about….

The Long Silence….

2005-05-13T17:10:00.000+06:00

I couldn’t write the blog for quite a while.. Long boring days.. Lots of things happened.. I started teaching Yoga for children’s class, I couldn’t do my intermediate TT exam as planed due to my leg injury..

I was out of the mat for quite a while and Im back on the mat again…oops the whole body hurts when stretching…. But I feel quite good with the pain.. I had to try hard to get back to Pachchimostana yesterday.. But I didn’t give up, after 20 hard bends.. oops Im good at it again
:) Once again my shoulders touching the floor, chest touching the knees and the palms tutching the feet...

I didnt re start teaching my class yet.. Im sure my little students are missing me a lot. I will take them back tomorrow when I go to the studio..

Out of the mat

2005-03-24T17:26:00.000+06:00

I have no much Yoga till I start my intermediate TT on next Saturday… So I have more time to finish off some of the outstanding work I have...

I am working on my Yoga site these days with help of MIB. (I thought he was only looking for Ets…) My friend MIB has a nice site, which he maintains…..Its pretty cool. I have no time to go through the whole site.. But this one I picked from his site.. I love this …

Seasons passing by . . .

Seasons passing by
another spring is on the way
shining with brighter sun
melting all the snow away..

Memories I shared with you
abt all the beauty in these seasons
aching my heart when thinking again
I have to face this new spring alone..

Green grass growing again
in the path I used to walk
It's hurts to see nature's beauty
by myself all alone..

If you are happy where ever you are
Hope someone cares for you
as much as I care
Don't let the memories hurt you in anyway
Like they do for me in everyday..

There are loads of lovely stuff like this in his site http://www.4minutesperday.com

Yoga or cosmetics ????

2005-03-23T17:06:00.000+06:00

The Ancient art, “Yoga” helps to improve women’s beauty in many ways.. It helps to relax your mind, which helps to avoid premature aging. It improves the inner beauty, which reflects on your face.

My previous teacher told me that in ancient India, there was a saying it seems. ..When a yogi keeps on practicing one of the breathing methods (Now I forget which one) it adds so much glamour to his or her face and the cupid becomes jealous of him/her). Hmm.. not bad yeah…. (I must practice this type of pranayama all 24 hours…p.. First I have to remember what it is…. :) Stupid me I forgot such an important thing)

I personally do not believe that yoga poses helps in weight loosing .. But it does firming and toning your body to a greater extends. You can loose weight while doing yoga because it helps you to have a good control of your meals

If we think of the scientific aspects, Yoga improves blood circulation and hormone balance and it makes the inner physical system immaculate and the postures and various physical exercises of yoga provide shape to your external body. Yoga lends the skin a healthy glow by balancing the hormones and boosting the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your skin. This keeps the skin resilient and prevents dryness and excessive sagging. Yoga tones the facial muscles and also those in the neck. (Hmmmm.. yeah my favorite fish pose does this too…) These asanas can also prove to be a boon for those in their mid forties whose skin has started to wrinkle, black circles have appeared around the eyes and the stomach has become flabby.

Will this help me to get more ladies in to my classes once I start teaching? …..:p ???

Oops I did it !!

2005-03-21T12:46:00.000+06:00

Week end was hectic.. Friday evening shopping to find a good translation of Bhagawad Geetha was a WOT. Its not really worth mentioning about that one.

Saturday morning, I was bit excited.. At last it was my first yoga TT test.. (To complete beginners TT).. As usual, I went to the studio, changed, I said the prayer with the teacher to worship Gurus.. She asked me whether I’m ready for the test., and I said yes. The master came and the test started.. I was asked to start the warm up, start a sequence of Asana starting from Parwathasana……….. to bhoomipada wanakkasana.. In every pose, I was so concerned about breathing..(I know that’s where I make mistakes normally :) When they were looking at my stomach I knew I have no chance of cheating...they were checking the movements based on breathing... Then the pranayama started.. Everything went with the flow… Nadi suddhi.. Up to 20 counts exhaling, then holding, then inhaling. Different repetitions.. Every thing went so smoothly instead one mistake I made. When Im asked to get up and start the standing asana sequence, I just got up soon., I didn’t get up according to “yoga way" J..

But I felt so happy when I heard the results… I have got a merit pass! I will be starting the intermediate TT training from Thursday and I must try to get a distinction for that.

Any way Im extreamly proud of myself for doing this well. When I started Yoga initialy ., I never thought I will come this far..

A gift for myself :)

2005-03-18T14:46:00.000+06:00

Oops I closed a deal today to create an Online Wine Store. I worked alone for this deal and I’m happy.. So I better buy a gift for myself (Nobody is motivating me :)…( I didn’t get even 1 B’ day gift this time.. May be it’s a circumstance of me forgetting other’s b’days all the time.. :) )

Hmm…. What should I buy……. The best I need at this time is a good English translation of *Bhagawad Geetha.. I bought “Bhagawadgeetha as it is” from Sarasavi book shop and it sucks :( Don’t ever buy that.. It’s not a good translation.. My online yoga friend Kulkarnn is going to write a translation of BhagawadGeetha.. Im sure its going to be a good one.. But it will take more time.. Today, after work I must browse through some bookshops (Physical Browsing I call it :) …

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Now for my Non Yoga friends : I made some notes :

BhagawadGeetha in Sanskrit means “Song of the God” in English.

Bhagawad Geethe is Originally written in the ancient language of Sanskrit
BhagawadGeetha (Geetha) is actually a chapter of well known Mahabharath (Bharath is a Synonym for India.. They may have used the term “Maha” to mean Big/ Great).. Its something like “Mahavansa” of Sri Lanka.. Sri Lankan History is written in a book called “Mahavansa”
The fundamental teaching of the Geetha is that the “Real always is and the unreal never is”
The main Charaters of Geetha are Lord Krishna and Arjuna.Arjuna is the hero who searches for ultimate peace in his life, all the while standing in the midst of a great battle. Lord Krishna lectures Arjuna on the true purpose of life i.e., liberation from the cycle of rebirths and the paths leading to it.

The goal of the Geetha is yoga i.e., union of the individual self with the infinite Self. Being beyond the senses and the intellect the Self can be reached in three ways –

karma yoga ( the way of works)
bhakti yoga ( the way of devotion)
jnaana yoga ( the way of knowledge.)

If you are a wise reader, you can apply the wisdom of the Gita to your own life
It teaches you to Create more balance in your life, Look beyond your current perception of life and death and so much more.. I think one should read it.. I have to read it properly too...

Fighting Cancer..

2005-03-17T13:52:00.000+06:00

There is never too much to learn and as with life, so with yoga….

Today I came across with an Amazing Article. “Teresa Campana is a thyroid cancer survivor who is studying to be a yoga teacher with emphasis on children and cancer patients..

The cancer survivor who is a devout yogi, says….

“. As a devout yoga practitioner and a ThyCa survivor, my yoga practice has deepened and produced incredible additional benefits since the day I was diagnosed.

For the healthy population, yoga helps take of your body in the prevention of illness or disease. The benefits are many: physically, it increases flexibility and muscular strength; mentally, it helps us learn to work beyond our physical limits through increasing levels of awareness. With continued practice, yoga helps us read our body signals and helps us honor the messages it send us in order to heal.

The beauty of yoga for cancer patients is it can practice anywhere and from any position - a hospital bed, chair or wheelchair, if standing isn't possible. When starting out, you may wish to limit their practice to 10 minutes a day, as stamina builds. Most seasoned yoga practitioners go 1-1/2 hours or more each day.

As a thyroid cancer survivor, I found yoga incredibly beneficial from both a mental and emotional standpoint following my diagnosis. It provided me with a wonderful calming feeling and put my stress, and sometime sheer terror, in check. Fatigue was obviously an issue during my trip through "hypo hell"; yoga can help energize - even if you are exhausted! Specific postures can provide help for the following physical symptoms: “”

I’ve learnt that yoga delivers amazing results for people who have thyroid problems.. (With various Fish poses, Camel, Shoulder stand etc..) But this is the first time I came across with a story of a cancer survivor.. It’s amazing…

Yoga retreat ?

2005-03-16T16:51:00.000+06:00

Maintaining a Yoga blog is not an easy thing I couldn’t read anything new :( I have no much time with work
I didn’t go for yoga classes yesterday, I had lot of work to do, Im stuck with a project and the project requirements are “screwed up in Disney land“ I don’t think I'll be able to go today as well… Any way “Work First “ !!!I was just browsing for some info and I found some nice pics and details about a yoga retreat program in Mexico and Crete Islands., Some of my online Yoga friends participate programs like this., I wish if I was also born in a country like that., Then the life could have been much more different. Its not that I don’t love my country., Life is very peaceful ,easy and calm here. I have everything around me.. But its boring. If I say I have to go to a “Yoga retreat program” people will laugh at me and they will wonder what it is ... or they will think I have too much money to waste. ..or they will ask wont you have anything else to do as priorities… Nothing much happening here and people do not consider about things like that seriously. May be I’m too crazy …let Yoga control my mind….:) O...mm.........

Yoga – Western vs Eastern

2005-03-15T14:43:00.000+06:00

Yoga was born in India. It has its own culture. But its quite clear that people who benefit out of yoga are westerners. I have no idea why Yoga is not so popular in most of the eastern countries such as Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia.. Do people find it boring? Or is it due to its “traditional” look???

In western countries, they have “Rocked” Yoga :). They use fancy posh yoga outfits, mats, rugs …... You name it … I go crazy some times.. My online friends talk about sticky mat.. this mat… that mat… Power Yoga , Yoga DVDs., Yoga retreat…. I’m sure if *Patanjali can google.. he will go crazy too…..I think Westerners do things with a style .. (even a funeral LOL)…You can say its commercialized … May be….. But I see a good side to it too.. So If I become a teacher one day.. I do yoga with a Style :). But what ever the style it is.. It should not destroy “Real concept of Yoga” that’s the whole idea behind yogastyle.info - my web site. (check it out one day.. not yet :)) )

In Sri Lanka., I can see there is a slight interest building for yoga (very slowly).. Initially among high class girls and women I should say..(I’m not falling to this category any way….) this is boomed with the concept of new Luxury spas and Ayurvedic centers, increasing work pressure and depression…

The sad thing in Sri Lanka is still we do not have a nice complete yoga studio.. (or even an Ashram?????) there may be in outstations but not in Colombo..

I hate these SL Gym instructors who teaches “Yoga”. They have no idea what they are doing.. I know the effort I had put in for finding a good teacher in Sri Lanka. Nothing is advertised in the web.. Nor google.. So I think it should be changed.. Sooner :) yeah….

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*Now for my Non Yoga friends – Patanjali is known as “Father of Yoga” “Patanjali was a Sage who lived probably around 300 ad., and he organized succinctly the entire Yoga Philosophy in about 200 aphorisms. Since his work is extremely scientific, and complete, and brief nature, it replaced one of the previous Sciences of Philosophies (which was similar) by Patanjali's work. “
Thanks to my online Yoga friend/guru Neel Kulkarni (www.authenticyoga.org) who clarified this to me.

Welcome to my yoga blog!

2005-03-14T19:06:00.000+06:00

Thanks to my friends bud. And MIB II , who encouraged me to create this. (Who are laughing right now)

Ok.. At last I have a blog for yoga ! I started practicing yoga three years ago. Recently I took Yoga more seriously in to my life. I feel this is what I have been searching all my life., Its an incredible art , after some time it becomes a part of your life.. Its amazing..
Last month I started Teacher training.. I wish to be a good yoga teacher soon. I need to be a part time teacher. I know I can manage it with my normal work load. I love teaching kids and teens. But I have no idea how I can teach yoga philosophy to them. Its quite a deep subject.. Im still learning. I will be learning till end of my life. still there will be things to understand and learn.
None of my friends are interested in Yoga, They find its quite boring thing to do. uhhhh Not like we go to millennium park to play bowling on week ends.. May be I’m different.. But I have lot of online friends who are very interested in yoga. They are very nice people. I get lot of knowledge from them. Any way I think my best friend likes Yoga :)