In these times of increasing change I smile and remember that yoga says the only certainty is change! Yoga has a vast arrays of tools and potential to support us as we navigate life, health and change.
Did you know?
- Ancient Yoga texts 4 list paths to yoga: –
Karma – the yoga of action
Bhakti – the yoga of devotion
Gyana/jnana – the yoga of knowledge/wisdom
Raja – the royal path – an eight-step path to Self-realisation – Patanjali Yoga. - Asana – Sanskrit for posture – means a comfortable seated position.
- Patanjali’s Yoga does not include any postures – it states postures should be both steady and comfortable.
- Yoga was taught 1 to 1 to men only.
- Indra Devi was the first western woman to be taught yoga in the early 1900’s (by Krishnamacharya of the viniyoga tradition).
- The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is a much later text which describes 15 postures, breathing techniques, mudras & bandhas.
- Yoga means unity – joining all parts of self with soul and the oneness.
Are you surprised?
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