Chakra Mantra to Activate Divine Essence
A Meditation Mantra for Universal Consciousness In the “Chakra Mantra” a Sacred Seed Syllable is toned for each chakra centre. The sound vibration, in Sanskrit, activates the chakra vortexes as intersect points in the body. To balance and strengthen the chakra system as an interactive bridge between the Universal Life Force, the body and “Life […]
OM Potency & Divine Essence
OM Potency OM is the sound made in Yoga to connect with the non-duality of Everything. In a universe of consciousness it represents all expressions of the Life Fore. Its totality is the Godhead. When OM is sounded in the body, in awareness and appreciation of All That Is, the practitioner becomes one with all […]
The Seven Chakra Magnificent Essence of Yoga
Seven portals of an incredible energy system The chakras are an interface of vortex-like portals between the body and the Life Force. Seven major chakras are stacked from the root of the spine, along the trunk, to the crown of the head, each chakra connected to a specific anatomical centre i.e. heart or pineal and pituitary. They are an energetic […]
Power Flow Yoga for Peak Performance
The flow of energy into, and within the body, brought about by sun salute sequence is palatable after even only two or three rounds, or two minutes of practice. Based on hatha yoga’s vinyasa principle of flowing movement in harmony with flowing breath, this yoga of supple agility has been incorporated into the training of achievers in […]
Integral Yoga – a complete, holistic system
Modern yoga is commonly associated with stretching, relaxation and meditation. It has become top choice for sports stars, business people and celebrities. Yoga consistently trends as a healthy lifestyle choice, and its much touted health benefits are assisting many individuals with chronic illnesses unresolved by mainstream medicine. Yet only the tip of the iceberg of the greater yoga is […]
Vinyasa flow at the center of hatha yoga
Vinyasa yoga is a sequence of coordinated, dynamic poses that flow from one to the next, in harmony with breath. A sequence may consist of standard set of asana, or an improvised combination of complimentary opposite poses, optimised for safety and performance. Ashtanga, Baptiste Yoga, Bikram, Jivamukti and Power Yoga are popular vinyasa styles. Intensity, difficulty, speed, drive and duration of a session determines if […]
Meditation, the moment and the illusion
The most important practical tool for self development excludes everything but the present. Be in the moment and everything past and past and future, dissolves. Yet people tend to look for resolve or certainty in future prediction or past amylases. The great American writer on Zen, Alan Watts, summarised a ton of Eastern, yogi, Zen and Taoist […]
The science of yoga
A new film investigating the science of yoga shows the remarkable biological benifits of yoga practice. In it top proponent of “nurture over nature” Bruce Lipton, ex professor of biology, and now a leading visionary in what is know as New Biology, suggest that yoga represents the cutting edge of modern evolution of mankind. About half […]
Muizenberg a Top 10 Cape Town Yoga Studio
The 10 Top Yoga Studios in Cape Town selected by the hugely popular CapeTownMagazine includes the up and coming Muizenberg yoga scene. The Cape Town Surf Yoga Studio on the now rocking-every-weekend-Surfers Corner received a warm heads-up in the influential online magazine: “With the double-storey lodging literally on the beach, it comes as no surprise […]
Cape Town Yoga, Surf & Muizenberg Beach
While Muizenberg is not exactly famous for yoga (it is rather famous for surfing) it is, for me, the most awesome location for doing yoga. A small village only some 30 minutes from Cape Town center, there it is not a hint of the bright lights, big city yoga scene here. Blame the often miserable South […]
