Use of mudras is an absolutely simple technique that increases vitality and well-being. This advanced yogic practice is not difficult to do, yet sustained, skilled, regular practice may produce astounding health benefits. Mudras are specific hand positions that regulate, focus and distribute the flow of life force, or prana, within the body. The neural, and…
The Universe, as “a field of intelligence”, with a Creation and Creator, easily becomes quite complicated and muddled in attempt to grasp exactly what it is, how it came about, and where it is going to. “In the gaze of Yoga” we can more easily understand life, philosophically, and find meaning or purpose: Yoga as…
In consciousness based philosophies such as yoga, the fabric of the universe is understood as consciousness, and that everything in it, including ourselves, is essentially consciousness. Cultivating states of conscious awareness is therefore necessary to know creation at this level. It is a skill and there are techniques and teachings for its development, much like…
The simple question “Who am I” is the basis of a profound method of self-enquiry. Should the question catch your interest you will find it worth a read and your steady commitment to apply the message of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (online pdf). When “what you are not” drops away only Self remains. Every nuance of subtle or…
Human Beings have way more potential than our limited physical and mental reality allows us to see and access. Yoga and conscious bodymind meditation connects us to that infinite potential, and brings the infinite into existence, into being. BE a Human Being To truly BE a human being we have to BE all that we,…
The “Body, Mind & Spirit”orientation of hatha yoga promotes personal healing as “the” method to troubleshoot and resolve any situation, on any level. Solutions suggested by the “thinking mind” alone are not considered as valid the thinking mind on its own is “disconnected from the whole”. Holistic health, or absence of a holistic, systemic worldview,…
Commitment, moment to moment, to the moment, increases direct connection to yoga as union without having to make separate time available for class. We learn how to connect to our supernatural state of consciousness in class and then practice how to maintain that connection in real life. That is mindfulness. Learn mindful consciousness ● See my blogs for…
A yoga studio has a particular atmsophere, created by the regular practice of yoga in the space. When one enters an ancient cathedral, visit a special spot in the mountain, or a favourite spot in a garden, one may feel a tangible, though unseen, presence of the Universal Life Force, Prana. These are places where the Force…
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…
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…