What is the difference between regular (Yang) yoga, Yin yoga, and Restorative? The poses are mostly the same; the difference is the intent behind the practice. What follows is a comparison of six yoga poses: Paschimottanasana, Prasarita Padottanasana, Baddha Konasana, Virasana, and Upavistha Konasana expressed as Yang, Yin, and Restorative versions.
Read MoreSurya Namaskar B (or Sun B) is a Vinyasa sequence that builds on Sun A, featured in our February blog. In the Ashtanga Primary Series, Sun B is repeated five times, right after opening with five cycles of Sun A. The Surya (sun) Namaskar (greeting someone with deep respect) B continues to warm up the body and soften the mind by keeping the movements in sync with the breath.
Read MoreThe Sun Salutation to invoke warmth, integrity, and breath. Surya Namaskar A is the backbone of many yogic practices. Traditionally practiced to greet the sun (Surya in Sanskrit), this dynamic, breath-driven practice invites us to bow to the light within while finding connection to the natural world around us.
Read MoreAs we celebrate and embrace the fresh, new year of 2020, we launch our blog into its next phase of exploring yoga and philosophy both on and off our mats. The first two limbs along the path are the Yamas and Niyamas, which we covered over the last 10 months. So this brings us to the third limb of Asana. As Ram Dass said, “The ordering of these eight steps is not random. The first things necessarily precede the last things, and you move through the sequence in order. You can’t jump the line.” (Paths to God, Ram Dass)
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