The word Yoga comes from the Sanskrit root "yuj" which means to join or union.Yoga is union of mind,
28/06/2023
Rishi Vishvamitra created heaven for Trishanku, yoga created heaven on Earth through vishvamitrasana for us. From a king to a powerful Rishi, Vishvamitra portrays courage, strength, confidence and achievement. All that is inculcated in Vishvamitrasana transforming the practitioner into a true yogi.
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27/08/2022
Today’s yoga event which I attended initiated by Akshar Yoga, a group attempt of Guinness record of holding dhanurasana and chakrasana. In the picture with Himalayan Siddha Akshar, yoga guru.
12/07/2022
Balancing gets redefined on sand, as you achieve centre of gravity on not so firm sand feels different than on a firm floor.
11/07/2022
Salutations to the Sun on a beach through Vrikshasana. Make your own yoga statement.
10/07/2022
Sundays are stretchy, with long drives and good food.
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Happy International Yoga Day to all.
Urdhva dhanurasana drop back. An awe-inspiring dynamic back bend. One can progress to this movement by regular practice of setubandhasana(bridge pose), dhanurasana(bow pose) and ushtrasana(camel pose). Helps strengthen the back, arms and hip joints.
05/12/2021
The king of all asanas. Shirashasana. Benefits of shirshasana are needless to say. Different kinds of shirshasana are shown here with arms placed in different positions. One might ask it’s only arms placed in different places and rest of the inverted position is the same. Well, the different placement of arms changes the body’s centre of gravity posing a new challenge each time.
18/11/2021
Arm balancing with these two asanas chakorasana and dvipaadashirshasana is challenging but uplifts your confidence once achieved. Helps build strength in arms, shoulders, back, hips, hamstrings and knees. Along with new confidence one can feel true tranquility with these asanas.