By , on August 26th, 2022 Healthy Lifestyle

HATHA YOGA

Essentially, “Yoga” means Union with the Ultimate.

A few questions come to mind when we say, “union with the ultimate”. For example, what is “the ultimate”? How does one know that they have united with the ultimate? What does this experience feel like?

Let us see if we can find answers to these questions.

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By , on August 15th, 2022 Healthy Lifestyle

YOGA: WHAT IS IT?

The word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’, meaning ‘to unite’. Literally, “Yoga” means “Union” – with “The Ultimate”.

Today the practice of Yoga has become so ubiquitous world-wide, and many see Yoga as a system of health and fitness regimen. Even so, a good number of folks, especially in […]

By , on September 14th, 2019 Yoga

A-U-M…AUM…OM

You may have heard AUM, or OM, in your yoga or meditation classes.

Have you wondered about the significance of the AUM syllable and where it came from?Why on earth would we want to start the session chanting AUM? Why not HO-HO-HO for lively starters!?

Let us take a look at it…….

AUM, or […]

By , on May 6th, 2014 Yoga

Life Redefined

Have you ever wondered what Life really is? What does it mean to say that something has Life?

This phenomenon we call Life has been always been so mysterious and fascinating to so many of us.

And in spite of the rapid advances in science and technology, we still have no satisfactory logical explanation of […]

By , on May 3rd, 2014 Yoga

The Illusion of Separateness – The Biggest Illusion of All

“Who am I?” – is a universal and timeless question that every person wonders.

Let me ask you: Do you really know who you are?

If you ask me, I may tell you that “I am Iris”.

“We realize – often quite suddenly – that our sense of self, which has been formed and constructed […]

By , on October 11th, 2013 Healthy Lifestyle

Conscious Healthy Living Free from Stress

“Stress” appears to be like this nagging but unavoidable shadow-friend that accompanies us everywhere. It is like that extra perception or sixth sense that tries to “weigh in” on everything we do, irrespective of whether we need that extra perception or not.

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven […]

By , on October 21st, 2012 Yoga

Using Yoga Swings for Inversion

Omni Gym inversion swing

I’ve tried various inversion systems such as inversion table and others.

But although the inversion felt good, my knees and ankles were hurting. It is probably because my knee joints and ankles are weak and was stretched and strained by supporting the body weight when inverting.

So I decided to try the Yoga Swings […]