Balasana
Balasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by kneeling on the floor, sitting on your heels with …
Deep Water Exercises For Water Aerobics
A THEORETICAL BASIS FOR POTENTIZATION When water was imprinted and then serially diluted, the original frequency disappeared, to be replaced by that frequency multiplied by the dilution ratio; but …
Bhujangasana
Bhujangasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by lying on your belly with your legs stretched out …
Salabhasana
Salabhasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by lying on your belly with your forehead against the …
Phalakasana
Phalakasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin on all fours, with your forearms flat on the mat …
Salamba Bhujangasana
Salamba Bhujangasana INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare a padded surface, such as a yoga mat or a folded blanket or towel. Begin by lying on your belly with your legs stretched …
Adho Mukha Vrksasana Pose
As a beginner, you will need to practice this pose in front of a wall to start with until you have been able to master your balance in the …
The Technique of the Presence
This technique outlined by the Tibetan in Glamour: A World Problem19 is a core foundational practice for disciples reaching towards the Third Initiation and seeking to practice Agni Yoga. …
How to Use a Mantra in Yoga Practice
The theory of the power of mantra repetition holds that by repeating the syllables with accuracy, and by means of tuning to the wavelength of the mantra, we are …
Mindfulness Meditation
This type of meditation grew out of Buddhist meditation practice, and it refers to the state of being awake or mindful. Mindfulness meditation means paying attention, in a particular …
What Is Meditation?
Meditation is discovery, the unfolding of the mind. While meditation is often considered an esoteric religious rite, it is actually a tool that aims to strengthen the mind’s ability …
Pranayama Yoga
Asana requires good breathing skills; it is the breath that helps you maximize each asana. Pranayama is the science of breathing; how you breathe is as important as the …
Dhyana and Element Meditation
After discussing in the insert above various Brahmin meditative practices, we will now take a brief look at the practice of dhyana. It is often translated as meditation and, …
The Upasana Ritual Under Change
While I find it very doubtful that the practice of dhih is still-mind-meditative, several Indologists suggest that the practices of upasana and dhyana could be early Brahmin candidates for …
Upasana Meditation or Ritual
Upasana - worship-meditation’ – can be classified as falling somewhere between analysis, worship and meditation. It seems to me that upasana has a distinct analytical and cognitive dimension, namely …
TOOLS FOR FITNESS KNOWLEDGE FOR HEALTH
TOOLS FOR FITNESS. KNOWLEDGE FOR HEALTH Enhance Movement Open up a world of creative possibilities with the all-new OPTP Posture Bricks Assist Pilates exercises on both the reformer and …
As a Pilates Instructor What’s Your Opinion on Standing Desks?
• Yay or nay? A Your question has come at the most opportune time. Recently, I ordered a raised • Desk and have been spending about 50 percent of …
Top Pilates Fitness Studio
A Visit with Joe and Clara For Pilates Day, Lolita San Miguel organized a pilgrimage to the Pilates’ final resting place. by Anne Marie O’Connor. For years, people have …
World Record Sup Paddler Seychelle Hattingh
How did Seychelle Hattingh get the strength and stamina to propel a stand-up paddleboard for 24 hours straight— including throughout the night—breaking the world’s record in the process? From …
Physical Therapy for Back Pain
I m Currently Seeing a Physical Therapist for Back Pain. Is it Still Okay to Take Group Mat and Apparatus Classes? This is a difficult question to answer without …
6 Best Pilates Studios of USA
When we asked studio owners how they decided what to call their businesses, their answers ranged from matter-of-fact to fascinating, profound and sometimes downright hilarious. STUDIONAME : Kinēsis LOCATION …
Six Signs That Indicate You Have a Weak Core & Signs of weak core
RUNNERS , TAKE NOTE: IF YOU DON’T STRENGTHEN THOSE DEEP CORE MUSCLES , YOU’RE ON TR ACK FOR CHRONIC LOW-BACK PAIN According to a new study from the Ohio …
If I Arrive a Little Early For Class, What Stretches or Exercises Should I do to Prepare my Body?
Preparing your body for a Pilates session begins with the mind. Use those extra few minutes to let go of tension, breathe, still your mind and feel your body …
Pilates Slimming Movements
PILATES EQUIPMENT MAKERS ARE CONS TANTLY INNOVATING, looking for new ways to challenge our bodies with cutting-edge accessories and equipment. The latest offerings from the industry’s leading manufacturers will …
Silent Meditation Benefits Our Mental Health
Some long-term benefits of silence and meditation You are able to connect to your inner being There is another part of you, which is your inner being. In silence …