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The ancient yogic breathing technique of alternate nostril breathing, aka “nadi shodhana” is a simple yet potent mindful breathing practice with many benefits for the mind and body. In the ancient language of Sanskrit, nadi means “channel” or “flow” and shodhana means “purification”, so nadi shodhana literally means clearing the channels of circulation.  From the perspective of the yogic science, this exercise clears out stale energy throughout our body that can manifest as stress, restlessness, and drowsiness by balancing the two hemispheres of your brain. In modern terms, this practice helps reduce the input to the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) nervous system while enhancing parasympathetic (rest-and-relax) branches of the nervous system.  The Benefits Top 3 benefits to alternate nostril breathing:  It reduces stress and blood pressure by activating your parasympathetic (rest-and-relax) nervous system.  It increases respiratory strength and endurance.  It impr...

  On the field of Dharma on the field of kuru assembled together desiring to fight were my armies and indeed those of the pandu- how did they act o Sanjaya?  1.1 (seed mantra) "The Lord's Great Love Song" POWER POINT LINK Key Points SYNTHETIC & REVOLUTIONARY TEXT Philosophical Foundations of Hindu Philosophy Hard to put a firm date but about  400-100 BC Elitism of Yoga at the time from  Brahminical Traditions  & for men at the time of its writing Ascetics rather than lay people were capable of enlightenment.  No place for “householders” BEFORE the Baghavad Gita Opens up enlightenment to all Harmonizes all of the yogic paths Harmonizes many philosophies, jnana, advaita, Upanishads, etc. KRISHNA is imparting the GITA…not just about personal consciousness. REVOLUTIONARY TEXTS as it opens up many approaches to yoga---no intermediary needed now…PERSONAL & DIRECT & SIMPLE (no clergy needed, no complexity in this path) DEPARTURE FROM EARLIER TRADIT...

Ayurveda is a  5,000-year-old system of natural healing  that has its origins in the Vedic culture of India. It is one of the seven sister sciences (along with yoga). Although suppressed during years of foreign occupation and British colonial rule, Ayurveda has been enjoying a major resurgence in both its native land and throughout the world. Tibetan medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine both have their roots in Ayurveda. Early Greek medicine also embraced many concepts originally described in the classical ayurvedic medical texts dating back thousands of years. More than a mere system of treating illness, Ayurveda is a science of life ( Ayur  = life, Veda  = science or knowledge).  It offers a body of wisdom designed to help people stay vital while realizing their full human potential.  Providing guidelines on ideal daily and seasonal routines,  diet,  behavior and  the proper use of our senses Ayurveda reminds us that health is the...

  Is Western Yoga A cultural Appropriation? Hindu Roots of Yoga and the Hindu American Foundation Or...has Yoga always adapted to novel circumstances as Jain suggests? Oldest texts of somatic yoga are shown to be Buddhist rather than Hindu texts (Mallinson) authentic form of yoga does not exist Jain'sDefinition of Yogaphobia: "A social anxiety characterized by suspicion and fear of modern yoga. It is expressed by certain religious institutions and individuals, emphasizes the incompatibility between yoga and certain doctrines and moral codes, results from and perpetuates essentialist interpretations and Orientalist stereotypes, which are often buttressed by social and political ideologies and agendas, and relies on a sense of otherness, despite many shared cultural qualities." The New Chopra App is finally here ! The social ascendancy of yoga is there a "yoga industrial complex" where large corporate conglomerates "own" the business of yoga? is there a ...

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  Ujjayi Breath

  SMITH ARTICLE: Ashtanga Yoga Discipline and authority lie at the heart of Traditional Yoga (But how do we deal with this in modern TNY in the USA?) How is authority established through teaching and practice in the West? ·           GURU-S’ISYA  (teacher –disciple) relationship ·           Physical Challenge of Daily Practice ·           Textual foundations and antiquity of practice ·           Physicality of teaching and traditional authority of the teacher ·           Progressing through teacher’s touteledge History ·           First trained Norman Allen, David Williams and Nancy Gilgoff. ·           1974 brought PJ to calif ·       ...