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27Sep 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Shatkarmas Yogic Cleansing

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Do you clean your house daily? What if you skip one day? Why it is needed to clean the house? How do you clean it? When do you clean it? What is the purpose of cleaning? Well, you are thinking; Why all these questions? So let me tell you, these questions are to make you aware of the importance of cleaning. I know you know how necessary it is to keep everything clean. But we want answers to these questions as it will clear your confusion about later things. Here are the answers! Yes, you clean your house daily. Skipping cleaning even for just one day makes the house dirty. It is needed to clean the house to make it a better place to live. Dusting cloth and broom help…

27Sep 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Simple Yoga Asanas for Daily Life

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Do you know? Why did people in ancient times stay fit and healthy? Their lifestyle is such, also everything was natural and pure at that time. But most importantly, they have included the most important thing in their daily life. That is YOGA. Some say, Yoga is like today's GYM but no, there is a lot of difference between yoga and gym. A gym is just a place to build up a beautiful physique. But yoga is an activity where you not only just focus on your physical fitness but also on mental and spiritual growth. With this, we are not saying that the gym is not good. It is good and one should go there for making physical fitness but if you want overall fitness of the body, then…

12Jul 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Yoga Asanas For Improving Focus & Concentration

Meditation, Teacher Training, Yoga, Yoga Asana

Concentration is the ability to focus on one single subject, thought or action excluding everything else from the field of awareness. This is one of the most important abilities one should possess, but at the same time, it is very difficult to center your focus on one point, as the mind naturally has the natural tendency to wander. The modern lifestyle and work schedules have resulted in increasing levels of stress and anxiety which has impacted the level of concentration big time. But not to worry, Yoga practice helps to relax our mind, improve blood flow and enhance balance in the body and overall life and can help improve the level of concentration. Most people are having an issue of not being able to focus because of their unconscious state…

13Feb 2022 by Rishikesh Ashtanga Yoga School No Comments

Uthitha Hasta Padangusthasana

Ayurveda, Meditation, Retreats, Teacher Training, Yoga, Yoga Asana

This is a standing single-leg balancing forward fold asana. You will require balance, stability, and concentration to perform this asana. This is also called extended hand-to-big toe posture. How to do Uthitha Hasta Padangusthasana? Step 1: Stand straight with feet together in Samasthiti. Step 2: Ground yourself firmly on your feet. lift the toes, spread them wide and place them down. Step 3: Inhale fix the gaze at one stable point in front of you which will help in balance. Shift your hip towards the left leg so the midline is shifted to the left. Step 4: Exhale bend the right leg at the knee and bring the knee to the chest. (If you are struggling to find the balance, go with the natural position of the body by slightly…