I'm often asked about the beauty and discipline of Ashtanga Yoga and its practical implications in everyday life. Ashtanga Yoga isn't just a sequence of poses; it's a philosophy and a way of living. It roots itself in a history that dates back thousands of years, originally codified by the sage Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras.This yoga style intrigues practitioners…
After my last review of Asana Rebel, I felt it was about time to have a look at other yoga apps. After the pandemic, a lot of different platforms were created for people to continue to do yoga. For me, someone who's been living quite remotely, these platforms have been amazing. I don't have to leave the door and drive…
Since the pandemic there has been a lot of online programs for yoga. And it is great as we don't always find the time to go to our favourite yoga studio. But how to find your way through all of these different apps and websites?Well, I've tried a couple of them for you, so you don't have to go through…
When you think about meditation, chances are big that you are thinking about just sitting down with your eyes closed and trying to keep your mind quiet. And even though the latter is the main goal of meditation, there are actually a couple of types of meditation practices around. So, if sitting and just breathing isn't so much your thing,…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a blog about the importance of alignment within yoga. But then I got the question: how do you get a proper alignment when your body just doesn't want to do it?! I've already written a couple of blog posts about the different types of props there are, like blocks and straps. But I…
"You've got to align your body properly", is probably what you've heard every now and then in your yoga class. And at times it might have felt that you really didn't know what they were talking about! Well, don't worry about it, you are definitely the only one. We've all been there at the beginning of our yoga life. In…
We've heard many things already about meditation, and we are quite aware that it can change your life drastically. We can use it to calm our mind, we can use it to relieve any anger or anxiety, we can use it as a coping mechanism and much more. But did you also know that meditation can reduce pain? Well, it…