August 08 , Issue 23
Date: 01/08/08

Due to the Summer holiday the magazine will not be updated In September. But It will be back in October.

Dear Friends in Yoga, Welcome

Yoga postures are not an end in themselves and it really does not matter whether one eventually masters the splits, the handstand or whatever other posture one aspires to. Yoga is not just asanas. Asanas are not even necessary for the practice of yoga. Postures can bring the practitioner to a state of optimal physical health and are therefore panacea for stressful lifestyles but they should not be used to impress others or the self.  The displaying of an ill-placed sense of superiority only feeds the ego, the very same thing that one is trying to transcend! One must learn to let go of attachment to the postures. Yoga reconnects one with one’s divine nature and the postures are only an aid to the process of going deeper within. It is not a question of what one looks like externally in a posture but of what one feels and experiences internally when in a posture. Postures are a means of self-observation, of self-enquiry, listening and noticing, tuning into what is present in one’s awareness at that very moment. By putting the body in a certain position, one can observe the quality of one’s breath and know the quality of one’s mind, because mind and breath are very closely linked. The breath will not be the same whether one is agitated or relaxed.  By changing the breath pattern, one can change the way one feels.  The breath can control the wanderings of the mind. By controlling the breath, one can control the mind. The breath brings one into the present moment and connects mind, body and spirit.  

Namaste

Sabine


Janmasthami,   the birthday of the Lord Krishna ..By Jo Prakash ..Read

Advanced Backward bend.
Elizabeth demonstrate. See it....

Advanced full bow Elizabeth demonstrates.. See it

More Thoughts on Yoga ...By Sabine... Read

The Mysteries of Mantra
.by Muz Murray Read

The Shift in Consciousness - 2012..By Sabine
Read

   

A thorough and detailed
explanation of all types of yoga.. everything you wanted to know,
but did not know where to ask
.. Read

Yoga with any name... Ashtanga,Sivananda, Iyengar...
Does it matter?? A personal opinion. ....Read

Yoga retreats in UK and abroad....Read

 

Forgiveness is the Way to Peace ...By Sabine

....READ

Guru Purnima
18th July 2008..
By Jo Prakash ..Read

Journey of Self-discovery and Healing with Yoga..By Ivama Newman....Read


Yoga – the ultimate stress reliever?...By Carole Baker ..Read


 The International Forgiveness Day on August 3 2008

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Let’s Spread the Word to the World about International Peace Day on 21 September 2008.

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Classified.. Sell anything ..yoga mats, yoga books, yoga magazines, yoga video, DVD, accommodation for yogis, etc. totally free
Our Yoga Community ..Patrice's Birthday on 5th April 08..Read

Vegetarian Kitchen...Carrot  Halva ....READ

Vegan/vegetarian issues.. Read

How Green is your plastic bag.. ..Read

Join the Earthdance Prayer for Peace on Saturday September 13, 2008 through the global language of music and dance... Read

yoga-live Art & Spirit ... A directory for artists

Reading Corner... book & Dvd reviews,
quotes, poems. Read

Good causes.Seva Yoga UPDATES....Read

My Yoga Practice ..Finding the perfect teacher and class..By Jo Prakash .....Read

Being a yoga Teacher... Read

  The biology of Yogic breathing..By Piotr Marszalek aged 17....
.Read
 

 

 

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Om Tat Sat