Summer is here in all its glory, and where I live, we’re not likely to see temperatures below 90 degrees Fahrenheit anytime soon. This of course gives me yet another excuse to avoid physical exertion, including my yoga practice. Sound familiar? Thankfully, the yogic sages also contended with sweltering days, and their wisdom has giftedContinue reading “Breathing Techniques for Hot Weather”
Tag Archives: Ayurveda
Welcome, Summer Solstice!
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we have officially started summer. Days are at their longest and warmest, and, as the song suggests, living is easy (or at least feels that way.) How should we adapt our yoga practice to stay in synchronicity with the season? Whether this means changing up our Ayurvedic practices, bringing ourselvesContinue reading “Welcome, Summer Solstice!”
NCIIH Research on Yoga
Strictly speaking, yoga and ayurveda are not scientific bodies of knowledge, but rather philosophies. This is because of the difference between theoretical inquiry and scientific study. The former is based on general observation and enlightened thinking, while the latter uses a particular form of study known as the scientific model. In a nutshell, science isContinue reading “NCIIH Research on Yoga”
Kapha Season, Part Two
I’m going to start today’s post with an admission: I have a love/hate relationship with ayurveda, the study of the world regarded as yoga’s ‘sister science’. I’ve put the phrase in quotes because the Western definition of the scientific method doesn’t match my understanding of ayurveda. For the past four hundred years, we’ve defined scienceContinue reading “Kapha Season, Part Two”
Back to Vata Season!
Summer is gone. Granted, Los Angeles is still seeing heat spells, but in some parts of the Northern Hemisphere, temperatures are actually dropping. Even in southern climes, however, the sun rises a bit later and sets a bit earlier every day. Depending on where you are as you read this, the movement from summer toContinue reading “Back to Vata Season!”
As the Seasons Change….
…so should our yoga practice, yes? It stands to reason that what worked for us in July might not be appropriate for December. But how do we know when and how to change? One very helpful tool comes from Ayurveda, yoga’s “sister science,” which offers us tools for how to organize our daily lives. WhileContinue reading “As the Seasons Change….”
An Introduction to the Ayurvedic Doshas
When I started my first yoga teacher training, I was introduced to yoga’s “sister science,” ayurveda. The first time I wrote about the doshas, or personal constitutions, I was immediately told that I was spelling the word incorrectly. The spelling is therefore going to be the first point I always make about ayurveda: there isContinue reading “An Introduction to the Ayurvedic Doshas”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 