y for yoga - Candid Conversations - an introduction 🧘‍♀️ - Episode 1

y for yoga - Candid Conversations - 8 Limbs of Yoga 🧘‍♀️ - Episode 5

Talks about the 8 limbs of yoga [https://youtu.be/Q8_1Vi3tvg8].   This episode covers the first 4 limbs.   1. YAMA – Restraints, moral disciplines or moral vows  2. NIYAMA – Positive duties or observances  3. ASANA – Posture  4. PRANAYAMA – Breathing Techniques  5. PRATYAHARA – Sense withdrawal  6. DHARANA – Focused Concentration  7. DHYANA – Meditative Absorption   8. SAMADHI – Bliss or Enlightenment   Tenets within Yama  * Ahimsa (non-violence),  * Satya (truthfulness),   * Asteya (non-stealing),   * Brahmacharya (right use of energy), and   * Aparigraha (non-greed or non-hoarding).    Tenets within Niyama  * saucha (cleanliness),   * santosha (contentment),   * tapas (discipline or burning desire or conversely, burning of desire),   * svadhyaya (self-study or self-reflection, and study of spiritual texts), and   * isvarapranidaha (surrender to a higher power).

y for yoga - Candid Conversations - breath awareness 🧘‍♀️ - Episode 4

Breath Awareness - Tips and Techniques on how to breathe well, balance your mood and energy levels. Additional Reading if you are interested here [https://yogainternational.com/article/view/makarasana-the-crocodile-pose]. If you want to see a video of this conversation click here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvyNeyrHmzM&list=PLSRnBOVlD5_iQ_ieaHId4zElR2iL2x2Qj&index=4].

y for yoga - Candid Conversations - daily practice 🧘‍♀️ - Episode 3

Daily practice opening chant Chant:  Yogena cittasya padena vacam || malam sarirasya ca vaidyakena  yopakarottam  pravaram muninam || patanjalim pranajaliranato’smi Meaning: Let us bow before the noblest of sages Patanjali, who gave yoga for serenity and sanctity of mind, grammar for clarity and purity of speech and medicine for perfection of health. Daily practice closing chant Chant:  Om, Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ Sarve santu nirāmayāḥ Sarve bhadrāṇi paśyantu Mā kashchit duḥkha bhāgbhavet Oṁ Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ, Shāntiḥ Meaning: May all be prosperous and happy May all be free from illness  May all see what is spiritually uplifting  May no one suffer Om peace, peace, peace

y for yoga - Candid Conversations - exploring misconceptions from a student's and teacher's lens 🧘‍♀️ - Episode 2

Exploring common misconceptions about yoga from a student's and teacher's point of view

y for yoga - Candid Conversations - an introduction 🧘‍♀️ - Episode 1

This podcast discusses how anitha started her yoga journey, how she got into teaching and what she teaches. This is the beginning of a series of podcast that will explore the impact of yoga on your mind, body and soul.