Janu Shirshasana (Head to Knee Forward Bend) – Benefits, Cautions & Guide
JanuShirshasana is a great pose to increase flexibility in your hamstrings. It aims to massage the left and right inner organs and balances the endocrine system. In the final pose, as the name suggests, your head should be touching onto your knee while bending forward. Did you know that you can enhance the posture’s benefit […]
Chakrasana or Wheel Pose – Asana Tutorial
Chakrasana is also known as Wheel Pose. Have you heard of chakras? Chakras are the energy wheels/centers in our body. The word chakr comes from the Sanskrit and stands for Wheel. Wheel pose counts as an advanced asana. It aims to balance the nervous system while increasing the flexibiliy of the spine. Good preparing posture are: Cat and […]
Dhanurasana (Bow Pose) – Weekly Asana Tutorial
Dhanurasana comes from the Sanskrit word Dhanur which means Bow. In the final position, the body looks like a bow. Dhanurasana offers many benefits. Today we share with you our weekly step-by-step asana tutorial and later discuss all benefits and contraindications of the posture. How to do Dhanurasana (BowPose) 1. Lay on your belly and […]
How can an Advanced Yoga Teacher Training help you to become a Master of Yoga?
If you practice yoga for at least one year, you can join an Advanced Yoga Teacher Training. An Advanced Yoga Teacher Training is also known as 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training. A 500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training in India consists of a foundational 200 Hour Yoga Training and an Advanced 300 Hour Yoga Teacher Training. This program was developed by Yoga […]
30 Minute Post-Work Yoga to Reduce Stress
Most jobs nowadays are focused on mental strength. We are constantly challenged to read, write, discuss, argue or create ideas with our mind. We become more and more efficient in a shorter period of time while forgetting about our health and mental well-being. 200 years ago, most jobs were still related to physical work such as […]
What are the benefits of becoming a Yoga Instructor?
Being a yoga instructor is a very satisfying and fulfilling job. You help others to live a more peaceful and healthy life. As a yoga instructor, you are a teacher, a guide, and a close friend. You are a motivator and an the inspiration for many yoga aspirants around you. The journey of becoming a yoga […]
Magical Rishikesh
Rishikesh: A City like in a fairy-tale Four years ago, I read the book “Siddharta” by Hermann Hesse. It talked about the beautiful Country of India including Rishikesh also known as Yognagri and its magical touch. I searched for answers about who I am and my purpose in life. At 19, I had no idea […]
Emotional Blockage Treatment
In the Philosophy class, I learned the beautiful meaning of the Sanskrit word “Tapa” which means to take pain as part of growth. In that sense, the Emotional Blockage Treatment comes to mean that for me. “Go heal the internal pain through physical pain”. Our physical body is completely related to our emotions, so this technique goes […]
What is Yoga at Gyan Yog Breath?
What is Yoga? Yoga is an ancient discipline which is comprised of a variety of practices, such as asanas, meditation, and pranayama. Gyan Yog Breath assists the practitioner in unifying soul, body, and mind, in order to pursue a personal spiritual journey. There are numerous forms of Yoga, that have developed in different places, at different times, […]
