Tag: be present

• Practice: Flying Eagle Transition (Garudasana & Virabhadrasana 3)

  Garudasana is often known as ‘eagle pose’, however the word ‘Garuda’ doesn’t literally translate as ‘eagle’. As I mentioned in last week’s post the Sanskrit language doesn’t just describe or name an object, it actually holds the essence of the very thing it’s describing. ‘Garuda’ more closely means ‘devourer’, ‘devourer of serpents’, or ‘all-consuming fire…

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  May 28, 2015

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  asana, aum, balancing, be here now, be present, breath, eagle pose, garuda, garudasana, indian mythology, mindfulness, seasonal, shiva, spring, summer, vinyasa flow, virabhadrasana 3, vishnu, warrior 3, yoga

• Practice: Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana

   Parivrtta = ‘Revolved’    Ardha = ‘Half’    Chandra = ‘Moon’    Asana = ‘Posture’ or ‘Seat’  Parivrtta Ardha Chandrasana or ‘revolved half moon pose’, is a challenging combination of twisting and balancing, which also requires a lot of core strength and focus. Balancing really requires us to be totally present and self-aware, and is also…

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  April 2, 2015

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  asana, awareness, balance, balancing poses, be present, breathe, half moon, health, Henry Ford, mindfulness, moon, parivrtta ardha chandrasana, practice, revolved half moon, self belief, strength, twists, yoga