This recipe is super delicious and simple. With just one main ingredient and a couple of spices it takes only about 10-15 minutes to cook! During my first month in Darjeeling, my co teacher Vishnu (from Bihar) loved to cook Bhindi, also known as okra or lady finger. So I have…
This is a backbend variation sequence featuring the Bridge (Setu-Bandhasana), Half-Wheel (Ardha-Chakrasana) and Full Wheel (Chakrasana). It is usually practiced directly after Halasana, as a counterposture. This is a very common sequence in the Open Class so we thought it was a good place to start teaching the variations. Practice…
Om Namah Sivaya, Dear Blessed Friends Right now, I am floating in rural South India outside Coimbatore about 7km from the Kerela boarder. Tucked into cozy farmland amidst a 3 week Ayurvedic process of purification called Pancha Karma. I couldn’t be further removed from the world, with a prescription for…
A few other resting postures you will find throughout the Sivananda series. Enjoy! Childs Pose This is a simple relaxation posture done before and after the headstand/dolphin, as well as after the backbend series. It relaxes the mind and body, and releases tension in the lower back. Rest in this…
