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8 LIMBS OF YOGA
For those of you wondering what yoga is...in summary yoga means 'union'. Union of body, mind and spirit (in a nutshell).So infact yoga is a way of life. We start at the physical, our vehicle for our soul in this life, and through hatha we care for, nurture and stengthen our vehicle so that we can then expand our consciousness to the other aspects of ourselves.Traditionally there are the 8 limbs of yoga which are the keys to achieving yoga.This is a summary of the path:8 LIMBS OF YOGA1. YAMA – abstension – moral observationsAhimsa – non violence (should include vegetarianism in theory).Satya – truthfulness.Asteya – not to steal.Brahmacharaya – chastity/celibacy – may be interpreted though as sexual practice without lust.Aparigraha – abstaining from greed.Also: forbearance (self control/patience), fortitude (courage/endurance),...

2003 was a turning point in my life. The year I lost my mentor, my inspiration, my source of nurturing and strength.... my mother.  I was devastated and felt so lost after her passing.  There was a constant ache in my heart mourning her loss. However she was still watching over me and she must have guided me to discover yoga through a warm and generous soul. Dora, my first teacher opened my mind and heart to the joys of breathing, mindful yoga asanas with proper alignment without judgment or expectation. I was inspired to learn more about yoga, the science behind it as I watched her live her life with love and acceptance. I was rejuvenated after each class and felt a strength growing within my heart with all the qualities I admired in my mother.  From a stressed, critical and fearful corporate bee, I was beginning to realise the wonders of simple things in life.  Thank you Dora for leading me to path of yoga and taking time after every class to share your discoveries and igniting my thirst for knowledge.
 
2 years into my joyful journey, I was lost and searching once again. I was sad to bid farewell to Dora who was relocating.  I joined various yoga classes to fill the void.  Most classes especially at the gyms were more a physical workout without any mind and body connection.  Yoga became competitive and a challenge to become more flexible and agile. I left feeling drained and depleted after a class instead of energised and centered.  I persevered with yoga still determined that I had so much more to discover.
 
I underwent a surgery and had complications in the recovery process.  It was a low point in my life as I didn’t like...

Principles of Yoga Chi Gung
 

•To move and use the body in the most natural way, based on biomechanics.

•Practice within your capacity. Extension without tension.  Challenge without stress.

•Soft joints,...

A typical class might include....
 

•Relaxation/centering

•Joint release (warm up)

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A Unique Synthesis
 
Yoga Chi Gung, created by Grant Woolven – a system of Internal Exercise.  Drawing on classical Yoga and Chi ...

Classical yoga has evolved over the last 5000 years.  Initially practiced by men only, it was taught in secret, passed on verbally from teacher to student.  The aim was to aid the movement of prana, leading to the opening of the crown and an experience of oneness, connection to divinity and all existence. ...

Movement has been used though out the ages to promote healing, strength, flexibility and balance.  In the orient,...

Yoga is a Sanskrit word meaning union - the joining of our physical body, mind and spiritual consciousness. It is an ancient system of physical culture which is both scientific & philosophical, though not a religion.
Hatha for...