Posts tagged “prana vayu

Yoga Detox Workshop With Samantha Fox Olson

SPRING CLEANSING TIME! 
YOGA DETOX WORKSHOP WITH SAMANTHA FOX

This is the perfect time to detox our bodies and we can use our yoga practice to facilitate cleansing on many levels.

During this yoga workshop, certified Anusara yoga instructor, Samantha Fox Olson will guide students through a cleansing and flowing practice.  Additionally, I will open the workshop with very helpful instruction regarding alignment principles that will be applied during this practice to facilitate an effective  yoga detox.   The workshop will close with a meaningful meditation that applies to cleansing our minds, bodies and hearts.

Each student will be able to take what they learn in this workshop and bring it into, and enhance, every other yoga practice, no matter what form of yoga you practice! (more…)


Another Fabulous Reason To Love A Good Shoulder Loop!

Heart Opening Yoga SistersPrana is the vital life force that radiates in our bodies and minds.  It is the most basic unit of energy maintaining life.

Prana moves through the body performing distinct functions.  These specific functions consist of 5 vayus which move in a specific way and area in the body.

When practiced with BALANCED ACTION, PROPER ALIGNMENT AND AWARENESS, asana (postures) and pranayama (breathwork) optimize the functioning of these vayus.

On the contrary, if one’s prana is obstructed from flowing properly through the energetic channels – whether physically or mentally – the health of the body breaks down and loses it’s vitality.

Lets look at optimizing prana vayu today…

(more…)