Author: Sanctuary Yoga Darlington
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Enhance Your Yoga Practice with Ujjayi Breath
You may have been to yoga classes where the teacher has encouraged you to use ujjayi breath if it’s in your practice, and you might find yourself wondering ‘well if I knew what the heck it was I might be able to!’ Ujjayi Pranayama (breath regulation) is a soft, whispering breath which you’ll also hear…
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Exploring the Eight Limbs of Yoga: Beyond Poses
When you think of yoga you would be forgiven for thinking of bendy women in expensive Lycra moving through gymnastic style poses. This is how yoga has been promoted in the West, but it’s so much more than that and newsflash you don’t need to be any of those things to practice yoga either. However…
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So what is Hatha Yoga?
Well the answer is not really that clear and very much depends on what text you read. For a start it’s pronounced ha-ta, and means force in the origianl sense. Other forms of yoga such as ashtanga, dru, rocket, forrest etc are all more modern day versions of hatha yoga developed during the 20th century.…
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