May 27th, 2009 in Article, Glossary, Side Column | 2 Comments »
By Bo Chang, aka Miss Bite Size
First, Miss Bite Size would like to clarify this: When folks talk about ashtanga yoga, they may not be talking about the same thing!
When you go to practice Ashtanga on a mat in a studio or a gym, you’re practicing Pattabhi Jois’s system of Ashtanga Yoga, a school of Vinyasa Yoga. It’s a specific school of physical practice (an awesome, challenging and beautiful one).
The ashtanga I’m talking about here translates as “eight limbs” and comes from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Read more »
May 5th, 2009 in Article | No Comments »
By Jim Catapano and Bo Chang
OSSSO Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om
PS Patanjali’s Sutras
NTE Namaste
BBL Back Bending Later?
LMAO Laughing My Asana Off
OOL Oming Out Loud Read more »
March 30th, 2009 in Article | 2 Comments »
If you do the kind of Yoga that I do, then you find yourself singing. A lot. Mostly in a language you don’t understand. A language the kids like to call “Sanskrit”.
Now, if you’re new to Yoga, like I am not, you may feel confused and even intimidated by said singing. You may want to look for a Yoga class that has no chanting, like in a gym or at (shudder) Bikram, of which more on at a later date.
I would like to suggest that you embrace your inner “American Yogi Idol” and chant it up! It’s a wonderful way to connect to the spiritual side of your practice, and also to connect with Read more »
