The word yoga shares it’s root with the word yoke, meaning to become joined in union. Generally, yoke is used in the context of pack animals being used to pull a cart. In yoga, it’s the body, mind and spirit joined together to pull you through life. How do we define the body, mind and […]
In previous posts we saw how the eight limbs of yoga help to deal with the challenges of sheltering at home. Beginning in part 1, we discussed the yamas, or moral imperatives, and in part 2 the niyamas, or personal observances. In the last post, we discussed how asana, pranayama and pratyahara help to navigate […]
The origins of yoga date back thousands of years. Some scholars say it developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE. Since its inception the practice of yoga has grown and evolved in many different ways, and we here at iyoga.online aim to continue to push the evolution of yoga into the 21 st century. […]
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