Sraddhagita is a Buddhist yoga practitioner of many years experience and teachers and lives in London. I am going to compare Buddhism and yoga in terms of the body and practice. To do this I will look at the Sattipatthana Sutta which is about the four foundations of mindfulness, the first one being the body […]
In a few days Sadhita and I travel to the “mystic” north of the British Isles to teach a yoga and meditation retreat with our friend and colleague Amitashuri, with Angela, one of our 200 hour students and friends supporting the event. Straight after the event we go south to London to teach a workshop […]
Lucy Turner who trained with us at 200 hour level in 2016 handed in her assignments when we met here in Valencia. She graciously is offering a week of gardening work at our retreat centre Suryavana hence the photo from the front yard. Congratulations Lu for all your hard work and hope to see you […]
This essay will present a brief overview on some experiences on treating PTSD (post- traumatic stress disorder) with mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and Trauma Sensitive Yoga (TSY). To start with I will give a summary on what trauma and PTSD is, then explore MBSR and TSY as treatment for PTSD and then finally compare […]
The trend towards high-intensity workouts has reinforced the notion, held by some, that yoga doesn’t really count because most of its forms don’t make the heart pound. It does, however, lower blood pressure and the risk of heart disease. A review of 17 studies published in 2013 found yoga reduced blood pressure and therefore the risks of […]
Introduction This essay will explore some aspects of yoga and hip work. The hips are an area which to most of us hold a lot of tension. This can have many reasons, but in this essay we will look at one specific problem, the piriformis syndrome. What are the main causes of performs syndrome and […]
Samantha Paranavitana who lives and works in Bahrain successfully receives her Certification for the 500 hours Contemporary Mindfulness and Remedial Yoga training she did with us in Solterreno. We received some great essays from her which we have published through our newsletter. Congratulations Samantha! And Happy New Year!
This is contribution from Samantha Paranavitana, the second assignment for her 500 hour Certification which she completed this November 2017. “What is the Noble Truth of Suffering? Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, dissociation from the loved is suffering, not to get what one wants is suffering: in short the five categories affected by clinging […]
