What Does Yoga Do

another great way to relax after a long dayof work is with the supported bound angle pose. gina's going to help me demonstratethis. notice that we've taken our round bolster, and use it as a prop to prop up our rectangularbolster. you could do this with your pillows at home. so we're going to ask gina to sitright here and place this right at her sacrum, good. she's going to bring this also for feettogether and allow her knees to fall out to yoga bolsters, the sides. good. then she's just going tolay down back on the bolster, good. and we're going to roll up the neck roll for her usinga blanket or a pillow whatever you have handy, just to make your head really comfortable,good. now gina's very flexible, so some people might have their knees up a lot higher soyou can use blankets, blocks, whatever works, a pillow and we're just going to put thisright under her knees, yeah. there. so that she can relax and renew, opening up throughher thighs, opening up thr...

sadhguru: see, because yoga is not an exercise form, it has other dimensions to it, teaching it as a compulsory process in the school has its limitations. it may… you may reduce yoga into a gymnastic process, which will be a severe yoga body, it’s a crime to do that. but there is something called as upa yoga that means sub-yoga or useful processes of doing things which has no spiritual dimension attached to it. if you do upa yoga or angamardhana systems of yoga, fitness is assured, you will not need any equipment, all you need is six by six floor and you will be super fit and you can build your muscle, everything. only thing is you won’t become like this (gestures). a whole lot of people have become like this (gestures), they think they are fit. i think they are in a straightjacket (laughter). it’s not just strength, it’s not just the bulge of your muscle. the flexibility of your body is as important for proper functioning of the system. in yoga we are not just looking at the...

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(sadhguru): most people cannot meditate unless they exhaust the karma of activity within themselves. the prarabdh the prarabdh karma is like a coiled up spring, yoga blogs, it has to find its release. if you don’t give it constructive work, it will find release in all kinds of perversions. it is like a coiled up spring, within this lifetime it has to release itself. and considering all the risks that are there to physical life you know, your physical form is never really safe, any moment it can get crushed under something considering that, prarabdh is anxious. prarabdh is always trying to find the quickest possible expression. so when you have a tense spring sitting inside you, you cannot you sit there for half-an-hour then you want to do so many things. have you noticed this? you sit for meditation, you sit like this, body tells you this is not the asana; you sit like this, this is not the asana, sit like this, this is not the asana. try any goddamn asana, it’ll tell you this is n...

the liquid balance mat improved my confidence in my practice because i feel like instead of sliding around on the mat and feeling like i have to really find my position because i'm gripping into the mat or getting a towel or moving around because i'm trying to overcome the slipperiness on the mat, instead it's keeping me right in place so i feel confident in my practice and i feel like i'm building the right muscle. i absolutely recommend this mat to anybody that practices yoga. it's good for somebody that's new, that's not quite confident in their practice to start building the stability underneath them instead of learning how to adjust themselves to the mat. the mat feels like a soft pillow with perfect foundation. it has a really great consistency in a kind of challenges my practice without changing it. uh also the grip is phenomenal and when i sweat, there's no worrying about me stepping on a little puddle and slipping. it's effortless. i don...

hi everyone, this is yasuko and it's timefor massage monday. i received several requests and for my own interest this week i'm goingto show the acupressure points for hair growth. the first sets of points are on the head.these points will help the circulation to the head. circulation is very important becauseit feeds the nutrients to the hair roots where the hair growth happens. yoga bliss, the first one is gv 20 or governing vessel20. draw lines from the top of the ear on both sides to the top of the head. it's wherethey meet in the center. you will feel a distinct feeling. go up 4 cun or 4 thumb widths up from thehairline. that's the same as four fingers and one thumb. then go down 1.5 cun down towardsthe ears which is the same as the width of the first joints of the index and middle fingersput together. again you will feel a distinct feeling. this is called ub 7 or urinary bladder7. stimulate these points by pressing and circlingusing your fingertips. when you make c...

hi, my name is ashley ludman from seasideyoga and i'm here to tell you a little bit about yoga gear. so in, really, all you needfor yoga is your body. but to enhance your practice, you'll probably need a few otherthings that might make your practice more comfortable for you. the first being a goodyoga mat and a good mat is one that has enough traction for you so that you're, that you'remaintaining your positions and you're not sliding all over the place. so this is thefirst key. the second, you'll see yoga blocks in yoga classes oftentimes. this helps tocreate various heights and various leverage for standing poses or seated poses. oftentimesin meditation, i'll encourage students to put the blocks underneath their knees so theirhips have the greater ease and flexibility. and as you'll notice, i'm sitting on a blanket,this helps to give my pelvis a little bit more cushion between the mat and the hardfloor. it also helps for student who have tight hips...