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Yoga Sutra 1.15
Yoga sutra 1.15 dṛṣṭa-anuśravika-viṣaya-vitṛṣṇasya vaśīkāra-saṁjṇā vairāgyam Mastery of detachment is attained when, with full awareness,...
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Yoga sutra 1.14
Yoga sutra 1.14 sa tu dīrghakāla nairantarya satkāra-ādara-āsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ Regular practice is firmly established when it is...
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Yoga Sutra 1.13
Yoga sutra 1.13 tatra sthitau yatno-‘bhyāsaḥ Practice is the sustained effort to remain in a place of mental stability Sutra 1.12 stated...
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Yoga sutra 1.11
Yoga sutra 1.11 anubhūta-viṣaya-asaṁpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ Memory is the retention of past impressions/ experiences. anubhūta: experienced/...
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Yoga sutra 1.9
Yoga sutra 1.9 Śabdajñānānupātī vastuśūnyo vikalpaḥ Imagination arises from knowledge derived from words when the object itself is...
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Yoga sutra 1.8
Yoga sutra 1.8 viparyayo mithyā-jñānam-atadrūpa pratiṣṭham Incorrect knowledge is confused understanding as it is not based on the real...
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Yoga sutra 1.7
Yoga sutra 1.7 pratyakṣha anumāna āgamāh pramāṇāni Correct knowledge is the fruit of directly perceived experience, inference or reliable...
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Yoga sutra 1.6
Yoga sutra 1.6 pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smr̥ti Correct comprehension; false understanding; imagination; deep sleep; and memory....
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Yoga sutra 1.5
Yoga sutra 1.5 vr̥ttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ The five activities of the mind are misery and non-misery. The activities are...
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Yoga sutra 1.4
Yoga sutra 1.4 Vritti sarupyam itaratra: In other circumstances, the Seer can get lost in the fluctuations of mind. When one is not in...
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Yoga sutra 1.3
Yoga sutra 1.3 Tada drashtuh svarupevasthanam: Then the seer is established, resting in its true nature. This sutra explains that the...
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Yoga Sutra 1.2
Yoga sutra 1.2 Yogash citta vrtti nirodha Yoga is the pacification, concentration and complete focus of the fluctuations of the mind’s...
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Yoga sutra 1.1
"Atha yoga anushasanam" "Now, the teachings of yoga." The “Yoga Sutra,” is a 2,000-year-old treatise on yogic philosophy by the Indian...
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Kukkutasana
Kukkutasana aka ‘Cock pose’ is a brutal core strengthening pose which requires flexibility in your hips and good shoulder strength too....
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Yoga: Summer Solstice 2021
The Summer Solstice is a special day in the yogi calendar; it is also the International Day of Yoga! At the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio...
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Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana
Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana aka ‘upward face intense west side stretch pose’ is, as the name suggests, an intense leg stretch...
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Ustrasana
Ustrasana “camel pose” is a back-bending position and often used as a counter posture to forward bends sequences of yoga postures. How to...
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Eka Pada Padangusthasana
Eka Pada Padangusthasana aka ‘pistol squat pose’ is a tough core strengthening pose which requires flexibility in your hips. How to get...
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Group classes will resume at the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio from Monday 17th May 2021!
Group classes will resume at the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio from Monday 17th May 2021! Do let me know if you would like me to book you...
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Dynamic meditation
“I never tell people to begin with just sitting. With a mad dance, you begin to be aware of a silent point within you; with sitting...
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