Deep Rest
Get so chill - your friends ask what you’re on (tell them it’s crazily deep-rooted grass called Vetiver)
how to use essential oils for meditation and yoga
Ethical Guidelines in Yoga
Most spiritual traditions and religions have ethical guidelines. Such as the ten commandments in Christianity or the ten virtues in Buddhism. In the philosophy of Yoga, and specifically in the classic Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, we have the Yamas and Niyamas.
What is yoga?
It’s not all about the yoga studio, yoga leggings, and moving into strange and challenging shapes. Yoga is so much more. There are eight limbs of yoga. And they are:
Yama (abstinence)
Niyama (observance)
Asana (postures - what has inspired modern Yoga classes)
Pranayama (breathing techniques)
Pratyahara (sense withdrawal)
Dharana (concentration)
Dhyana (meditation)
Samadhi (contemplation or superconscious state)
Yoga, philosophy and modern living
Yoga and some of the Yogic texts may be old. But they are certainly not outdated.
Pacifying and precious Sandalwood
Sandalwood is the quintessential oil of yoga and of India. And it’s one of our favourites to pacify the nervous system. An interesting fact is that the Sanskrit word for fragrance is Gandha and this is also...