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Benefits of the Sun Salutations Throughout the ages the ancients have honored the sacred relationship between ourselves and the great solar deity.  Traditionally the sun salutations or Soorya Namaskar were practiced at dawn facing towards the rising sun. The times of dawn and dusk were both used to sun gaze by civilizations all over the world. A practice by which the participant will gaze at the sun as it rises or sets to repair refraction in the eye and improve eyesight even correcting conditions such as strabismus especially when coupled with the movement or exercise of the eye muscles that happens as part of every asana practice.  The 12 asanas practiced during the salutations work to warm and wake the body for the day ahead. Traditionally 12 rounds of were undertaken by the practitioner each day. The benefits of Soorya Namaskar are great. Among those benefits we can list a reduction in physical fat. Increased energy and lung capacity. Greater cl...

Life is colour. It is impossible to imagine a world in only black and white. A grey ocean, a white sky and dull trees. Colour is the very pulse of existence. Human eye's can only detect a small portion of light. Each colour has its own vibration which interacts with our own. The great psychic Edgar Cayce explained that colours can influence our beings even more than sound. Through vibrations we sow our seeds and reap our destiny. When a child is born we paint their rooms in soft pastel colours instinctively. Colours are of the deepest significance to us throughout all phases of our life. They have more influence on us then we can possibly imagine. If we use them intelligently they can help us in many ways. Colour rays touch planet earth night and day. Every atom responds to them, announcing its own quality to those who are able to decipher the language of colours. A red rose’s beautiful petals appear red to the eye. The rose petals absorb all colours except for red. The red wa...

You guessed it. GODDESS POSE Uttkatakonasana OOT- Ka- Ta- Con- Asana Invoking the goddess. This asana helps the student to build strong foundations whilst feeling grounded and omnipotent. The pose forms an integral part of the moon salutations or Chandra Namaskar. The space between the hands simulating the power of the moon, lunar force or sacred feminine energy that we can harness and possess as our own.  This yoga position stretches and tones the core whilst strengthening the legs and creating balance in the upper body. Helps to realign the hips and pelvis and strengthen the knees. A feel good asana for both sexes but especially empowering for women even more so when practiced at the times of the new/full moon and during menstruation. This is also an extremely therapeutic asana for women during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy and can help prepare the body for birth. HOW TO  To perform spread the legs nice and wide with the h...

Knowledge is power. For a long time our true power, wild nature and blessings have been hidden from us. Now we stand at the edge of a new dawn. Time's are changing.  Our connection to nature and our own natures are becoming more and more apparent. An ancient knowing is today resurfacing. Our vivid imaginations and love for the magical and mysterious can be fueled no end whilst exploring the psychology behind the girl, the mother and the crone in  YOGA GODDESS'S recommended read of the month.  WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES   by Clarissa Pinkola Estes To she who has been wondering through that desolate place too long. She who walks through the wooded land and sings with la voz mitologica. She who is aware of what must live and what must die. For she has danced with life and death. She is no maid but la que sabe she who knows. For her the moral obligation is to share what she has glimpsed in the world below with those whom she shares this topside...