by aaronmaxwellness | Sep 12, 2021 | BLOG
Many of us know the word samadhi as meaning ‘bliss’ or ‘enlightenment’, and this is the final step of the journey of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. After we’ve reorganized our relationships with the outside world and our own inner world, we come to the finale of bliss....
by aaronmaxwellness | Aug 11, 2021 | BLOG
Dhyana is the 7th limb of yoga, building upon asana (physical posture), pranayama (breath control), pratyahara (control of the senses, moving the focus to the inside), and dharana (concentration). The word dhyana comes from the Sanskrit word dhyai, which means “to...
by aaronmaxwellness | Jul 1, 2021 | BLOG
Dharana- Patanjali explains concentration as the “binding of consciousness to a [single] spot.” One pointed focus concentration. We must get focused before we can truly meditate to levitate. This where breath work comes in. When our mind begins to wander we come back...
by aaronmaxwellness | Jun 15, 2021 | BLOG
Can be known as the most important yet the most forgotten limb of yoga. Pratyahara is the key to the relationship between the outer and inner aspects of yoga; it shows us how to move from one to the other. The term “pratyahara” is composed of two Sanskrit...
by aaronmaxwellness | May 25, 2021 | BLOG
Prana is the vital life force and energy that runs through the body. Constantly flowing and moving through us and all living beings. This beautiful energy is constantly flowing through us, and through all living beings. It can be used to describe the very essence...
by aaronmaxwellness | Apr 1, 2021 | BLOG
Asana~ the 3rd limb of Patanjali’s 8 limbs of yoga What is asana and why do we practice it? Asana is perhaps the most known limb of the eightfold path of yoga, and it often gets interpreted as Yoga itself. When we say we are going to yoga class, what we really...
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