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How to do Salabhasana, the Locust Pose for a Healthy Back
May 6, 2013

How to do Salabhasana, the Locust Pose for a Healthy Back

Salabhasana - Locust Pose Salabhasana is a yoga pose (asana) that both strengthens and improves the flexibility of the back. It is an important warm up for all other backbends, and appropriate for all levels. Salabhasana is practiced on the belly with variations of the legs and arms actions. Salabhasana, or locust, is part of [...]
Meditation Made Fun – Sitting Tips
April 23, 2013

Meditation Made Fun – Sitting Tips

Meditation can be intimidating. It's not always fun, and can be hard. Many struggle in trying to meditate or relax. Doron explains here how to simply sit - without trying so much - just observing and enjoying the process. Allow yourself to surrender, do not try to let go, but just watch yourself and see [...]
Meditation Foundations – Great tips to make it happen!
April 23, 2013

Meditation Foundations – Great tips to make it happen!

Fundamentals of Meditation Meditation is really simple. It is a feel good practice at first that develops into a beautiful state of surrender, where all the mundane drops away, worry disappears, and bliss arises. Here Doron explains meditation foundations to you. Of course at first you may find yourself wandering off into the chattering mind, [...]
Less Pain, More Happiness
April 9, 2013

Less Pain, More Happiness

Find Happiness Life will always have its moments of pain, but it doesn't mean you have to suffer from it. The attitude of the mind towards the pain will determine whether the pain goes away quickly or becomes a lasting suffering. Learning to control the attitude of the mind will save you from adding more [...]
How to do the Side Crow – Parsva Bakasana
March 2, 2013

How to do the Side Crow – Parsva Bakasana

Parsva Bakasana - Side Crow In this video Doron demonstrates side crow pose; it is similar to crow pose, but slightly more challenging as it involves a twist. This video shows a step-by-step demonstration of how to enter parsva bakasana, including how to correct for common errors in setting up for the pose.   How [...]
Arm Balances – Eka Pada Koundiyanasana
February 20, 2013

Arm Balances – Eka Pada Koundiyanasana

Eka Pada Koundiyanasana Doing an arm balance should be fun! But keep in mind when doing an arm balance to shift your hips over your center of gravity. This will allow the head and legs to extend, and your body will act as a see-saw. see the video to understand how to do this - [...]
How to Find Balance in Your Life and Yoga Practice
February 12, 2013

How to Find Balance in Your Life and Yoga Practice

Find Balance Through Yoga In this video Doron tells how you can use your yoga practice to find balance between the feminine and masculine sides - yin and yang. The terms Yin and Yang come from Chinese philosophy, where they symbolize two different energies existing. Yang energy is dry, active, hot, focused and fast. Yin [...]
Ayurveda – East meets West
February 1, 2013

Ayurveda – East meets West

Eastern Traditions in the Western World Ayurveda, the science of life, is a powerful tool to understand your body and mind. We can learn about our body type (Prakriti), and understand how to balance our elements (Vata, Pitta, Kapha). Through that we are able to find a state of harmony and bliss. At Doron Yoga [...]
Clouds and Your Mind – Meditation
January 18, 2013

Clouds and Your Mind – Meditation

Seeing Thoughts as Clouds in Your Mind Doron discusses meditation techniques, and how to deal with thought interruption. Doron explains how our mind can be seen as clouds on the sky. As we meditate, allow the clouds to float away. Don't force or push, but rather observe your mind working and only then let go [...]