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How to do Vatayanasana or Horse Pose Ashtanga
May 14, 2019

How to do Vatayanasana or Horse Pose Ashtanga

Vatayanasana - Ashtanga Intermediate Series Vatayanasana, is a pose/ asana from the intermediate ashtanga series. The name of this pose translates into English as "horse pose". This pose is a unique kind of a balancing pose, and will help to open the shoulders and hips. Please be careful practicing horse pose if you have any [...]
How to do a Rock Star Yoga Headstand -Sirsasana
May 7, 2015

How to do a Rock Star Yoga Headstand -Sirsasana

Rock Star Yoga Headstand Tutorial Headstand, or sirsana (Shir-SHA-sa-na) as it is known in Sanskrit, is the rock star pose of yoga.  It appears at the end of every single ashtanga vinyasa class, in most vinyasa and power yoga classes, and really in most yoga classes.   Benefits of headstand This rockstar inversion pose conquers [...]
Prayer for Enlightenment
April 19, 2013

Prayer for Enlightenment

Prayer for Enlightenment //doronyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/asotoma.m4a OM ASATOMA SATGAMAYA TAMASOMA JYOTHIRGAMAYA MRITHYORMA AMRITAMGAMAYA OM SHANTI,, SHANTI, SHANTI Lead us from ignorance to truth From darkness to light And from death to eternity Let peace prevail everywhere   Find more information on chants here, and for more reading on yogic techniques check out the Doron Yoga Manual.
Ashtanga Closing Chant
April 1, 2013

Ashtanga Closing Chant

Ashtanga Closing Chant This is the classic way to end the ashtanga practice as taught by Pattabhi Jois of Mysore India. After the practice is done, and before savasana, chants this astanga closing chant quietly to yourself this chant, or even out loud. Practice chanting the ashtanga closing chant over and over here with this [...]
Ashtanga Invocation Chant
March 18, 2013

Ashtanga Invocation Chant

Ashtanga Invocation Chant Here's an audio recording with Sanskrit and English transcriptions of the Ashtanga Invocation Chant, used to open an Ashtanga class.   //doronyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/AsthangaInvocationCR.m4a OM VANDE GURUNAM CARANARAVINDE SANDARSITA SVATMA SUKHAVA BODHE NIH SREYASE JANGALIKAYAMANE SAMSARA HALAHALA MOHASANTYAI ABAHU PURUSAKARAM SANKHACAKRASI DHARINAM SAHASRA SIRASAM SVETAM PRANAMAMI PATANJALIM OM Roughly translated into English as: I bow [...]
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 - [...]