Purushartas means the ‘object of human pursuit’ or ‘the purpose of the soul’. Broken down into four parts, Dharma, Artha, Karma, and Moksha. Understanding the role each plays in your life, and finding balance amongst them will help you refocus your actions and live in harmony with your purpose.
Understanding Sukha: Yoga Philosophy
Nearly three thousand years ago, Patanjali wrote "Sthira Sukham Asanam". The phrase as a whole is most commonly translated to mean “asana [should be] steady (sthira) and comfortable (sukha).” The premise of the teaching is that we need to strive for the balance between effort and comfort. We’ve talked about it briefly before, but in this article we're diving a little deeper.
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Neutral Spine: Is It Important and How Do We Find It?
In yoga asana, we move through postures with the intention of finding the right alignment of our body. Correct alignment in our yoga postures works to improve our strength and flexibility while preventing injury. But, consideration of our body's alignment isn't just important in our yoga postures, good alignment should be activated in every-day life too.
5 Myths About Yoga & Why They're Just Plain Wrong
While it is without a doubt a wonderful thing that so many people today have taken up this ancient practice. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way from India to the West lines have been blurred. The ubiquity of yoga pants as fashion and the proliferation of slender figures in pretzel postures have led to some misunderstandings about yoga.
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5 Yoga Poses For Sore Feet
Our dear feet do cop a bad wrap though or at the very least some moderate neglect. Every day our feet are there for us, walking us around and keeping us upright, but we don't really think about them until they start hurting. Beyond the impact an unhappy foot has on our ability to walk, the implications of misalignment and poor foot health reverberate throughout our body.
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Happy & Healthy Hips: A Quick & Easy Yoga Sequence
Our beautiful hips; bearers of our bodies burden and the sanctuary for over 20 muscles - adductors, abductors, hip flexors in front, deep lateral rotators, and more. Our hips are the powerhouse of moving through life, walking, running, bending and of course, sitting. No to mention, the all-important procreation of our species, childbearing and birth.