Month: November 2020

It has long been known that in any business the most difficult thing is to start. With an independent acquaintance with yoga, it is not clear with which asanas to begin the development of practice, how to perform poses and in what order. In addition, while we still do not have a developed habit of exercises, it can be difficult to mobilize and, instead of practicing yoga, we spend time watching videos with video lessons and reading useful books about yoga. However, no wisdom will make our body flexible and […]

The interview was recorded for the yoga for you information resource, “Yoga for you” (YT): How long have you been doing yoga. How did you start your independent practice – in books / in the center or in a yoga studio? Alexey Likhanov (A.L): Doing hatha yoga, i.e. yoga gymnastics, began in February 2010 on the Live Channel, where daily yoga classes for beginners took place. This was the first acquaintance with Indian practice, about which I did not know anything before. After about six months, he began to engage […]

Olga Bulanova invites to the Studio “Nym Yoga” (Moscow) for the lecture “Acquaintance with Sanskrit and Mantras in Sanskrit.” In this lecture you will find out who spoke and wrote in Sanskrit, get acquainted with one of the Sanskrit writing systems – Devanagari, get the initial information about the Sanskrit grammar system. In addition, in the second part of the lecture we will talk about mantras in Sanskrit. The lecture will last 3 hours with a 15-minute tea break. More about the lecture >>> Vladimir Zaitsev invites you to a […]

If you decide to do yoga on your own, here are some tips: Start with standing yoga postures, eliminating twisting and bending. Your first task in yoga is to learn to stand, correctly placing the center of gravity, aligning the spine, stretching your whole body in different directions. Without this skill, doing difficult exercises can harm you. You will find some detailed yoga exercises for beginners in detail, as well as practical tips from different teachers in the sections of our blog “Yoga for Beginners” and “Yoga Solves Problems”. Safety […]

Ksenia Sobchak | Instagram photo Valeria: nobody will give 46! For many years now, the singer has maintained herself in perfect shape thanks to Iyengar yoga – a type of hatha yoga. According to her, this species is the closest to her. Perhaps because her first teacher was also involved in this area. Valeria mastered the basics of yoga from a video tutorial, but at some point she realized that it was of little use. And so the singer’s fascinating journey into the world of a healthy lifestyle and eternal […]

Alignment is the cornerstone of Iyengar yoga practice. Often think about alignment, in terms of the body and its various parts during the practice of asanas (postures). The significance of this aspect of alignment in balancing and protecting joints, muscles, organs, blood vessels and body tissues is well known even to beginners in Iyengar yoga practice. What may be lesser known, the importance of alignment with respect to the flow of energy in the body. According to the adepts of yoga, masters of the past and present, we are all […]

(Fig. 1, h). Starting position: you should stand upright, hands on hips, all muscles are relaxed. This is the only exercise that is performed without straining the muscles of the neck, but only with mental resistance to the direction of its movement and deep focus on the corresponding muscles (you should try to see them at work during the exercise and imagine how their power builds up). The main exercise is carried out taking into account four types of exercises for beginners: left-right, up-down, torsion, rotation. PFU-3 is completed by […]

According to experienced yogis, if you do not perform regular exercises, the human body becomes heavier, loses flexibility, plasticity and youth, and also stores fat that is harmful to the body. Indian yoga for weight loss is a combination of physical exercises (asanas, vyayam – poses), diet and training of spiritual consciousness, verified by millennia. Does yoga help you lose weight? You can guaranteed to lose weight with the help of yoga, provided that you have patience, and will strictly adhere to all the principles of this direction. Do not […]