NADI SHODHANA is a type of breathing practice where airflow is controlled through alternate nostrils to bring a practitioner toward a subtle sensation of internal balance.
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One purpose of yoga is to help us carry out simultaneous self-analysis and self-development. We use awareness techniques and practice listening within so that we are better able to positively develop ourselves. There are many techniques and practices that aim at this; one of the most simple and profound is the practice of shavasana.
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The greatest writings we have on yoga are linked by a shared belief in non-violence. If you have been connected with the practice of yoga for some time, you have likely come across the practice of non-violence (sanskrit: ahimsā). Our greatest modern yogis, Gandhi among them, based their life's meaning on this principle, which is often said to be the essence of yoga. How do we bring this principle into our practice and our lives?
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More likely than not, if you've been doing this yoga-practice-thing for a while, you've come across the word 'mantra.' Mantras have come to us in a plethora of forms: invocation, meditation, incantation, prayer, kirtan, chanting and various other manifestations of sacred sound. But, what is it?
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