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Granthi: The Three Knots in Yoga Explained

Granthi: The Three Knots in Yoga Explained

Granthi (Sanskrit: ग्रन्थि) means "knot". In Hatha and Tantric yoga it names three knots in the subtle body, Brahma granthi, Vishnu granthi and Rudra granthi, that are said to block prana on its way up the central channel. The practices of Hatha yoga, above all the bandhas, breath...
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Goraksha (Gorakhnath): The Yogi Behind Hatha Yoga

Goraksha (Gorakhnath): The Yogi Behind Hatha Yoga

Goraksha (Sanskrit: Gorakṣa, also Gorakshanatha, or Gorakhnath in Hindi) was a medieval Indian yogi, remembered as the disciple of Matsyendranath and the founder of the Nath order of yogis. Hatha yoga texts name him among its first teachers, and several early works on hatha yoga carry his...
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Duhkha (Dukkha): Meaning of Suffering in Buddhism and Yoga

Duhkha (Dukkha): Meaning of Suffering in Buddhism and Yoga

Duhkha (Sanskrit: दुःख, duḥkha; Pali: dukkha) means suffering, pain or unsatisfactoriness. In Buddhism it is the First Noble Truth: life as we usually live it never fully satisfies, because everything we hold on to changes. The same word opens the philosophy of yoga, where Patanjali's...
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Atman: Meaning of the True Self in Yoga and Hinduism

Atman: Meaning of the True Self in Yoga and Hinduism

Atman (Sanskrit: आत्मन्, ātman) means "self". In Hindu philosophy it is the true self: the awareness in you that stays the same while your body, thoughts and moods change. The Upanishads teach that this inner self is one with Brahman, the ground of everything that exists. How close...
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Anga Meaning: The Limbs of Yoga and the Word Behind Ashtanga

Anga Meaning: The Limbs of Yoga and the Word Behind Ashtanga

Anga (Sanskrit: अङ्ग, aṅga) means "limb". It can also mean a part of the body, a member of a group, or one component of a larger whole. In yoga you meet it inside the word Ashtanga, ashta (eight) plus anga (limb): the eight limbs of yoga described in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. What...
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Padangustasana (Toe Stand Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Padangustasana (Toe Stand Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas
Fierce Grace Classic: The Hot Yoga Sequence, Pose by Pose

Fierce Grace Classic: The Hot Yoga Sequence, Pose by Pose

Yoga Sequences
Fascia and Yoga: What Yin Yoga and Foam Rolling Do to Fascia

Fascia and Yoga: What Yin Yoga and Foam Rolling Do to Fascia

Essential Yoga Body Parts
Om (Aum) Mantra: Meaning, How to Chant It and a 10-Minute Class

Om (Aum) Mantra: Meaning, How to Chant It and a 10-Minute Class

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Quadriceps and Yoga: Quad Anatomy, Stretches and Strength

Quadriceps and Yoga: Quad Anatomy, Stretches and Strength

Essential Yoga Body Parts
Latissimus Dorsi (Lats) and Yoga: Anatomy, Stretches and Pain

Latissimus Dorsi (Lats) and Yoga: Anatomy, Stretches and Pain

Essential Yoga Body Parts
Thyme and Caraway Broccoli Pasta Bake with Creamy Cashew Sauce (Vegan)

Thyme and Caraway Broccoli Pasta Bake with Creamy Cashew Sauce (Vegan)

Yoga Food Recipes
Savasana (Corpse Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Savasana (Corpse Pose): How to Do It Step by Step

Yoga Asanas