Yoga sutra 1.14 sa tu dīrghakāla nairantarya satkāra-ādara-āsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ Regular practice is firmly established when it is...

Yoga sutra 1.13 tatra sthitau yatno-‘bhyāsaḥ Practice is the sustained effort to remain in a place of mental stability Sutra 1.12 stated...

Yoga sutra 1.11 anubhūta-viṣaya-asaṁpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ Memory is the retention of past impressions/ experiences. anubhūta: experienced/...

Yoga sutra 1.9 Śabdajñānānupātī vastuśūnyo vikalpaḥ Imagination arises from knowledge derived from words when the object itself is...

Yoga sutra 1.8 viparyayo mithyā-jñānam-atadrūpa pratiṣṭham Incorrect knowledge is confused understanding as it is not based on the real...

Yoga sutra 1.7 pratyakṣha anumāna āgamāh pramāṇāni Correct knowledge is the fruit of directly perceived experience, inference or reliable...

Yoga sutra 1.6 pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smr̥ti Correct comprehension; false understanding; imagination; deep sleep; and memory....

Yoga sutra 1.5 vr̥ttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ The five activities of the mind are misery and non-misery. The activities are...

Yoga sutra 1.4 Vritti sarupyam itaratra: In other circumstances, the Seer can get lost in the fluctuations of mind. When one is not in...

Yoga sutra 1.3 Tada drashtuh svarupevasthanam: Then the seer is established, resting in its true nature. This sutra explains that the...

Yoga sutra 1.2 Yogash citta vrtti nirodha Yoga is the pacification, concentration and complete focus of the fluctuations of the mind’s...

"Atha yoga anushasanam" "Now, the teachings of yoga." The “Yoga Sutra,” is a 2,000-year-old treatise on yogic philosophy by the Indian...

Kukkutasana aka ‘Cock pose’ is a brutal core strengthening pose which requires flexibility in your hips and good shoulder strength too....

The Summer Solstice is a special day in the yogi calendar; it is also the International Day of Yoga! At the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio...

Urdhva Mukha Paschimottanasana aka ‘upward face intense west side stretch pose’ is, as the name suggests, an intense leg stretch...

Ustrasana “camel pose” is a back-bending position and often used as a counter posture to forward bends sequences of yoga postures. How to...

Eka Pada Padangusthasana aka ‘pistol squat pose’ is a tough core strengthening pose which requires flexibility in your hips. How to get...

Group classes will resume at the Prana Vashya Yoga™ Studio from Monday 17th May 2021! Do let me know if you would like me to book you...

“I never tell people to begin with just sitting. With a mad dance, you begin to be aware of a silent point within you; with sitting...

“Chakra” literally means spinning wheel. Your life energy (also known as your ‘prana’ or ‘Qi’ -pronounced “chi”) is like electricity...