yoga sutra
What are the sutras? Is a sutra, as it has been described, an “unintelligible statement waiting for an explanation” ? Certainly, they are very technical statements, comparable to mathematical formulas. How did this style of writing evolve? Sutras were originally meant to be preserved in the…
gayatri mantra
AmOm bhur bhuvaha svahaAm/GTat savitur varenyamFBhargo devasya dhimahi Dm Gsus GDhiyo yonah prachodayat Praise to the source ofall things.It is due to you that we attaintrue happiness on the planesof earth, astral, causal.It is due to your transcendentnature that you are worthy ofbeing worshipped and adored.Ignite us with your allpervading light. (trad. by devapremalmiten.com)
bhramari pranayama
By filling the air with force, making noise like Bhringi (wasp), and expelling it slowly, making noise in the same way; this practice causes a sort of ecstasy in the minds of Yogindras (Hatha Pradipika 2:68). The sound produced is a nasal sound caused by the vibrations of the soft palate. Rechaka is prolonged as…
Lavoro di gruppo o lavoro individuale in arteterapia?
Per entrare più nel dettaglio, nel processo di arte terapia si distinguono diverse modalità di organizzarsi in base al numero di partecipanti: arte terapia individuale, duale, familiare o di gruppo. Ogni formato ha le sue peculiarità, un percorso di gruppo ad esempio offre dei fattori terapeutici che non si riscontrano in quello individuale, come l’altruismo,…
bhastrika pranayama
In the pose of padmasana, expel the air through the nose. It should be filled up to the lotus of the heart, by drawing it in with force, making noise and touching the throat, the chest and the head. It should be expelled again and filled again and again as before, just as pair of…
kapalbhati pranayama
When inhalation and exhalation are performed very quickly, like a pair of bellows of a blacksmith, it dries up all disorders from the excess of phlegm, and is known as Kapala Bhati (Hatha Pradipika 2:35). The rapid breathing should be from the abdomen; the shoulders and face remain relaxed. The number of respirations can be…
suryabhedan pranayama
Taking any comfortable position and performing the asana, the yogi should draw in the air slowly, through the right nostril (Hatha Pradipika 2:48). Then he should be confined within, so that it fills from the nails to the tips of the hair, and then let out through the left nostril slowly (Hatha Pradipika 2:49). This…
shitali pranayama
As in the above (Sitkari), the tongue to be protruded a little out of the lips, when the air is drawn in. It is confined, as before, and then expelled slowly through the nostrils (Hatha Pradipika 2:57). Before inhaling the tongue is drawn out and by lifting voluntarily its sides a structure like a channel…
sitkari pranayama
Sitkari is performed by drawing in the air through the mouth, keeping the tongue between the lips. The air thus drawn in should not be expelled through the mouth. By practicing in this way, one becomes next to the God of Love in beauty or God of sex (Hatha Pradipika 2:54). The inhalation will be…
ujjayi pranayama
Is one of the 8 types of pranayama described in the Hatha Pradipika by Svatmaram (2:51-53): (2:51) Having close the opening of the Nadi (larynx), the air should be drawn in such a way that it goes touching from the throat to the chest, and making noise while passing. (2:52) It should be restrained, as…
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