Mangesh Dhale
Master Utthita Padmasana Now! I recall the initial occasion when I encountered a person in Utthita Padmasana or Extended Lotus Pose. How calm was the way they sat, so easily erect, and my hips were sorely crying in empathy. I believed my body could never be able to attain such a shape. However, having gone …
The Padmasana Position I have thought that stillness is a myth. My head was a Web browser with numerous tabs open, and my body squirmed. Then, I discovered Padmasana. This was no ordinary yoga pose, and it was the key to a deeper state of calm I did not realize I could enter. In case …
Your Secret to Kurmasana My first encounter with a picture of Kurmasana, or Tortoise Pose, happened. The practitioner was hunkered down, arms and legs crossed like a turtle into its shell. It was inconceivably calm and at the same time offensive. My first efforts were not that graceful; I looked more like a drowning starfish …
The Eka Pada Sirsasana I would see the images of Eka Pada Sirsasana and believe that it was an unattainable pose that only contortionists and life long yogis could do. The thought of putting my foot behind my head was a pipe dream of my tight hips and hamstrings. However, what I want to say …
An Introduction to the 4 Types of Yoga My initial yoga session was a fiasco. I entered a room where I thought I would enjoy some stretching and soothing music only to realize that I was sweating buckets in a room with temperatures of 105 degrees, and could barely keep up with a series of …
My Journey to 5 Parks Yoga: Why I Left the Studio for Good I admit, I was stagnated in my yoga practice. I had been sitting and sleeping in the same sterile studio over the years and had been staring at the same section of the wall listening to the hum of the air conditioner. …
Life-Changing Padmasana Benefits I recall how I first spotted someone sitting calmly in Lotus Pose, otherwise known as Padmasana. It appeared to be a physical task that could not be performed by anything but a handful of the most qualified yogis. I had never supposed that I would have it as my anchor one day. …
How a Simple Mantra Transformed My yoga yoga yogeshwaraya I recollect that I sat on my yoga mat and felt like a complete fraud. I was in a downward dog position, yet my mind was a million miles away, it was running through a to-do-list, it was recounting a stressful work discussion, and it was …
My Journey with Garud asana To be truthful, when I attempted Garudasana or Eagle Pose, the first time I attempted to practice it, I was a rat. I crossed my arms the wrong way, my leg supporting me was waving as a leaf in the breeze, and I had no doubt I did not appear …
Dhanur Asana I would be frank to really say that I had a very poor relationship with my back. Several years of stooping over a laptop had given me a backache, a dull pain that seemed to be a housemate. I did it all–ergonomics, spending money on chairs, heat pads, and even my old mattress. …