by swatiyoga | Dec 15, 2019 | Ashram, Meditation, Yoga, Yoga Philosopy
1. Physical If you are stressed, your muscles shorten. To relax them, they need to be stretched in asana for at least a minute: the length it takes for the muscle to relax. The sympathetic nervous system causes tension; the parasympathetic system relaxes. Any...
by swatiyoga | Dec 15, 2019 | Ashram, Ayurveda, Yoga Philosopy
How we think affects our body. Thoughts are vibrations, and the mind is housed in subtle or energy body. Energy from the subtle body can affect the physical body, pervading and damaging the cells, if negative. So, we must be aware that the emotions we feel, for...
by swatiyoga | Dec 15, 2019 | Ashram, Yoga, Yoga Philosopy
Our minds are unstable because they are affected by emotion. In daily life we vacillate between like and dislike, moving from one extreme to another. Sound has a strong power to control the mind. As a vibration, it goes directly to our nervous system. Sound also...
