by swatiyoga | Mar 9, 2017 | Ashram, Sivananda, Yoga
I returned to Sivananda Chateau at Orleans in winter for a two-week break. It’s the second time I’ve been there since I did the Teacher Training Cert in 2008. Sivananda ashrams are a refuge for me. Whichever one you go to, you know what you are going to get – the...
by swatiyoga | Mar 7, 2017 | Sivananda, Uncategorized, Yoga Lesson Plans
Sivananda anti-anxiety lesson...
by swatiyoga | Mar 6, 2017 | Sivananda, Yoga Lesson Plans
Sivanandaacupuncture-lesson-plan...
by swatiyoga | Jun 1, 2016 | Tibetan Buddhism, Uncategorized
I’ve been interested in lucid dreaming since I had three such dreams myself. It’s like waking up in the dream — I suddenly found I was able to do what I wanted. At first I just wanted to experiment with sensual pleasure, I’m ashamed to admit, but by...
by swatiyoga | Dec 11, 2015 | Ashram, Yoga
I attended a talk on stress at the Mandala Ashram in Wales by Dr Hania Kramlund, a yoga practitioner and GP working in Sweden. Her knowledge of stress and its treatment is both scientific and spiritual, plus she has first hand experience: she says she’s treating...