by swatiyoga | Mar 16, 2014 | Sivananda, Yoga Philosopy
Just before Christmas, I went to the Sivananda Chateau near Orleans to do a course in Yoga and Psychology with Dr Uma Krishnamurthi. Uma was brought up in a household steeped in Hindu philosophy and spent her free time travelling to listen to gurus such as Jiddhu...
by swatiyoga | Apr 17, 2013 | NLP, Sivananda, Yoga Philosopy
Dr Rubin Naiman is man with a mission: he wants to elevate the status of sleep. He believes that for too long it has stood in the shadow of the waking state, only valued for its ability to make waking life better. “We have lost our deep regard for sleep,”...
by swatiyoga | Apr 6, 2013 | Sivananda, Teaching Yoga, Yoga
The Sivananda ATTC (advanced teacher training course) is not the most practical of yoga courses in terms of teaching. Okay, so you learn how to do some of the more advanced asanas, but that’s about it. The rest of the time you are trying to embed the sanskrit...
by swatiyoga | Mar 22, 2013 | NLP, Sivananda, Yoga Philosopy
“Turn to the person next to you and tell them, you’re a genius.” This is how Dr Joe Dispenza, chiropractor, neuroscientist and author of Evolve your Brain: the Science of Changing your Mind, begins his talk. His small stature, curly dark blond hair and black jeans and...
by swatiyoga | Mar 22, 2013 | Ashram, Sivananda, Yoga
This one of the oddest co-incidences in my life. Over ten years ago, I was a shipping journalist, specialising in the cruise industry. Every year, I would go to Miami for the cruise conference, spending all day traipsing round the stands in my Italian suit and all...
by swatiyoga | Dec 9, 2011 | Ayurveda, Sivananda
Pancha karma means ‘five works’. It’s basically an ayurvedic detoxification treatment. The five works or cleansing treatments are as follows: 1. Vamana. Therapeutic vomiting. 2. Virechana. Therapeutic purgation. 3. Basti. Medicated enemas. 4. Nasya....
