...o your practice.

There's an old saying before enlightenment chop wood, carry water after enlightenment chop wood carry water.

We could change that to before enlightenment run water, wash dishes after enlightenment run water, wash dishes.

So how do you apply the ancient yoga secret of washing dishes?

Remember every second of washing the dishes is your yoga practice so stay focused and observe the finest details.

Notice the feel of the tap as you turn on the water.

What does the water sound like as it hits the sink? How does the sound change as the sink fills?

Feel the detergent bottle as you squeeze. Watch the bubbles as they rise in the water.

Consciously pause and become aware of your whole body before picking up your first plate or cup.

Then very slowly with full awareness move your hands to pick that piece of crockery.

Be aware of your breath as you move your hands.

Watch as you wash the plate with care.

listen to the sound of the bubbles as they slide off the plate and hit the water.

Feel the warm water and the suds on your hands.

Be constantly aware of all your senses sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing.

Also be aware of all your movements.

Once you've applied the yoga secret to washing your dishes you can expand it to create awareness triggers in your every day activities.

If you work at a desk you can bring conscious awareness to your body every time you pick up a pen.

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Yoga is Suitable for Everyone

...ion rather than intellect. The practice of this yoga philosophy states that everything in the universe has both male and female qualities. In Kashmir Shaivism, these male and female principles form an equal partnership, so interdependent that they cannot be separated. The attraction between them produces the ultimate union of opposites, creating the immense complexity of the universe that we enjoy and celebrate.

Yoga is not a religion. It has no fixed set of beliefs. There is no godlike figure to be worshipped in a particular manner. The core of yogas philosophy is that everything comes from within the individual. Therefore there is no dependence on an external figure, either in the sense of a person or god ...more

An Objective View of Yoga

...When you think of Yoga, what is the picture you see within your minds eye? Many people still think of Hatha Yoga, and its many sub-styles, as the only Yoga around. This is due to the fact that outside India, Hatha Yoga (Union by Physical Mastery), is most commonly seen.

Therefore, this is understandable - except there are many forms of Yoga, and many are much less physical forms that are sometimes misunderstood. Yoga does not have to be practiced in an ashram or on a Yoga mat. To be beneficial, Yoga can be practiced anywhere, at any time, in any shape or form.

Just...more

Yoga Techniques for Taking the Stress Out Of Vacations

...Yoga techniques act as a stress reliever. Yoga techniques help to reduce the stress that rises from our daily activities. Even during vacations people are getting attacked with the outside stressful factors, which can damage a very good vacation period.

Vacation stress is somewhat an aggressive expression but it is real and it can cause serious disturbances and damages. The reasons for getting stress and angry during your vacation are numerous. The reasons could be poor services, awful weather, high charges, crowd, noisy tourists, irritating insects and many more.

In order to avoid the vacation stress, it is better to follow yoga techniques for stress management. Yoga techniques for stress management provides relief by making the body relaxed for the maximum flow of energy through yoga poses, breathing exercises that give energy by pranayama and peacefulness to the mind by meditation.

Yoga techniques provide numerous ways of reducing the effects of these negative elements in the form of meditation, sakshin, pratyahara and pranayama.

meditation is a suggested practice when vacation stress factors become active and it he...more

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