Eight Limbs of Postpartum Yoga: Pratyahara
Pratyahara means to withdraw oneself from that which nourishes the senses, according to Viniyoga founder T.K.V. Desikachar. When you are able to control the senses, then it is much easier […]
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Eight Limbs of Postpartum Yoga: Yamas
Yama means restraint or abstention. The yamas are traditionally the first limb of ashtanga, and there are five practices: ahimsa, satya, asteya, aparigraha and brahmacharya. Ahimsa // Nonviolence The practice of […]
Eight Limbs of Postpartum Yoga: An Introduction
There are eight parts of a yoga practice prescribed by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. Verse 2.28 says that “[b]y the practice of the limbs of yoga, the impurities dwindle […]
