by Dr Monica Gauci | Mar 29, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Audio/Video
Many yogis think it is never good to round their low back in yoga. Wrong. We need to be able to round our low back in many yoga postures. This video shows you how to tell if your abdominals are not strong enough or if your low back muscles are too tight to enable you...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Feb 24, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video
My favourite whole-body strengthening exercise! This exercise strongly works latissimus dorsi and the psoas muscles as well as other muscles of our expanded core. As these two muscles exclusively connect our arms and legs to our spine, this movement pattern...
by Dr Monica Gauci | May 19, 2020 | Audio/Video
Monica on Escaping Samsara. She covers the following themes: Monica’s first encounters with Samsara Halahala Glimpse into the Essence and discovery of Hridaya, the spiritual heart Meditation practice, meeting Maharaji Prem Rawat Starting on the path of Yoga Role of...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Apr 24, 2020 | Audio/Video, Yoga Philosophy
This is a Vedic chant from the Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa. It is chanted to assist those suffering from ill health or if you yourself are unwell. It draws on the elements, the planets and deities as powers that exist within us and asks for nourishment. This chant is called...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Mar 14, 2020 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Teaching
Functional is the buzz word in the exercise, movement and physical rehabilitation scenes. Movements or exercises are considered ‘functional’ if they support the movement patterns that are necessary for us to function in our daily lives. There are seven primal,...