by Dr Monica Gauci | Aug 3, 2021 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Audio/Video, Pranayama
It is very common for people to have a restricted, tight diaphragm muscle. The reasons it becomes tight and dysfunction are just as common: stress, pain, anxiety, shock and emotion upsets. And yet the function of this muscle is vitally important for our mental,...
by Gregor Maehle | Jan 7, 2021 | Audio/Video, Meditation and Samadhi, Pranayama
On this Thrivers Podcast episode Donny gets me to answer all of my least favourite questions such as “To what extent am I self-taught and to what extent do I follow the path of my teachers?” and “What are the biggest misunderstandings that I resolved over time?”. He...
by Gregor Maehle | Apr 30, 2020 | Pranayama
Spanish Edition of my Pranayama book available now! How cool is that? Thank you, Esteban Cabezas from Yoga Mandiram Chile in Santiago. You should be able to get it through your favourite online retailer but here’s a start:
by Gregor Maehle | Apr 19, 2020 | Audio/Video, Pranayama, Teaching
A good outcome of being unable to travel is that we have finally found the time to create online events. Our online page and video platform just went live! The first course, Pranayama Level 1 (16 lessons), starts Tuesday 21 April, 3pm Sydney time (London 6am/ European...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Mar 30, 2017 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Pranayama
Our breath represents life and is the basic movement pattern that enables us to exist and experience. Just as breathing is our most primal, natural movement pattern, so is dysfunctional breathing our most significant aberrant movement pattern. Our primary muscle of...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 1, 2016 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama
In Part 1 of this article I will explain the importance of extending ones inversions, headstand and shoulder stand. I will show how for meditation to succeed what yogis call prana or amrita (nectar) needs to be accumulated or preserved. The process to do so is called...
