by Gregor Maehle | Mar 19, 2016 | Meditation and Samadhi, Pranayama
After my last article “Researching Pranayama” I was asked to expand more on the idea of Prana, what a ‘rejecter of prana’ is, whether people can be ‘deficient’ in Prana, and how it can be stronger in some people than in others? What are some of...
by Gregor Maehle | Feb 20, 2016 | Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama
I have recently been approached by the new Center for Consciousness Science, which is part of the University of Michigan’s Medical School, in regards to advise for their project on brain and psychological dynamics associated with yogic breathing (pranayama)...
by Gregor Maehle | Nov 7, 2015 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama, Teaching, Yoga Philosophy
I was asked to comment on the statement, ‘All misalignment comes from incorrect breathing ‘. A teacher said this to one of my students when they explained that they had a postural imbalance. The teacher was insinuating further that if the student would get...
by Gregor Maehle | Oct 3, 2015 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Meditation and Samadhi, Pranayama
I was asked why we put the right leg into full lotus (Padmasana) first and whether it gets balanced out later on in the practice? In my 2006 text Ashtanga Yoga Practice and Philosophy I wrote: “Why is Padmasana traditionally done only by first placing the right leg...
by Dr Monica Gauci | Jun 27, 2015 | Anatomy/Rehabilitation, Asana, Pranayama
Everything we ever experience affects every cell in our body. And we feel that. We’ve all noticed the increase in the rate of our breath when we’re excited or scared, how smooth and calm we breathe when we are relaxed. Sometimes these feelings well up and move freely...
by Gregor Maehle | Jun 6, 2015 | Asana, Ashtanga Yoga, Kundalini, Meditation and Samadhi, Pranayama
I received some queries about the importance of Padmasana and if it was worth the effort. The answer is yes and I explain exactly why and what the reward can be. But it also comes with a warning. Never let your legs go numb because as you will read, doing so gave me a...