Trinity Yoga

Utthita means, “extended” and Tri means “three” and Kona is “an angle”. This asana represents the trinity of body, mind and spirit, and explores the interplay of these forces: dependency, interdependency, and interaction. Triangle pose is an active pose, which benefits and tones the legs, hips and abdomen. We see triangles many places in life as supporting and strong structures. The essence of this asana is the realization of ones strength and the ability to resist pressure and support… More..

The revolved triangle takes all of the aspects of trikonasana and spins them around, challenging ones balance; poise and ability to remain centered and focused. Imagine taking a structure and turning it on its side, or upside down. In a sense the triangle would look the same no matter what side you laid it on. That is the challenge and the benefit of revolved triangle, to maintain that sense of the trinity – well balanced, properly focused and integrated.… More..

Certainly one of the gifts of yoga is an amazing awareness of our physical being that may be developed, and the resulting benefits. I have been practicing yoga for nearly twenty years and believed myself to have a fairly good understanding of my body and how it works. Having said that, it was not really until I started practicing Asthanga Vinyasa Yoga that I had any idea what a bandha was or how that related to my core body,… More..

Surya means the sun and namaskara is a greeting of honor and respect to the divinity within each of us. The practice of the sun salutations is a dynamic flow of breath and movement that has many benefits. It is said that this yoga asana will awaken and tone every area of your body. Generally the sun salutations are the warm up component of a yoga practice – generating heat, rhythm and blood flow, as well as allowing the… More..

This yoga pose has a beautiful rhythm and movement of opening and closing the body. In particular, it begins to open the hips with the addition of lunges. Suryanamaskara “B” in its full expression has a few more moves that “A”, and will really get you moving and the blood flowing. More..

Everything in the universe is comprised of energy; it takes form in many vast and mysterious ways. We all have experienced faces of our own “energy”. Learn more about some of the more subtle and unseen forces that comprise your state of being. The energy we see is physical energy and yet there are many other forms that we cannot see. Wind, sound and thought are a few of the ones we cannot see and yet we know they… More..

With the huge increase in nutritional science and research, coupled with the alarming array of obesity and health related problems, it is no wonder that we as a nation are concerned and looking to all sorts of information from experts. Lets make it as simple as possible and deal with some of the obvious issues and then wind our way into a more in depth look at nutrition and wellness. More..