Auteur: mrz

I have been practicing yoga for many years now. During those years, my interest in yoga has varied a lot. There have been times when I was very motivated to learn new and challenging postures. But there have also been times when I didn’t practice...

Melissa van der Ceelen In 2018, I took my first yoga class at Yoga Kumar. I was a runner and a tennis player plagued with injuries. I’ve always been active and I enjoy competition. So, with a competitive mind-set, I began my yoga journey. In...

This is a meditative posture that helps open one of channels (or Nari) in the body. This posture helps you aquire "diamond-like" qualities like strenght, sharpness, value, nothing really sticks on it. How it works: Normally, your legs and buttocks hold a lot of blood. When you...

Benefits: Padahastasana stretches the back and leg muscles. It stimulates all the nerves on back and hamstrings. It helps reduce excess belly fat. Dynamic performance of this pose remove excess body weight. It improves digestion and reduces constipation. It eliminates many stomach ailments. It makes the...

 in English The Wide-Legged Forward Bend Focus points: Feet, ankles, calves, back of the knees, hamstrings, buttocks (glutes), back & spine, hands.  Benefits: This posture is a semi inversion and a forward bending posture. This posture opens the back of the legs muscles and lower back.  It balances hip joints...

Bakasana or Crane pose is very similar to Kakasana or Crow pose. The difference between the two is that in Bakasana, the elbows are straight, while in Kakasana the elbows are a bit bent. However the benefits of these two postures are almost the same.  Benefits:...

Wat ben ik verrast! Ieder heeft eigen redenen en motivatie om met yoga te starten. Ik was na jaren trainingen en meditaties bij de School voor Zijnsorientatie nieuwsgierig geworden om zelfstandig mijn pad te lopen. In mijn zoektocht kwam een lang gekoesterde wens van het beoefenen van...

In this pose, you should strive to touch your forehead on your knees and lift your buttocks so the back muscles can stretch and the channels (nadis) around the spine and back can open. It helps keep the spine healthy. While holding the pose you...

Donderdag 20 februari 2020 begint er weer een nieuwe Pranayama en Meditatie cursus voor beginners. Deze cursus zul je leren wat er achter de houdingen zit, het zal je gemoedstoestand verbeteren. Tevens geeft het meer controle over je eigen leven. Leer deze yoga technieken om de "Prana"...

My first class was a disaster ! It was eight years ago and my body suffered the full session. I felt like a stick of wood and I could not stop comparing to other people around me, stretching like pieces of rubber ! After the class, I...