Why Yoga Makes You Cry

Did you ever start crying uncontrollably during a Yoga class?! I did. It happened to me during my first yoga class, in New York city about 10 years ago…  If I remember well,  it was almost at the end of the class. The big room was crowded, full of young dancers from the Broadway Dance … Read more

Uncover you impurities! Part 6

Uncover your impurities! This article consists of 6 chapters Introduction: uncover your impurities Avidya: ignorance Asmita: I feeling – the ego Raga: attachment to pleasure Dwesha: aversion Abhinivesah: fear of death + conclusion Today you can read part 6: Abhinivesah: Fear of Death We cling because we fear loss…. Let me introduce you to the … Read more

Uncover your impurities! Part 5

Uncover your impurities! This article consists of 6 chapters 1.Introduction: uncover your impurities 2.Avidya: ignorance 3.Asmita: I feeling – the ego 4.Raga: attachment to pleasure 5: Dwesha: aversion Abhinivesah: fear of death + conclusion Today you can read part 5: Dvesha: Aversion YS 2.8 Dwesha is the repulsion of accompanying pain. Aversion are things, partners, … Read more

Uncover your impurities! Part 4

Uncover your impurities This article consists of 6 chapters Introduction: uncover your impurities Avidya: ignorance Asmita: I feeling – the ego Raga: attachment to pleasure Dwesha: aversion Abhinivesah: fear of death + conclusion Today you can read part 4: Raga: Attachment to pleasure YS 2.7 Raga is the liking accompanying pleasure In his book, ‘Four … Read more

Uncover your impurities! Part 3

Uncover your impurities! This article consists of 6 chapters 1.Introduction: uncover your impurities 2.Avidya: ignorance 3.Asmita: I feeling – the ego 4.Raga: attachment to pleasure 5 Dwesha: aversion 6.Abhinivesah: fear of death + conclusion Today you can read part 3: Asmita – I feeling, the ego YS 2.6 Asmita is the identity as it were … Read more

Uncover your impurities! Part 2

This article consists of 6 chapters Introduction – let your seed sprout! – uncover your impurities! Avidya: ignorance Asmita: I feeling – the ego Raga: attachment to pleasure Dwesha: aversion Abhinivesah: fear of death + conclusion Today you can read part 2: Avidya – ignorance YS 2.4 Avidya is the root cause As discussed earlier … Read more

Introduction of Merel Martens book!

An introduction about Merel Martens book I am exited and super grateful to be one of the first people who can read Merel Martens first book, the founder of Parimukti Yoga School. These days she is finishing her book; which is about the foundations of yoga therapy and applied physiology. Physiology is the study of … Read more

Analysing the self with transactional analysis – part 4

Written by Sophie Nusselder for Parimukti In this article I’ll introduce you to the transactional analysis. How do I apply this theory in life and how can a yogateacher apply this theory? Also you can read an interview with Angelica Macky; one of our teachers at Parimukti. What is the art of teaching according to … Read more

Analysing the self with transactional analysis – part 3

Written by Sophie Nusselder for Parimukti In this article I’ll introduce you to the transactional analysis. How do I apply this theory in life and how can a yogateacher apply this theory? Also you can read an interview with Angelica Macky; one of our teachers at Parimukti. What is the art of teaching according to … Read more

Analysing the self with transactional analysis – part 2

Written by Sophie Nusselder for Parimukti In this article I’ll introduce you to the transactional analysis. How do I apply this theory in life and how can a yogateacher apply this theory? Also you can read an interview with Angelica Macky; one of our teachers at Parimukti. What is the art of teaching according to … Read more