February 2013
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Sitali: Teknik Pernafasan Yoga yang Menyejukkan Badan
Di antara banyak teknik pernafasan, Sitali memiliki manfaat yang spesifik, yakni untuk menyejukkan tubuh. Menurut Mark Stephens (256: 2010), tujuan melakukan pernafasan sitali (sitali pranayama) ialah untuk menyejukkan dan menenangkan badan fisik dan pikiran. Pernafasan ini dapat dilaksanakan kapan saja , termasuk selama melakukan asana dan setelah melakukan teknik pernafasan yang memanaskan seluruh bagian tubuh… Continue reading
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Apa Itu Anuloma Biloma Pranayama?
Sebagai orang yang baru mengenal yoga, saya belum pernah mendengar istilah “anuloma biloma pranayama“, bahkan jika saya sudah mendengar pun saya masih belum memahami penerapannya dalam praktik yoga sehari-hari. Menurut Mark Stephens dalam bukunya “Teaching Yoga”, “anuloma” artinya dengan butiran; mengacu pada gerakan atau pernafasan. Sementara “biloma” yakni berlawanan dengan rambut, berlawanan dengan urutan. Jika… Continue reading
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Mengenal Nafas Ujayyi (Ujayyi Pranayama) dalam Yoga
“Ujayyi” artinya “victorius” atau kemenangan. Ada juga yang mengartikannya sebagai nafas penakluk (conqueror breath). Ujayyi pranayama atau ujayyi breathing merupakan salah satu teknik pernapasan dasar dalam beryoga. Teknik ini dilakukan dengan sedikit menekan epiglottis (tempat kita merasakan sensasi batuk atau berkumur) ke langit-langit mulut dan tetap menjaga aliran nafas keluar dan masuk melewati hidung. Jika… Continue reading
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How to do Eka Pada Galavasana
Eka pada galavasana is one of my favorite asanas. “Eka” means one. “Pada” means a leg. “Galava” is a name of a sage ( B. K. S. Iyengar: 1979, 327). If you read how mr. Iyengar does this, he would perform Salamba Sirsasana first with head on the floor. The biggest challenge is to conquer… Continue reading
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My Yoga Flow Chart: Pincha Mayurasana
This is how I do pincha mayurasana ( from the upper left corner moving to the right, going down, moving to the left, going down again and moving to the right). Starting with the preparation, flat back, lengthen the spine. Rest your fore arms and knees on the mat. Interlock the fingers altogether. Slowly walk… Continue reading
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Yoga is Not Ballet
Some people confuse yoga with ballet. I have heard of this enough and decided to provide some brief concise explanation on this wrong prevalent assumption. Yoga to me is more of complete exercise for body, mind and soul. But ballet is inclined to be work of arts. Some of the yogic ‘moves’ are different from… Continue reading
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My Journal : Moving the Mindset from a Self-Taught Student to a Teacher
I started practicing yoga from my own bedroom. I had no teacher. I had no friends. I just had myself, a book titled “The Wonder of Yoga” by Leslie Kaminoff, and a sheer curiosity. Not being able to afford a pricey yoga class at a premium yoga studio or fitness center, I just did what… Continue reading
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Growing Myself in Yoga Teacher Training
“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.“- Swami Vivekananda On the second day of my first week (of four), I gradually found that this is not only a school of intellect,skills, expertise but also of self… Continue reading
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Pentingnya Kesabaran dalam Berlatih Pranayama
Dalam sebuah kelas pranayama, seorang teman pernah menanyakan bagaimana ia bisa mengetahui bahwa ia sudah melakukan pranayama dengan benar. Ia dengan blak-blakan mengatakan kebingungannya, “Apa yang bisa saya rasakan untuk mengetahui benar tidaknya saya melakukan teknik pernafasan yang diajarkan ini?” Ia tidak sendirian. Sebagian besar teman saya, bahkan saya sendiri, juga merasakan kebingungan itu. Tetapi… Continue reading
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How Many Articles Should You Write Every Day?”
As someone who deals with languages and writing every single day, I am still haunted by the question:” How many words or articles should I produce every day?” Though I’ve been working as a professional web content writer for a couple of years now, I still search for the right answer. The thing is there… Continue reading
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In Jakarta, Living Minimalist is Tough yet Likely
“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” – Plato With all the buzz about the surging economy and the more prosperous and increasingly consumptive middle class here, the notion of living minimalist is quite an intergalactic alien stranded all of a sudden on earth. People get always hungry for more new things to… Continue reading
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Khasiat Kesehatan Gerakan Salat
Takbiratul ikhram Niat memfokuskan diri. Gerakan takbir melancarkan aliran darah dan limfa.menguatkan lengan membuka saluran pernafasan dan menguatkan otot lengan serta menjaga keseimbangan badan. Sedekap Menjauhkan gangguan persendian tubuh bagian atas. Menahan sementara pembuluh darah balik di lengan kiri sehingga pembuluh darah di kanan akan siap mengembang dan siap memberikan dorongan saat dilepaskan. Ruku Menjaga… Continue reading
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