After listing the nine obstacles for the yogic path (in YS I.30), Patanjali mentions a few means for tackling these obstacles. One of them (YS I.34) is an awareness of […]
Workshop with Eyal Shifroni in Novosibirisk, Russia – Students Testimonials
Hanna He is a Guru, and everything is balanced and harmonic about him. And despite the translations everything was clear. Physical body understood everything. And It was incredible to open […]
Attentive Yoga Practice and the Psychophysical Lab
Our intention and attitude toward the practice is very important – it makes all the difference between doing asanas as gymnastics, or as Yoga! One can easily practice yoga as […]
The Potential of Yoga Practice
It is important for us to keep in mind and affirm that yoga practice has immense potential for improving our lives, as well as the lives of those around us. […]
On Karma, Samskara, Vasna, Samsara and Moksha
Karma – An Ethical Foundation The literal meaning of the word Karma in Sanskrit is “work,” “action,” or “deed”. This is in the sense of ‘an action carried out externally […]
A Sample Discussion of the Psychophysical Effects of Yoga Practice
The Psychophysical Lab Balance “Balance does not mean merely balancing the body. Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life. In whatever position one is, or whatever […]
Exploration 1 From “The Psychophysical Lab”
Attending to the Chest and Spine in Tadāsana (Mountain Pose) The Psychophysical Lab Stand as you would in a queue during the day, without taking any specific care to your […]
From Kriya Yoga to Ashtanga Yoga; Means for Quieting the Fluctuations of Consciousness
Eyal explains the important aspects of a spirtual path in the form of Kriya yoga, as Patanjali defined it, and shows how this is expanded to the Full Ashtanga Yoga
Alignment in Yoga – A Holistic Principle
Alignment and ‘Iyengar Yoga’ are quite synonymous. Alignment is probably the most characterizing hallmark of Iyengar Yoga. The principle of Alignment is closely related to principles like: balance, symmetry, precision […]
Sobre la práctica de Ahimsā (A Spanish translation)
Translated by: Nicola Espinosa ¿Qué es Ahimsā? Ahimsa – el primer yama en el Ashtanga Yoga de PaVivekatanjali- a veces es interpretado como ‘no matar’, pero el espectro de Ahimsa es mucho […]
Interview With Eyal Shifroni for Mantrasurbanos Website
As a preview to Eyal’s visit the Peru, he was asked for an interview on the site mantrasurbanos. The interview was published in Spanish and the following is the English version. How […]
On the Practice of Ahimsa
What is Ahimsa? Ahimsa – the first yama in Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga, is sometimes interpreted as not killing – but the spectrum of Ahimsa is much wider. Vyasa, Patanjali’s first […]