Nowadays, at least in the Western world – yoga has become very popular. The reasons may be many. Some people practice yoga to improve their flexibility, strength, balance and others to feel more calm. All of these are valid and good, who doesn’t want to improve their abilities in these areas? On the other hand, if we look at the philosophy and history of Yoga, the physical postures we practice in class (Asanas) were originally intended as an form of preparation for meditatio

Breathing is a natural phenomenon shared by all living beings and serves as the foundation of life. It connects us to existence distinguishing the living from the dead. We all shared the breath with our mothers before we are born into this world and when one enters the world, one gets his own unique breath but paradoxically shares it at the same with other nature, animals and all living beings. If breath is the life force, then it is might be wise to bring attention to the f