The Meaning of Sahasrara, or the Crown Chakra, is essentially the spiritual self. Working on the Crown Chakra is all about focusing on the higher self. Sahasrara is associated with the pursuit of spiritual peace, and connecting to higher consciousness or state of being. It is commonly pictured as...
The Meaning of Ajna – The Third Eye Chakra
The meaning of Ajna or the Third Eye Chakra is essentially insight. How we perceive our inner and outer worlds guides our behaviour. Opening our ‘Third Eye’ is a path to greater truths. Spirituality and insight allow us to view our world from many angles; when the Ajna is...
The Meaning of Vishuddha – The Throat Chakra
This is our insight into the meaning of Vishuddha & the basic ideas around the Throat Chakra. The Vishuddha or Throat Chakra is located in the centre of the neck (about where the adam’s apple would be). Its importance can often be overlooked! People often focus on deeper, emotional areas...
The Meaning of Muladhara – The Root Chakra
The meaning of Muladhara (or the Root Chakra) is the foundation of the self. It's likely you'll have seen the symbol of the Muladhara on our Chakra products, or at Kundalini Yoga class. In this article we'll cover the basics of the Muladhara and how to identify problems with it....
Your Three Bodies-the true self
Your three bodies-the true self Many practice yoga to reach Samadhi and Samadhi is meant to bring you back to ‘ones true self’ The first time I heard this I remember thinking ,well…. what on earth is that meant to mean? Your ‘raw being’, ‘who you really are’ yes equally...
The Science of the Chakras
As we start our series on the Chakras today, let try to understand what they actually mean and whats the science behind them. Chakras are something that we all must have spoken about at some point of time if your are a yogi or even if you are not a...
Why Meditate?
Why Meditate? A good question in todays fast paced world. A digital age that we are living in where there is no real time to meditate. In olden times to sit in sukhasana, close your eyes and go within was called meditation. In todays world sitting on a computer and...
The Hand Mudra
Hi Everyone! Have you ever wondered why Yogamasti‘s logo is a Hand Mudra? It’s pretty nifty, actually…Read on through! In fact, this powerful set of gestures originate from Hinduism and Buddhism, where it is believed that there are five elements in the Universe: Earth, Fire, Air, Water, and Aether. For those who don’t...
Kids Yoga Day
Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a fantastic week, and here’s to the beginning of the next one! Now we all know how yoga can benefit you personally, but do we know how yoga can benefit our children?? It’s pretty simple, really…If you know that yoga has the magnificent power to de-stress...
Does Yoga Make You Hindu?
Well here is a thought! A Muslim woman has been on the news as her family is worried that if she does yoga she will be considered a hindu!! and such thoughts are being entertainied and a cause for worry in many other religions as well since Yoga is an...