Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti exercises and practices yoga maneuvers by NASA Johnson is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0 I really enjoyed the latest Martial Arts Studies podcast by Paul Bowman on Portable practices - Yoga and Tai Chi. (That's not Paul Bowman in the picture, but I thought it illustrated the point nicely - Yoga is so … Continue reading Portable practices – Yoga and Tai Chi
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Tongue behind the two front teeth
If you've been doing Tai Chi, meditation or yoga for any length of time you'll have heard the old adage to 'put your tongue behind the two front teeth'. The explanation given for this is usually that it "connects the two meridians that go up the back and down the front of the body called … Continue reading Tongue behind the two front teeth
Scandinavian gymnastics and Qigong
Mark Singleton wrote a book, Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice, in which he questions the ancient roots of Yoga. Is it really old, ancient, or even Indian? You can read his article summarising his argument here. “What did it mean that many of the poses I was teaching were identical to those … Continue reading Scandinavian gymnastics and Qigong
Yoga came from Europe
"What did it mean that many of the poses I was teaching were identical to those developed by a Scandinavian gymnastics teacher less than a century ago? " I'm sharing this article again because I really like it. I like the moments where your perspective of the world is turned upside down. When your perspective … Continue reading Yoga came from Europe
The Tai Chi Notebook 