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Your Hormones on Yoga: Pituitary, Pineal and Hypothalmus

July 9, 2020 by yogareveller
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This blog post is the latest in a series on the endocrine system. Previous posts explore poses for the Thyroid, the Pancreas and the Adrenal Glands. The Trifecta: Pituitary, Pineal and Hypothalamus The three glands, pituitary, pineal and hypothalamus are located inside the brain. The hypothalamus is considered the master gland because it controls the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Endocrine System, Hormone Health, Uncategorized, Yoga Tagged: cortisol, hypothalamus, oestrogen, pineal, pituitary

Your Hormones on Yoga: The Thymus

June 25, 2020 by yogareveller
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This blog post is the latest in a series on the endocrine system. Previous posts explore poses for the Thyroid, the Pancreas and the Adrenal Glands. The Thymus Gland The Thymus gland, which sits at the base of the throat and behind the sternum, is part of both the lymphatic and endocrine systems and is … [Read more…]

Posted in: Endocrine System, Hormone Health, Hormones, Uncategorized, Yoga Tagged: bhujangasana, dhanurasana, matsyasana, thymus

Your Hormones on Yoga: The Pancreas

June 3, 2020 by yogareveller
The Pancreas

This blog post is the latest in a series on the endocrine system. Previous posts explore poses for the thyroid and the adrenal glands. The Pancreas The Pancreas, which sits right behind the stomach, helps the body make digestive juices as well as maintain healthy blood sugar levels. It is primarily responsible for producing the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Endocrine System, Uncategorized, Yoga, Yoga Pose Tagged: hormone health, pancreas

Your Hormones on Yoga: The Adrenal Glands

May 13, 2020 by yogareveller
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This is the second blog in a series about your hormones on yoga, in particular, the endocrine system. Last week’s post was about the thyroid gland. When your adrenaline kicks in, the heart rate and blood pressure increases, the pupils enlarge and the air passages of the lungs expand. It’s our adrenaline that gives us … [Read more…]

Posted in: Endocrine System, Hormone Health, Hormones, Uncategorized, Yoga, Yoga Pose Tagged: adrenal, adrenals

Your Hormones on Yoga: The Thyroid

May 4, 2020 by yogareveller

Your Hormones on Yoga This is the first in a series of Your Hormones on Yoga. The thyroid is located at the front of the neck where the collarbones meet. It is most known for controlling your metabolism.  It also governs how the body will use energy, produces heat and consumes oxygen. Yoga may help … [Read more…]

Posted in: Endocrine System, Hormone Health, Hormones, Uncategorized, Yoga, Yoga Pose Tagged: thyroid

My Spotify Lists for a Yoga Session

April 9, 2020 by yogareveller

Joining an online music subscription service took me awhile. Call me old school, but I preferred to hold the album in my hand, be it vinyl or a CD. I loved my Walkman! I did eventually adapt and bought whole albums and singles on iTunes. With my iPod clipped to the waistline of my leggings … [Read more…]

Posted in: Home Yoga, Uncategorized, Yoga Tagged: spotify list, yoga music

#6 Blog Series: The Cervical Complex

February 20, 2020 by yogareveller

Welcome to the sixth and final instalment of my blog series based on the book I recently read, Your Spine, Your Yoga, by Bernie Clark. Your Spine, Your Yoga is divided into five chapters: the axial body, the sacral complex, the lumbar, the thoracic and the cervical complex. This post is dedicated to the chapter … [Read more…]

Posted in: Alignment, Anatomy, Uncategorized, Yoga, Yoga Books Tagged: cervical spine, lordotic curve, neck

Significance of the Lotus in Yoga

June 15, 2019 by yogareveller

Many eastern religions have used the lotus flower as a spiritual symbol. This beautiful flower grows in water; it’s rooted in the muddy bottoms of ponds and streams, and on the surface of the water blooms the lotus. The germination of the lotus is often used as an analogy in religion. Humans can aspire to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Anahata, Uncategorized Tagged: chakra, lotus flower

Gods from the Yogic Tradition: Rishi Vasistha

April 4, 2019 by yogareveller

You may recognise the above photo as the good ol’ Side Plank, or in Yoga it’s called, Vasisthasana. It’s a wobbly pose that tests your balance, shoulder stability and core strength. I feel like I was doing Side Plank at the gym and in traditional aerobics classes long before I started a Yoga practice. It … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hindu Gods, Uncategorized, Yoga Pose Tagged: side plank, vasisthasana

Gods from the Yogic Tradition: Vishnu

March 31, 2019 by yogareveller

This pose goes by many names: Ananthasana, Sleeping Vishnu Pose, or Pose of Infinity. I find it to be relaxing but also playful because it reminds me of my cheerleading days at school. Back then, I didn’t even realise I was doing Ananthasana; I thought I was just posing for the annual cheer team photo! … [Read more…]

Posted in: Hindu Gods, Uncategorized, Yoga Pose Tagged: ananthasana, vishnu
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