This kriya is a cleansing practice of the sinus passages with warm saline water.
Yogis have practised it for centuries for its innumerable and powerful benefits.
It is also called Neti or Saline Nasal Irrigation.
In yoga, it has been used for its extremely powerful physical, psychological and spiritual benefits. Continue reading Ashtanga/Vinyasa/Hatha Yoga Teacher Training – Jala Neti Kriya
In April 2016 Tribe will have their first TTC in Bali. Its a 3 weeks, 200 hour yoga teacher training course with a Yoga Alliance certification.
When you decide to do a TTC in Bali or anywhere overseas you don’t often get the opportunity to get to know the teacher before you go. Well, that’s about to change. I wrote our main teacher Raquel Salvador a couple of questions I wanted to know if I were you! Continue reading Interview – Senior Yoga Teacher Raquel Salvador on our TTC in Bali
What else can you do whilst you are there?
Thailand, the country of Temples, massages, great food, elephants and of course the smile. In the north of Thailand 25k away from Chiang Mai is where you can do find yourself on the Tribe 200hr Thailand Yoga Teacher Training.
Get your summer clothes out of your closet if you are going to do your Yoga teacher training in Thailand. The weather will be great during this time of year with an average of 32 degrees. And you might as well get a nice summer glow while you’re there, right? Continue reading Things to do in Chiang Mai when you travel to the Tribe Thailand Yoga Teacher Training
If you are thinking of attending the Tribe Yoga Teacher Training course Bali then you may be curious to know who your teachers will be? The 2016 Bali yoga teacher training teacher team will be no less than Raquel Salvador, Mark Ansari and Steve Hall.
Raquel is the Training facilitator and senior teacher. She has been holding space on the Tribe Yoga TTC’s in many different countries for more than 6 years. Continue reading Teaching team for Tribe’s Yoga Teacher Training Bali
There are a number of worldwide locations that when you arrive have a natural or cultivated spiritual ambience; Ibiza, Koh Phangan-Thailand, Bali, Rishikesh- India, Byron bay – Austrailia to name but a few.
Over the past few years Goa has evolved into somewhat of a spiritual mecca. The number of yoga teacher training courses has skyrocketed, you can find every type of yoga retreat that you could possibly conceive of, there are yoga shalas and yoga centers in every nook and cranny and more recently the crowds are coloured by the white robes of yoga teachers and the orange robes of swarmis. Continue reading Yoga Goa, one of the worlds hotspots
This short post was inspired by a question from a colleague regarding Uddiyana Bandha… The question was ‘how do you feel uddiyana bandha during the practise of Ashtanga vinyasa.
The bandhas are an integral part of the Ashtanga Vinyasa system, Bandha literally means “lock”, “hold” or “tighten”. Bandhas manipulate the flow of energy throughout the body and bring lightness, ease, and unbelievable depth and richness to the practice. Uddiyana means “flying up”. Continue reading A few thoughts on Uddiyana Bandha
For many of us extreme back bends are not what the body needs! Too oft yoga practitioners strive after postures like urdhva dhanurasana and kapotanasana with a fierce passion. I have a students who is doing everything she can to get into full Kapotasana (arguably one of the most intense back bends possible). Whilst flexibility is vital in the spine for good health the long term effects of extreme backbends may actually be a weakening of the spine that can lead to all sorts of issues.
Remember yoga lovers that you don’t get any prizes for bending yourself in half or twisting your body into a pretzel. (A boost to the ego maybe!) Continue reading Yoga Asana Backbending – Over doing it?