Yoga and Ayurveda for Psychosomatic Disorders By Sara Ponte Yoga for Psychosomatic Disorders (PSD) has been practiced for many centuries in India, and has only recently been used to treat this condition in other countries. What is a Psychosomatic Disorder? Psychosomatic Disorder, also known as “somatic symptoms” or “somatoform” disorder, represents a group of disturbances…
Yoga for Trauma by Gayle Newbolt Anyone who has experienced a traumatic event can be left vulnerable to developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other trauma related illness. According to current research, between 50 to 60 percent of all Americans will experience trauma at some point in their life. In this post we explore…
Arm Balancing and Core Strengthening Practice with Lalit Practice with Lalit as he takes you step by step through some of the key poses to build core strength and establish your arm balancing practice. During this 25 minute practice you’ll flow through: – Bakasana – Eka pada koundinyasana a – Eka pada koundinyasana b – Parsva bakasana…
Yoga, Meditation and Pranayama for Insomnia and Sleep Disorders By Laura Mendez What is Sleep? Sleep is defined in Wikipedia as a “naturally recurring state characterised by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles”. Sleep plays a significant role in brain development. Sleep enables the brain…
Yoga and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Amy Bernard “Recent Research has unveiled the fact that our bodies have great capacity, when it comes to storing bad memories. The body processes some of these memories and the rest is passed onto our nervous system where it rests on our spine untreated for several years to…
An article on the benefits of Yoga for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. By Anna McColl What is Autism? Autism Spectrum Disorder (also known as ASD) is a range of highly complex, lifelong developmental difficulties which affect how a child (or adult) relates to and communicates with other people and how he or she sees…
Yoga for anxiety and panic attacks – The somatics and bioenergetics of anxiety and panic attacks, and how asana, pranayama and meditation can bring about positive change. By Barbara Mahon “In the minds of many people in the West, Yoga is associated primarily with strange contortions of the body, but the major focus of…
Practice Here you can follow our school founder Lalit through this short spinal twisting sequence. This sequence can be practiced anytime, but is particularly great in the morning to rejuvenate your spine and energise your body. For more practice videos with Lalit subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Spinal Twists Twisting asanas, like all types of poses…
Practice Our founder and lead teacher Yogacharya Lalit has recently put together a short video to guide you through a 10 minute Pranayama and meditation practice. This practice can be used as either a great way to start your day in the morning, or to relax you at night before you go to bed. For…
Yoga for Mind, Body & Soul Many people associate yoga with super bendy, kale eating, incense burning folk- but todays profile of a yoga practitioner has changed dramatically and is much more far reaching and diverse than fits the stereotype. At Himalaya Yoga Valley Cork we are delighted to see this diversity in our client…
Choosing the Right School At Himalaya Yoga Valley we often receive feedback from trainees after they have completed our course that they were overwhelmed by the sea of schools to choose from and which 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training to attend. In the last few years Yoga Teacher Training has become big business in India…
People come to Yoga from all walks of life, and for many different reasons. For me it was quite simple, I had just taken up a new sport, Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), and I realised my body required more flexibility and awareness in order to carry out many of its complex movements. Yoga also brought an…
