In the Yoga Sutra’s (an ancient text on yoga), a path is given to guide you on your way to enlightenment. That path has several steps – eight, to be precise. Those steps are also called ‘limbs’, and a ‘limb’ in Sanskrit is ‘anga’. ‘Eight’ in Sanskrit is ‘ashta’, so this eight-limbed path is also […]
Francesca Cassia is an acclaimed International Yoga teacher. Leader and Co-Founder of Odaka Yoga®, she is a Yoga Master Platinum, awarded by the Yoga Alliance International Australia which is the highest recognition in the industry by Yoga Organization. She is also an ambassador of Urban Goddess yoga & active wear and we asked her three […]
The 5 Tibetan rites are 5 dynamic yoga exercises for health, energy and strength. Great for keeping your body in shape when you have limited time or space. What are the 5 Tibetan Rites? The 5 Tibetan Rites are a form of Tibetan yoga said to be more than 2,500 years old, which were brought […]
For some reason I have always loved to have something chocolatey with my coffee; for some reason it’s just a match made in heaven. I’ve made brownies with coffee one time, but it didn’t quite satisfy my chocolate/coffee craving like I’d expected it to. But.. Warm brownies & ice cream always hit the right spot! […]
Dienke Rozendom is a psychologist, yogini and model. You can see her in many of our Urban Goddess photos. We asked her three questions about what yoga means to her. Why did you decide to start with yoga and mindfulness? I am a psychologist and I noticed that in the last couple of years some […]
Did you know that the word ‘tapas’ has more than one meaning? It’s not only a word to describe various delicious Spanish bites, but also a Sanskrit word often used in yogic texts. Tapas – Discipline That Sanskrit tapas is the one I’m referring to today. Most of the times, it’s translated as ‘discipline’, which […]
