Category Archives: Yoga

Returning to a Yoga Asana Practice

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Julianne Victoria

For most of this past year my yoga Asana practice has been on hiatus due to a very challenging pregnancy and traumatic labor that led to an emergency c-section. All things considered, I am healing well and am now slowly returning to … Continue reading →

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Three Ways to Bring Balance, Harmony, & Healing to the Chakras

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

Chakra comes from the Sanskrit word, चक्रम् cakram,     which means wheel. The chakras are energy centers or wheels where energy, also known as prana, chi, or qi, rotates and flows. Anatomically, the chakras correspond to the locations of major … Continue reading →

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Aum (Om): The Song of the Cosmos and Celestial Harmony

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

Aum (Om) isn’t just a chant that yoga instructors use to open                                             and close a yoga class. It … Continue reading →

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Om Namah Shivaya: Mantras to Shiva

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

On this eve of the new moon that welcomes in                                                             … Continue reading →

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Quantum Yoga & Samadhi: Our Interconnectedness

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Julianne Victoria

The ultimate goal of a yoga practice and the eighth limb of the eight limbs of yoga is Samadhi, which is often described as a complete meditative state of oneness. But what does this mean? It is often thought of … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to B.K.S. Iyengar

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

Originally posted on Shambhala Blog:
The great, perhaps the greatest living yoga master, B.K.S. Iyengar died today in Pune, India, at the delightfully advanced age of 95. There will be many public tributes and even more private tributes as his…

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Yoga: The Art of Transformation

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

Today I had the opportunity to go downtown and visit the San Francisco Asian Art Museum to see the temporary exhibit called Yoga: The Art of Transformation. On the three mile trek down busy Market Street, I was contemplating the … Continue reading →

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The Five Koshas

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

In the last post on the 12th Nakshatra, I briefly mentioned the Koshas of Vendanta and Yoga philosophy, which reminded me that I had prepped to write about them quite some time ago. Kosha, कोश, means cup, vessel, bucket, or covering. … Continue reading →

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The Physical Body and Yoga

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

My last post, Turning the Mind Upside-Down,                                                                sparked some … Continue reading →

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Turning the Mind Upside-Down

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Julianne Victoria

Several years ago I had decided to enroll in an intensive Iyengar Yoga class. Iyengar Yoga places a very strong emphasis on proper body alignment and positioning from the exact placement of the head and focus point of the eyes … Continue reading →

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