Full archive of Alan Goode's writings available for public reading and download as pdf. This archive contains Alans published articles from the mid 1990's.
Full archive of Alan Goode's writings available for public reading and download as pdf. This archive contains Alans published articles from the mid 1990's.
The selection of specific words at crucial moments to link mind and body is implicit in the Iyengar method in a way that is unique to this style of practice for two reasons .....
A slipped disc is a misuse of term for a tear in the annular wall of the disc in which the nucleus bulges (other variations include endplate tear and intra discal lesion). Disc protrusion often occurs from a sudden increase of pressure on the disc .....
Yoga is not merely a set of practices to develop flexibility or concentration; it is the act of entering into a ‘state of being’ quite unlike those states that we normally operate within in daily life....
Pranayama is conscious breathing—not deep breathing. Prana means energy or life force and pranayama is the channelling of energy within the body.....
Let me begin by asking a question – what is an asana? Is it a position of the body, an alignment? Is it an object of concentration? Is it a line of energy ......
What is the role of self-knowledge in yoga?What is self-knowledge—is it being more aware of oneself, more confident, more assertive? More self-absorbed? Self-obsessed? Are we becoming more ourselves or less ourselves? What is the transformation idea in yoga? ....
Consider for a moment the question of exercise. What is exercise and why is it that Hatha yoga is not classed as exercise and why do yoga teachers seem offended at the mere association.....
In hatha yoga we shape our bodies with the outward form but the practice requires that we observe our relationship to what we do. Once the form is learnt and becomes familiar what is apparent is the changing nature of our concentration; moods etc ......... In terms of the form you may decide to do it when you are more interested but in terms of relationship you need to ask why.
In 1989, I had the opportunity to teach Yoga within the prison system. I was given a three month teaching contract as part of a Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programme, in a maximum security gaol .....
This is the second in the series of articles on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in which I hope to outline the main themes and highlight some of the key sutras. In doing so I wish to provide an introduction to the Yoga Sutras for those wanting to read more extensively .....
