Alexandra Petersen's Yoga Blog

The Principle of Karma and Samsara is the belief or law that each action has an equal reaction.  Samsara is the belief in reincarnation, meaning a continuous cycle of life where the soul is reborn, as a reaction to each action.  Therefore, in a way saying your actions in one life may affect the reactions in your next.  The Practice of Non Attachment in yoga is the practice of non attaching to things and others through meditation.  I personally feel that this definition of yoga is the most difficult to practice.  As we discussed in class, it is so extremely hard to detach from things like your friends, family, pets, and even social media and our phones.         In the book of Bhagavad Gita, there are three yogas, Jnana, Bhakti, and Karma.  Jnana Yoga is the yoga of knowledge, Bhakti Yoga is the yoga of devotion, and Karma Yoga is the yoga of action.  I think the definition of the context of your practice space varies by person.  I think depending on your definition of your practice spac

        This previous week we took a class with  Jenn Kretzer, who introduced us to Sivananda Yoga. I had never tried Sivananda Yoga before, but it is one I really enjoyed a lot. Jenn teaches at The Yoga Hive in Freehold, New Jersey. The Yoga Hive is actually extremely close to my home town, so I hope to take classes there in the future because I really enjoyed this new yoga form.         Jenn's class was very enjoyable as she explained how to do different asana postures differently, depending on each person's difficulty and skill level. Sivananda Yoga focuses on breathing, meditation, diet, asana postures, and relaxation. I think my personal favorite part of this yoga style was the focus and repetition of the savasana pose and relaxation because it is always my favorite part during a yoga class. It is when I feel most at peace during my practices.         I felt this form of yoga really gave me not only a workout, but a calming of body tension. I enjoyed how much this