Sequencing Your Postures
It is important to develop yoga routines that work well for you and your lifestyle. Having a clear understanding of why you place yoga postures in a certain order, will help you to feel more comfortable in your practice at home.
Ideally, we all come to the point where we don’t have to think of the practical reasons for posture sequence but rely on our own intuition.
Hatha Yoga
The word hatha means “sun/moon or a balanced force” and yoga means “to yoke or join together” also, “union or integration.” Hatha Yoga then translates as “the joining or integration of pairs of opposites”, representing balance. The practice of Hatha Yoga is known as “the yoga of physical discipline”, focusing primarily on postures (asanas) and breathing to integrate the body and mind. As the body and mind merge, a place of stillness is found that draws one to the core of their being, where the source of all bliss can be experienced.