Dharma yoga and the Himalayan connection!

Yoga is an ancient discipline that has flourished and continues to be practiced in its many forms by millions of people all over the world today. Even though Yoga provides many benefits, such as physical health, emotional stability, mental clarity and spiritual direction, it is important to understand the true purpose of yoga. The teaching of yoga was first passed on in this cycle of human existence by advanced spiritual beings to the wise meditators who found solace and self realization in the energetic charged mountains known today as the Himalayas. This unbroken tradition is today know as " The Himalayan tradition ". The Himalayan tradition is an oral tradition where the students learn directly from an initiated teacher of the tradition. Remember The aim of yoga is to achieve full mind realization which is often misunderstood today. See the physical body as a vehicle for the mind and our aim in yoga is to have dialogue with the driver and find out why we have chosen to take this amazing ride called life. Once we know the objective we can easily enjoy the journey and quickly reach the destination with an open heart.

Thai Yoga Massage

Over the centuries different cultures have experimented with healing modalities. In India the great mystics discovered via experimentation that the human body consisted of subtle currents that flowed thru specific pathways. They realized that physical and mental disorders came about due to an imbalance within these subtle channels. They also noted that correct manipulation of the current flow brought about healing, improve physical and mental health. The different refined techniques such as physical exercise, meditation and massage were all codified under the umbrella of Yoga. Yoga massage was first brought to Thailand from India by Dr Shivaga Gomarpaj, the personal physician of Siddhartha Guatama, the last Buddha, approximately 2,600 years ago as Buddhism expanded from India to the rest of Asia. Some 20% of the Thai population have Chinese ethnic origins. Over the years the traditional Chinese system of acupressure has been incorporated into traditional yoga massage to produce a unique system that works to free the body's own energy to enable healing to occur naturally. This cross pollination is know known as Thai yoga massage.