Journal
Practice guides, thoughts on sound and energy, and the odd note from the shop — written by the teachers at Boudha.
How to choose a yoga practice that fits your goals, lifestyle and body. A guide to matching yourself with the right style and finding the path that keeps you practising.
Read the guideHow to start yoga for beginners, what happens in your first class, and how the mind and body respond to beginning a regular practice.
Read the guideHow to begin a meditation practice in Kathmandu, from a quiet corner at home to group sessions at Rising Lotus Wellness Studio in Boudha.
Read the guideA guide to choosing the right yoga studio in Kathmandu by evaluating teacher experience, class size, environment, and teaching style alignment.
Read the guideA sound bath in Kathmandu combines voice, bowls and gongs — what to expect when you arrive, what happens during the session, and how it differs from a private healing session.
Read the guideComing back from Everest Base Camp, Annapurna or Langtang, the first days in Kathmandu feel a particular way. Gentle yoga is part of how the body recovers.
Read the guideWhy people seek sound healing for stress and sleep, what a session offers, and what the research actually says about it.
Read the guideHand-hammered singing bowls and gongs are often used together in sound healing, but each brings something different to the room — and each serves a different purpose in practice.
Read the guideA seven-bowl chakra singing bowl set is tuned to correspond with the traditional energy centres. Here is how they are used in practice at Rising Lotus.
Read the guideThe cost of a singing bowl reflects how it was made, its size, weight, finish and tone quality. Here is what actually determines value when you are looking at bowls in Nepal.
Read the guideA step-by-step guide to a ten-minute meditation using a single singing bowl—striking, rimming, and returning attention.
Read the guideUsui Reiki has three degrees, each with a different purpose. Here's what they are, how attunement works, and which path suits you.
Read the guideSimple, safe pranayama breathing exercises to begin with, how they are used in the studio's daily morning classes, and how they prepare the mind for meditation.
Read the guideYoga has several paths — Hatha, Raja, Bhakti, Karma and Jnana. What they are, how they differ, and how the 7 AM class you can join in Boudha is really only one of them.
Read the guideA 300-hour yoga teacher training builds on your first 200 hours. How to know if you are ready, and what to ask a school before you commit.
Read the guideWhat to bring, how to arrive and sign up, which class to expect, and how the daily drop-in works at Rising Lotus in Boudha.
Read the guideHow teams in Kathmandu are using morning yoga and sound healing sessions to settle focus and build routine.
Read the guideWhat a 200-hour yoga teacher training actually involves, how to tell a good one from a poor one, and what is different about doing it in Kathmandu.
Read the guideHow to build a morning around the Boudhanath stupa — the dawn kora, a 7 AM class a short walk away, breakfast, and what to do with the rest of the day.
Read the guideLevel I, Intermediate, Level II, Level III — what each stage of singing bowl training is for, and how to tell which one you are ready for.
Read the guideThe daily class at Rising Lotus starts at seven in the morning. The reasons are practical, traditional, and a little to do with Boudha itself.
Read the guideThree styles, three very different hours on the mat. How Hatha, Ashtanga and Yin yoga differ in pace, effort and purpose, and how to choose between them.
Read the guideSize, weight, note and how it was made — what actually matters when you buy your first singing bowl, and what you can safely ignore.
Read the guideVrikshasana looks simple and asks for everything — balance, breath, and the patience to begin again. Here is how we teach it in the Boudha room.
Read the guideA plain account of the First Degree attunement, minus the mystique.
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