Practice
Yoga practice guides from our Boudha teachers: first classes, pranayama, tree pose, Hatha vs Ashtanga vs Yin, meditation and yoga after a trek.
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.
How to start yoga for beginners, what happens in your first class, and how the mind and body respond to beginning a regular practice.
How to begin a meditation practice in Kathmandu, from a quiet corner at home to group sessions at Rising Lotus Wellness Studio in Boudha.
Coming 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.
A step-by-step guide to a ten-minute meditation using a single singing bowl—striking, rimming, and returning attention.
Simple, 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.
Yoga 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.
Three 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.
Vrikshasana looks simple and asks for everything — balance, breath, and the patience to begin again. Here is how we teach it in the Boudha room.
