means “The Happy one” , it’s the Vāhana, the white bull on which rides Lord Śiva. In Śiva Temples, he always looks in the direction of Śiva-liṅgaṃ.
Nandi or Nandin
means "The Happy one" , it's the Vāhana, the white bull on which rides Lord Śiva.
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These words come alive on the mat.
At the Ashtanga Yoga Institute, these words don't stay on the page: they are lived, breath after breath. We have been transmitting traditional Ashtanga in Brussels for over fifty years, in the lineage of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois — each posture adjusted individually, even in a group class. Here, you don't read yoga: you practise it, guided.