Pratyahara: Internalization of senses
Yoga is so much more than the physical mat practice that is relatable these days. The very word Yoga comes from the Vedic Sanskrit word to unite or to add or to join. Yoga gives us tools through which we can access a bigness within ourselves and unit mind, body and...
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How do you choose a Yoga Teacher Training Course
There are hundreds of different yoga teacher training programs to choose from.. Which is the right for you? The decisions involved in choosing the right school for your yoga teacher training is quite a hard one and there are many questions you may want to ask...
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The seat of our personal power, Manipura chakra
The word chakra is not unfamiliar in todays moderns world. We have so many lovely chakra meditation sessions, chakra healing sessions, chakra crystals, chakra balancing therapies. The word and its view points are discussed at several yoga studios corridors. So lets...
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The Three Dosha of Ayurveda
Ayurveda is an ancient study, more specifically a science of life. Ayu means life and Veda means knowledge. The aim of Ayurveda is to prevent illness, heal the sick and preserve life; to protect health and prolong life; and to eliminate diseases and dysfunction of the...
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Daily practice for Breath Work
Pranayama is one of the most important parts of a yoga practice. It is the fourth limb in the Eight limbed system of yoga by Patanjali. Prana itself is also known as the life force in our body. In Chinese medicine it is known as the Qi. The free flow of the prana is...
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The Chakras in simple terms
Chakra can be translated as energy centers in our body. There are seven major chakras in our body, each of them is an expressing energy. The kind of energy depends on the focus of each chakra, and it can be expressed physically, emotionally, energetically. Each chakra...
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Tips on Handling Suffering, from the Yoga Sutra
The Yoga Sutra is a collection of aphorisms and it was written by the great sage, Patanjali. These aphorisms are regarded as one of the most important texts on yoga. They cover the eight limbs of yoga, as well as wisdom on living a yogic life. The first sentence of...
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This is it!
“What? What do you mean this is it? There must be something more than this. It has to be. This can’t be it!” Maybe we have been in such situation that we question ourselves and the universe for more. We tend to think that there is more to live. Grasping and building...
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Introducing Yoga to Kids
These days kids have high pressure from school studies and homework. In addition, most of their sports activities are competitive based. Yoga at an early age encourages self-esteem and body awareness with a physical activity that is non-competitive. However, there are...
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Choose the Gentle Road instead of the Fast Lane in Life
Gentle in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary means “free from harshness, sternness, or violence”. Thus, this relates very well with the concept of ahimsa – non-violence which is the first Yama in Patanjali’s eight limbs of Yoga. Being gentle sometimes is seen as being...
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