Are you practicing Sun Salutations (Surya Namaskar)? Want to brighten up your experience even more? Here are some simple and practical tips that can help make your Sun Salutation experience complete and blissful. Happy Sun Saluting! Tip 1 Warm up the body before you start. It is a good idea to do some gentle warm-up …
Is meditation as simple as it sounds? The answer is YES. Yet for something so obviously gentle, gracious and benign, meditation can still sound intimidating to many. For beginners, the idea of learning to just be, doing nothing, and not getting distracted by our “to do” lists may sound challenging. When we come to meditation …
Meditation, simply put, is nothing but mental hygiene: clearing out the daily mental garbage and junk so that you can get in touch with your real Self and tune up your talents and skills. Think about it—you shower every day and clean your body, but do you ever shower your mind? An unshowered mind can …
The Yamas are the first of Patanjali’s 8-limbs of yoga. They are the yogis ethical guide to life. Here we delve further into the fifth Yama, Asteya, or non-stealing to explore how it weaves into daily life and how, with awareness, we can cultivate a full and abundant life. Patanjali was a profound observer, thinker, …
The term personality comes from the Latin word “persona”, and originally referred to a theatrical mask. Our personality, therefore, is a mask we wear over our true, inner selves. When we meditate, we drop this mask and we become our true selves. Meditation is a state of deep rest and alertness at the same time. It is …
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When we travel, no matter how excited we are about our trip, when we finally arrive at our destination or return back home we can feel tired and exhausted. Travelling comes with its own share of ups and its downs. There are thrilling adventures, exciting hikes, amazing food, kind people, and breath-taking views, but there …
Ancient Secrets of Chakras: A Beginners Guide, Part 1 demystified the yogic terms of kundalini, chakras, and nadis and explored the seven main chakras, and their associated elements and emotions. Part 2 dives deeper to explain the connection and significance of petals and flowers in depicting the chakras. We also share words of caution from …
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As you started doing the camel pose in your yoga class, you may have heard your yoga teacher saying, “This opens up your heart chakra”. And as you started doing the chair pose, you might have heard them saying, “This opens up the root chakra”. You might have heard the word, chakra, a hundred times …
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In today’s culture of stresses and excesses, reaching and maintaining a healthy weight can be a daunting task. It requires a variety of deliberate life adjustments, and experimentally combining separate-but-intertwining skill sets in five key areas: lifestyle, nutrition, fitness, psychology and spirituality. Lasting Change Instant fixes and miracle cures will not create lasting and healthy …
Yoga practice is a continual evolution. While it takes just a few classes to learn some asanas, or postures, over years you can gradually improve your yoga practice. Here are some tips to help improve your evolving practice. 1. Start with gentle warm ups. Once your body is sufficiently warmed up, start with asanas. Move slowly, with …
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