To make your yoga practice pleasant and purifying every time, a clean yoga mat is a necessity. According to Kyle Houseworth from Yoga Journal, “Yoga mats absorb all the sweat, oil, and grime that they’re exposed to, which means they can become dirty, smelly, and even contaminated with germs quickly. To keep all that gunk …
John Cordle, a highly experienced captain in the American Navy was commanding a routine training exercise in the Baltic Sea, helming USS Oscar Austin, a guided-missile destroyer, with three other destroyers behind this one. Cordle had run without sleep for 36 hours. As the ship settled into its passage, Cordle tottered, trying to stay awake. …
“Often people think discipline is against comfort. Ironically, it’s the discipline that brings comfort to one’s life.” —Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Yoga is what happens when you are in the moment, so totally at ease and in peace. So what is yoga? It is chitta vritti nirodaha—Yoga is stilling the fluctuations of the mind, …
What is Guru Purnima? In western countries, we lovingly celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day in appreciation of our parents. Similarly, for thousands of years in India, people have been celebrating Guru Purnima, or Master’s Day—a festival dedicated to spiritual and academic teachers to thank and honor them, especially those who’ve dedicated their lives to …
157 million—that is the number of workdays lost due to migraine. When relentless headaches come knocking, the days can become a blur. Along with the physical pain, the loss of ability to perform at work or participate in favorite activities can take a toll on our mental and emotional well-being, particularly when headaches are chronic. …
Relief from anxiety is right at your fingertips. Learn these five easy yoga mudras and begin to cope with stress and panic attacks naturally. What is a mudra? The word mudra in Sanskrit means gesture, mark, or seal. A hasta mudra is a gesture, or a hand position, meant to channel and direct energy in …
Have you ever walked into a Buddhist Pagoda, a temple, or a place where people regularly chant, and felt an indescribable peace that arrests your mind that very second? No matter what problems your mind was roiled in, when you entered you were immediately able to delink your mind from the worries that seemed to …
The spine—or merudanda in Sanskrit—plays an important role in your ability to move around freely, protecting the central nervous system, and basically supporting the structure of your body. The healthier the spine, the more active you can be! Do you enjoy your forward and backward bends? You may have your healthy spinal discs to thank …
Meditation is the journey from movement to stillness, from sound to silence. The need to meditate is present in every human being because it is a natural tendency of human life to look for a joy that doesn’t diminish, a love that doesn’t distort or turn into negative emotions. Is meditation foreign to you? Absolutely …
Health is not merely an absence of disease. Health is being established in the Self. It is the dynamic expression of life. One can be said to be in a perfect state of health when one is physically fit, mentally calm, and emotionally steady. So how does one achieve this state of all-round health in …
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