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Saucha-Niyama: 5 Age-Old Ways to Deep Detox Your Body and Mind Every Day

Discover new and modern ways of practicing yoga’s classical yamas and niyamas in your day to day life. Here, we explore saucha: the first niyama of yoga that can help us to deeply cleanse our body and mind, allowing us to experience great physical purity, mental clarity, emotional stability, and spiritual fulfillment. Understanding the Foundation …

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Watch: A Brief History of Yoga

Yoga / By Art of Living Faculty

https://youtu.be/FbLVT3XbvjU When you hear the word ‘yoga’, chances are that an image of people twisting in presumably painful poses might pop up in your head. Yes, postures or asanas are an important part of the teachings of yoga, but they are not all that there is to it. So, how well do you really know …

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Depression in Men, Women, Children & the Elderly

Health, Meditation, Mindfulness, Wellness, Yoga / By Art of Living Faculty

Everyone at some point experiences the “blues”—feelings of melancholy, sadness, grief, or just general malaise. When it doesn’t go away, when it begins to affect your behavior, or when it leads to other problems—depression, anxiety, compulsive disorder, panic disorder, eating disorders, and other serious medical issues—it’s time to take a serious look at the causes …

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A Guide to 12 Different Types of Meditation

Meditation, Mindfulness, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Yoga / By Art of Living Faculty

The purpose of meditation is to still your mind which constantly oscillates between the events of the past and worries of the future. And truly, there is a lot you can do with this stillness of mind. Some seek this stillness to search for higher meaning or a higher self and others enjoy the benefits …

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How to Reduce Inflammation Naturally

Ayurveda, Self-Care, Wellness, Yoga / By Anuradha Gupta

I just bumped into a chair the other day and have a wonderful bluish black bruise. Accidentally nixed my finger while chopping veggies, a bit of bleeding and I have a red, painful bump as a trophy. We don’t pay attention to these. But consider this: A young lady falls sick with the common cold …

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Yoga Tips to Manage Anxiety

Wellness, Yoga / By Xiomara Arauz

We all experience anxiety at varying degrees. In our current circumstances, anxiety levels have increased for lots of people. As a practitioner of yoga here are a few ways to overcome anxiety: Breathing techniques or pranayama loosen the grip of emotions on our being. The moment you feel anxiety coming up, take a few long …

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Yoga and Postpartum Depression: A Guide for Moms & Dads

Happiness, Health, Meditation, Wellness, Yoga / By Art of Living Faculty

“How can I feel this way when everything is so great?” Chrissy Teigen wrote in a moving essay for Glamour magazine, capturing perfectly the essence of a severe mood disorder that affects 1 in every 9 American postpartum women. (In some states, the number is as high as 1 in 5!) Teigen, a television personality, …

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Pranayama and Meditation

Energy Work, Meditation, Yoga / By Art of Living Faculty

The Single Most Powerful Tool In Your Armory We all aspire for a calm, peaceful, and steady mind. We have seen yogis and monks—and perhaps even friends and family—exhibit that state of total bliss. How can we take our mind to a state that is unperturbed by the chaos that surrounds us in the form …

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The Ancient Philosophy & Tools of Yoga Can Help to Beat the COVID-19

Health, Wellness, Yoga / By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The coronavirus pandemic has created a global crisis with far-reaching social, economic, and spiritual repercussions. Our resilience during these challenging times will be tested not only by how we combat the spread of the virus but also how we make the best out of the circumstance. While it’s important to take this pandemic seriously and …

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Yoga Beyond the Body

Yoga / By Sejal Shah

The Deep Spiritual Significance of Anantasana Anantasana is a favorite pose for many yogis, and understanding the beautiful mythology behind this pose can take you deep into its practice and its benefits. Ananta is the one beyond time, the ultimate witness, the upholder and protector of the universe. Ananta literally means “infinite” or “unending”, or …

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