“When you make service your sole purpose in life, it eliminates fear, focuses your mind and gives you meaning.”—Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Karma yoga is the path of ‘action’—of putting in 100 percent effort without being attached to the outcome. Karma yoga can be applied to everything you do: from the most trivial, ordinary tasks …
A Yogic Perspective What are the qualities of a good leader? How can you be a dynamic, confident, and enthusiastic leader? A major aspect of good leadership is letting go of control. Are you in control when you’re sleeping or when you’re dreaming? No! Are you in control of any other function in your body? …
Practicing yoga is much more than the postures. Learning to integrate the full “on and off the mat” practice including observing the five yamas and niyamas—yoga’s guide on social and personal ethics—in your daily life can transform you and your yoga practice. Our thoughts, actions, decisions, interactions with others, our daily routines, our surroundings, everything …
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What happens when you fall in love? After a while, the soap opera begins, you start demanding. When you start demanding, the love diminishes. The joy fades away. So then you say, “Oh I have made a mistake in this relationship.” Then there’s struggle and pain to get out of that relationship. After getting out …
Valentine’s Day is back! For some, it’s a pressure test, for others, it’s about butterflies, and for a few, it’s about expressions, and the rest just flow with the feeling. We are breaking the monotone this Valentine’s and making it adventurous! Breaking the ice with a new partner or deepening connection with your old flame …
Is your mind or soul driving your life? Life is full of interruptions. We need to keep moving. We park ourselves somewhere and then we move again. Now if you park in a wrong place, you need to move sooner, and if you park in the right place, you have freedom to move when you …
Welcome home! What is home? A home is a place where you are at rest. Where you can be yourself and feel comfortable. For me, the entire world is my home. Wherever I go, I feel the same belongingness with the people. The whole world is my family, my home. I want every home to …
A few insightful tips by senior Sri Sri Yoga instructors on learning the ‘art’ of yoga asanas or postures. Remember the first time you started practicing your favorite hobby—photography, music, dance, anything. At first, there was a struggle, an effort to get things right. You were anxious to take the best picture, play the right …
There is a certain joy in getting something. That’s the joy children experience when they get things like toffees and toys. Parents and grandparents feel happy when they give. The joy in giving is much more fulfilling than the joy of receiving. Have you noticed how happy we feel when we share? When we see …
Ignite Your Digestive Fire Every Day with these 9 Yoga Poses for Better Digestion According to the American Nutrition Association, 70,000,000 people suffer from some form of digestive issue on a daily basis. Bloating, indigestion, flatulence, heaviness, and cramps bring a lot of discomfort and restlessness and never feel good, whether this discomfort is due …
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