Prana imbalance is the cause of most suffering and it physically manifests as injuries and disease.
The vagus nerve plays a central role in your emotional and physical health. It is constantly scanning for cues to determine whether situations or people are safe, dangerous, or life threatening.
Autumn is the season of transformation. We can see this all around us in nature—the leaves fall, the air becomes crisp, and a harvest of fresh fruits and vegetables arrives. Ironically, it is only through change that we can stay grounded during this season of shifts. It is important that we change with the seasons, …
At the end of the day, don’t you look forward to jumping to your bed with a nice book to doze off to? It is often the places that we love that we want to keep going back to. Quite intuitive, right? Now how about applying the same logic to your meditation practice? To go …
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How do you gauge if Sri Sri Yoga Teacher Training is for you? One powerful way is to hear others’ experiences. Here we share graduate Anna Chigo’s story, and discover why the training was such a transformative experience for her. Anna’s Story Sri Sri School of Yoga Teacher Training was one of the major transformative …
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Loren Fishman, MD, B. Phil., is one of the few physicians practicing medicine who incorporates yoga into his regular treatment protocols and offers patients individual yoga therapy. He joins us at the Art of Living Retreat Center to share his unique and effective program with yoga practitioners, yoga teachers and therapists, physical therapists, nurses, physicians …
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Pratyahara is often defined as “the conscious withdrawal of energy from the senses.” Yet what does that phrase really mean? Did you know that a massage or even vacationing by the sea can be form of pratyahara? Read on and find out how. Pratyahara is perhaps the least understood limb of the 8-part yoga system. Pratyahara …
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 yoga? …
For the last 35 years, the Art of Living has taught over 30 million people how to use breathing exercises to quiet the mind, reduce stress and make meditation easier—and Alternate Nostril Breathing is one of our favorites. In Sanskrit, Alternate Nostril Breathing is called Nadi Shodhana Pranayama, which translates to “subtle energy clearing breathing …
Amy Weintraub talks about the incredible shifts she witnesses in those she teaches to.
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