Snapshots of The International Yoga Festival (IYF)
By Yarang Michi The International Yoga Festival (IYF) represents that yoga is for everyone, irrespective of background, culture or religion. The need for yoga is everywhere, and this festival helps in bringing change and progressing towards a more healthy and peaceful life. The Yoga Festival is an annual event and this year it was scheduled between […]
The Practice of Ahimsa
The Practice of Ahimsa – Ahimsa is ‘nonviolence’; the first and the foremost of the five Yama (Social codes of conduct) in the yoga sutras of Patanjali. Find out more on how you can incorporate Ahimsa in your Yoga practice.
International Yoga Festival Rishikesh 2016
By Puja Borker Rishikesh is home to some of the most eminent Yoga schools and ashrams and Parmarth Niketan is one of the most popular Ashrams that attracts thousands of pilgrims from across the globe. Parmarth Niketan Ashram has been organising and hosting the International Yoga Festival since 1999 and has been successful in recreating […]
Conversations in Yoga – A journey beyond asana
The yoga.in team are always excited to share news on yoga initiatives that are close to our hearts and beliefs. We were lucky enough to be part of Emil Wendel’s magical and deeply inspiring retreat last year, so when we heard he was back with a group of renowned scholars and yogis (flown in from […]
India Yoga Festival 2016 in Goa
The India Yoga Festival is a 3 day celebration of the tradition of Yoga and its evolution around the world. Throughout each day workshops will be held on various Yoga styles inclusive of styles such as AcroYoga and Scaravelli. Each morning begins with chants and meditations.
Breathing, Yoga and beyond
By Inna Costantini Breathing is a fundamental survival mechanism that over time has revealed to have connections with the mind, and -potentially- deeper states of awareness. All living beings need to breathe: it is a primary response for life, but as humans, we have, over time fine tuned our knowledge of the breathing process.
Soon to come: The Yoga Festival in Rishikesh
From the 1st till 7th of March the annual, and by now 16th, International Yoga festival takes place in Rishikesh. As usual, it will be hosted by Parmath Niketan Ashram at the holy banks of mother Ganga, presenting an array of Indian and Western yoga professionals from yoga teachers to saints, meditators and spiritual leaders alike.
January 2015: The Indian Yoga Festival in Goa
The Indian Yoga Festival is a three days celebration in Goa, which takes place for the second time in the upcoming year 2015. We wish Deep Deka and his team all the best for this event, which will most likely become a regular (=yearly) function in future.
5 reasons why you should do your yoga teacher training course in India
By Karolina Krawczyk-Sharma Karo has been practising yoga for over 12 years and in 2012, founded Trimurti Yoga in Goa, along with her husband, Ajay Sharma. Trying to keep a balance between East and West Karo teaches in India and Europe. India is one of those fascinating places which you cannot simply describe! For some people […]
50 Years of Bihar School of Yoga
By the Bihar School of Yoga To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Bihar School of Yoga celebrated last year, the school has shared with us this retrospective of how the school has developed and some of its most important milestones since its founding back in 1963. Today the Bihar School of Yoga is one of the best-known […]