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…
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5 videos to remember BKS Iyengar
Continuing our tribute to BKS Iyengar this week, the yoga.in team has selected a few of our favourite videos of BKS Iyengar as a homage to the great yoga master: Genius In Action: BKS Iyengar An excerpt from a film tribute created on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of BKS Iyengar’s first trip to the US…
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Geeta Iyengar’s words for her father
Within 12 hours from Guruji’s death at 20th August 3:15 AM Indian Standard Time the last rites and the cremation took place in Pune. We would like to share with you Geetaji’s last words for her father, B.K.S. Iyengar: “Only his body has ended. One person’s efforts from inside out, changed the acceptance of yoga…
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B.K.S. Iyengar (1918-2014)
B.K.S. Iyengar passed away tonight, at the age of 95. It touches all yoginis and yogis in this world and all who have met him personally. Our friend in Rishikesh, Usha Devi, said once: “Guruji is pure fire”. His fire, his positive energy, could be felt by anyone who interacted with him and lives on…
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‘Hug it and twist it – and listen to your heartbeat’ – My teacher training experience with Bharath Shetty at IndeaYoga
By Natalie Noll Natalie from Germany was looking for a yoga teacher training course in India and some time away to reflect and heal. Initially she was thinking of heading to the beaches of Goa but after asking the yoga.in team for advice, she decided to join Bharath Shetty’s teacher training course at IndeaYoga, Mysore.…
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The 1st limb of Patanjali’s noble eightfold path
By Anna Bhushan based on conversation with A.L.V. Kumar A. L. V. Kumar has been a lifelong practitioner of yoga and meditation. His interest in teaching came about as a result of a car crash that resulted in complete paralysis of the lower body. He used his knowledge of yoga to restore his body to…
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An introduction to Patanjali and the Yoga Sutras
By Jodi Boone Jodi Boone is a yoga teacher, Ayurvedic lifestyle counselor and birth doula. For the past six years, she lived in India, co-directing Satsanga Retreat, in Goa, India. Recently, she moved to Seattle, USA. Jodi teaches yoga classes and workshops in her community, as well as retreats and trainings internationally. For more information,…
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Vedanta in daily life: An interview with Shubhraji
By Isabell Lütkehaus Dr. Isabell Lütkehaus works as a freelance journalist for yoga.info and ayurvedafinder.com. She recently had the opportunity to speak to Shubhraji, a direct disciple of highly revered H.H Swami Chinmayananda and the founder of the Namah Vedanta Center for Spiritual Unfoldment. A teacher of spiritual studies and meditation techniques, Shubhraji was recently in…
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How a stay at Amma’s ashram transformed my life
By Diego Guidi Diego was a banker and rugby fan living a party life in London before he took a trip to India, and stayed at the ashram of Mata Amritanandamayi (better known as Amma or the ‘hugging mother’) in Kerala, South India. What was planned as a short trip of a few weeks turned into…
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Interview with Stefan Datt of the Berlin Yoga Festival – the biggest yoga festival in Europe
By Dr Isabell Lütkehaus Dr Isabell Lütkehaus works as a freelance journalist for yoga.info and ayurvedafinder.com. Though our blog is dedicated to yoga in India, today we take you to the biggest yoga festival in Europe! The colourful Berlin Yoga Festival will be a highlight of the summer. Taking place on the beautiful banks of the…
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Interview with Vinay Kumar of Prana Vashya, Mysore
By Jane Mason Jane lives and works in India and is part of the yoga.in team. She is trained in vinyasa, hatha, viniyoga and prana vashya yoga, having practised with many teachers and explored different techniques around the world. She is currently completing her 500-hour yoga teacher training as well as training in yoga therapy.…
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