“Incorporating yoga into your daily routine is a powerful step toward holistic health. It’s a practice that nurtures not just the physical body but also the mind and spirit. Whether you’re seeking to alleviate physical pain, manage stress, or find mental clarity, yoga offers a path to achieving those goals. By embracing yoga, you embark…
Read MoreWhy Ashram Food Isn’t All Vegan
“Food makes your thoughts. What type of food you eat will be the type of thought and emotion and things that will come” Vishva-ji when referring to the wisdom of the Buddha’s advice on food In this wonderful video Vishva-ji relieves any angst that many people who practice Yoga can feel around veganism and vegetarianism.…
Read MoreThe Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo
“A Divine perfection of the human being is our aim.”1 “A divine life in a divine body is the formula of the ideal we envisage.”2 Aim The Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother aims at the perfection of the human being with the manifestation of a divine life upon earth as the ultimate…
Read MoreIndian Yoga world is opening up again for tourism from 15th of October onwards
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announces the beginn of granting fresh tourist visas coming to India through flights with effect from October 15.
Read MoreOur view on Yoga Nidra: To experience peace of mind
By Prashant Pandey In today’s world, there is one essential need for all of us; and if we find that need, we will gain satisfaction – that need is peace of mind. The last couple of centuries have seen our way of life change dramatically throughout the world; it’s one in which many people have lost…
Read MoreYoga and Ayurveda: “Same Same but Different”
By Gayatri Puranik “Yoga and Ayurveda are like two siblings of the same family, complementing each other, sometimes in complete agreement with one another, but oftentimes also of different opinions. In the end however they remain siblings of a family, stronger together and eternally bound to one another” With true Italian diplomacy, Giorgio Barabino, Director…
Read MoreA Mysterious History: Article Review of Lubomir Ondračka’s “Hathayoga”
In Lubomir Ondračka’s essay about the system of Hathayoga, he takes us through its up and down history, tracking this mysterious practice from its elusive historical origins to the re-ignited interest from modern day scholars who are keen to unfurl its mysterious and therefore, complicated past; emphasising how very little we really know about the…
Read MoreThree of the Most Popular Places of Today’s Hatha Yoga in India
We would like to give you a short impression of three of the most popular destinations when it comes to searching for Hatha Yoga in India. Obviously this can only give a glimpse of the vast diversity of yogic teachings and Yoga practice on the subcontinent. With the term Hatha we not only refer to…
Read MoreThe Importance of a Sattvic Diet
By Laura Lynch As per Ayurveda, all foods have their own taste (rasa), heating or cooling energy (virya) and post-digestive effect. If these effects are too much in combination it can result in toxin (ama) accumulation in the body and can lead to other imbalances. For example, milk should not be combined with fruit, specially…
Read MoreDr. Ananda Balayogi About the Medical Aspects of Yoga
Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani incorporates two seemingly opposing worlds: During his childhood and early adult years, he lived an ashram life and was trained in all aspects of Yoga. He published his first book ‚Yoga for Kids’ at the age of twelve. Later Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani studied Western medicine. Today he is combining aspects…
Read MoreYoga in Dharamsala During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Laura Lynch Dharamsala is a backpacker’s haven situated on the foothills of the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas in the state of Himachal Pradesh, northern India. The word Dharamsala translates as the resting place for pilgrims and travellers. It is no wonder visitors end up spending more time here than planned while on their…
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