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Ammaji About the Age and History of Asanas

In our interview Ammaji (Yogacharini Meenakshi Devi Bhavanani) is giving insights into the historical development of concepts and practices of Yoga. It was in 1967 when the journalist of US-American origin was literally drawn to India, where she is living ever since. She married Yogaguru Dr. Swami Gitananda Giri. Ever since the ICYER ashram in…

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Yoga as Therapy

By Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani Dr. Ananda is one of our amazing guest writers. He is the chairman of the ICYER (International Centre for Yoga Education and Research) Ananda Ashram in Pondicherry, India. You can find more information about him in our guest writer post or on his websites:  www.icyer.com, www.rishiculture.org.  Yoga as a mode of therapy (yoga chikitsa) has…

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Yoga in the Modern World

By Yogacharya Dr. Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani Dr. Ananda is one of our new guest writers. He is the chairman of the ICYER (International Centre for Yoga Education and Research) Ananda Ashram in Pondicherry, India. You can find more information about him in our guest writer post or on his websites:  www.icyer.com, www.rishiculture.org There is a modern trend found everywhere…

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