Travelling in India Yoga events

Upcoming Yoga Festival: Zambhala in Goa, 21-22 December 2013

Goa seems to be a popular location for yoga festivals! Yoga.in recently received information on the upcoming Zambhala festival, happening in Goa on December 21st and 22nd. The festival is bringing together not only yoga experts but also spiritual teachers, practitioners, healers, musicians and artists from India and other countries. Zambhala: India’s Yoga, Music, And…

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Indian Shanti Yoga Festival, 3-5 January 2014, Goa

The yoga.in team recently received information about a new yoga festival happening this winter in Goa. Deep Deka, the organizer of the festival, got in touch with us and shared some information about himself and the festival. Deep was born and raised in a traditional Indian family and has lived in many places around India.…

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Top 10 benefits of practicing Mysore style Ashtanga Yoga

By Inna Costantini Inna has been practising yoga for over a decade and teaching since 2008. With a background in media, anthropology and a stint in PR, she experimented with a variety of yoga paths, before deciding to trade her desk for a yoga mat, and embark on an intensive yoga training course in India.…

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Yoga ashrams, centers and schools Yoga interviews

Interview with A. L. V. Kumar of Traditional Yoga

Interview by Anna Bhushan 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 full health. Following this experience he…

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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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Travelling in India Yoga ashrams, centers and schools Yoga films and videos

The Yoga Institute, Mumbai

In the middle of the hustle and bustle of one of the largest cities in the world, Mumbai, you will find the oldest organized yoga institute in the world – The Yoga Institute. Located on an acre of plush vegetation, The Yoga Institute draws people of all ages from across the world thanks to the simplicity,…

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Ananda in the Himalayas Video

For ten years, Ananda in the Himalayas has been supporting guests in redefining their lifestyles through traditional Indian practices such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Vedanta. Located in the foothills of the Himalyas, this resort unites body, mind and spirit in an exquisite and luxurious atmosphere. Sushant, the yoga program director, explains more in our video. You can…

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Omkarananda Ashram, Rishikesh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGXpJRXDbA0

This is the first of many videos you will see from yoga.in! Omkarananda is one of our top yoga centers in our book “Yoga in India: A journey to the top 24 yoga places”. We hope you enjoy it and that the wonderful Usha Devi inspires you to come to incredible India!

Namaste

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International Yoga Festival

March 1-7, 2012 – Rishikesh, India   What is the International Yoga Festival? Parmarth Niketan is a top yoga center in our book “Yoga in India: a Journey to the Top 24 Yoga Places” and co-hosts the annual International Yoga Festival. This one-week festival located in Rishikesh, otherwise known as the birthplace of yoga, offers…

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