As we all are aware of the fact that International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21st every year. But do you know that the idea of celebrating the International Day of Yoga worldwide was proposed by India’s current Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi? He proposed this idea of celebrating a day dedicated to yoga, …
You know, everyone possesses some special qualities by birth which shows their interest or passion towards a particular aspect. From a very early age, you might come up with a common question often asked by many, “What is Your Aim?” The most common and a tough question though. But that was the time, you start …
Say Yes to 21! Have you ever thought; what’s your biggest wish? Some of you will say, to be the richest, some will say, a world tour and so, but let me tell you, the biggest wish of you all is to live healthily. Am I Right? Yoga works in this direction but yoga with …
Yoga is power! The power of our Subconscious mind, here arises the question; What is a Subconscious mind? I was reading the famous book by Joseph Murphy, “The Power of your subconscious mind”. The book was undoubtedly one of the most brilliant works of Dr. Murphy, which depicts the power of healing yourself, vanishing your …
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् | उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् || Aum Tryambakam Yajaamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam | Urvaarukamiva BandhanaanMrityormuksheeya Maamritaat || Meaning:ॐ (Aum) referred to the greatest God, Creator of the universe, “Lord Shiva”, this mantra depicts that we worship and sacrifice ourselves to the three-eyed one, who is the Supreme Being, the virtuous, the one …
1- Annamaya Kosha Annamaya Kosha is the physical body which needs nourishment to survive. The human being is a part of the food chain as any other creature (i.e. the mammals). It is the visible part of our Self and therefore we erroneously identify ourselves with it. It is the most vulnerable of the five …
Ashtanga practice is traditionally begun with the recitation of the mantra. What we call the Ashtanga Mantra is really two shlokas (verses) from different sources. The first is a verse from the “Yoga Taravali” by Sri Shankaracharya (one of the most important saints of India, a yoga master and proponent of Advaita Vedanta, a non-dualist …
During the monthly cycles, females tend to experience painful menstrual cramps.These cramps occur due to the contraction of the uterus to shed the endometriosisYoga poses can help you in dealing with those menstrual cramps. These cramps can be more painful and discomforting for some women.In order to honor that cycle, We recommend doing some of …
The following limbs as prescribed by Patanjali the first five are called external aids to Yoga (bahiranga sadhana) 1-Yama: Refers to the five abstentions: how we relate to the external world. (the five vows of Jainism are identical to these)Ahimsa- non-violence, inflicting no injury or harm to others or even to one’s own self, it …
Referring to pranayama, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (2:52) state: Tatah kshiyate prakasavaranam – “Thence the covering of the light is destroyed.” Here the covering refers to that which obscures the chitta, consciousness, of the individual. Chitta is essentially pure, being itself made up of sattwa, but is obscured by rajas and tamas, just as fire is …