By Roshan Palat There is a lot of talk in Yoga circles today, of the watering down of Yoga by Yoga teaching institutes in alliance with an American registry of Yoga teachers. Accusations fly through the internet that the American registry has converted Yoga education into a vocational business.
Read MoreWhy choose a Yoga TTC in India?
By Inna Costantini With the increasing number of studios offering yoga teacher training courses, in India and beyond, it can feel confusing when faced with choosing where to go. As a practitioner and teacher, I have become somewhat sceptical of the whole business of short, intensive Teacher Training courses.
Read MoreBeing a wise human..
By Prajakta Tambe On the occasion of International Yoga Day, I would like to share a story of ‘how yoga changed my life’ with you . Most of the worthwhile things I’ve done in life have lead to fame. Previously, I was athlete by profession but never focused deeply on emotional and spiritual aspects.
Read MoreInternational Yoga Day Story Contest
Yoga, they say is a good practice which helps to boost creativity and here’s just the contest to put that to test.
Read MoreBhakti Pilgrimage North India 2016
Written by Suparni Neuwirth A scared journey of 10 days through Northern India, discovering the land of Sri Krishna, Radha, Shiva, Buddha and other enlightened beings. The Bhakti Pilgrimage is created for those, who wants to dive deeper into that sacred world.
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The Practice of Ahimsa
The Practice of Ahimsa – Ahimsa is ‘nonviolence’; the first and the foremost of the five Yama (Social codes of conduct) in the yoga sutras of Patanjali. Find out more on how you can incorporate Ahimsa in your Yoga practice.
Read MoreBreathing, Yoga and beyond
By Inna Costantini Breathing is a fundamental survival mechanism that over time has revealed to have connections with the mind, and -potentially- deeper states of awareness. All living beings need to breathe: it is a primary response for life, but as humans, we have, over time fine tuned our knowledge of the breathing process.
Read MoreVedanta 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…
Read MoreHappy 95th Birthday to BKS Iyengar!
“Yoga is the golden key that unlocks the door to peace, tranquility and joy.” – BKS Iyengar Today, December 14th, 2013, is yoga master BKS Iyengar’s 95th birthday. Born in 1918, BKS Iyengar is a living legend, as the founder of Iyengar yoga, the writer of many authoritative books on yoga, and the yoga acharya…
Read MoreYoga at the Bihar School of Yoga
Asana classes are from 5am to 6:30am only, and if there is a power cut like this morning, Coni could not shoot due to the lack of light. Bad luck! But later in the day, the weather got nice and sunny, and we were happily surprised by an invitation to attend a satsang with the…
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