By Krishna Chaitanya Krishna Chaitanya is founder of Yoga Vidya Retreats and a professional yoga trainer and spiritual teacher. His expertise is in the field of meditation, philosophy and psychology of Yoga-Vedanta. He lived and practiced for more than twelve years in some of the best ashrams in India and embraced the monastic life at the…
Read MoreA Return to Health
One Woman’s Ayurvedic Experience by Jodi Boone Over a cup of tea, she told me how they found her tumour. Mira, a middle-aged woman with large blue eyes and a gentle smile, holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development and works as an administrator for the Swedish Army. She explained how the stress and long hours…
Read MoreYoga and Commerce: Finding the Balance
Introduction Thank you to those of you who responded to our poll on Facebook. We love getting your feedback and opinions. We realize this question can be considered controversial however, we find it comes up often in the emails we receive from visitors to our website. So, to further to our poll this week and the…
Read MoreDo commerce and yoga mix?
We want to know what you think… Do commerce and yoga mix? In the past, yoga was passed down from guru to student and no money was involved. Today, however, free classes or even donation classes are rare – whether you are in India or any other part of the world. So, is it possible…
Read MoreYoga 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…
Read MoreThe Sattvic Diet
Our diet, according to Ayurveda (Ayur = Life, Veda = Science), not only affects our bodies but also our mental makeup and disposition. Food items are therefore classified into three categories – Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic – depending on the effect they have on our mental and psychological constitution. The term ‘Sattvic’ comes from the…
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