Yoga Mail
Stories, wisdom & practice
Messages from Master Manisekaran, reflections from practitioners, Ayurveda, asana guides and more — over 200 articles since 2017.
Ayur Yoga
Shirodhara
Shirodhara is an ancient technique, a union of two words: ‘
Saandhi · 11 November 2017
Yogic Wisdom
I.10 abhava pratyaya alambana vrttih nidra
It is important to realise that the sleep being discussed here is dreamless sleep. We wake up in the morning and think we have slept, but for most of the night we have been in a light sleep phase where…
Jamie Spatafore · 11 November 2017
Articles by Practitioners
Benefiting from Different Styles of Yoga
When I first started out on Yoga, I was clueless on where I should kick it off. I was spoilt for choice when it came to places to practise. So I decided to go to a respectable Yoga studio for…
Jo-Ann · 15 October 2017
Articles by Practitioners
Music and Pranayama
“Listen to advice but follow your heart”. The quote holds a new meaning for an Indian classical vocal teacher like me. ‘I teach music for a living, hence music has been a way of life; like the saying ‘eat, breathe…
Guru Renuka Shree · 7 October 2017
Message from Master Mani
The Solo Path of Yoga
Any effort to contain it like a dogma or fanaticism will fade away as eventually some practitioners will have that creative awakening within and find the truth.
Master Manisekaran · 4 October 2017
Ayur Yoga
Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Hair
A single hair follicle grows its hair strand over a period of four to six years (the anagen phase). It then rests for two to four months (the telogen phase), after which it loses the “old” hair as a new…
Saandhi · 28 September 2017
Super Yoga Kids Corner
The Mindful Being
“Mamma let’s do the flame-gazing exercise again” said my six-year-old. He loves this ‘flame-gazing’ activity or Trataka, a technique I introduced to him two months ago. In a nutshell, it involves staring into the flame of a candle, which in…
Zul Anjalika Kamis Gunnulfsen · 23 September 2017
Chef Yogi's Food Notes
Fried Chickpea
2 cups chickpea – soaked overnight and boiled
Sumathi · 13 September 2017
Inner Insights
Healing with Yoga
Truth be told, I have never had an interest in Yoga, having always thought that it is an exercise for old people, the perception reinforced by its slow movements. My sports are usually more vigorous – running, swimming, cycling, walking and Taekwondo.
Ng Yivon · 6 September 2017
Yogic Wisdom
II.4 avidya ksetram uttaresam prasupta tanu vicchinna udaranam
All of the pain and sorrow that we think we feel are due to ignorance. How do we get rid of this ignorance? To say we are ignorant is to say that there is some kind of knowledge that we…
Jamie Spatafore · 5 September 2017
Featured Asana
Eka Padasana (One Foot Pose)
People with lower back problems, heart problems or high blood pressure should practice under guidance.
4 September 2017
Inner Insights
The Vast World of Yoga
In the beginning, I regarded Yoga only as a form of physical practice — more like a fitness fad; but after many years of practice, I discovered that the world of Yoga is very vast indeed.
Valérie Winter · 21 August 2017