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Benefiting from Different Styles of Yoga October 14, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Articles by Practitioners, No Comments By Jo-Ann 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 [...]

Music and Pranayama October 6, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Articles by Practitioners, No Comments By Guru Renuka Shree Namaskaaram “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; [...]

The Solo Path of Yoga October 3, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Message from Master Mani, No Comments By Master Manisekaran Yoga is and always will be individualistic. 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. [...]

Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Hair September 28, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Ayur Yoga, No Comments By Saandhi How Does Hair Grow? 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 [...]

The Mindful Being September 23, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Super Yoga Kids Corner, No Comments By Zul Anjalika Kamis Gunnulfsen “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 [...]

Fried Chickpea September 13, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Chef Yogi's Food Notes, No Comments By Sumathi Ingredients: 2 cups chickpea - soaked overnight and boiled 1 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp cooking oil 1 tbsp ginger paste Mustard seed Curry leaf and salt to taste Method: In a wok, heat oil and add mustard [...]

Healing with Yoga September 5, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Inner Insights, No Comments By Ng Yivon 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, [...]

II.4 avidya ksetram uttaresam prasupta tanu vicchinna udaranam September 5, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Yogic Wisdom, No Comments By Jamie Spatafore Lack of true knowledge is the source of all pains and sorrows whether dormant, attenuated, interrupted or fully active. All of the pain and sorrow that we think we feel are due to [...]

Eka Padasana (One Foot Pose) September 4, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Featured Asana, No Comments Step by Step: Stand relaxed with the feet together. Inhale as you raise your arms directly above the head and interlock the fingers with the palms together. Exhale as you bend forward slowly from the hips, keeping the trunk, [...]

The Vast World of Yoga August 20, 2017 Posted by: admin Category: Inner Insights, No Comments By Valérie Winter 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. [...]