Living in Full Consciousness
This month, Asana talked to Founder and Director of Centre Yoga Sangha, Sylvie Tremblay, who has been teaching…
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Yoga Feature
योग विशेष · யோகா சிறப்பு
yoga viśeṣa · yōkā ciṟappu
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Yin and Yang with Simon Low
Simon Low, BWY (British Wheel of Yoga) and Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500) teacher, is the Principal of The…
Bringing Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras to Life
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras consist of 195 sutras and are considered the most important text for any serious yoga…
Ishvara-Pranidhana or Self-surrender to God
The observances of yoga – saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya and ishvara-pranidhana – are personal practices of a religious…
Do We Dare Surrender to God?
Do we dare, do we dare, do we dare surrender to God? Oh boy – the G-word in…
Svadhyaya or Sacred Study
In previous issues, three principles of Niyama, namely, Saucha, Santosha, and Tapas – purity, contentment and austerity –…
Exploring the Niyamas: How does Svadhyaya Affect Our Lives?
I’ve been pondering the yamas and niyamas for a few years now. Reading about them, thinking about them,…
Enduring Practice
During the past nineteen years of practicing yoga asanas, I’ve unrolled my mat in a variety of places…
Tapas or Austerity
Tapas is energy and heat, a force generated in the personality by preventing the sense organs from diverting…
Using Tapas to Burn Through Our Obstructions
Oh dear! Do I need to cultivate tapas right now? Or am I cultivating it? Or is the…
The Glory of Contentment
When one is pure in mind, pure in speech and pure in body, there is a contentment arising…
How Do We Cultivate Santosha (Contentment) in Our Life?
Of all the yamas and the niyamas I’ve explored in my life so far, this one made the…
The Deeper Significance of Saucha or Purity
The first of the niyamas or the observances mentioned by Patanjali is what in Sanskrit is called saucha…