Balancing Yoga & Meditation
The year was 2003. I was living in Brooklyn, New York at the time, and I had been…
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Living in Full Consciousness
This month, Asana talked to Founder and Director of Centre Yoga Sangha, Sylvie Tremblay, who has been teaching…
The Myths of Backbend (2) Fuel your Legs
This month, we continue to explore backbend. Hopefully the exercises mentioned in the July issue help you power…
Dance from the Heart
Rajendra Nyathi is an internationally acclaimed artist of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi, the South Indian classical dance styles and…
Svadhyaya or Sacred Study
In previous issues, three principles of Niyama, namely, Saucha, Santosha, and Tapas – purity, contentment and austerity –…
Two Daily Yoga Postures to Practice for a Lifetime
Two yoga poses I have come to see in my work as a Yoga Therapist are strikingly effective,…
The Consequences of Practising Yoga in Its Entirety
The first two limbs of the body of yoga are ten fundamental precepts called the yamas and niyamas.…
Okra With Onions & Star Anise Over Cumin Flavored Red Rice
by Mouna Chamariq Okra has many names around the world: lady’s fingers, bamia, bhindi, gumbo. Okra offers wonderful…
The Classification of Siddhars
The Siddha Lineage is the first and most primitive lineage of Ancient India flourishing from the Pre Vedic…
Manipuraha Chakra (The Navel Chakra)
Chakras are the full potential ability of a person. It is so believed that one can reach the…
Yoga therapy for Syndrome Lumbopelvic (Lower Back Pain)
Almost everyone may have experienced lower back pain. Painkillers or pain relieving cream ease the pain but only…
Ayurveda For Women
Being a small part of the universal yin– the role of a woman is like that of Mother…