Meditation and its Physical, Energetic and Mental benefits
Meditation is one of the most natural and yet most pro foundly rewarding of all human activities. Practised…
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The life lessons from Marichyasana sequence
On inhale raise your hand towards the sky and lengthen, on exhale place your elbow behind the bent…
Twelve Pointers for Maintaining Brahmacharya
1. Daily meditation and constant japa is the essential foundation of brahmacharya. The japa and meditation of the…
Re-claiming Your True Self – Story Behind Ode to Yoga
Ode to Yoga* Blessed to tread your sacred pathway Urged by broken spirit’s cries Blessed to touch your…
Transforming the Emotional Body
Louie Netz, Director for HarleyDavidson’s Styling and Graphics Department once said, “Form and function both report to emotion.”…
Ishvara-Pranidhana or Self-surrender to God
The observances of yoga – saucha, santosha, tapas, svadhyaya and ishvara-pranidhana – are personal practices of a religious…
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…
Herbs to enhance beauty
Though Ayurveda describes many herbs, combinations and formulations, few chosen herbs can do real magic on human beauty.…
Eleven Months of Yoga
I found myself going to yoga in the first place because my neighbor Vera had started taking classes. She…
Entropy Versus Eternity
A doomsday clock hangs in the University of Chicago, representing the countdown to a potential global catastrophe. In…
The key to this world, and beyond
Manifested creation, of which humans are a part, has the inherent tendency of movement. The movement is either…
The Myths of Backbend (5) Autopilot Your Shoulder Blades
This month we explore another safety belt in backbend – your shoulder blades. This is because backbend requires…