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A Yogi is a like a Baby

Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 82 Contd. from knowledge sheet 81 The different positions of your eyes indicate the state of your mind. Different body postures also indicate what you are feeling. This is called body language. It shows what you are ...

Start on a yoga diet with these easy 5 steps

Kartik, 30, is a software engineer by profession and a photographer by hobby. His average week comprises of a 45-50 hours’ work schedule. Although he is a fitness enthusiast, his hectic schedule leaves very less time for him to keep his body in shape. Due ...

Yoga for footballers- A simple guide for better performance

What does Yoga have to do with Football? This rather rugged game of football is associated more with the likes of Beckham or Messi or Ronaldo, huffing and puffing during rigid and tough fitness routines on the ground; rather than them stretching their ham ...

What is āsana?

Contd from Knowledge Sheet 80 “Sthirasukhamasanam’’ (II Sūtra 46) sthira = steady; sukham- comfortable; asanam- posture. That posture which is steady and comfortable is āsana.- Patañjali Yoga Sutra 2.45 What is āsana? Sthira sukham āsanam. That w ...

Snatch Yourself from the Jaws of Pain

Here is some news that might surprise you: pain in a particular area or part of the body may not always be due to a physical cause. It could be due to tension, more specifically, it depends on where in your body you “metabolize” that tension – back, shoul ...

The importance of tapas & swādhyāya

Contd. from knowledge sheet 79 The biggest problem with lovers is that though they love each other, they start demanding from each other: “Look, how much I love you! What did you do for me?” or, they say, “Do you really love me? Prove it to me now!” Provi ...

Yoga for kids

Teaching yoga to kids is a uniquely wonderful way to guiding them into a healthy lifestyle. From a young age, they should be taught how to calm the mind and become more emotionally stable. Kids go through a lot of physical exertion; yoga helps them calm d ...

Yoga to stop snoring naturally

What was that? A growling dog? The garbage truck backing up? An aircraft taking off maybe? No? Oh, it was the sound of snoring! Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone! Snoring is generally brushed aside with a few jokes. But unfort ...

Enjoy the Company You Keep

Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 79 Contd. from knowledge sheet 78 “Santoshadnuttamaha sukha labhaha’’ (II Sūtra 42) Santoshat = by happiness, contentment; Anuttamaha = greatest; Sukha = joy; Labhaha = gained. “By contentment, the greatest joy can b ...

The Importance of Solitude

Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 78 Contd. from knowledge sheet 77 “By personal hygiene and cleanliness to your own physical body, there will be disinclination towards the body or there will be cessation of craving for contact with different parts of ...