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  1. From Mom With Love

    “Rahul, can you switch off your PlayStation for a while and pay attention to what I have to say?” I knew my voice fell on deaf ears. I knew somewhere that my son, who was so engrossed in the game, found it confusing to switch between the real and virtual ...
  2. Yoga with Pilates? It’s fun!

    A dancer by profession, yoga came fairly easy to Rashmi Ramesh for whom movement is a part of who she is. And then yogalates just happened when she decided to put pilates and yoga together to create a holistic body workout. Today, she teaches this techniq ...
  3. Three types of tapas

    Contd. from knowledge sheet 50 Even in tapas, there are three types: Sāttvic tapas, Rājasic tapas, and Tāmasic tapas. Tāmasic tapas is the demonic tapas wherein one tortures oneself. Certain people punish themselves. They cannot torture others, so they to ...
  4. A Yogi’s Wish List This Christmas

    Although enlightenment tops the wish list of a yogi, you might not be able to gift it. Nevertheless, try something materialistic. We bring you top 7 Christmas gift ideas for your yogi friend. Who doesn’t like gifts? Especially on Christmas! This year, let ...
  5. Why Yoga Should Be On Your Resolution List

    Top 6 reasons to make yoga one of your New Year resolutions. Come December and out are those personal diaries which may be lying somewhere covered in dust. These diaries are out for a reason at this time of the year. For, it’s the time to exercise your gr ...
  6. Purification through Five Types of Fire

    Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 50 Contd. from knowledge sheet 49 When your head is clogged with worry, tension, unpleasant thoughts and nightmares, fasting would be a great help. There is a great deal of research on fasting. Just fast on water or ju ...
  7. Dancing through Life with Yoga

    Carrying the heart of a small child at the age of 32, Plakor Kovacevic’s personality radiates exceptional dynamism. And it’s his regular yoga practice of 10 years that he owes it to. There’s been no looking back ever since. Hailing from Croatia and now an ...
  8. Five Types of Fire

    Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 49 Contd. from knowledge sheet 48 Fire sustains life. There are five types of fire. One is Bhutagni. Bhutagni means the fire with which you heat your home, to keep warmth in yourself. It sustains life. The physical fir ...
  9. Willingly going through that which is not easy is tapas

    Patanjali Yoga Sutra Knowledge Sheet 48 Contd. from knowledge sheet 47 What is Kriya Yoga? It comprises three parts. Patanjali says  tapaha. Tapas  is endurance, acceptance. Say you are traveling in a plane; it is a long-distance flight. You are sitting a ...
  10. Yoga Poses for a Better Posture

    Did you know that a correct body posture can make you look tall, slim and, most importantly, confident? And yet, something as simple as a right posture is what most of us lack today. Today's modern lifestyle has strained the spine by keeping it curve ...