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  1. How to do Padma Sadhana

    Usually when one thinks of a lotus, what comes to mind? A fully blossomed flower, where each petal is opening up to the sky. Now observe where does the lotus originate from? Mud. Yet, the lotus remains unstained and untouched by the pond. Imagine if we co ...
  2. Yoga and Three Gunas

    Yoga and gunas: Upgrade the quality of your life What is the current quality of your life? Take this quiz and find out what quality of life you are leading right now. 1. Your meals mostly contain A. Freshly prepared food which is gently spiced. B. Food wh ...
  3. How to get your yoga postures correct?

    Thumb rule for breathing right in yoga postures While getting into a yoga posture, stretching in the pose, or making an effort-> breathe in Holding a posture-> breathe normally Returning to normal position (coming out of the pose)-> breathe out P ...
  4. Yoga For Youth: An Empowering Tool

    Youth face constant pressure to excel at studies, get a job, manage relationships, and deal with numerous other problems. Armed with yoga and meditation, youth say that sailing through turbulent times is as easy as sitting calmly for 20 minutes! Let' ...
  5. Are You Really Happy? Or is it All an Illusion?

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 3 In the earlier posts, we told you the story of how Patanjali came to be. We now begin the series on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Atha yoganushasanam Now I will enunciate the discipline of Yoga.- Patanjali Yoga Sut ...
  6. Feel happy, become one with people doing a good job

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 30 Contd. from knowledge sheet 29 People who are doing a good job or meritorious job, those who have a lot of merits, who are blessed, feel happy with them. Become one with them. Feel that you are doing the job with ...
  7. The Path to Enlightenment

    Yoga is the journey as well as the goal. There are many paths of yoga described in the ancient Indian scriptures. Just as all rivers lead to the ocean, all paths of Yoga lead to Self-realization. Though the journey may begin on any single path of yoga, bu ...
  8. Yoga & Academics: The secret REVEALED

    It was the year 2005. I was sitting comfortably on a yoga mat on a Sunday morning. I was very peaceful and calm. I had felt the same way often in the past few years since I had started practicing yoga. The time I stretched through yoga postures simply fle ...
  9. The five modulations

    What are the five modulations or tendencies of the mind? They are: Pramāṇa- Wanting proof for everything Viparyaya- Lack of comprehension Vikalpa- Imagination Nidrā- Sleep Smriti- Memory pratyakṣānumānāgamāḥ pramāṇāni ॥7॥ प्रत्यक्षानुमानागमाः प्रमाणानि ॥७ ...
  10. If you have whatever you wanted, then are you happy?

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 10 Contd. from knowledge sheet 9 Vitrushnasya vashikara sanjna vairagyam The mind that gallops is an obstruction. An expectation in meditation is an obstruction. You have heard somebody's experience that light a ...