This is one of the most important posts I’ve ever done. Please read, reflect & share A fallacy is a claim that may sound convincing but is actually based on flawed reasoning. Sweeping statements about Yoga are often made that lack substantiation by reason, experience, or scriptural testimony Fallacy of Read more…
Are you tempted to call yourself an ‘advance’ Yoga practitioner?
Why cherry-picking aspects of your Yoga & amplifying them as the entirety can cause confusion amongst sincere seekers
This question is so hotly debated in the Yoga world and there is so much confusion and canceling on Social Media on this subject that I want to clarify a few notions about the term ‘Namaste’ out there. Well, the answer is not a simple Yes or No, because Indian Read more…
We need to liberate Yoga from preconceived notions of how a Yoga-Body should look like. Yoga is for all bodies. Though a lot of good work is been done by many Yoga teachers, it will take a systemic effort to make modern Yoga free of ‘Ideal Yoga Body’ standards
Because our definition of Yoga practice guides our growth in Yoga. If our definition of Yoga is narrow, our transformation through Yoga too will be partial.
I’m often asked how to find a Yoga teacher to study with. I too have mentioned the importance of studying with ‘your’ teacher multiple times in my talks and blogs. Lots can be said about this topic, but for now here are some clarifications & tips. Yoga is not a Read more…
Calling Hatha Yoga a posture practice is like reducing an entire 7 course meal to a plate of salad.
Looking at this complex interaction of cultures and traditions across time-line I picture modern Yoga as a beautiful embroidered tapestry sewn with cross cultural fibers upon a sturdy canvas base of Hatha Yogic ideology and practices.