Modern Yoga
To Namaste or not to Namaste
To Namaste or not to Namaste in a Yoga class. Also, should one end a class by saying Namaste?
Life Skill
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A 5-day training to transform limiting emotions & live life joyfully as a divine play – the Leela. The training is fusion of Indian Classic Dance & Bhakti Yoga
Modern Postural Yoga
Fallacies in popular Yoga narrative
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…
Modern Postural Yoga
The pressure of ‘advance’ Yoga
Are you tempted to call yourself an ‘advance’ Yoga practitioner?
Hatha Yoga
Cherry-Picking Your Yoga
Why cherry-picking aspects of your Yoga & amplifying them as the entirety can cause confusion amongst sincere seekers
Modern Postural Yoga
Should we say Namaste in a Yoga Class?
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…
Modern Postural Yoga
Yoga beyond the physical practice
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.
Life Skill
How to find your (Yoga) Teacher?
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…
Life Skill
Freedom in Sankhya philosophy
How much ever suffering we may encounter or limiting stories our mind may tell us, in essence, we are never bound as true-Self (Purusha). The bondage and release are only in the realm of Prakriti.
Hatha Yoga
Modern Yoga and Hatha Yoga
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.