Yoga lifestyle

It is not uncommon to find our mind wandering during yoga sessions. However much our Yoga Teacher asks us to fix our gaze, there will be times when our attention will waver. Our focus and attention have a greater significance than we realize. It has been rightly said that where our attention goes, energy flows. […]

Bandhas are an indispensable part of our yoga practice. If we have been attending yoga classes, we would surely have experienced holding a bandha during an asana or pranayama and harnessing the energy within. The word “bandha” is a Sanskrit word that means a lock or a seal. In a bandha, the flow of energy

It is an established fact that there is a direct relationship between an unhealthy diet and poor physical health. Medical conditions like obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure are manifestations of an inappropriate diet over a long period. The brain and body communicate with each other when we eat. One signals the other about how

Our immune system is our body’s natural defense mechanism that fights against health hazards. This means that it is a very crucial aspect of our being that is constantly performing the important work of keeping us disease-free. But we hardly pay attention to this fact. Pollution, junk foods, and stress due to our busy lifestyles

During my 17 odd years as a yoga teacher, I have seen people taking up yoga for a multitude of reasons. It can be therapeutic reasons, strengthening, toning , gaining flexibility, stress relief, and so on, but what tops the list is weight loss. I have observed, within a group of people who attend classes regularly,

We have deadlines to meet, a difficult boss to deal with, competition from peers, expectations from family members, and sometimes, broken relationships. It does not come as a surprise that stress levels have increased and people are falling prey to mental health problems like acute anxiety and depression. It is always good to begin addressing

Imagine, never landing up in an altercation. Imagine yourself always walking and sleeping with a calm, radiant face. Imagine everything around you running and working like a well-oiled machine. Does it seem to you like an inaccessible Utopian place to be? Well, it’s certainly Utopian but definitely not inaccessible. “When you own your breath, nobody can steal

What Does Meditation Mean To Us? When we think of meditation, it conjures up images of ourselves sitting in “Padmasana” (Lotus pose) or cross-legged with our eyes closed, the thought-flow of the mind gently slowing down, the breath falling into a soft subtle rhythm, all of this in a peaceful setting. So many of us

Practicing Yoga without complementing it with a balanced diet, while aiming to lose weight, is fighting a lost battle. However, addressing both aspects, yoga and exercise along with sensible eating habits, simultaneously, will provide our body with the desired results. In the present day, it is possible to lose weight fast with all kinds of