Today, yoga is one of India's biggest exports and an example of India's global soft power. It is now widely practiced all over the world. According to some estimates, there are around 30 million yoga practitioners and thousands of yoga studios in the United States alone. More than a fitness regime it has come to represent a mind-body discipline; even an entire way of life. Whi...
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Atha Yoga Anushasanam – The Value of Here and Now
Atha Yoga Anushasanam is not a term that features in any yoga class advertisement that you or I would have seen. If you're looking to find a yoga class or have already enrolled for one, you should be hoping to get more out of your yoga class than just the instruction on performing certain aasans to get fitter or healthier. As I like to reiterate via this blog, there is so much ...
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Pratipaksha Bhavana – Concept of Eliminating the Negative
As we become more advanced practitioners of yoga and meditation we find that we evolve as people as well. We learn patience, compassion and the art of letting go; we have better control over our emotions and actions as well. Among the many concepts that yoga encapsulates – such as ahimsa, the value of a firm resolve or the ultimate aim of surrender to the almighty – is the conc...
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