Transcend Your Environment

The human mind is influenced and affected by all the things that surround it.

Hatha Yoga

Hatha Yoga, while acknowledging its relation to Raja Yoga ( Patanjala Samkhya), did not stick to the meaning of the word yoga as given by Patanjali (Yuj Samadhau).

Are You in a Hurry to Die?

An encounter with Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, a Hatha Yogi par excellence.

Fearlessness 

Dr. Jayadeva Yogendra in Parisamvada.

Tension v/s Relaxation

My association with The Yoga Institute began in 2001 when I joined the 21-Days Better Living Course.

Glamourizing Yoga

The entire approach to this subject of yoga is very different all over the world.

Gladrags And Yoga

Mrs. Arni Sapkal is in her late 30s, married, and has a cute 7-year old daughter. She is one of us and this is her story.

Self - Love

There is something within me that emits a signal that I am not okay. It is like a black hole in my consciousness.

A Bouquet Of Scriptural Tales

Satyakama Jabala (Chandogya Upanishad)

A Journey- From Student To Teacher

One day while watching the gorgeous sunset from my balcony in UAE (where I have moved to recently), my twenty years of association with The Yoga Institute just rolled like a movie reel in front of my eyes.

Yoga At Sea

He was the Captain of a cargo ship.

From The Archives Of Yoga And Total Health

No Embellishments

Developing Emotions

What is the difference between us human beings and a machine? Machines also work and we humans also work.

Reaching Excellence

We have this word Aishwarya which means excellence. Infact, Aishwarya means the ultimate state of excellence. This is against the other kind of state of weakness.

Yogis Of India

Raja Bharthari was a Nath Panth Yogi, and also a ruler of Ujjain in the 1st Century B.C. He was the eldest son of King Gandharva Sen, and was renowned as a just ruler, a poet and a Yogi.

Gita And Food

In the Bhagavad Gita much importance is given to food. This includes eating, drinking, way of living, etc.

Arrogance, My Shield

I have slowly built a wall around myself, brick by brick, Every time someone comes to break it, I unknowingly make it harder for others.

Health

Health needs attention like any other external thing. But we take our health for granted, we have the habit of pulling on, dragging on. For such kind of things as a little headache, a little pain in the knees, etc. we don’t want to do anything.

My Back Story

I was a complete gym freak and I worked out almost 7 days a week. My workout routine was jogging for 45 minutes, thrice a week and weights training 3 days a week.

Faith, the Cornerstone of Spirituality in Yoga

My mother was a woman of deep religious faith. Even as an octogenarian she would go for early mass to the church, a 10 minute walk away. Even when her knees gave way, she would drag her feet but would not miss the early morning mass.