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The later Shri Yogendra, founder of The Yoga Institute of Santacruz was also a poet. Under the pen-name Masta Mani he wrote many poems and melodiously expresses positive philosophy like in The Yogi: Mani Haribhai Desai became Shri Yogendra after receiving traditional training in Yoga from Paramahamsa Madhavadasaji at Malsar, Gujarat, India. The banyan roots grace A....

Dear Yoga Friends & Enthusiasts, Daniel Fonseca & Jeenal Mehta will be soon leaving to Ujjain for taking part in the 3rd International Yoga Seminar organized by Ujjain Yoga Life Society.   This Seminar on Yoga will focus on the scientific knowledge of Yoga and offer various opportunities for a structured....

Dear Yoga Aspirants, This year of 2012 was filled with Yoga. After conducting various Yoga Teacher Traning programs in Bali – Indonesia, Minas Gerais – Brazil and Chiang Mai – Thailand we have arrived closer to the last quater of the year. And, we are now announcing the last Yoga....

  World Householders’ Yoga Convention 25th & 26th December 2012   The Yoga Institute of Santacruz, Mumbai, India – The Oldest Organized Yoga Center in the World completes 94 years of existence on 25th December, 2012. Celebrating this auspicious occasion, we cordially invite you to the World Householders’ Yoga Convention....

“A significant number young adults are showing adverse effects of stress on their physical and mental health that result in emotional disturbances, faulty eating habits and overall lifestyle disorders. Long term stress is also the cause of several diseases along with personal and family problems.” Yogic techniques for relaxation are....

Millions of people head towards Asia every year to have (besides the travelling experience) an encounter with eastern philosophies and practices which allows for self-healing, self-discovery and self-empowerment. Among alternative medicine systems, therapies, and many other technical systems (including massage, martial arts, dances, etc, etc) one of the famous and....

Dear Yoga friends & enthusiasts, Yesterday we completed our 1 month Yoga Teacher Training Course – 200 hours – Chiang Mai, Thailand – June 2012. It was a beautiful month for all us, it was a success and a great accomplishment for all the participants. We grew all together: learning,....

Dear friends & Yoga enthusiasts, I have been travelling all over the world, across the oceans every few months to conduct our Yoga Teacher Training Programs. And the last one at Bali was an experience of a lifetime! What a beautiful place Bali is! So allow me to rewind this....

This is an advanced age; an age of nuclear energy and jets. We think that it has made our lives easier.  After all, don’t we have the radio, the telephone, the television, the wide-screen theatre?  And we also can have luxurious vehicles, or circle the globe in just a few....

Dear Yoga aspirants, Below is the article form our Guru that I would like to share with you. It talks about the concept of Dharma as duty. WATER TO FISH IS DHARMA TO MAN. by Dr.Jayadev Duty instills discipline which leads to knowledge. That what upholds is duty, we are....