Having worked in an emergency department for several years, I have had the opportunity of seeing a wide range of humanity in a vast array of conditions, both mentally and physically.  Some people arrive in severe pain, some in only mild discomfort, some in no pain at all but with significant anxiety and psychiatric issues.…

Understanding Yoga as on of the Indian systems of philosophy; Understanding Yoga as a path for Self-realization; Understanding Yoga as way of life; Understanding Yoga in its entirety (not just taking one part of it). All of the above is meant when we say Classical or Traditional Yoga. Raja Yoga can also be called as…

Three attitudes prevent us from receiving a continual flow of blessings. They are compared to three ‘pots’: – a full pot, – a pot with poison in it, and – a pot with a hole in the bottom. The pot that’s filled to the brim is like a mind full of opinions and preconceptions. We…

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 inspiring subjects that attract people…

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 awesome & spiritual experience of…

“The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.”   In the end of December of every year most of the western…

Namaste friends & Yoga enthusiasts.. I’m posting again a article from our old blog which I  wrote originally in November 2008. I talked today to a friend who is going to Vipassana for the first time.. so I thought about sharing this once again. There you go: Hi guys.. I have just come back from my second 10…

  In Mahayana Buddhism the aim of all efforts is not only to attain Self-Liberation, but to do so in order to help other sentient beings to rid themselves from suffering and cyclic existence, in other words, to help them to achieve liberation too. This is known as the ideal of the Bodhisattva. In this…

Meditating on Compassion Before beginning meditation proper one can prepare oneself by cultivating suitable mental states. Suitable states are those which bring calm and peace to the mind and help one to achieve a balanced stated. So the instruction to meditate on compassion is given. Here the word “meditate” should be understood more like “contemplate”…

I and Jeenal are in Mcleod Ganj/Dharamshala since past two weeks. For those who don’t know, Mcleod Ganj is the residence of his holiness the Dalai Lama and the headquarter of the Tibetan Government in exile.   After submitting an application form and getting a teaching pass few days ago, we were blessed today to…