Yoga Philosophy
Ahimsa – Non-violence
March 26, 2011
Yesterday while passing by the village of Naddi I caressed the tender calf who was probably a few days old. I felt a deep connection. After a while, sitting in the green grass I saw two little..very little bright red bugs with black spots mating. I felt love for them. And in the twilight of…
Gayatri Mantra
December 29, 2010
Dear friends, I am sharing with you some information on Gayatri Mantra that I was able too organise and put together in this post. I have put some interesting pictures too. Hope you find it useful and interesting!! GAYATRI MANTRA IN SANSKRIT AND ITS MEANING ॐ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं । भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि, धीयो यो…
Shanti Mantras
December 1, 2010
Namaste friends and all the yoga aspirants! I have been lately hearing to the Shanti Mantras and each time I hear to them, I feel tranquil and joyful. I suggest to buy a Shanti Mantras CD, one of it is ‘The Chants of India by Pandit Ravi Shankar’. Play it while you are eating, just…
Behind & Beyond – Pranayamas!
November 4, 2010
Breathing forms the most vital process of life-activity. This action keeps up till the time of death and, in the meantime, the blood is being purified and aerated through the lungs. All the organs of the body work in rhythm as long as they are kept supplied with pure blood from the heart. Moreover, few…
Behind & Beyond – Asanas!
October 29, 2010
When it comes to asanas, the definition is very simple, Asana is a posture, of course, but which type of posture? It is a posture where you are steady and comfortable, happy, and peaceful. If you are uncomfortable, if you are unsteady in a posture, then that would not be labelled as an Asana. Any…
What is Yoga really?
October 28, 2010
At WLYA, this is our approach to Yoga: Yoga is intimately related to life and living. It is difficult to equate it with only one aspect of life – physical, intellectual, emotional, etc. though in Yoga all these areas are involved in different ways. In ancient times people experimented and arrived at certain modes of…