What is Karma Yoga and How Can You Practice It In Everyday Life For most people, yoga has become a way of attaining a certain goal. It can be peace of mind, weight loss, or anything else. People perceive yoga to be a technique that drives desired results. However, one must understand that yoga is more about natural expression and self-realization.  If you perform yoga to feel good or relax, you will certainly achieve your goals. If you practice yoga for self- awareness, you will connect with yourself internally, but it is a momentary and transitory phase. Once you get back to the realities of ..read more

10 Best Practices for Breast Cancer Survivors We have been working with Breast Cancer Survivors at Vasantha Memorial Trust over 3 months now. A regime has been formulated and designed exclusively for them and has yielded great result. Our sense of accomplishments was enhanced further with constant and positive feedback we received from the participants. This feedback gave us the ability to improvise and improve our program to suit their specific requirement. Focal Point  Increasing the body’s alkalinity was the very first focus. We watched and understood their breathing pattern, corrected it ..read more

WHAT IS YOGA?  Who is the Founder of Yoga?   “Yoga is not just for physical fitness and mental peace alone, Yoga is for manifesting the state, space, powers, being, and superconsciousness of Paramashiva.” – Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam Yoga is one of the six philosophical systems of Hinduism. It is a sacred and scientific system to prepare the body mind system to hold the energy of enlightenment, the uniting of individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness, the superconsciousness of Paramashiva, the goal of which is reaching your highest potential as a spiritual being in a human ..read more

Beginners Meditation – 5 Easy Tips Everybody’s doing it. But, I have no idea what to do. I try, but I I just can’t do it! Meditation may seem difficult at first. But, after some time its as natural as sitting under a tree So, You want to start meditating? There is a lot of skepticism, myth and misinformation about meditation, since it has become a mental health trend, and most doctors that are prescribing it don’t do it or know how to. Most new meditators are unfamiliar with being by themselves without distractions or find it really strange to sit still and be with silence and do nothing. In ..read more

Who You ARE” is Your Best Resource for Living a Purpose-FULL Life. Did you know you are empowered by living authentically? Are you ready? You’ve been given all you need to be YOU, and live the life you came here to live. You have all the gifts, traits, talents, passions, preferences, and abilities you need to be the best version of you. Everything you need right NOW to be in this moment is present in you, with you. Who you are IS your best resource. No one can be YOU better than you. No one can fill the place that you alone hold. When you live fully into that, and aligned with it, you optimi ..read more

Can Yoga Help Ease Menstrual Cramps? (Poses & Guidelines) Menstrual cramps, also known as dysmenorrhea in medical terms, are cramping pains in your lower belly or back, hips or inner thighs. They happen due to the lack of supply of oxygen to the uterus. Women usually have menstrual cramps 2-3 days before and during their periods. According to Mayo Clinic, the possible grounds for causing the period cramps are some tissues lining the uterus, the growth of the noncancerous fibroid in uterus and sometimes the infection of the reproductive organs. Not every woman has the same painful periods ..read more

Embodying the stories of the asanas Every culture everywhere has stories of how we came to be, stories of the universe, and stories of the souls journey towards fulfilment. Tarot cards and yoga have this similarity, teaching us through stories, and learning from these lessons-we find universal truths, and in so doing I think we feel less alone when we realize everyone is basically walking the same road. Our asana practice moves us through many of these stories, and many things we find in nature. When we harness that energy and that growth in our practice we embody the asana. We can find this b ..read more

How to Become a Better Traveler through Meditation and Energetic Practices By Rachel ‘Rosie’ YoungThe tepid spring air sat heavy around us as if it had only just rained, but the sky was dry. I inhaled and drew the moisture within, feeling it nourish me from the inside out. The grass below my feet was soft and springy; the rock below that, solid and secure; the water below the cliff, active and churning. It was the early spring in the bay area of California and we had come to visit the beach and the cliffs that rose high above it. The sight of the ocean, stretching out in front of us as far as ..read more

10 benefits of doing yoga outside If you already practice yoga, you are probably aware of all the amazing benefits yoga has, but did you know that you could benefit even more by taking your practice outside? I share with you 10 benefits- 1. Salute the Sun Sun salutations (=Surya Namaskaras) are an important part of yoga practice. When you practice outside not only you are able to salute the sun for real, but also feel the warmth of it on your skin. What could be better than actually reaching your arms up towards the sun, while practicing your Surya Namaskaras? 2. Breath in the new fresh life ..read more