Yoga Sutras – Vikalpa – Delusion / Imagination / Fancy
Shabda-jnaanaanupaatii-vastu-shoonyo vikalpah Verbal delusion is caused by the identification with words that have no basis in reality. Commentary by Swami Vishnudevananda “Verbal delusion is the mental impression created by reactions to words that are not founded on...
Yoga for Health – Sciatica
Sciatica refers to a sharp, lightning-like pain which shoots down the back of the leg. It occurs if the herniating material from a ruptured lumbar spinal disc impinges on the delicate nerve roots emerging from the lower three lumbar and first two sacral segments of...
Stress Reduction Tips – Are You Stressing Out to an Extent that You Feel Trapped?
In this fast-changing world, nobody has time to sit and relax. We have so many things at a time that we have forgotten the essence of life. Nowadays stress has nothing to do with the age of a person or for that matter his or her profession. From a kid to...
Meditation for the Festive Season
Deepavali is here, it is time to light up your house, greet guests, visit relatives, snack on delicacies and meditate. That’s right, what better time than the festival of lights to practice Trataka. For my friends who are wondering what is Trataka, is it something you...
5 Ways to Declutter your Mind
We always have something to decide every day. What to have for lunch? Where to go for the holidays? What do I need for the presentation? Should I take the bus or the MRT? What should I wear today? All these thoughts run behind one another cluttering our mind and...
5 Fruits You Should Be Eating
An apple a day keeps the doctor away but so do these fruits. 1. Pomegranate Nothing worth having comes easy. It is also the truth of pomegranate. Eating pomegranate is a hassle many of us do not wish to undertake yet did you know that a pomegranate fruit contains the...
Yoga Benefits
Yoga Benefits Flexibility is the word that comes to mind when we think of the yoga benefits. Yoga practitioners executing pretzel-like poses is prove enough. So, other than flexibility and a body great enough to contend with Jennifer Anniston, what benefits does yoga...
How to Drink Water?
Drinking water at the end of a meal is akin to drinking poison. It kills the Jathaaragni (that aspect of prana or energy which enables the body to digest food) thereby making the food rot inside the system instead of getting digested. This in turn leads to excess acid...
Sunstroke Cure and Prevention
Sunstroke is known by many names as ‘thermic fever’, ‘heatstroke’ or ‘siriasis’. All the synonyms indicate one common thing, i.e. ‘Serious medical emergency.’ Sweltering summer days not only make the environment uncomfortable but they also tend to raise our body...
Lower Back Pain Cause and Cure
In our modern sedentary lifestyles, lower back pains are currently one of the most common problems reported by office workers and students alike. The lower back is made up of the vertebrae of the spine, as well as ligaments and muscles. Intervertebral discs are found...