Yoga and meditation are linked practices, and yoga cannot exist without meditation. Yoga is a holistic approach to wellness, which includes the improvement of your mental and emotional state. Ashtanga yoga has 8 limbs, with the last three focusing on con ...
In the previous sessions, we have discussed a lot about breath and the mental attitude of letting go of all tension and arriving at the natural state of ease. I think it's worth dedicating a session to discuss physical relaxation as a continuation of th ...
Once a spiritual seeker approached his guru and said "Sire! After years of sitting meditation, I still haven't attained unbroken awareness as the flow of oil from one container to another. Please, teacher, show me a way to cultivate unbroken awareness.". ...
Once a Sanga (spiritual gathering/group) of ascetics was travelling from one village to another and they came across a flooding river and on the bank of the river, they met a young beautiful woman, who prostrated before them and asked for the help to cro ...
"Wu Wei" sometimes translated as non-action or non-violence or non-aggression or sometimes as spontaneity or flow is the Daoist philosophy and attitude of effortless action but it is more of an experience and not unlike the experience of Nishkama Karma o ...
Once upon a time, a very built unemployed man asked for a job to a timber merchant but he was neither much educated nor did he have much experience. So the merchant kept him on probation as a woodcutter. The merchant was really generous so he offered ver ...
Let's do an exercise, please sit at the edge of your chair or sofa or whatever such that the soles of your feet and thighs are parallel to the floor with back straight and look forward, with a relaxed gaze without focusing on any particular object. Take ...
There is so much of negativity in the world, we all have experienced this. And if you are a creative individual or someone chasing a dream which doesn't resonate with the society and its norms, perhaps a spiritual seeker, at times it becomes extremely an ...
Many people take meditation too seriously, It should be performed in a closed room (in complete silence) or by the side of a waterfall (in nature's lap only), no thoughts are allowed and they focus too much on what to wear, how to seat and some will even ...
A spiritual practitioner once on a casual visit was asked by his Guru how are his spiritual practices going on. "Not very well sir! I'm unable to cope up with the routine work and practices both." - He replied So the guru offered him a spirit ...
