Yoga
#myyogastory I stumbled upon a Yoga class 22 years ago when I was working full time as a CPA. Being born and raised in India where Yoga, in one form or another, is embedded in the culture and lifestyle, I was surprised and delighted to be in a formal yoga class. I felt a sense…
Read MoreI have had a bad experience in a Yoga class. I never want to do that again. Have you ever bought a bad pair of shoes? Do you stop buying shoes because of that? All shoes are not build the same; all Yoga is not the same! Just because you’ve had a bad experience…
Read MoreThe recent article in NY times, “How Yoga can wreck your body” has stirred up a lot of dialogue in the yoga community. On one hand I am glad that this article came about as it has necessitated an open conversation, on the other hand I think that it may deter some people from trying…
Read MoreWith so many twists, turns and amalgamations, we have come far with the business of Yoga! Overemphasis on one limb, asanas(body postures), and at the best, confused and superficial application of the other limbs leaves the real purpose of Yoga far behind. Yes, the real and true practice remains an illusion. And as a teacher,…
Read MoreOur attention is the most valuable thing we have, and the visible world can be an addictive, over stimulating and spiritually debilitating lure. There are billions of dollars spent in marketing on visual image and the value of our attention. In Yoga, we use drishti (yogic gaze) to redirect our eyes and our focus. In traditional…
Read MoreWe have been in the transition from the Piscean Age to the Aquarian Age for the last 50 years. Aquarian Age is the age of wisdom, knowledge and information. For the next 2000 Years we will be in the Aquarian Age. During this age, the focus is no longer on our identity and existence, but…
Read MoreDue to the undeniable positive results of practicing Yoga, this 5000-year-old holistic practice has become mainstream with close to 23 million practitioners in US alone. Of the current non-practitioners, 44.4 percent call themselves “aspirational yogis”—people who are interested in trying yoga. 30% of practitioners are males. Yoga is no longer just for the fit and…
Read MoreTo remain stuck in the same old story and emotions is to remain stuck at the level of the symptoms and disease. This drains our energy, results in fear and frustration and impacts all aspects of our life in a very negative way. At this point, it is important to realize that we need to…
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