Set your boundaries and learn to say “NO”
HAVE YOU EVER PLANNED the setting of a boundary down to the tiniest detail—how you’d leave a dinner date with that emotional-vampire friend at 8 p.m. on the dot, say “no” to the boss who asks you to do just one more thing, or finally make time to tap into ...
Matsyasana (Fish Pose)
Matsyasana(Fish Pose)
Benefits
Opens the shoulders and chest; softens the often-tight middle back; stretches the neck and thyroid; offers a balance of opening without grasping, and of relaxing without collapsing .
Instruction
1) Sit in Dandasana (Staff Pose), with your legs extended in front of you and your spine long.
2) Slowly roll onto your back. Press ...
A home practice to find your courage
It takes creativity and fearlessness to adventure into our heart’s deepest desires, and this Kundalini Yoga practice passed down by Yogi Bhajan, the master of Kundalini Yoga, can help you find both. Through energetic movements that activate and strengthen the lower nerve plexus—the area below the navel that houses our ...
Tap your Toes’ Power
Body of knowledge: Feel more solid and grounded by strengthening your BIG TOES
Sometimes the smallest adjustment makes all the difference in how comfortable and stable you feel in a yoga pose. Consider your big toes, for example. You may think they function unconsciously, especially during tasks such as balancing on ...
Buddha, them all
Written with eternal gratitude to doctors, nurses & care givers
NHS nurse staff, Photo by Luke Jones on Unsplash
By Madan Menon
Nobility defined in an upturned world
Latent and poor causes so clearly unfurled
Revealed in this forest of untold sadness
With grace they ride
saviours of the hapless.
Nurturing a fallen warrior
a consoled word of healing
Gentle too
inspired and ...
Grace Lee: Banker-Turned-Yogi
MY STORY, MY CALLING
Watching her parents age got Grace Lee thinking about her own health, mortality and priorities in life. Read how a committed banker gave up fame and fortune after 30 years to become a humble yoga teacher.
By Grace Lee
“50 is the new 25 for me, and I ...
Ashtanga Part 2- Niyama, the second limb of yoga
Niyama, the second limb of Ashtanga, has to do with self-discipline and spiritual observances. Regularly attending temple or church services, having a set daily routine, developing your own personal meditation practice, or making a habit of taking contemplative walks alone are all examples of niyama or a discipline in one's life.
This ...
Ashtanga Part 1 – Yama, the first limb of yoga
Yama represents moral values of oneself that becomes your integrity.
This is the first part in a series of eight articles about what "Ashtanga" really means, as derived from Patanjali’s ancient text of wisdom called the Yoga Sutras.
Model: Sherri Melwani. Photo credit: Esther Tay Pictures
By Sherri Melwani
(Ashtanga: Asht = Eight ...
I wished for a profound change, and it came true: SAMIN POURKHALILI
How self-assurance allowed yoga teacher Samin Pourkhalili to open her life to spirituality, and move from Tehran to India, and to the United States.
By Samin Pourkhalili
Photography by Nathan Solum
"Happy Birthday!" That’s what the cake read, only it was written in my native language—Persian.
Now that I think about it, I didn’t even speak English ...
5 reasons why men must meditate
By making meditation a part of their life, men can create external prosperity as well as inner peace. With society placing high expectations of success and prosperity on them, men often undergo extreme stress as they play out the roles of leaders and bread winners.
By Vikas Malkani
From a young age, men ...
How Cancer healed me: VIJAY BHAT
A top advertising executive chose a holistic and yogic healing path after his cancer surgery. 15 years later, this ‘cancer thriver’ has not only documented his journey in a book, he is dedicating his life to cancer-coaching and helping others rehabilitate and reframe their life’s goals.
By Vijay Bhat
“I’m going to ...
Healing at a goodness resort in Bali
Read about a vegetarian resort with a loving staff, organic foods and water bodies that can heal your body, mind and soul.
By Kavita Chandran
I visit Bali at least once a year. It’s a must for my spirit, my soul, my happiness and my wellbeing. There is just something very magical ...