BOOK REVIEW: Spiritual Anatomy
Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center
By Kavita Chandran
There are very few books that quantify the spiritual body in a scientific manner. That’s what is exceptional about Daaji’s book, Spiritual Anatomy. By doing so, he has allowed the readers to delve deeper into understanding the Soul and what it ...
Too Scared to die? Visit Varanasi and here’s why
Yes, the headline rhymes, and it was intentional. Poetry flows freely in Varanasi.
Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi where open cremations take place on wooden pyres. Photo Credit: KC
By Kavita Chandran
Imagine this. You are a tourist in India’s oldest city, walking around with a Lonely Planet in hand, searching for a ...
Kino MacGregor leaves her yoga mark from Mysore to Miami
Yoga celebrity Kino MacGregor talks to Yogahood Online about her yoga journey, what led her to Mysore, and her love for Singapore's Durian.
Kino MacGregor in Singapore, Nov 2022. Photo Credit: KinoYoga
By Kavita Chandran
January 2, 2023
The first thing that struck me when I attended Kino MacGregor's class at Pure Yoga ...
“Thinking of you and hoping all’s well”: Why these words are invaluable
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Don't just keep people in your thoughts. Reach out to them because maybe they have been thinking of you too, and may need your kindness.
By Kavita Chandran Budhraja
Last month my husband woke up to a rude shock. A close friend of his was no ...
10 ways to survive an isolated hotel quarantine during the pandemic
Traveling to meet your loved ones is a welcoming thought. Being confined to a hotel room is not.
Here's how you can make it work for you.
Photo by Eunice Stahl from Unsplash
By Kavita Chandran Budhraja
31 July, 2021
Not every country requires you to quarantine in a hotel after travel, but I ...
Wellness strategies that may help during COVID
As we struggle to adjust to our “new normal”, here are a few strategies that might help us continue to thrive, emotionally and mentally.
By Pamposh Dhar
Accept what Is.
Life has changed. Acceptance of this reality is the starting point to thriving during these difficult times. A lack of acceptance will ...
Yoga Teacher Spotlight: Kuldeep Kushwah, Singapore
How long have you done yoga, and what made you start?I embarked on my yoga journey at the age of 14, so that would be 18 years already. At the beginning, I was just playing without knowing I was actually doing yoga poses (wheel pose, headstand, seated forward bend, etc.) One ...
The Upside of Ego
It gets a bad rap, but your ego may be the key to happiness—if you know how to work with it.
By Nora Isaacs
After practicing for 10 years, mostly in beginning yoga classes, Gwen Merrill thought of herself as a pretty accomplished yoga practitioner. “I was able to do all of ...
Check your head
Meditating on the question “Who am I?” for as little as 5 minutes can help you look beyond your ego’s definition of you and discover what lies beneath.
By Sally Kempton
1) Settle into your body.
Come into a comfortable seated posture, with your eyes closed, and your hands folded in your lap. ...
Taking my Breath from Equator to North Pole
This travel piece captures the excitement, zeal and fear surrounding every climber’s ambition, and highlights why more than 30,000 people go to Tanzania every year to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the world’s tallest free-standing mountain and Africa’s highest peak. It also reflects on the importance of bringing your body, breath and ...
Wellness at Work: J&J’s Holistic Approach
While many in the West look to the East for answers on ancient wisdom and spirituality to fight modern stress, Asia Pacific is facing its own crisis – employee health risk. Long working hours and tight deadlines are affecting wellbeing of many in the region’s workforce. More than ever, big ...
My Story, My Calling: Valerie Faneco
Photo Credit: Valerie Faneco
The way I came to yoga is not different from the way most people come to it: a corporate job, too much stress... and the realization that “something is missing”.
By Valerie Faneco
This article was written in 2018
This realization happened to me when I was living in ...