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  1. How Meditation and Breathing can help deal with Panic Attacks?

    Panic attacks can happen to anyone at any time. A cause fuelled by fear or grief leads to panic attacks. For example, you are in the shower and suddenly you remember having left an important detail in an office presentation. You then feel crippled Fear cr ...
  2. KapalBhati: Benefits of Kapalbhati & Steps to do

    Kapal = forehead; bhati = shining; Kapal Bhati assumes significance in these times of pandemic. Here is a quick guide to understanding how the breath is important in revitalizing your immune system, and how KapalBhati helps regularize the breath, making i ...
  3. What is Ujjayi Pranayama, benefits, & how to practice

    “ Ujjayi ” (pronounced oo-jai) comes from the Sanskrit prefix "ud" (उद्) and the root "ji" (जि). The sanskrit word “ Ujji ” (उज्जि), means "to be victorious". “Ud” means “bondage" or "binding" as well as " ...
  4. The ancient ties between the land of the rising sun & the Indian sub-continent

    Amazing facts about India When the former managing director of Toyota in India, Naomi Ishii said: “Japan has gained more from India across the ages than India has done from Japan in recent times,” the wisdom could have been lost to many. Japan, today, is ...
  5. The unique cultural connection between two ancient civilizations

    Amazing facts about India In today’s world, travel across the globe is ubiquitous. Of course, it inspires adventure, discovery and excitement. Perhaps akin to the ancestors of yore who conquered many frontiers, unaided by the technology of today. Among ou ...
  6. If cosmos has its truth, then what is your truth?

    In his book, ‘Yoga and Vedic Astrology’ author of the 2 best-selling books Sam Geppi has shared insightful, deep and profound knowledge about yoga, Vedic astrology and how a study of these can help anyone in mastering their life vis-a-vis their mind. Here ...
  7. An ancient trail of Lord Ganesha: A global god much before globalization

    Amazing facts about India From sculptures of Lord Ganesha in Central America, Persia, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia and many other South-East Asian islands- there is a wide footprint of Lord Ganesha, tracing back to 2,500 years ago a ...
  8. Svatantrata: Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake

    Amazing facts about India Perhaps the renowned king, Raja Chandragupta did not know the example he was setting when he successfully threw off the repression of the Nanda tyranny. With the help of the master tactician, Chanakya, the king made a statement a ...
  9. When modern rockets were born in the court of an intrepid Indian king

    Amazing facts about India Modern rockets are popularly attributed to the American, Dr. Robert Hutchings Goddard, in whose recognition  the space research center of NASA in the USA has been named, the Goddard Space Flight Center. However, the earliest  sys ...
  10. How Adishesha’s five heads & Ksheer Sagara have a deep cosmic significance

    Amazing facts about India Narayana is always depicted in a reclining form on the bed of a 5-hooded coiled snake called Adishesha in literature, sculpture, and all other art forms.  Normally, a snake has only one head. Why is Adishesha always depicted with ...