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  1. Sudarshan Kriya for Depression

    Summary of Research Studies on Sudarshan Kriya in Peer Reviewed Journals More than a dozen published studies have documented significant relief from depression in individuals who learned and practiced Sudarshan Kriya and accompanying breathing techniques ...
  2. Learn Sudarshan Kriya

    To learn how to do Sudarshan Kriya, find an Art of Living centre close to you and enrol for an Art of Living course. Sudarshan Kriya is taught only in the course environment by a trained teacher using an audio cassette that contains instructions by Gurude ...
  3. How to be more compassionate in 6 easy ways

    Compassion is one of the subtle yet profound feelings in the world. This simple human emotion springs out of love and each one of us is born with it. Whether you smile at people with kindness or accept yourself at the end of a bad day, it is a sign of com ...
  4. Raja Yoga- What is Raj Yoga?

    What is Raja Yoga? The Royal Path or the Path of the Royals; is the path of knowledge that was given to highly evolved kings. Raja Yoga is the path of mental discipline. We have the freedom and ability to choose our inner state irrespective of the conditi ...
  5. Yoga – The Natural Immunity Booster

    As the seasons change, the chances of falling sick rise sharply. It’s difficult for our body to keep the pathogens at bay when the immunity levels are down and people around us are sneezing and coughing. Though we cannot shun being in contact with those w ...
  6. Butterfly Pose (Badhakonasana)

    Badha = Bound or Restrained, Kona = Angle, Asana = Pose or Posture  This pose is pronounced as BAH-dah-cone-AHS-ana The posture is named Badhakonasana because of the way it is carried out – both the feet tucked close to the groin, clasped tightly with the ...
  7. Backbend yoga to strengthen your spine

    Back problems are common nowadays among all age groups. Most of us lead a hectic and stressed lives. Your back takes all the stress and burden of the day’s work which eventually leads to mild to intense backaches. Back problems are a sign that your back n ...
  8. Sarvangasana- Shoulder Stand

    Sarvangasana or shoulder stand is a yoga pose wherein the whole body is balanced on the shoulders. It is also a part of the Padma Sadhana yoga sequence. ‘Sarv’ means all, ‘anga’ means part of a body, and ‘asana’ is posture. As the name indicates, Sarvanga ...
  9. Scale The Summit Of 108 Sun Salutations… And Come Down

    On April 7, 2012 about 1.3 million people all over the world took the Yogathon Challenge – 108 Sun Salutations in one session and thousands completed it too. Surya Namaskar, or sun salutation, is a series of 12 yoga postures that energize the solar plexus ...
  10. Free Your Mind

    Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 9 Contd. from knowledge sheet 8 Is practice alone enough? Patanjali says “No”. There are two oxen, which pull a cart. The two wheels of this cart are abhyasa (practice) on one side and vairagya (dispassion) on the ot ...