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Mill Churning Pose (Chakki Chalanasana)
Chakki = Grinder, Chalana = to drive, Asana = Posture or Pose Chuh-key-Chuh-LAANA-AAHS-uh-nuh This yoga posture mimics the movements of a hand-moved wheat grinder, common in the villages of India. It turns out to be a fun and excellent workout for the bod ... -
Yoga At the Olympics: Welcome Move
Like any competitive sport such as gymnastics, yoga postures need grace, style, balance and flexibility. Yet yoga has something deeper to offer. To many it is a spiritual practice, a pathway to a more profound understanding of life. Dinesh Kashikar, senio ... -
Art of Yoga: Slow and Steady Yoga Postures Win the Race
A few tips by senior Sri Sri Yoga teachers on learning the ‘art’ of yoga asanas or postures. Remember the first time you started practicing your favorite hobby – photography, music, dance, anything. At first, there was a struggle, an effort to get things ... -
Yoga In Airplane: 5 In-flight Yoga Poses
Benefits of in-flight yoga Release muscle tension Increase blood circulation Relax your mind Soothe the nervous system Decrease anxiety Be fresh to take on the activities after you land Sitting still for hours together on a flight can make the body go num ... -
Oman Salutes Good Health with Yogathon
Oman, May 13: The Sultanate of Oman was rocked by a six-week yoga feast- the Yogathon 2012. More than 6,000 participants from different walks of life learnt to do Sun Salutations at different locations in Oman. The Grand Finale was held on May 13th at the ... -
Sri Sri Yoga Level 2
De-tox your body, de-stress your mind Are you looking for a perfect vacation just with yourself, a chance to pamper and love your body, some time to forget all your worries and completely relax in a peaceful locale? Look forward to all this and more at th ... -
Hurdles on the Path of Yoga
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 24 Contd. from knowledge sheet 23 What are the obstacles on the path to discovery? They add up to nine. "Vyadhistyanasamshaya pramadalasyavirati bhrantidarshanalabdha bhoomikatvanavasthitatvani chittavikshepaste ... -
Sri Sri Yoga Level 1
“Yoga means to be free from sorrow and to avoid the sorrow which might come in the future.” – Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Experience the union of body, breath and mind in a joyful manner through yoga postures at Sri Sri Yoga Level 1. Meditations ... -
Live in the Moment
Patanjali Yoga Sutras- Knowledge Sheet 13 Contd. from knowledge sheet 12 Dispassion does not take joy away from you. Dispassion gives you joy that nothing else can give you. There is a verse in Shankaracharya’s composition Bhaja Govindam: Kasya sukham na ... -
A Fountain of Yogis in the Coast of Oman
The Gulf and Middle East region were inundated by a surge of Yoga during the first half of 2012. With Yogathon 2012, came Kamlesh Barwal (a senior Sri Sri Yoga teacher) who toured the region. Her penultimate stop was in Oman where she conducted the advanc ...