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The Meditation of Breathing
The Meditation Series: Part II. The second article in the 6-part “Meditation Series” introduces us to the deceptively simple yet profound art and practice of meditating upon our breath. We breathe automatically but when we pay attention to our breath, we realise that it is an invitation to intimacy with our present experience.
Understanding Meditation
The Meditation Series: Part I. This article is an exploration of the answer to the oft-asked question: What is Meditation? This is the first article in a six-part series that explores what Mediation is and also introduces us to different types of meditation practices.
Yoga Hand Mudras for Mind-Body Balance
Daily and correct practice of Yoga hand mudras can help us experience stability of mind and body by realigning the flow of our energy and establishing pranic balance within us
Yoga Mudras To Balance Your Digestive Fire
Yoga hand mudras or hasta mudras can be used for different purposes such as achieving restful sleep, calming the mind and most importantly, balancing our digestive fire
Yoga Mudras For Winter
Yoga hand mudras or hand gestures can be utilised and made part of our daily Yoga practice to ease the flow of energy in our body. These mudras stimulate different parts of the body in order to ease congestion, headaches and colds during Hemanta and Shishir rtu
Is Covid-19 Our Memento Mori?
Historically, a memento mori is a skull, usually displayed on the desks of philosophers and saints, as a constant reminder of death and mortality. In Latin it means “to remember you must die”
Activate Your Relaxation Response
Sleep like food, water and air is necessary and like all good things should be enjoyed in the right amount. Too much can leave us sluggish and lethargic while too little is damaging to health
The Function of Sleep
Sleep is one of the most neglected functions of the human body today. Sleep makes up one-third of human lifespan and is an integral function of the human body, it plays a dynamic role in every person’s overall health and wellbeing
Shoonya or the Power of ‘No-Thingness’
As we enter December, the last month of 2019, let’s contemplate on emptying ourselves of all the life experiences we had this year — our pains and joys, our material gains and losses alike