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Pranayama and Immunity
January 15,2021 / Articles on Ayurveda Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsPrana upholds the immunity of both body and mind. This power of prana is not simply the breath, with which it is related, but the deeper vital energy that sustains our entire embodied existence. Prana forms the subtle or energy body of the chakras, which gives life to the physical body,...
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January 08,2021 / On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi / 0 CommentsEgo as the Basis of the Human Mind Each human being is a unique individual with his or her own angle of vision, point of view, or determination of reality. Yet unless we are able to recognize the different points of view of others or the diverse orientation of life as a whole, we can...
Ananda: What is its True Meaning?
December 28,2020 / Articles on Vedic Counseling Core Teachings / 0 CommentsAnanda is one of the key terms of Yoga and Vedanta, and like many of the others often misunderstood. Ananda is translated as bliss though it has no real equivalent in the English language. Bliss is at best a helpful approximation but can be misleading. Ananda is composed of the prefix...
The Healing Power of Shakti
December 17,2020 / Articles by Yogini Shambhavi Articles on Tantra / 0 CommentsShakti, the intrinsic grace of the Divine Mother Goddess, holds the supreme power of spiritual, psychosomatic and bodily well-being. Connecting to Shakti we can unravel all the energies of healing - both for healing ourselves and healing others. These begin with the very air through which we...
Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Asana
December 17,2020 / Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsRaja Yoga commonly refers to the royal or higher Yoga of meditation. While the term is not specifically mentioned in the Yoga Sutras, the Yoga Sutra tradition has been commonly called Raja Yoga over time. Raja Yoga is an ancient term found in the works of Adi Shankara. It aims directly at a change...
The Yoga of Consciousness: The Supreme Yoga
December 13,2020 / Articles on Yoga On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi / 0 CommentsTraditional Yoga, as defined in key Yoga texts like the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita, is first of all a “Yoga of Consciousness”, requiring a deepening and expansion of an inner awareness. It is not a mere Yoga of outer action or bodily movements, but a Yoga of meditative inquiry. Its...
Yogic Pratyahara and Psychological Immunity
December 10,2020 / Articles on Vedic Counseling Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsIn this complex information technology era, particularly during current restrictive lockdowns, not only our physical immunity is challenged, so is our psychological immunity, and in a way that affects everyone on a daily basis. We often find ourselves emotionally vulnerable or reactive, with our...
Transforming Emotions through Pranayama and Meditation
December 07,2020 / Articles on Ayurveda Articles on Vedic Counseling / 0 CommentsWhich aspects of our nature are emotions rooted in and how can we best understand them? Emotions are most connected to Prana in yogic thought and have their roots in pranamaya kosha, the Pranic sheath or covering that mediates between body and mind. Emotions are based in instincts,...
Uncovering the Secrets of Time and Space, Beyond all Dimensions
December 02,2020 / New Articles by David Frawley On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi / 0 CommentsSpace-time in Modern Physics and in Vedic Thought Modern physics speaks of three dimensions of space with time as the fourth dimension. Vedic thought speaks of space as the ultimate reality with time as a movement in space. Akasha or Space is the most subtle of the Vedic five elements,...
Satya and the Eternal Truth
November 27,2020 / Articles on Vedic Counseling Articles on Yoga / 0 CommentsSatya is one of the most common principles of Vedic thought, extending throughout Yoga and Vedanta, mentioned in texts from Vedas and Upanishads. Yet like many Vedic terms it is misunderstood and hard to translate. Satya is usually rendered as “truth”, which is its closest equivalent, but...
The Flow of Soma
November 25,2020 / Articles on Yoga On the Vedas & their interpretation / 0 CommentsBy David Frawley (Pandit Vamadeva Shastri) In the following article we will discuss the Vedic principle of Soma and its related principle of Agni in order to help us understand the internal alchemy behind the deeper practices of Yoga and Ayurveda. *****Article Reflects our upcoming Webinar on...
Yoga Nidra according to Adi Shankara
November 18,2020 / Articles on Yoga On Advaita Vedanta & Ramana Maharshi / 0 CommentsYoga Nidra is a popular topic today but seldom taken to the depth that it is presented with in the Vedantic teachings. Here we will examine it according to the views of the great teacher, Shankara. Adi Shankara or Shankaracharya is the most lauded exponent of Advaita or non-dualistic...
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