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Halasana is a classic yoga pose included in many yogic practices. It stretches your spine as well as tones and stretches your back muscles too. Looking at pictures of the pose you would be able to guess that it would work that area especially. Halasana he…

Bahya is Sanskrit for “outside” or “external”. The name of course comes from the breathing technique itself. You are breathing out and then holding your breath. And that is the basis of Bahya pranayama. A strong breath in and then a stronger breath out is…

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The science behind the importance of sunshine
How much sunlight we need everyday?
Circadian Signalling
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The science behind the importance of getting enough sunlight
Getting enough sun-exposure to our skin is important for our…

So spring has sprung, now what?
Many people associate this time of year with spring cleaning. And perhaps there are a fair few who still remember, however faintly, their New Year’s Resolutions.
But did you ever consider how difficult it is for our systems…

Good sleep is crucial for the correct functioning of all body systems, good health and well-being in general.

Sleep problems occur for a variety of reasons, most often due to diseases or lifestyle habits.

We are constantly stressed throughout the day. W…

What’s Inside?

Why Prenatal Yoga?
Who Should and Should not Attend Prenatal Yoga TTC
How To Prep Pregnant Women for Prenatal Yoga TTC
Asanas to Practice in Prenatal Yoga TTC
Prenatal Yoga TTC at Arhanta Yoga

Pregnancy Yoga is trending now. Unlike olde…

What is Yoga Therapy?

Yoga, that expansive, beautiful, and sometimes mysterious practice hailing from centuries of sacred tradition in its source culture of India, changes lives. Yoga is a spiritual practice of moving beyond the noise of thought and into…

Using yoga poses to alleviate back and hip pain and give the body extra love and attention during pregnancy

During pregnancy, the body experiences many beautiful and exciting changes but these changes can also cause major physical discomfort. First, I en…

The Acupro® Yoga Mat is the world’s first fitness mat that incorporates a Deep Stimulation system, designed to cause a cascade of energy from the receptors of the hands and feet into the control systems of the body. The skin, muscle and fascia of the palm…

Let’s get the obvious out in the open and out of the way: COVID-19 has caused a massive disruption to our daily lives, with an avalanche of changes that have often struck us rapidly and abruptly. We’ve all had to make large-scale adjustments, which have …

From ambitious career aspiration to family demands, to stress in school or college, worries about our environment, financial insecurity, coping with aging, fighting life-threatening diseases and myriads of other triggers – we live in a “stress bubble”. Ho…

Chapter One.

Dear Agent of the Universe
It is hard to know where to start, as there is so much to tell. I know we have time, so much time, and I hope these letters will reveal to you who I am in all my manifestations. As well as the conditioning and reas…

Three Stages of Self-Transformation
In working with over ten-thousand people of various cultures, I have learnt over my twenty-seven years of service, that true self-transformation requires us to travel through three stages.
Before I share these stages, I…

I RELEASE MY SPIRIT!

(This I call karmic bathing. It’s like a karmic shower. You feel much lighter afterwards! Very powerful stuff. For more effectiveness, read out loud! And remember, what you do for yourself, you are doing for the Collective and all of…

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Mother Rain

S 1:80

vuṭṭhi alasam analasañca

mātā puttaṃ va posati

vuṭṭhibhūtā upajīvanti

ye pāṇā pathaviṃ sitā ti

The rain pours down on weak and strong

As a …

What mudras are and how to use them.

Mudras are positions of the body that have some kind of influence on the energies of the body, or your mood. Mostly the hands and fingers are held in some position, but the whole body may be part of the mudra as well.…

You may perceive yoga as a combination of breathing and stretching postures, but there is much more to yoga than just that. Based on the principles of Ayurveda, the yoga mudras can also benefit you in many ways. The bhramara mudra is one such hand gesture…

The human body is an unparalleled marvel; of nature. It is perfect in all respects. It not only performs its functions as it is meant to but is also capable of adapting to changed circumstances (environmental factors, loss of parts etc.), correcting any f…

With spiritual practices like yoga and meditation becoming more popular, it seems like everyone is talking about mantras. But what exactly is a mantra and how are you supposed to use it?

In our westernized, modern-day spiritual practices the word “mantra…

KOCHI: When Kuchipudi dance couple Devi and Girish stepped onto the stage at the Festival of India event held at Mandalay in Myanmar, they had been pleased to see the massive turnout for their show. This was the very first time, after several years, the M…

Walking on the beach in Costa Rica, surfboard in hand, after dropping my four kids at surf camp in a state of pure bliss, I feel so fully alive, giddy like a little kid coming out to play on a Saturday morning. I keep pinching myself, wondering, “Is this …

Pelvic health helps relieve hip and lower back pain, improve bowel and bladder function, and contributes to sexual pleasure. Pelvic floor muscles hold all our vital organs, support our spine, connecting lower and upper body. Imbalances in pelvic floor hea…

Yoga therapy works with our five Koshas, aspects or bodies of living. Effective, deep and skilful Yoga therapy is an art successful where other modalities fail. It’s effectiveness lies in working with the Koshas.

According to Yogic philosophy, we’ve got …

Emotions and mental states were always very intriguing for me.

On a journey of reclaiming wellbeing since I was young. Passionate about finding answers to pain points for loved ones and understand health on all levels, I was drawn to Yoga, meditation and…