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I deal for experiencing spiritual bliss, physical and mental well-being, yoga is not without ideology. I strongly disagree with Sri M’s views published in his interview titled ‘Yoga Has No Ideology’, January 23, 2021. Yoga, authored by Patanjali and consolidated by Vyasa in the Bhagwad Gita, has excellent ideology and philosophy recognised by the world. The United Nations proclaimed June 21 as International Yoga Day, based on a proposal by PM Narendra Modi that was unanimously accepted,...

Yoga is not like an ordinary physical-exercise routine that you practise for one or two hours a day. To derive complete benefit from yoga, one has to practise purity as well as physical and mental discipline. Along with taking medicines, someone with a chronic health problem needs to follow a strict diet, rest and sleep routine. Similarly, for yoga to bear the desired result, one has to follow a disciplined and value-based lifestyle.Society’s physical and mental problems arise from the...

New York City-based yoga teacher, author and lecturer, EDDIE STERN has been studying and practicing Ashtanga Yoga since 1987. In Delhi recently, he spoke to MONA MEHTAIs yoga not for everybody?■ I will say yoga is for everybody who wants to do it. In his commentary on Patanjali’s verse 2, chapter one of the Yoga Sutras, Vyasa talks about five different types of minds: restless, stupefied, distracted, one pointed, and completely restrained. Yoga is best for people with the third kind of mind,...

I want to know more about yoga asanas.— Sanjay Jha, 40 years ■ Asanas have come down the ages, inspired by our yogis’ master class with nature, to address the demands of modern life. Asanas are so eclectic and all-purpose that question arises that what can they not do. They meet all our primary concerns. We want to look good, feel good, stay young and live longer. We want to be stress-free and relaxed; we want to sleep better and we want a clean bill of health. Asanas can do all that and...

The image that most readily comes to mind at the mention of the word ‘yoga’ is that of people stretching or holding their body in various postures.Yoga is a good way to improve one’s flexibility and strength, and just about everyone can do it. Yoga is much more than physical postures or breathing techniques; it is a holistic discipline that leads to not only a healthy body, but also a strong mind and an empowered soul.In the Bhagwad Gita, a treatise on yoga, Krishna tells Arjuna,...

A restless mind cannot be happy, writes HASMUKH ADHIA, on the occasion of International Yoga Day (June 21), pointing out that regular practice of yoga can quieten the mindThere is no one in this world who does not want happiness. Happiness is a common pursuit of people of all countries and all faiths. The physical quality of life has improved substantially for most people. This has reduced human suffering. Despite so much comfort in life, happiness is eluding us. The reason for this is very...

I am unable to meditate, even for five minutes. Suggest some easy methods to meditate daily? — C P Jayaram ■ How do we get past our own mind? The spirit is willing but the real hurdle is the mind. Restless, peopled by low vibrational thought, it is a chaotic space. That’s why the first requisite of the spiritual calling is to ‘master your mind’.Why one person is sorted while another struggles to keep it together, may have everything to do with the nature of the mind.
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“Yoga is the journey of the self, to the self, through the self”- The Bhagavad Gita.Chronicles of Hindu mythology line out the significance of yoga and its positive impact on mind, body and soul; rooting from the Indian culture, yoga has garnered popularity worldwide. With the innate efforts of our honorable Prime Minister ShriNarendraModiji, everyone including UN has extrapolated the significance of yoga for today’s youth and society and has declared that June 21 be celebrated as “The...