25 May AWARENESS IS THE KEY
- Anil Peter Awareness is the ability, to stand back and watch one’s mental and physical activity. So what’s unique about this phenomena? Well, the fact of the matter is very few of us are aware. Most of the...
14 May MYSTICISM IS MYSTERIOUS
Sant Kabir had no bias about religion. He spoke of self – existence, spiritual consciousness to be reached by removing the veil of ignorance.He did not believe in preaching as this put one on a higher pedestal. One’s life should be an example to...
06 May Children’s Camp from April to June 2011
Bring you Children for a fun day at the Yoga Institute.April 21st to June 9th, 2011 Venue: The Yoga Institute, Shri Yogendra Marg, Prabhat Colony, Santacruz (E), Mumbai – 400055. Date: April 21st to June 9th, 2011 Time: between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Learn Fun Activity...
05 May STORIES THAT STIR
PAINTING GOD Dr. Patanjali J. YogendraA father walked into his little son’s room and found the boy scribbling something on a piece of canvas. “What are you busy with, son?”“I am drawing God,” replied the little boy, without even looking up.“But”, argued the father, “No...
25 Apr THE POWER OF PETTY WORK
By Ankita ShahA few months ago, there was a two day free camp conducted at the Institute over the weekend for which many students and Sadhakas volunteered their services. People from all fields, seniors and juniors combined, worked together with no apparent difference in rank.You...
19 Apr REAL YOGA
REAL YOGA - HansajiYoga is deepening in its meaning today. It is not just acrobatics and physical maneuvers. We are interested in yoga because we are troubled physically by psychosomatic diseases but more by mental disturbances – tension, anxiety, fear, inability to meet situations of...
08 Mar COPING WITH STRESS
COPING WITH STRESS Kumari Sushma NagarkarIn 1926, a 19 year old medical student, Hans Selye, was prompted to ask himself a seemingly simple question after an instructor had described the different symptoms of five diseases in five patients. Selye wanted to know what it meant...
04 Mar WHY DIFFICULT ASANAS
WHY DIFFICULT ASANAS Prakash MistriSimple asanas of forward bending, as specified at The Yoga Institute, do the same good as the very difficult ones. iAsanas remain popular today with yoga students all over the world. This is so, partly because of our present day materialistic value...
28 Feb TO LEARN
TO LEARN Tek MirchandaniMr. S. Bhatt, a Sadhak at the Institute, was requested by a volunteer to take charge of the last half hour of the 7 days Residential Camp, as she had to go home to attend religious ceremonies.The Sadhaka agreed. A group of...
24 Feb WHAT DOES THE WORD UPANISAD MEAN ?
WHAT DOES THE WORD UPANISAD MEAN ? Harry Sequeira The word Upanisad comes from the Sanskrit root upa=near, ni=below, sad=sitting; thus one meaning of the word Upanisad is “sitting near the feet of the master”. The Upanisads are the footnotes to the Vedas. The Vedas are...